after 5 hours of tinkering with our new dsl modem, that took two weeks to arrive, the linksys router, network settings...calling earthlink a gazillion times only to hear that since we purchased our own router they cannot help us...and "would we like to pay for home networking service for $7.95 a month?", i wanted to scream.

"Minnie! barf right here in my mouth, just never, ever, on the modem again."

so this morning i pull wires, change this, change that, put in this setting, take out that setting...eat a handful of marshmallows...check my work email...and still "page could not be found"


but at last out of the wireless fog comes my hero, Victor...right away i know he's different, he's the one...and my teeth start to unclench, and i sigh a great sigh of relief.

victor says do this and damn i do it.
change this, he says.
now do this...

and shazaam, connected!

I frikin'



victor...tho i suspect that's not his real name.