View From the Bushes

It's late, but I suppose I need to blog in any event, since I missed all last week while I was in Boston. Of course, as usual there's a corollary to Murphy's law which covers this situation, something like anything which can wait until you're out of town to break will... On Wednesday the ISP I'm using for DireKobold.com expired the IP address I was using, so I had to work out some way of changing the IP while I was in Boston. I'm still suffering the repercussions of that -- mostly it's affected e-mail; I'm getting some stuff, but I think there's more stuff I'm not getting. I'm sure there are also people who can't get to the website. I understand that sometimes it takes a while for new DNS information to propogate, so I'll give it till tomorrow and see if it's any better.

A couple of other things happened. For example, the van wouldn't start on Friday, but nothing quite as frustrating as the DNS change, or rather the continuing problems it's created. The training itself was just as you might imagine, part boring, part annoying, but mostly long. Friday afternoon I did get a chance to finally do some tourist-y stuff. Basically I walked the Freedom Trail, though I didn't spend an equal amount of time on every attraction. I mostly spent my time on the USS Constitution and in the two graveyards. I really liked the inscription that Benjamin Franklin put on the graves of his parents:

JOSIAH FRANKLIN,
and
ABIAH his Wife,
lie here interred.
They lived lovingly together in wedlock
fifty-five years.
Without an estate, or any gainful employment,
By constant labor and industry,
with God's blessing,
They maintained a large family
comfortably,
and brought up thirteen children
and seven grandchildren
reputably.
From this instance, reader,
Be encouraged to diligence in thy calling,
And distrust not Providence.
He was a pious and prudent man;
She, a discreet and virtuous woman.
Their youngest son,
In filial regard to their memory,
Places this stone.
J.F. born 1655, died 1744, AEtat 89.
A.F. born 1667, died 1752, ----- 95.

In any case I think that's enough for tonight, hopefully you'll be able to get to it.

I'm sorry, he's French, there's really nothing we can do about it.
Ross