And Now For These Messages

I will return to the Smack Down soon (hopefully today, but it may be tomorrow - you'll see why below.) But until the dramatic conclusion (or is it...?) a quick endoresement:

The Old 100th
Check out pipedreams.org Specifically the streaming audio for "Variations on 'The Old 100th'" (May 30, 2005 - No. 0522). Normally, I wouldn't be one to endorse pipe organ music, but I caught this show on my way home the other day and it was really cool - specifically the last half hour. What's so cool about it?

1) The "Old 100th" is the same tune as the "Doxology" (Praise Him from whom all blessings flow...) the words are just a paraphrase of th 100th Psalm
2) The last half hour has a guy going crazy on the organ using this theme as a base
3) I can listen to it while I work
4) I really like getting this tune stuck in my head - which isn't the case for a lot of catchy tunes. (Peter and the Wolf also gets stuck, but I'm less into it. My son likes it, however.

Qwest, Bah!
So we moved recently and Qwest said that our DSL will be up in a week. It'd been a week, so we called and said "Yo, what's up with the DSL?" And they said "DSL isn't available in your neighborhood." and I said (to myself) "That's whack. It's like living in the Dark Ages." But here's my biggest beef: Why would they say it's available in a week when it's available......NEVER!?! (or at least indefinitely.)

So:
I can't post from home (which was my plan when DSL came on line)
I have to get internet via cable if I want high speed
I have to cancel my ISP and get new email and web addresses
I have to return the modem I'm currently renting because IT JUST BLINKS ON MY DESK TAUNTING ME
I will have to monkey about with my router to get more than one computer on my network and networking issues are just no fun.

(sigh) Oh well. I suppose it could be worse. And to think we almost had a somewhat decent Qwest experience. Ooops. Nope. Sorry. Ma Bell, I got the ill communication

I now return you to your regularly scheduled program...