We're Back

For those of you who are still tuned in.

2 days ago, we re-entered the 21st century when our internet was installed. Total time without internet: 7 weeks. 0 casualties and 0 injuries though I have some twitches that might be symptomatic of PTSD. Too soon to tell.

The good news is that we now have FIOS. My initial reaction is that I can't go back to DSL. Ever. I'm now ruined for lesser forms of high speed access.

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday Micah Anderson Apiwat.

Below is a teaser from the 5fordhams archives. The truly embarrassing photos remain safely under lock and key until we need them to embarrass you at your Senate confirmation hearings.

Vacation Quotes of the Day

FIRST PRIZE

"I don't like it when Micah calls me a chicken! It makes me think that I'm stupd and dirty and that I lay eggs and that I'm not a mammal."

--Cousin Thomas. Age 7

RUNNER UP

"I know what happened to my swimsuit. Racoon's took it."

--Maddie Merrick, Age 8 (who has apparently learned the meaning of the word "hypothesis" but not the word "plausible")