I've been down and out since Friday with some kind of viral stomach bug. I'll spare you the gory details. Today I was finally able to eat a substantial meal, drink some water and venture out of my house for more than a few minutes.In other news, I got to see my brother over thanksgiving. I've got my new PDA. Watermelon flavored Gatorade tastes like medicine. The Return of the King for Playstation 2 is fun and very difficult. The Extended Edition Two Towers DVD is really L . . O . . .N . . . . . G. I tried watching it while I was sick and Mike was here, but I couldn't make it through. The documentaries on disc 3 are great, though.I'm beginning to hatch plans for a computer stocked with only free software. It would have to use the Linux operating system, since it's the best free OS. More on that later, when I get up the courage to start messing with the hard drive on my old computer.Happy Holidays!