Well I am very happy that it seems I have beaten my machine and most of the nagging problems it had been displaying into submission. I am not sure what ultimately caused the BSoD crashes that set me off on this long course, but they have gone away, and rolling back to the previous version of Norton seems to have eased the enormous drain on my system's resources that my upgrade did. Thanks to all of you who offered suggestions on this... it's appreciated. Hopefully all these recent fiascos are over, and I can get things back on a more appropriate schedule here.

Play Time:	Yournotme.com. Thanks Carla.
Stories of the Day:	Rock-picking farmer finds $1 million meteorite. Thanks Big Jay in Fridley. E-Music Sites Settle on Prices. It's a Start (NY Times free registration required). Thanks Mike Martinez. Dali Sketch Stolen From N.Y. Jail. Thank zombie69.
Weird Science:	We owe it all to superstud Genghis. [MP] Wolverine [MP]. Lake methane could power entire nation. [MP] Wolverine [MP].
Wild Science:	Antarctic time capsules reveal climate secrets from 800,000BC. Thanks [MP] Wolverine [MP]. Superfluids and Neutron Stars. Thanks Mike Martinez.
Images of the Day:	Tycoon Tycoon. Thanks David Webber. Life Explained. Thanks Mike Martinez.