The last three days I have been attending a conference titled, "Landslides and Slope Stability," a course presented by the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in San Jose. As a result, I have been unable to post to the blog. However, there is good news. I have recently struck a deal with a local telecommunications company to provide me with high-speed internet access through, what they call, a DSL line. In the very near future, due to this high-speed connection, I will be able to post more often, update the site, and improve the infrastructure, as necessary. I will also be able to update, complete, or fix, all of my other sites, which I have been meaning to do for oh so long. Stay tuned.

ps, I will be up at Lake Tahoe this President's Day weekend making another attempt at snowboarding, which I feel is more of a science than an art.