Try optimizing the image for the web in Photoshop --look for download times of 4 seconds or less with a 28.8 modem. This image file must be huge -- I'm geting it downloaded at the speed of rigor mortis.
You know, this is what I get for trusting my husband - without testing things first. He's trying to redirect now. Hopefully this will work.
He spent the evening playing w/ photoshop 5.5 - not the latest version, but the most recent one we have.
I now it won't make the image load faster, but he really is smart and cute and I love him very much.