[GretchenM]

I'm up the hill and over the lake and a bit southerly of where you are at work. In other words, it's the same big ol' thunderstorm. Thankfully, it went to thunderstorm heaven.

[patriciaruth]

God is sitting in heaven when a scientist says to Him, "God, we don't need you anymore. Science has finally figured out a way to create life out of nothing - in other words, we can now do what you did in the beginning."

"Oh, is that so? Tell Me." replies God.

"Well," says the scientist, "we can take plain dirt and form it into the likeness of you, and breathe life into it, thus creating man."

"Well, that's very interesting ... show Me, " says God. So the scientist bends down to the earth and starts to mold the soil into the shape of a man.

"No, no, no ..." interrupts God, "Get your own dirt."

[snugs]

Oh good great to have you back with us. In the US if you have dial up do you automatically get disconnected after 2 hours and have to dial up again.

Most ISP in the UK do that in order that people do not just logged on and then disappear but clog up the lines.