Life's Relentless Pursuits

"The basic thing is that everyone wants happiness, no one wants suffering.  And happiness mainly comes from our own attitude, rather than from external factors.  If your own mental attitude is correct, even if you remain in a hostile atmosphere, you feel happy."

- Dalai Lama

I know it has been a long time.  And, I definitely owe many of you my apologies for my lack of communication, whether personal or professional.  While I am pursuing my academic and career goals, life continues to rain on me with the ferocity of a tempest.  Currently, in my first semester of my CCNA course, my only solace is found in the camaraderie of others just as jolted by the difficulty of this certification course.  Fortunately, I am finally getting my money's worth out of Westwood College.  It is, however, superficial considering that this entire course is administered  online via the Cisco Academy.  This is one course not even Westwood can interfere with and muck up with it's lackluster and lackadaisical approach to educating.  Alas! a challenge I must meet!