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Hosting Woes

Ok, I know I said that I was going to host this site from home, but my buddy Greg convinced me to have Blogger/Google do it for me. So, with his help, I've managed (I think) to get it going after much wailing. Greg blames the problems on my domain registrar, but I think much of it is me :)
time will tell...and thanks Greg!
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