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Hi everyone. I know, it's been like forever since my last entry. However, please know that I am still alive and well. I've been having Internet troubles again. I don't really know what's going on, but whenever I log onto my email or the Internet, there's a delay that lasts for a very long time. When I log onto my email, I'm getting an error message. Funny thing is, everything's working. This problem is being looked into though and will hopefully be resolved shortly. I have a thought as to what's been going wrong, but I won't bore readers with the story. I'll just say I'm glad things do eventually get going because the computer is my primary source of protein, carbohydrates, etc. Actually I do have other ways of satisfying those needs. Other than my weirdness computer prob, I've been faring pretty well. I just found out that Easter is next weekend. I can't believe how time flies, especially during DST! I haven't a friggin' clue what my family and I are doing to celebrate this year, but I know this. I will finally go back to church. The family church always has great festivities planned for each and every holiday. There are even fun festivities outside of the holidays, and everyone is absolutely awesome! And yes that does include God for those of us who believe in him/her/it. I haven't gone to any churches around where I live, simply because they all involve street crossings. Lord knows what would happen to me if I attempted to cross one of the busy streets in my area all by myself. This is exactly why we need at least one accessible pedestrian signal here. It is true that the cost of those things is rather high, but the reality of it all is that I need to be as independent as is humanly possible. Without those signals, I'd probably be no more if I tried to cross one of these busy streets. I think we all know the saying "stop, look, and listen." However, for a person like me--having only the ability to distinguish between light and dark--looking is just not going to ever be possible. We can stop all we want, and we can listen all we want, but we can't see to look. Traffic is at times so congested that even our listening abilities are curtailed. On my way to and from work at the office of Center for Independent Futures, there is a small one-way street which I'm told is almost an alley. I have absolutely no problem getting across it by myself. Actually I did wander a bit astray on my way to work not too long ago, but some very kind passers-by pointed me in the right direction upon me telling them where I was going. But this whole issue of not having safe crosswalks is one which is very important to me. It is absolutely shocking how some people don't believe these signals are needed. Put quite simply, what a lot of these people fail to consider is safety. Everybody needs to be safe, and that does include those of us with a visual impairment. To all of you who celebrate it, have a blessed Easter and all its accompanying good treasures. Those of you who celebrate Passover, just wait and I'm told the two don't coincide this year.