Internet Explorer Doesn't Want to Display This Webpage

Every time I go to a new website, my Internet Explorer gives me this: "Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage...." I then hit refresh and voila, the website.

This makes me feel more like Internet Explorer doesn't want to display the webpage, more than it can't. Or that it is like Sam, when I send him to look for something like his shoes or (insert lost object here). He goes off searching, while the rest of the family shears a sheep, cards and spins the wool, and knits enough sweaters to clothe Bill Cosby during the Cosby Show years, then he returns and says he can't find his shoes or (insert lost object here). If you are a mom, you know the next step. You say, "if I come looking for your shoes or (insert lost object here), and I find them, then you are going to be in TROUBLE!" And then you go and look and find the shoes or (insert lost object here) and you find them where they belong, in the closet, or on top of the nightstand, or in the bathroom. You know, pretty much in plain sight, and in less that 45 seconds.

So what I'm saying is that maybe my page should say: "Internet Explorer is too lazy to look very hard for the webpage, so go find it yourself."

-humorous postscript: When I hit the publish post button I got "Internet Explorer cannot show the webpage." Nice.

5 Things I Love About Paraguay

1. Friendly, friendly people. My spanish is not great, and every time I am certain I don't know what I'm talking about, someone will take the time to help me (whether or not they're able to). When I can't find what I want in the grocery store, when the waiter and I are obviously not communicating, when Noah's profe (teacher) is trying to tell me something important about school, there is always a shopper, patron, mom, or somebody who helps me. Now, if we're talking about Paraguay drivers being friendly, that's another story!

2. The smell of flor de coco during Christmas.

3. The beautiful red earth, green vegetation, and blue sky. All together they are a stunning combination.

4. Trees in the middle of the road. I have said this before, I will say it again: trees in the middle of the road are AWESOME!

5. McDonald's delivery. I know this is not exclusive to Paraguay, and that other restaurants also deliver, and that it is kind of pathetic, but I love McDonald's delivery. For those times (every time) when I'm too lazy to leave the house for my Big Mac Attack! To tell you the truth, in the United States, I didn't even like McDonald's!

Tagged!

List 5 Joys, 5 Fears, 5 Obsessions, 5 Surprising Facts, 5 People to tag:

5 Joys

1. My boys
2. Chocolate
3. Mountains
4. Oceans
5. The Cosmos

5 Fears

1. Large cockroaches
2. Sharks
3. Fire
4. Anaesthesia
5. Losing my hair

5 Obsessions

1. Dark chocolate
2. Shoes
3. Sweaters
4. Ice cream
5. Altoids (or other strong mints).

5 Surprising Facts

1. I am learning how to play the harp.
2. I love trivia and other useless knowledge.
3. I am shy.
4. I live in Paraguay (not surprising to some of you).
5. I like fixing things, putting things together, and building things.

5 People to tag

1. The Erb Garden
2. The Gray Family
3. Tales of the East
4. Leelee's Point of View
5. The Bruner Bunch

(Sorry Higbee/Warner clan, I don't know that many bloggers!)

The Answer Is No!

Noah dared ask this question today:

Can you plug your 110v computer speakers directly into the 220v outlet?