at last! (Score 1)

you took the plunge!

from someone who has been there:

--there is no summit. there is no peak. no everest. you just think there is. everybody can find someone who knows more, and you are always God to someone who knows less. already you saw this: you knew something your wife didn't. it looked like magic to her, but you knew it wasn't. cool huh?

--you seriously need to find yourself a RL friend who can help you. virtual help is okay but there is NO substitute for watching someone do something or asking them ?s in realtime or having them look over your shoulder as you do something. I had the misfortune to learn linux alone with the help of friends hundreds of miles away. It was okay, books and 'net resources helped, but it wasn't ideal.

--you'll look back at this post and think "what a dork I was, I can't believe I was proud of THAT!" In time this will seem like nothing, and you'll have some new hurdle. :)

--elizabeth's first post