I've got a problem.

Saying I have internet access on campus right now is a little misleading.  While there is internet, it has always been quite slow.  Recently, Colorado Heights University has added another hurdle to using the internet.

That hurdle is called filtering.

I believe the filtering is meant to keep people away from sites using tons of bandwidth and completely clogging up the network.

I am all for that type of filtering, however the university has taken it to another level I'm not thrilled with.  To help explain the batty filtering I have compiled a list of sites which have been blocked:

1. The New York Times

2. CNN  (My morning news intake is only through the unblocked NPR at this time.  Pretty disheartening as I like to check the top stories at a couple of different sites each day.)

3. Blogspot  (I am unable to access my own blog and unable to read anyone else's.)

4. You Tube

5. Pandora

6. NetFlix

Believe me, there are many more I just can't seem to remember them at this time.

The only site that pops up with any relative speed is Facebook.  Lame.  Even the Winona Daily News takes forever to load and not all of it shows up.

My only solution at this time is to keep my butt in this coffee shop chair and catch up on posts with some real internet.  A lot has happened since my last post, I now know my permanent team and where I'll be headed first round.  I'm going to get some some posts cranked out today and put publish dates on them so stay tuned for new posts all week.