If you’re thinking about getting a new phone soon - say, maybe next week - and you’re pondering the wonders of a phone with a snazzy touchscreen that can handle your pics, music, video, and more, then you may be thinking about Apple’s iPhone 3G (or HTC’s Touch Diamond, not that it’ll be available next week).

Of course, one thing these snazzy new phones have in common is their use of 3G - high-speed data connections, so you can browse the web and send emails in record time (especially compared to the current iPhone). That’s especially handy given that the cost of sending text messages is just going up, giving you even more incentive to use email on-the-go instead.

Unfortunately, though, you have to live in an area that not only has coverage by a cell phone provider, like AT&T, for the device you want, like the iPhone, but they have to provide separate 3G coverage, as it’s essentially a new network that has to be overlayed on top of the existing cell networks used by older phones (like yours :-p). So before you run out and buy a 3G (i)phone, hit up AT&T’s site to see whether or not you’ll be covered. I am, juuuust barely:

If you’re one of the 8,000,000+ people who downloaded Firefox last month, you can be proud of yourself for helping to set a world record. If you need to show off your now totally-cool status, as part of a Guinness World Record, you can get your very own, printable certificate of appreciation from the Mozilla Foundation, who manage Firefox. I’m sure it’ll make a nice addition to your trophy and key-to-the-city collection, out in the garage.

That’s right. It’s that time of the year again. Time for you to dress up like a cow because you love Chick-fil-A just that much.

On July 11, 2008, you can show up at any Chick-fil-A dressed like a cow and they’ll give you free food! Full-body cowness is rewarded with a full (combo) meal. If you only handle partial cow attire, then you get just an entrée.

More info and tips for how to make your own cow costume can be obtained by a visit to CowAppreciationDay.com. Drop a comment if you have any ideas of your own!

So I somehow managed to kill my photos page.

Regardless of how I’m messing up my web site, you can still view pics of our recent 1st-birthday fun times by going to my flickr page:
Grace’s 1st Birthday (slideshow)