Its about time.  I think this is the 4th or 5th time trying to get through the book, and as mentioned before, something would crop up which prevented me from going through even the first chapter.  The last of which was an entirely different project taking up all my time – which is to say, something entirely unrelated besides by the fact that I was attempting to get through the book just before I started on said project.

So finally – I’ve gotten past the 1st chapter.  The universe has apparently concurred with me and my attempts to further my knowledge.

Yes!

Onward to chapter 2.