Today's report:
Hmm. Logged on earlier than usual today (9:00 EST), and things have been running much faster, even with the popups and animated banners (yuck, those smilies are back...)

Then for the last 10 minutes, it's slower again, but not as bad as the last few days. The header and banner load quickly, but the actual body content takes longer. I click Refresh, hoping that will speed the rate up -- not sure if it does or not.

My $.02