granĀ·ite n. 1. A common... hard igneous rock... used in monuments and for building. 2. Unyielding endurance or steadfastness: a will of granite.
grok: /grok/, var. /grohk/ vt. [from the novel "Stranger in a Strange Land", by Heinlein, where it means metaphorically `to be one with'] The emphatic form is `grok in fullness'.
1. To understand, usually in a global sense. Connotes intimate and exhaustive knowledge.-- The Jargon File 3.2.0
Our good friend, Chan (aka "DCE"), is feeling kinda down....his blogsite / hoster is feeling worse and refusing to come out and play. His backup site can be seen here