I haven't replied to this immediately, because I wanted to do some checking.  I have learned that indeed the site is running slow in some instances, but cannot put a reason to what is causing this.  I do know that there have been a few "attacks" on the site that have caused the site to go down.  This has been happening usually early in the morning, so it is more of a nuisance than anything else.  The slowness might also be your computer, so that is also a reason that the site appears to be slow.  We are doing the best that we can to keep everything running smoothly.  Thanks Paul