ok, thanks for everyones help on this. so i've narrowed down the problem somewhat.
1) when i press the HOME button, everything seems OK on the Kindle and i go back to my book list, but in the error logs i get the fowllowing error:
111109:215637 cvm[9383]: P ManagerImpl:PerfDump:id=USERKEYPRESS,time=356,type =relative,abs-time=1320875797098,start-time=1320875796742:Paint END, Booklet=Home
111109:215637 cvm[9383]: J FrameworkKeyEventDispatcher:KeyEvent:char=null,cod e=36,mods=0,modstext=,type=Released:
111109:215638 cvm[9383]: E DeviceCredentialsManager:ParseError:error=Internal Error,xml=<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>_<error><message>Internal-Error</message></error>:Unable to parse server response
111109:215638 cvm[9383]: com.amazon.ebook.framework.device.comm.ServerExcep tion: Internal Error
111109:215638 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.ws.u.b(kyb:1420)
111109:215638 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.ws.u.B(kyb:181)
111109:215638 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.ws.u.B(kyb:288)
111109:215638 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.ws.u.d(kyb:400)
111109:215638 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.ws.q.B(hyb:846)
111109:215638 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.ws.q.run(hyb:1612)
111109:215638 cvm[9383]: at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:988)
111109:215638 cvm[9383]: at java.lang.Thread.startup(Thread.java:1065)
2) when i try to go to the kindle store, i get this error. the log has been snipped and edited for what i think are relevant parts. It appears the error is related to an SSL cert? I am assuming this problem is related to why i cannot update my firmware. Does this problem have anything to do with the fact that since the jailbreak, my K0008 kindle mistakenly thinks its a 3G model on the Settings screen? The message that the kindle reports on screen to the user is the last line listed at the end of the debug file. But as you can see in the logs, my WAN is connected just fine, its some other problem.
111109:215846 cvm[9383]: P BookletManager:PerfDump:id=Starting_Store Booklet,time=244,type=relative,abs-time=1320875926121,start-time=1320875925877:
111109:215846 cvm[9383]: D WirelessImpl

ebugInfo::Connection is WIFI
111109:215846 cvm[9383]: D WirelessImpl

ebugInfo::Connection Available:wifi
111109:215846 cvm[9383]: D WirelessImpl

ebugInfo::Notifying, satisfied? yes
111109:215846 cvm[9383]: I WirelessImpl:EnsureConnectionStatus:hasConnection= true,reason=ConnectionAvailable:Ensure connection succeeded
111109:215846 cvm[9383]: I WirelessImpl:EnsureConnectionSkipped:currentConnec tion=wifi,lastConnection=wifi,currentTime=2700.46, lastConnectionTime=2700.39,inSuspendCounter=4,last InSuspendCounter=4:
111109:215846 cvm[9383]: D CommunicationManagerImpl

ebugInfo:

penSecureConn ection =
https://www.amazon.com//gp/g7g/xyml1/storefront.xml use client cert = true
111109:215846 cvm[9383]: D SSLClient

ebugInfo::SSLClient.openConnection url =
https://www.amazon.com//gp/g7g/xyml1/storefront.xml
111109:215846 cvm[9383]: D DeviceCredentialsManager

ebugInfo::Checking for the existence of device credentials
111109:215846 cvm[9383]: D DeviceCredentialsManager

ebugInfo:

ownloading device credentials
111109:215846 cvm[9383]: I lipc:gsp

rop=radioCertParam1, source=com.lab126.wan:Get string property
111109:215846 cvm[9383]: D WanControllerImpl

ebugInfo::getCert1
111109:215846 cvm[9383]: I lipc:gsp

rop=radioCertParam2, source=com.lab126.wan:Get string property
111109:215846 cvm[9383]: D WanControllerImpl

ebugInfo::getCert2
111109:215846 cvm[9383]: E DeviceCredentialsManager:NullCertificateParameter: :Missing certificate parameter 1, falling back to the default
111109:215846 cvm[9383]: I WirelessImpl:EnsureConnectionSkipped:currentConnec tion=wifi,lastConnection=wifi,currentTime=2700.53, lastConnectionTime=2700.39,inSuspendCounter=4,last InSuspendCounter=4:
111109:215846 cvm[9383]: D URLStreamHandlerRegistry

ebugInfo::Attempting to find a URLStreamHandlerDelegate for ThreadGroup: java.lang.ThreadGroup[name=main,maxpri=10]
111109:215846 cvm[9383]: D KindleHttpsURLStreamHandler

ebugInfo::No registered URLStreamHandlerDelegate was found, will return PBP's default connection as created by sun.net.
www.protocol.https.Handler
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: E DeviceCredentialsManager:ParseError:error=Internal Error,xml=<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>_<error><message>Internal-Error</message></error>:Unable to parse server response
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: com.amazon.ebook.framework.device.comm.ServerExcep tion: Internal Error
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.ws.u.b(kyb:1420)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.ws.u.B(kyb:181)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.ws.u.B(kyb:288)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.ws.u.d(kyb:400)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.communication.e.A( mcc:168)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.communication.e.a( mcc:92)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.communication.q.a( scc:1741)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.communication.q.a( scc:1539)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.communication.q.a( scc:831)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.communication.q.A( scc:817)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.communication.q.a( scc:41)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.communication.q.a( scc:459)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.communication.q.a( scc:506)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.async.n.a(osd:41)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.async.n.c(osd:34)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.async.n.a(osd:316)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.async.a.run(wkc:116)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.a.a.c.run(nyb:438)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:988)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at java.lang.Thread.startup(Thread.java:1065)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]:
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: E DeviceCredentialsManager

ownloadFailed::Unable to parse device credentials
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: com.amazon.ebook.framework.device.comm.ServerExcep tion: Internal Error
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.ws.u.b(kyb:1420)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.ws.u.B(kyb:181)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.ws.u.B(kyb:288)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.ws.u.d(kyb:400)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.communication.e.A( mcc:168)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.communication.e.a( mcc:92)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.communication.q.a( scc:1741)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.communication.q.a( scc:1539)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.communication.q.a( scc:831)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.communication.q.A( scc:817)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.communication.q.a( scc:41)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.communication.q.a( scc:459)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.communication.q.a( scc:506)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.async.n.a(osd:41)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.async.n.c(osd:34)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.async.n.a(osd:316)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.async.a.run(wkc:116)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.a.a.c.run(nyb:438)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:988)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at java.lang.Thread.startup(Thread.java:1065)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]:
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: E SSLClient:ExceptionCaught::
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: com.amazon.ebook.framework.device.comm.ServerExcep tion: Internal Error
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.ws.u.b(kyb:1420)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.ws.u.B(kyb:181)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.ws.u.B(kyb:288)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.ws.u.d(kyb:400)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.communication.e.A( mcc:168)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.communication.e.a( mcc:92)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.communication.q.a( scc:1741)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.communication.q.a( scc:1539)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.communication.q.a( scc:831)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.communication.q.A( scc:817)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.communication.q.a( scc:41)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.communication.q.a( scc:459)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.communication.q.a( scc:506)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.async.n.a(osd:41)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.async.n.c(osd:34)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.async.n.a(osd:316)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.async.a.run(wkc:116)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.a.a.c.run(nyb:438)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:988)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at java.lang.Thread.startup(Thread.java:1065)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]:
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: D CommunicationManagerImpl

ebugInfo::A CommunicationException was thrown, attempting to reconnect to
https://www.amazon.com//gp/g7g/xyml1/storefront.xml
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: com.amazon.ebook.framework.device.comm.Communicati onException: SSL Not Initialized.
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.communication.e.a( mcc:425)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.communication.q.a( scc:1741)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.communication.q.a( scc:1539)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.communication.q.a( scc:831)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.communication.q.A( scc:817)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.communication.q.a( scc:41)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.communication.q.a( scc:459)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.communication.q.a( scc:506)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.async.n.a(osd:41)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.async.n.c(osd:34)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.async.n.a(osd:316)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.async.a.run(wkc:116)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at com.amazon.ebook.framework.impl.a.a.c.run(nyb:438)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:988)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]: at java.lang.Thread.startup(Thread.java:1065)
111109:215847 cvm[9383]:
111109:215849 cvm[9383]: E FetchXymlTask:STORE COMMUNICATION ERROR:url=https_//www.amazon.com//gp/g7g/xyml1/storefront.xml:Communication
111109:215849 cvm[9383]: I AlertImpl:PostingAlert:msg=Your Kindle is unable to connect at this time. Please make sure you are within wireless range and try again. If the problem persists_ please restart your Kindle from the Menu in Settings and try again.: