August 2001

At the bottom of an automated response from Network Solutions is this information:

Every day at 5:00 AM and 5:00 PM Eastern Time, new and corrected information is shared with computers all over the world. If your modification or request is processed by either of these times, your changes will be included in these updates.

Maybe I’m confused. How could my modification or request possibly not be processed by either of those times?!?!

Resist Compulsory Tontofication!

Did you know that if you have an extra $35,000 in your pocket you can visit the Titanic with National Geographic? How cool would that be?

“By 1,000 feet, all traces of sunlight will be gone and you will be immersed in total darkness. To conserve power, the MIR submersibles run without external lights, however, the pilot will occasionally switch on the lights to observe passing marine life.”

Coming soon: ilovedavidgagne.com

If Ben can do it …

M.I.A. - Foo Fighters

Do I smell a redesign at packetmonkeys.net? It doesn’t look quite finished, but it certainly has potential. I wonder if Ryan is getting ready to celebrate his birthday. It’s today, dontcha know? Tell him I said, “Hey.”
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Happy Birthday !!
My good friend Colleen Kowalczyk turned 29 today! She’s probably sitting at home nursing a beer … goofing off … relaxing, so send her some birthday cheer!

I really can’t believe that evilcheesegroup.com is still up for grabs …

Remember this?

This Thursday, Aug. 23rd is your chance to chat live with Gator head football coach Steve Spurrier. The chat will start at 12:30 p.m. (EST) and last one hour. Just go to the new Steve Spurrier website and look for the Coach’s Chat link.

There’s A Great, Big, Beautiful Tomorrow - Disney

Gosh I love Disney. I love the dreamy, tomorrow-is-going-to-be-beautiful ka of E.P.C.O.T. so much …

I surprised myself and actually accomplished quite a bit tonight. Gears are spinning. Wheels are in motion. Things are happening. What will tomorrow bring?

… wearing a face that she keeps in a jar by the door … who is it for?

LONDON — A giant Mr. Potato Head statue given by a U.S. town to its twin town in central England had to be removed because local residents said they didn’t like it.

Pawtucket, Rhode Island, where the “Mr. Potato Head” character featured in the “Toy Story” movies was invented, sent the seven-foot-tall plastic effigy to the town of Belper where it was put up outside the local McDonald’s.

Note: I was born in Pawtucket, RI.

I laughed out loud at #4 on the list of Top Ten Ways to Torture Your Professor:

Hold fast, to your belief that, liberal and seemingly-random, use of, commas in term papers, makes you look, real smart.