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Vol. 2, No. 9

June 27, 1996

The bloodletting continues in Williamstown and Summer brings the first serious staff burn. Read more about the office news after editors tell you what's new on Tripod.

Content And Services

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WORK & MONEY
Ethical issues always seem to spark lively debate in our interactive surveys, and this week's question on looking for new work on company time is no exception. Meanwhile, in the Work & Money Dilemma, members are pitching in to help a teen Tripodian plan ahead for college expenses. Harry Goldstein's Working Life column takes aim at office dress codes, and 27-year-old personal finance writer (and soon-to-be Tripod columnist!) Ken Kurson stops by for an eye-opening interview. All this, plus our searchable job and internship databases! Come on by and get down to business!

--Randy Williams, Editor

HOMELIFE
This week in the Living and Travel section, join in our Great American Road Trip! Ethan Zuckerman, Tripod's R&D; Director, is making the cross country trip. Tell him where to stop on the way (in this week's survey), then tune back in for his journal entries from the road. If he loves your suggestion, we'll send you a Tripod t-shirt. As usual, the doctor is always in ("Doctor, I've got a pain in the butt. No, really.") and he has a new puzzler for you. And if you think that Internet Addiction Disorder is a joke, check out the results of last week's survey. It isn't.

--Emma Taylor, Editor

POLITICS & COMMUNITY
This week, Tripod's Political Playbook focuses on the black members of Congress. Can they survive on an unfriendly Capitol Hill? As always, Political Playbook makes it easy to contact your Reps and Senators to share your opinions. In "Death by a Thousand Cuts," Ted Rall tells of the destruction of his childhood playground by sleazy shopping-mall developers, a common occurence as America outgrows it's cities, suburbs, and towns. Coming Saturday, Bill McKibben, who Rush Limbaugh described as an "environmentalist wacko," chats with Tripod about living lightly on the earth and discovering nature in your own backyard. Are you scared of growing older in our society? Share your opinion in the weekly survey.

--Anthony Qaiyum, Editor

PLANET TRIPOD
Praise, kudos, awards - these might not be the reasons you come to Planet Tripod, but that doesn't mean we won't give them to you anyway. This week, come visit Tripod's new Top Twenty - a selection of member pages that's sure to make you smarter, faster, and, well, you'll like 'em. Yes, at long last there's a new dilemma, plus a splashy new treat on Tips & Tricks.

--Janet Daly, Editor

Contests on Tripod

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Our latest contest, "Postcards from the Educated" is running in the Living and Travel Section -- write the winning postcard and win $400 for traveling or towards a credit card balance.

Tripod Insider

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The summer sporting life -- and the summer injuries -- have continued here at the Pod. Following in a long line of cuts, breaks, and bruises, all archived in past Insiders, Mike hurt himself playing basketball in the school yard. While fighting Anthony for a loose ball, he took a tumble on the concrete, scraping off a good portion of his back. People claim it was an accident, but Mike's eye twitches every time Anthony walks by. Hey, boys, play nice.

Bruce, who managed to stay healthy for about a week, thought it was time to shed some more blood for the Team Tripod and made his debut for our "beach" volleyball team. Bruce dove for every ball cutting up both knees and elbows. Despite our efforts, we still lost 0-3.

In a perhaps less athletic but more painful endeavor, Little Miss Emma burnt herself to a rosy crisp while laying out in the sun. We tried to warn our British co-worker that the sun shines a little brighter on this side of the puddle. Now she has proof, although we can't show you here.

Tripod Membership

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Thanks for becoming a member of Tripod.

If you have any questions or comments, feel free to email me.
My mailbox is always open.

Tung T. Pham
Membership Director
[email protected]

This has been another issue of the Tripod Insider, the occasional newsletter on what's happening at Tripod. Past issues of the Tripod Insider are now available.

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