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Vol. 3, No. 4

January 24, 1997

Welcome to another Tripod Insider -- your source for all things Tripod.

Content And Services

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WORK & MONEY

Catherine Hedgecock's "Eclectic Avenues" column profiles self-employed astrologer, psychic, and counselor Hank Friedman. A new series of "Thrifty But Chic" columns kicks off with Bernadette Noll's "Long Distance Romance," in which Noll explains how she made big bucks by repeatedly switching phone companies. Dan Reines, despite being able to walk and chew gum at the same time, reviews "Job Interviews for Dummies" in this week's Tool for Thought.

As if that weren't enough, a new survey about online resume banks, a dilemma about working for Mom, and our outstanding interactive tools and services await you.

Randy Williams, Editor

TRITECA

Is news necessary? Sam Pratt submits himself to a cold-turkey news withdrawal, and gives TriTeca the results, in Perspective. In Eye Site, TriTeca's one and only design heroine, Gif Girl, spreads the word about Lynda Weinman. Receive the gospel! Is your name already someone else's domain? And why is "interchickenweb.com" already taken as part of a URL? The answers, in the Lemming Report.

Also, don't miss Norman C. Berns as he takes the plunge and rebuilds his own computer in Ware/Howz, and Doug Lawson as he tackles cattle rustling and frames in Page Slave.

Michelle Chihara, Editor

HOMELIFE

This week in Living and Travel, we catch up with Jennifer and Greg Coleman, who are on the road to Tierra Del Fuego in a '78 International Scout II. Last we heard they were heading full-speed for the border. Follow them past tourist traps to the Mayan ruins of Palenque, and to places you'll never hear of unless you stumble upon them. If your middle name is tranquil, pack up your karma and get there.

In the Women's Room, Bernadette Noll takes a hard look in the mirror and discovers, to her horror, that she might actually be a little vain. But after some quiet time in the skincare aisle of the grocery store, she comes to terms with The Decline of the Aging.

Also this week, Doctor Bob advises on glaucoma (high eye pressure), timing the Pill when you cross time zones, and what to do if you pass out when you pass water. In the survey, child pageantry is up for debate. Is it harmless fun, or a perverse, pre-school introduction to the beauty myth? All in the Living and Travel section.

Emma Taylor, Editor

POLITICS & COMMUNITY

What is the most vibrant national cinema in the world? Not Hollywood, USA, but Bollywood, India. A.S. Hamrah discusses the virtues of true Indian cinema.
Moving from virtue to vice: should Paula Jones be allowed to sue President Clinton for sexual harassment? Tell us in the survey.

Find a great Web site relating to Politics & Community every weekday in the Editor's Corner. Josh Glenn, Editor

Tripod Insider

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One year ago, Bruce made his screensaver read "Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XXXI -- Go Cheeseheads!" What at the time was the rantings of a Packers fanatic, has become reality. Bruce is conveniently escaping New England so that he can root for his Packers in peace. At least we don't have to see him wear THE jersey again.

As many of you know, Tripod is located in Williamstown, Mass., which is a very small town as Oliver Moertz, our newest Software Engineer recently found out. Oliver comes to Tripod straight from Mairz, Germany, and is dealing with a bit of culture shock. As Jeff puts it, "Not only is he in a completely different country, with a totally new job, but it's Tripod -- we're a bunch of freaks!"

I don't know exactly what Jeff was referring to, but we're all one big happy Tripod family. That does not preclude many of us from being competitive, however. Last week Randy, Mike, Margaret's hubby David and Dan gathered to play Scrabble, which they all seemed to take a little too seriously. What started out as good, clean fun turned ugly as the words being played became increasingly obscene. The evening was best summed up with Randy's play, "U-N-C-O-U-T-H".

Finally this week, all our car problems take a back seat to the first injury of the new year. Dan Reines, our sagacious Editorial Assistant, is having problems with his left eye, and he's creating quite a stir by wearing an eye patch. The fashion conscious designers are even creating some especially stylish patches for his accessorizing pleasure (do you match the patch to the socks or the belt?). Captain Dan, as we call him now, claims that he is suffering from an obscure virus that affects his eye, but rumor has it that he was looking at too much "adult" content on the Web. (I guess you really can go blind.)

Tripod Membership

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