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Vol. 3, No. 44

October 31, 1997

Welcome to another Tripod Insider. This week we highlight overachieving staff members, and Tripod celebrates Halloween! Read all about it after checking out what's new on the site.

Content And Services

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NEW IN WEB/TECH

Your Web page is the best you've ever seen. So, why aren't you showing it off? Learn how to flaunt your homepage finesse through Banner Networking. And, don't forget to check out this week's newest pods: Holiday, Second-Hand, and BookTalk!

—Maria Trimarchi, assistant editor, Community

NEW IN LIVING

High temperatures. Sharp blades. Batters, goos, and the occasional splash of blistering vegetable fat. Sound like the perfect place to do a little reading? Pableaux Johnson gives a guided tour of his kitchen bookshelves; then, tell us what you read in the kitchen.

—Emma Taylor, Living editor

NEW IN HEALTH/SPORTS

Few people know it, but a dentist can save your love life along with your teeth. Our expert dentist is prepared to help your smile and put your romance back on track. Also, Dr. Bob and Dr. Migdow have answers to your questions on pubic itch, caffeine addiction, flu shots, and back pain. And, this week's quick quiz tests your knowledge of hypothyroidism.

—Lori Tuckett, Health editor

NEW IN THE WOMEN'S ZONE

The "Hitched" Conference is where it's at this week -- join in the talk on interfaith marriage, cookie cutter weddings, and writing your own vows. Then take the Marriage Poll -- so far, 50 percent of Women's Room readers think of pre-nups as a depressing sign of our lack of faith in marriage (22 percent think they're a sensible insurance policy). Plus, new letters in the Editor's Room, and a new featured member page.

—Emma Taylor, Women's Room editor

ALSO NEW ON TRIPOD

In the Daily Scoop this week, we've got a woman's view of Ally McBeal, we've got a loving tribute to trash TV, and we've got more links to more fascinating stuff than you can shake a stick at. Remember: We filter the best headlines, feature stories, and trends on the Web for you -- every day!

Every Friday, one of the Tripod staffers shares a short message about working at Tripod, life in the Berkshires, or whatever else pops into their pointed little heads. This week software engineer Brian Rogers contemplates urban settings vs. rural ones -- while enjoying a lunch with urbane colleagues at the local grease pit known as The Chef's Hat.

Celebrate the Day of the Dead! Make an altar for a departed loved one, browse the altar gallery, or send a cyber-candy skull (guaranteed not to melt in your hand). And as always, the fun_games is packed with jokes, toys, games, and other innovations to keep you entertained throughout your day.

TRIPOD PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP

Yada yada yada. You talk a lot. Talk more with Tripod's Personal Chat, part of the Premium Membership package. As the owner of a Personal Chat room you decide:

* WHEN to open your room! * WHAT your room looks like! * and WHO participates in your room!

AND you can link directly to your Personal Chat room from anywhere on the Net! So get Personal Chat, tons of disk space (15 MB), a private online Answering Machine and more at the low rate of $18 for six months. Sign up now!

Tripod Insider

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It's not very often that an employee is featured in the Insider two weeks in a row, but Ed Schwab did something so Insider-worthy that we made an exception this week. Tripod has a tradition that all new employees bring some type of treat to the weekly staff meeting. This practice started in the summer with Maria's popsicles, but Ed raised the tradition to a whole new level by bringing a 5 gallon storage bin full of a wide assortment of chips, snacks, and sweets. Needless to the say, that staff meeting went longer than normal. The boss types might think it was because we had a lot to talk about, but in reality it was because we had a lot of sugar.

In other office news... to get ramped up for Halloween, Siouxsie threw a pumpkin carving party. Margaret, a quintessential overachiever, carved an elaborate freehand jack-o-lantern out of one of the biggest gourds at the party -- but that wasn't good enough -- she capped off her feat by having her "man" don a hat carved from another smaller pumpkin. And no Halloween party would be complete without gore. Naturally, you need knives for pumpkin carving, and knives and beer don't go together: some wild revelers cut themselves, making Siouxsie the resident nurse and cleaner of the blood trail (don't ask) from the kitchen floor.

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 weekly newsletter on what's happening at Tripod.. Past issues of the Tripod Insider are also available.

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