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Welcome to the Tripod Insider. This week we get a surprise visit from Tripod member ThrashTheRash. Read more about it after checking out what's new on Tripod.
Content And Services
Bob Sassone, editor of the way-cool boob tube zine Channel Surfer Journal, asks why it is that every sitcom on the air seems to have at least one "wacky redhead." Can it all be traced back to Lucy, or is it just lazy, copycat casting?
Gossip about your favorite celebrities, their movies, their music, and their red hair, in the new Celebrity Fan Pod.
—Randy Williams, Media Editor
Al Hoff, of Thrift Score! fame, has spent her life buying used goods, and she's got a few secrets to share. Find out how to get the best deals — at sales, flea markets, thrift stores, and tag sales — and how to decorate your house with your thrift scores. It's "Thrifting for the Masses."
Do you break for yard sales? Make weekly pilgramages to the local thrift shop? You're not alone! Join the Second-Hand Pod, Tripod's thrifting community.
—Sidney Harper, Homelife Editor
Aspiring geeks who MUST know about the next big thing should be sure to check out these photos and gaze into tomorrow — are these the "Monitors of the Future" or just the products of a deranged mind?
Share your latest development tools & tricks, seek some sage-like advice, or just talk about your new monitor, in the TechBits Pod.
—Randy Williams, Web/Tech Editor
This week, in part two of "Visionary Women," Michelle Handelman interviews three more of the fiercest artists she knows (all women) and presents some examples of their work.
Then, join Michelle and some of the artists in the Women's Zone Conference to discuss what it means to succeed as a woman artist — look for the "Visionary Women" topic.
Are you an artist? Want to meet Tripod members who are? Showcase your work in the Art and Artists Pod.
—Emma Taylor, Women's Editor
Got those hoop dreams, but you're stuck at your desk? Play "Executive Basketball" and you can shoot hoops with everything in the office — and not get yelled at...
Spring is coming... and you better get limbered up for the upcoming Peeps 1998 contest. You can get ready now by sending e-mail peeps to all your friends!
Be you wizards, warriors, werewolves, or wookies, you'll be at home in the Role Playing Games Pod.
—Chris Young, Toymaker
Tax time doesn't have to be a tense time thanks to helpful software and the Web. Charles Marrelli has seen the light and declares "Electronic Filing: The Best Thing Since Coffee Makers."
Afraid that your electronic tax return will get lost in the ether? The PC User Pod will quiet your worst fears.
—Lori Tuckett, Work & Money Editor
Heidi Olmack turned to boxing as an interesting way to get in shape. Boxing turned Heidi Olmack into a woman warrior. Come watch it happen in "The Making of El Mack the Shredder."
If you get a ringing in your ear just thinking about boxing, you're not alone — Ask the Docs and find out why!
Got boxing in your blood? You just may! Find out today in the Genealogy Pod!
—Lori Tuckett and Dan Reines, Health/Sports Editors
Ever wonder why even people who decry gambling and gamblers embrace the practice every spring? Ponder the madness of March — and every other month — in Dan Weinshenker's "Pee in the Office Pool."
Pretty sure you're going to win that pool, are you? Yeah, well, we've all got our little fantasies. Come to the Gamesta' Pod!
—Dan Reines, Issues Editor
ALSO FROM TRIPOD
Every Friday, one of the Tripod crew shares a few informal words with our readers. This week, meet Tripod Traffic Manager Maryl Neff (no, she's not a cop or a crossing guard!).
TRIPOD MEMBERSHIP
FREE MEMBERSHIP: Even more disk space! Tripod is now offering, for a limited time only, five megabytes of disk space with which to build the world's greatest Web sites. Now more than ever, it's time to make Tripod your home on the Web! All current Tripod members, as well as all new members who sign up during this limited time offer, will permanently receive 5 Megs of disk space — FREE! Build or edit your homepage today!
TRIPOD PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP: Just got even better! Now get 15 MB of disk space when you sign up to become a Tripod Premium Member. That's enough to post your 1000 page novel, 300 pictures of your friends and family, 400 cool graphics and animations, and still have tons of room left for recipes, favorite links, whatever! Sign up today!
DISCOVERING LYCOS
Insider readers know that Tripod recently became part of the Lycos family of companies. We enjoy our association, and love how this allows us to bring great search and navigation to Tripod users. Check out the Top 5% Guides, the smart surfers' way to avoid wasted clicks. It's just the best the Web offers.
We love hearing from our members. Usually, we expect to hear from members via e-mail, but hey, we're open-minded. So when Tripod member ThrashTheRash showed up on our doorstep last week, we gave him a proper Tripod welcome: a tour of our spacious neo-industrial facilities, introductions to the valiant folks who answer your emails, some free sodas from the office cooler... and then we dragged him over to a workstation and made him proofread some HTML.
(Well, we really didn't. But we thought about it. He's got a great homepage and we figured, hey, what else is he gonna do in Williamstown on a Thursday night besides tag HTML?)
But Lowell, aka ThrashTheRash, had better things to do with his time, namely visiting Williams College, the beloved alma mater of many a Tripod staffer, myself included. Since we'd been tipped off that Lowell was visiting rival Amherst College the following day, Tripod staffers applied the full court press, listing the numerous reasons to go to school in a sleepy mountain town of 7,000 people. Hey Williams, if Lowell matriculates in '99, we want a cut of the first year's tuition, okay?
So, if you find yourself passing through Williamstown on a college tour, or for some other reason, drop us a line and we'll invite you up for a quick tour. Just make sure you write or call us before you show up, or you might get to Tripod and find us all "out of the office!"
Thanks for becoming a member of Tripod.
If you have any questions or comments, feel free to e-mail Ethan Zuckerman, Vice President, Research & Development. His mailbox is always open.
Ethan Zuckerman
VP, Research & Development
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