It really IS like 1999 again. Back in 1995, I decided I wanted to learn about this Web thing. I’d had a Compuserve acount since 1993, with an e-mail address of 71664.2212@compuserve.com. (The fact that I remember those numbers kind of scares me.)
So I went to the bookstore and bought “Teach Yourself HTML in 7 Days” by Laura Lemay. (It’s gotten harder now.)
While browsing the HTML section in the bookstore, I started talking to a guy leafing through similar books. I think I was asking him for advice. Turned out he was starting up an ISP, so I got his info. I was ready to graduate from Compuserve. During the start-up process, I had some issues getting connected to the Web. Only in 1995 would the owner of the ISP — the guy from the bookstore — come over to my place and troubleshoot my computer. Turned out it was a problem on their end. (See? Just because I’m a girl doesn’t mean I’m a technological idiot.)
All this to say that I named my first Web presence The River, and that’s what I’ve decided to re-name this one. So… Welcome to The River. the-river.net