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What's the deal with your nickname? How did you get it? If your nickname is self-explanatory, then tell everyone when you first started using the internet, and what was the first thing that made you say "wow, this isn't just a place for freaks after all?" Was it a website? Was it an email from a long-lost friend? Go on, spill it.

I keep a blog about my search for my family history, hence the tongue-twisting gawd-awful pun. It makes great search engine bait, making it easy for long-lost relatives to find me.

I've been on the net since my very first day at the Giant Corporate Behemoth I used to work for, when I turned to my new officemate and said "what's this Usenet thing I've read about?..." I've been making web sites for a long time. Some day I hope to get good at it.