Editorial

The Zone 1 Nodelist is only up to the Zone 2 360 diff file of 1997 and here we are five weeks into 1998. [sigh]

There are more Zone 6 complaints from Zone 6 folks in this edition. Without an IC in place, WHO is going to help these people over there?

The ZEC1 election for Head Echomail Weenie [HEW?] in Zone 1 is still going strong and more responses appear today. All Echomail weenies in Zone 1 should be sure to cast their votes while they have the chance.

On the Internet front, those of you with Internet access should try a fabulous communication program called ICQ {I Seek You} available from http://www.mirabilis.com [faulty URL [jb 4/25/01]] Update: http://web.icq.com.

It does just about everything including talking. It allows you to chat, send instant messages [IMs], send files, as well as tracking the online status of all your ICQ registered contacts. It's free and it's a lot of fun!

For those of you not on AOL but with contacts there, you can download AOL Instant Messenger {AIM} to track their screen names and exchange IMs with them from outside AOL via your standard ISP connection. Go to http://www.aol.com for that free program. AOLers should also know that ICQ will operate from INSIDE your standard AOL environment, too. AIM doesn't do chats at present but may eventually.

Here in the U.S.A., February 2nd is Groundhog Day. Theoretically, if the groundhog in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, comes out of his hole and sees his [his name is Phil] shadow, winter will continue for six more weeks. If he doesn't see his shadow, then spring will be six weeks early. It's not an official day off [except maybe in Punxsutawney] but it's become a American nonsense tradition every year. You may have seen movie starring Bill Murray and Andie McDowell called, "Groundhog Day" which explains the whole thing more succinctly.

C.B.