Note: These "site news" historical posts come from the original data sources in the proto-blog that debuted on the Q2 website in May 1997.
Thursday 1 January 1998
Dave gets pager (19:30 EST)
Your web designer’s employer, Q2, has provided him with a pager for an indefinite period. If you don’t already have the number, call or email Dave to get it.
Q2 gets yet another voicemail system (19:40 EST)
Q2, your web designer’s employer, switched last week to a Bell Atlantic voicemail system that works. You will now be able to leave messages for Dave at his office with a reasonable certainty that he will get them.
Monday 5 January 1998
Darkest morning passes; tomorrow's sunrise earlier (07:20 EST)
Because of eccentricities in the earth's orbit around the sun, today’s sunrise is the latest all year for any observer in the Northern Hemisphere. Starting tomorrow and continuing until June 14, each day’s sunrise will occur earlier than on the day before.
Sunsets have occurred later each day since Dec. 8, for the same reason. This will continue until June 28.
Monday 12 January 1998
Classes resume today
Spring 1998 classes begin today at Brooklyn Law School, where your web designer’s will spend too many hours until April 29.
Dave has signed up for Copyright Law, Law and Technology, the Legal Profession (formerly "Ethics"), and Wills, for a total of 10 credits. After this term he will need only 5 more credits to graduate.
Tuesday 13 January 1998
Dave certifies in Visual Basic 5.0 (12:00 EST)
Your web designer took and passed Microsoft’s Visual Basic 5.0 certifying exam this morning. This means he has demonstrated a certain competence in Visual Basic 5.0, the programming language he uses most often.
The Visual Basic exam is the first of four exams Braverman will take between now and March. After passing a database exam (probably Microsoft Access 8.0) and two exams in Windows architecture, Braverman will earn the Microsoft Certified Solution Developer credential.
You always knew he was certifiable.
Wednesday 21 January 1998
Dave reaches new milestone (06:32 EST)
At 6:32 EST today, your web designer began his 10,000th day alive. It’s a funny little milestone, sure, but interesting anyway.
Tuesday 27 January 1998
Pearson-Martin Merger Now 4Q98 (09:30 EST)
CHICAGO, Jan. 26 (UPI)—Sara Lee Bakery Purchasing Associate Sean Pearson, 27, of Chicago, and Valerie Martin, 27, of Vernon Center, N.Y., announced yesterday that they have rescheduled their wedding to 27 December 1998, 8 months earlier than originally planned.
Your web designer remains Best Man for the occasion, despite strong protests from GOP and other neo-retro-communo-fascist-religio-athiest groups.
The marriage will take place at St. John's Episcopal Church in Oneida, N.Y., according to earlier press reports.
Thursday 29 January 1998
Pearson promoted (09:30 EST)
CHICAGO, Jan. 28—Sara Lee Bakery has promoted Purchasing Associate Sean Pearson to to Product Deployment Coordinator in the Supply Chain Logistics group, effective Feb. 9. According to Pearson, the new position entails heavy phone and systems work, with some travel. Pearson will have too many new and challenging responsibilities to list here.
Chicago resident Pearson, 27, has worked for Sara Lee Bakery since July, 1994. This is his 3rd promotion.
New quote appears (15:45 EST)
Believe it or not, a real, live, new quote has appeared on the site. Not only that, but also one of the older quotes—Mayor Daley’s famous utterance on police—has come alive thanks to the miracle of .wav files. Click here to hear it.