Date: Sat, 11 Nov 1995 13:21:53 CST From: Patrick Douglas CrispenReply to: TOURBUS-REQUEST@LISTSERV.AOL.COM To: Multiple recipients of list TOURBUS Subject: TOURBUS 11/9/95 -- TOH /~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~/~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~/~~~|~\ | "Why | Surf When / You Can | Ride The | Bus?" / | \ |__________|__________/__________|__________|________/ | \ / /______|----\ / Send INFO TOURBUS to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.AOL.COM ///////| | | Or visit http://csbh.mhv.net/~bobrankin/tourbus |//////| | | |//////| | ~~~/~~~\~/~~~\~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/~~~\~~~~ \___/ \___/ T h e I n t e r n e t T o u r B u s \___/ TOURBUS - NOVEMBER 9, 1995 TODAY'S STOP: TOH TODAY'S ADDRESSE: http://www.pathfinder.com/TOH/ It is time once again for another installment from the "Global Village Idiot" (a.k.a "me") :) If I were to mention the words "Norm" and "Boston," what would be the first thing that would pop into your head? If you answered "Norm Peterson" from the American comedy series "Cheers" ... well ... um ... today's stop probably isn't going to mean much to you. But, because I am a REALLY nice guy (despite what you may have been told by those folks who CLAIM to live in "Idaho"), I *will* tell you that there is a HUGE collection of Norm Peterson quotes at ftp://cathouse.org/pub/cathouse/television/cheers/norm.quotes For those of you who hear the words "Norm" and "Boston" and immediately think of routers, table "sawrs," and master carpenter Norm Abram, I am pleased to announce that This Old House is on the Web at http://www.pathfinder.com/TOH/ This Old House is an ultra-cool home renovation show produced by the folks at WGBH Boston. Each year, This Old House restores two historically or architecturally unique homes (one in or near Boston, and another in a more "balmy" climate), and they show the entire restoration process each week on public televison. If you have ever wanted to redo your kitchen or bathroom (or, for that matter, gut your house and start over), This Old House is for you. The This Old House homepage has a BUNCH of information on it. If you are a TOH fan, you should probably check out the "What's New" link, which has information about TOH's current project (the Salem house) as well as short biographies of Norm Abrams, Steve Thomas, Tom Silva, and Richard "we're going to have to replace the WHOLE heating system" Trethewey. For those of you who may not have seen This Old House but who are interested in home renovation, I strongly recommend that you take a look at the "TOH Encyclopedia" link. Off of this link you can find a wealth of information ranging from how to install a lockset all the way up to choosing materials for a proctical kitchen. Also, the "Extras" sublink has some information about some really cool new products that you can probably order through your local hardware store (you might especially want to look into geeting a soot remover sponge for Santa Claus (or St. Nicholas) this Christmas). One of the things that makes the TOH homepage special is that it has a bulletin board where you can post your own renovation- related questions. Its a great place to get some tips on that latest do-it-yourself project that your "significant other" has been bugging you to do for the last two years :) (it is times like these that I really begin to appreciate the "friends" speech). There are two things that you need to keep in mind about the This Old House homepage, though: 1. Time/Warner set the page up so that they could plug the This Old House magazine (which is available on newsstands in the States for $4.50), so expect to see a lot of plugs to get you to either buy or subscribe to the magazine (but even with the plugs, the TOH homepage is an awesome resource), and 2. Time/Warner has some really weird URLs. When you enter http://www.pathfinder.com/TOH/ in your "location" box on your browser, don't be shocked if the address on your screen changes to something like http://pathfinder.com/@@Wyw*XYEhggAAQEJR/TOH/ after you have connected. That's it for this stop. There is one more thing that I want to cover, though. A lot of people wrote to me and asked me what I meant when I said that the University of Alabama had been "squirreled." Well, the University of Alabama has had a problem with squirrels eating through the power lines that lead into the University's mainframe computer center. Its sort of has become and recurring event ... hence my signature (and my mention of the latest "squirreling" in my last Tourbus post). Have a great (and safe) weekend :) TODAY'S SOUTHERN WORD OF THE DAY -------------------------------- DID - adjective. Not alive. Usage: "He's did, Jim." (Special thanks goes to Todd Bratcher for today's "wurd") ====================================================================== TOURBUS riders - you get a 25% discount on HelpLine's Internet 1-2-3 guides and tutorials! These quality interactive learning tools will save you time and help you "find and do" what you want on the net. 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