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The Best of The Week

1. What is your name?

My friends call me Jeff. npecom is an old biz handle, which is an acronym for "New Paradigm Enterprises - Communication Division"

2. Tell us something about you, your background, and what you've been up to lately?

I've worn various hats, but then finally retired from 28+ years as a "Clean Water Technician"

3. How did you discover Everything, and how did you become a noder?

I, quite literally, typed the word "everything" into "the Google", on a whim. E2 looked like fun, my first node got a C! and I was hooked!

4. What are your favorite writeups -- both your own and from other noders?

In reply, I will direct you to my Home Node (chock full of links and quotes)

5. What are your favorite and least favorite memories from E2's history?

I'm glad I arrived after the epoch known as "Raising

The concept of an easily memorable three-digit crisis number began in August 2019, when FCC staff proposed the idea to improve access to mental health support. The FCC officially adopted rules establishing 988 as the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline on July 16, 2020. Text messaging capabilities were added in November 2021, and on July 16, 2022, the full service was launched nationwide. Today, anyone experiencing emotional distress or suicidal thoughts

"The Near Departed" is a short short story, written by legendary horror and science-fiction writer Richard Matheson. The story is three pages long, and I found it collected along with perhaps his most famous work, "I Am Legend".

The story has two characters: a "plain looking man" who visits a mortician, and mournfully requests mortuary service for his wife, imploring for the best possible treatment, no expenses paid. The mortician agrees, the man walks out, and because this is a

News for Noders

October 1: Oh no! It's The Halloween Horrorquest!

October 17: Happy Birthday gnarl!

October 31: Something spooky will probably happen today. It usually does.

October 31: prepare yourselves for the XVIInd Iron Noder in November!



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September 8: Happy birthday svntax!

September 16: Feliz cumpleaños Ancientsnow!

September 18: Happy birthday Stuart!

September 25: Happy birthday Templeton!

September 26: Stanislav Petrov Day.

September 27: Happy birthday Uberbanana!


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August 1: Brevity Quest 2024 starts today!

August 4: Happy birthday avalyn!

August 6: 広島

August 9: 長崎

August 27: Happy birthday Bitriot!

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July 1: Canada Day.

July 4: America Day.

July 15: Side Quest 2024 ends.

July 25: Happy birthday TanisNikana!

July 26: Happy birthday teleny!


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June 3: Saint kevin's Day.

June 4: Aesop's Birthday.

June 11: TerribleAspect's birthday!

June 13: Serjeant's Muse's birthday!

June 16: Bloomsday.

June 19: Juneteenth.

June 20: Side Quest 2024 begins!

June 20: Summer solstice (northern hemisphere) and winter solstice (southern hemisphere).

June 21: nicolasstag's birthday!

June 23: AdamTheDewott's birthday!

June 23: weroland's birthday!

June 28: Tau Day.


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