Author: Christine

I spotted this on Lisa’s site and thought I would help out too:

Ellen’s birthday is next week.

I’m putting together a treasure hunt for her. Clues are being planted at a bunch of the local places that she frequents — parks, stores, playgrounds, etc. And I got the idea that it would be really cool if I could kick it off with a clue that you get by searching Google for “Ellen Seebacher’s birthday.”

So I need your help. I need people to add links to the birthday page I’ve set up, on pages that are indexed by Google and which Ellen is unlikely to visit on her own.

This may not work since I have only eight days left, and Google’s reindexing engine is probably not that fast, but what the hell, I’m going to try anyway. If it doesn’t pay off in time I can always just write the Google clue out of the hunt.

I’m told that Google reindexes weblogs more frequently than other pages. Which makes sense. So if you’re willing to add a link to your blog, that would be especially helpful!

In other words, I need:

1. Links to http://www.unchi.org/birthday/
2. titled Ellen Seebacher’s birthday
3. on web-indexed pages, especially blogs
4. which Ellen doesn’t read. (e.g. LiveJournals that aren’t on her friends list)

So here’s my link back for her too!

Ellen Seebacher’s Birthday

Happy birthday, Ellen! Hope you have fun on your scavenger hunt!

For those who think they know everything

Most people don’t know that back in 1912, Hellmann’s mayonnaise was manufactured in England. In fact, the Titanic was carrying 12,000 jars of the condiment scheduled for delivery in Vera Cruz, Mexico, which was to be the next port of call for the great ship after its stop in New York.

This would have been the largest single shipment of mayonnaise ever delivered to Mexico…. But as we know….the great ship did not make it to New York….The ship hit an iceberg and sank….and the cargo was forever lost…. The people of Mexico, who were crazy about mayonnaise, and were eagerly awaiting its delivery….were disconsolate at the loss…. Their anguish was so great, that they declared a National Day of Mourning, which they still observe to this day…. The National Day of Mourning occurs each year on May 5th….and is known….of course….as Sinko de Mayo….

[Snagged from Says Me]

Whoo hoo! Kymberlie has extended the sign-ups until May 10th for the Spring 2004 Edition of Burn It! I’ve signed up to swap my cover songs, have you? I can’t wait! This is my first Burn It!