So you’re probably wondering, “what on God’s green earth is that disturbing picture doing at the mast of my web site?” Allow me to explain. I had a small revelation last night while I was viewing my newly installed web statistics package; my invasive new system that records peoples? web surfing habits, browsers, operating systems and many other deeply secret things that I cannot share with you. I can however let you know that 63% of my audience thought that Kerry projected a stronger image than Bush at the last debate and 28% of you prefer boxers to briefs. Anyway, where was I? Ah yes, the ungodly fusion of a Golden Retriever and the North Star staff member, Kyle Iverson.Well, as I said, I had a statistical revelation last night. I was pouring through my newly collected intelligence and I came to a section titled Failure Report. Beneath the header is a top ten list of failed file requests organized by popularity. The top entry read,

File: nstar/images/kyle+as+madison.jpg, Requests: 80

What this means, is that in the last five days (how long I’ve been collecting information) this picture file has been requested 80 times. It is a failed request, because my pictures are no longer organized in pages and individual files. So, if I changed my site over a month ago, how can people still be requesting these files (because you can?’ click anywhere on my site to get to them)? The answer, eerily, is that tens, if not hundreds, of people (probably all campers) have bookmarked this picture. I am putting it up for one reason and one reason only. I want anybody who bookmarked this picture as a favorite to come forward and take responsibility. I know you’re out there!

Also, before I sign off, I just wanted everyone to know that I have created an HTML-only version of the picture gallery for anyone who was having problems with the current Harry Potter picture experience. Hopefully this will work better.

I should have a more interesting and relevant-to-Europe post soon. Leeds Castle and Cantebury (of Cantebury Tales) was excellent. Pictures for that should be up soon too.

Keeping my eye on all of you,

Samma Lamma