Jun 24 2000
Robert & Amy’s Internet Portal
I just updated what Robert and I term our “Internet Start Page.” This is the first page we see when we open up a browser. It contains links we use frequently, such as our personal homepages, the homepages for our employers, local business info, metro bus schedules, etc. I’m pleased with how it turned out:
The puffin is something of a private joke. When Robert and I first met, we discovered we both enjoyed music by the Smashing Pumpkins. Through some sort of slip of the tongue, we ended up calling the band Smashing Puffins. Eventually, we ended up calling one another “puffin.” I should be waaaay too embarrassed to be sharing this. It’s always made me a tad uncomfortable to hear a couple using terms of endearment like “honey,” “muffin,” “babycakes,” “sweetheart,” etc. So why do I put up with “puffin?” Must be true love. Besides, I’ve never had a nickname before. It’s kind of cool.
