Tom McMahon: E-Cards

Anti-Valentine Fever At An All-Time High!

I noticed that on to-day, Valentines Day, the post with the most traffic on my blog was this one pointing to the Be My Anti-Valentine site, which ended up displaying this message:

This site has been inundated with links and visitors in the last few hours. While it's lovely to have you stop by, basically too many synchronous requests to the card-sending functionality has caused the server to b0rk.

Imagine that this site is a house I'm renting and hundreds of thousands of people all pile around for a visit. Now, there isn't a problem at all until you all want to use the bathroom at the same time. The door simply isn't wide enough for you to all squeeze through at once, and I can't get you all to form an orderly queue, so unfortunately the owner of the property (my webhosts) have insisted that the bathroom facilities have to be suspended for the moment. It's a ropey metaphor, I know, but I hope it helps to explain the problem. I'm working on a fix, but don't hold your breath. Sorry!

So next year be sure to send your Anti-Valentine E-Cards early!

02/14/2006 in E-Cards | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

The Hot Fish Shop In Winona, Minnesota

A fixture in Winona until its closing in 1999, this is the only restaurant in the world (probably) to have a big portrait of Pope John Paul II in the lobby, right as you come in. Just one of a number of Winona E-cards you can send.

UPDATE: Even though the Hot Fish Shop itself is gone, you can now get their famous tartar sauce from Mose's Fish Shop Tartar Sauce.

04/02/2005 in E-Cards, Religion, Travel | Permalink | Comments (85) | TrackBack (0)