So you say it's been a long time since there was a new editorial posted here at AIM....Actually I don't think anyone really cares but it may be best to let you all know about some of the inner workings here from time to time. Some of you may have noticed that since our format change a few months back we havebeen able to keep updates and new material rolling out at a much faster pace. The new format also seemed to stimulate a few new folks into contributing as well as shook up some of the old folks here and got them to scrawl out a new page here and there.

Not only have we been basking in our new format for a while but we have also managed to get it together to offer AIM as a netcaster channel for all of you who are blessed enough to be using Netscape Communicator now. What that all means is that now we get to force ourselves on you instead of relying on you to come visit us. Well, since last we added editorial news America has landed a new tinker toy on Mars, Tim McVeigh has been found guilty of crafting fertilizer bombs, Versace has been shot, Apple Computer has lost 56 million dollars, and I have been cut off on the freeway by bad drivers at least 342 times.

I also feel it very important to mention that Miss USA was crowned as the current Miss Universe recently. This is only notable as she swept past her competition on the final question of the evening, "If for one day there were no rules and you could do anything you wanted, what would you do?" To which our champion responded, "Eat everything in the world....twice!" It was one of the glorious moments when I was truly proud to be an American. With an answer like that, how can you lose? I should also mention that her competition had chimed out with such well thought out and excruciatingly planned responses as, "Wear no clothes" and "Travel magically from place to place to place". Go figure... There are a couple more items of note as well. Henry Warwick, the author of the serial piece Soldier Talk, and his wife are proud parents of a baby girl (Elizabeth). We now have an "Aimlet" in the making. We have also managed to enter into our second year of production here without ever once being approached by a corporate sponsor. Will the wonders never cease? By the way, for those of you sending resumes via email - no one at AIM gets paid! If you really want to work for us I have a basement that could use some cleaning and I am willing to trade some table scraps for the job.

Don't forget while you are here visiting to check out the new chat room, scan the archives for some of the old AIM classics, or register with us so we can inform you when AIM is updated so you can rush right back to read more senseless drivel. It takes a lot of sugar and caffeine to do what we do and we aren't going to stop now. Oh, if you feel so inclined sendus some material for inclusion in AIM....if you haven't noticed we are rather non-discriminating in our editorial process.