[NON BLOG] Yay! Internet

After consultations with the various Sympatico phone lines/departments/faceless individuals, the block inexplicably placed against my account has been lifted. So, when I get home, if I can't connect to the Internet the fault will lie with my desktop.

Yay. I think.

Now, off to choir.

[BRIEF NOTE] If Only: Transit in the GTA

At the Greater Toronto Area Bloggers community, a poster linked to a map of the TTC's routes in the best of all worlds.

If only I lived there.

[NON BLOG] Online

Yes!

Seven and a half months was too long to wait.

Now, if I can just make my Eudora Light work with my Sympatico servers, I'll be overjoyed beyond measure.

(Any hints?)

[BRIEF NOTE] The Hidden Lives of Cartoon Characters

The Tin Man points us to Liz Larocca's excellent piece of nvestigative reportage for Salon.com, "More gay cartoon characters revealed!".

Sitting in the living room of his well-appointed Cape Cod-style home, a cultural icon recalls his heyday with sadness and regret. "I was in constant fear of being found out," says Popeye, sipping herbal tea. "I thought once I cast Olive Oyl, everyone would know. She was so tall and lanky, with that boyish figure ..."

He trails off, shaking his head. "If you want to know the truth, I picked her because she reminded me of someone." He smiles and looks wistful. "Ensign Robert Flynn. Some of my fondest memories of the Navy revolve around him."

Popeye the Sailor Man, the animated embodiment of testosterone, lived in terror of being outed, as it would have ended his lucrative career. "Bluto threatened me with that a couple of times," he confesses. "I always wondered about him, though. He was so hypermasculine, always swaggering around like he had something to prove." He sighs and leans back against the antique sofa. "Maybe I'm just projecting, though. I did a fair amount of macho posturing myself."