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  "html": "<p><em>The following is the text of an overlay box I've stuck on my site today, which should only appear for you once and only within the next day or two:</em></p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; border: 1px dotted [#333](/tag/333); padding: 10px; margin: 10px\">\n<p> \nPlease excuse this interruption in your regularly scheduled surfing.\n</p>\n<p>\nLast night, in front of the Max &amp; Erma's restaurant where we \nhad our first date, I dropped to one knee, presented Miss Alexandra  \nAsher Arnold with a ring, and asked her to marry me. \n</p> \n<p> \nAnd, you know what...? \n</p> \n\n<h2>SHE SAID YES!</h2> \n\n<p> \nI am now the luckiest nerd in the universe. \n</p> \n\n<h2>I love you, Alexandra!</h2> \n</div>\n\n\n\n<p>\nIf you'd happen to like to see the box again while I've still got it on the site: \n\n\n\n</p><p><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"setCookie('shinyshown', 'no')\">Click here to clear the shiny cookie.</a></p>\n<p></p>\n\n<div id=\"comments\" class=\"comments archived-comments\"><h3>Archived Comments</h3>\n<ul class=\"comments\">\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090882\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://dougal.gunters.org/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=81717a172b6918071fbea1a52483294b&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://dougal.gunters.org/\">Dougal Campbell</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221090882\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T11:50:56\">2005-06-17T11:50:56</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\">Congrats!\nShe *does* know what she's getting into, right? :)</div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090883\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=eb7f2a3ba74af37415ab7df101a86c75&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\">l.m. orchard</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221090883\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T11:58:48\">2005-06-17T11:58:48</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\">Oddly enough, I think I've more than met my match.  :)\nHere's an old LiveJournal post of mine, if it's any indication:\nhttp://www.livejournal.com/~deus_x/91013.html</div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090884\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.scifihifi.com\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=266511c4b3124a981ccd3b1716e0bb0b&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.scifihifi.com\">Buzz Andersen</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221090884\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T12:14:52\">2005-06-17T12:14:52</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\">Ah--congratulations!</div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090886\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://jclark.org/weblog\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=d0a9ab4b71ce193e98b7284ca257e327&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://jclark.org/weblog\">Jason Clark</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221090886\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T12:39:50\">2005-06-17T12:39:50</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\">Les, Alexandra - Congratulations, and Best Wishes!</div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090887\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=73fdd0c84d64be0ca6c438f2f93bad94&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\">eoliTH</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221090887\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T12:41:58\">2005-06-17T12:41:58</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\">Congratulations from Madrid, Spain!!\nLove's cool! :-)\nI love you Miriam!</div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090888\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://simon.incutio.com/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=dac49bca00c7edd6546b14b9a9475a30&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://simon.incutio.com/\">Simon Willison</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221090888\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T12:48:29\">2005-06-17T12:48:29</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\">Did she have the old BBS files on a disk somewhere then?\n(From a comment on that LiveJournal post: \"Dude. The last of a dying breed. Snag her quick. And if she has all her old bbs text files still on a disk somewhere... MARRY HER. ;D\")\nCongratulations!</div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090890\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://cavlec.yarinareth.net/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=fa15e41d4cf102273b0e8f209c52c288&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://cavlec.yarinareth.net/\">Dorothea Salo</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221090890\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T12:49:07\">2005-06-17T12:49:07</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\">Ah, nerd love. It's so geekily sweet.\nCongratulations, you two, and may you be very happy together.</div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090891\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://brilliantcorners.org/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=8e953ccf1eee451674282642b439f09e&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://brilliantcorners.org/\">Bill</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221090891\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T12:49:24\">2005-06-17T12:49:24</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\">Congratulations!</div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090893\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://jcwinnie.biz/wordpress/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=0f753d9cad20a9bccbef1c0d35970d94&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://jcwinnie.biz/wordpress/\">jcwinnie</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221090893\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T12:55:06\">2005-06-17T12:55:06</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\">You and whathisface, you know, the less handsome, movie actor... Anyway, congratulations!\nP.S. See where love can get ya!</div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090895\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.mikemcbrideonline.com/blogger.html\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=496efa86f81566f892d6ca97c14215c6&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.mikemcbrideonline.com/blogger.html\">Mike McBride</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221090895\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T13:06:23\">2005-06-17T13:06:23</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\">Congrats! I wish you both the best!</div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090896\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=505e3b39dcea29b3ded74a5494c493eb&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\">Geof F. Morris</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221090896\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T13:09:54\">2005-06-17T13:09:54</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\">Congratulations!  :)</div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090897\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://vjarmy.com/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=d48f74a06e3acc591fa22b724e133612&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://vjarmy.com/\">Dan Dickinson</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221090897\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T13:54:30\">2005-06-17T13:54:30</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\">Congrats to the both of you! :)</div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090899\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.netalive.org/swsu/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=9903c8ef5038ac8d883dec514f25bd1a&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.netalive.org/swsu/\">Henning Koch</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221090899\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T14:19:54\">2005-06-17T14:19:54</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\">Congratulations! And don't fuck it up :)</div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090900\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://basilcrow.com/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=e71ad0d186b50c667c6e52bb5271c99c&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://basilcrow.com/\">Basil Crow</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221090900\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T14:45:55\">2005-06-17T14:45:55</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\">Toldja geeks rule! Congratulations to you both.</div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090901\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://dougal.gunters.org/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=633eda817e0ffbd9ca443a6e716c4540&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://dougal.gunters.org/\">Dougal</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221090901\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T15:11:12\">2005-06-17T15:11:12</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\">Ah, so she *does* know what she's getting into! Awesome :)\nJust to beat my own geeky chest a bit, back in college I started to write my own BBS system. On my Radio Shack Color Computer (1MHz 6809, 64K of RAM). With floppy disks (2 double-sided 5-1/4\" 80-track drives, no HD). And a manually operated 300baud modem (I hacked auto-answer by running the ring signal to a joystick port). And I was basically writing my own customized file system to implement a fixed-size message queue that would automatically drop out the oldest messages. In BASIC.\nI was probably about 80% done before some other project distracted me from finishing it :)</div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090902\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://vielmetti.typepad.com\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=41961d4385a56ed0724cb621b8814125&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://vielmetti.typepad.com\">Edward Vielmetti</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221090902\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T15:18:54\">2005-06-17T15:18:54</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\">Congratulations Les!  Ed</div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090904\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://admin.support.journurl.com/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=5f89d3df08b8dedac1a0fde900a586db&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://admin.support.journurl.com/\">Roger Benningfield</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221090904\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T15:26:23\">2005-06-17T15:26:23</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\">Congrats to both of you.</div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090906\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://weblog.burningbird.net\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=1dce66e3f7dfc4d7ce134b92b797327f&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://weblog.burningbird.net\">Shelley</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221090906\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T16:14:21\">2005-06-17T16:14:21</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\">I'll refrain from humming the Queen song under my breath while I send you both my felicitations and hopes for a long, happy, and, most importantly, fun life together.</div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090909\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=6d7fa34f1cbaf0197a8c03c4527ac3d1&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\">Jed</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221090909\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T17:52:17\">2005-06-17T17:52:17</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\">Congratulations!</div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090910\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.mousemusings.com/weblogs/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=fd0e8cce34e7a1bb756ad0e1c0016ec3&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.mousemusings.com/weblogs/\">Cyndy</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221090910\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T18:14:10\">2005-06-17T18:14:10</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\">Congrats!</div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090912\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://joechip.net/brian/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=41ff5864ba0f3419b18cc6021ff6f0e3&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://joechip.net/brian/\">Brian</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221090912\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T18:35:02\">2005-06-17T18:35:02</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\">Rock on!</div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090913\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://plasmasturm.org/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=e17949267bbfe21a0fadf1bbf00592b4&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://plasmasturm.org/\">Aristotle Pagaltzis</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221090913\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T18:37:42\">2005-06-17T18:37:42</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\">Congratulations. :)\nMay your union be successful and lasting.</div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090915\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://lorenzo.electricdragon.org\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=a98391a3a2702b54ec9ef5cbd50f90db&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://lorenzo.electricdragon.org\">Lorenzo</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221090915\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T19:48:21\">2005-06-17T19:48:21</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\">Congratulations!\nWell, I was just surfing in search of blosxom plugins, but when I saw the text box I couldn't help but smile :) But that's probably because I'm in love, too.\n(¡Te quiero, Pili!)\nGreetings from Spain ;)</div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090917\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.freeke.org/ffg\"><img src=\"http://disqus.com/api/users/avatars/ffg.jpg\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.freeke.org/ffg\">ffg</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221090917\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-18T09:00:41\">2005-06-18T09:00:41</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\">Les, congratulations!  I'm so happy for you. :)</div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090919\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.docuverse.com/blog/donpark\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=88f2ee32d146425a422f58f8eab5424b&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.docuverse.com/blog/donpark\">Don Park</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221090919\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-20T00:07:45\">2005-06-20T00:07:45</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\">Congratz! I don't quite remember how I proposed (definitely no kneeling) but I now regret having done more...cuz she bugs me about it still.</div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090920\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.maximumaardvark.com/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=f5170cd7593e5a62350f3abab0fd2c4e&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.maximumaardvark.com/\">AJ</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221090920\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-20T08:56:42\">2005-06-20T08:56:42</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\">Congratulations! As a newlywed myself (today is our two day anniversary), I can say from experience that being married is awesome to the max.\nBest wishes for a happy and healthy life together.</div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090921\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://rasterweb.net/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=db0fab74bcb564ebb09295498b892fb6&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://rasterweb.net/\">Pete Prodoehl</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221090921\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-20T14:13:21\">2005-06-20T14:13:21</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\">Hooray for you guys!\nAll the best...</div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090922\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://usemod.com/cgi-bin/mb.pl?SunirShah\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=53a5ac261546e10b0bceeae0e7cefc3a&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://usemod.com/cgi-bin/mb.pl?SunirShah\">Sunir</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221090922\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-20T17:20:56\">2005-06-20T17:20:56</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\">Congratulations!</div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090923\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.8dot3.com\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=2d870e8df3af0d62fa636b336b17cd60&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.8dot3.com\">Nick Shue</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221090923\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-21T00:47:19\">2005-06-21T00:47:19</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\">Congrats old man!  Wish you both the best!!!</div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090924\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.jzone.co.uk/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=0e10397e2921ace605c720baa23b151c&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://www.jzone.co.uk/\">Lee</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221090924\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-21T16:06:43\">2005-06-21T16:06:43</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\">Congratulations!\nThat's the first engagement announcement I've ever seen via RSS... and there I was thinking the day was out of suprises. :-)</div>\n\n\n</li>\n<li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090925\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://jcwinnie.biz/wordpress/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=0f753d9cad20a9bccbef1c0d35970d94&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\" width=\"\" height=\"\"></a>\n<a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://jcwinnie.biz/wordpress/\">jcwinnie</a>\n</div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#comment-221090925\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-24T07:49:57\">2005-06-24T07:49:57</time></a></p>\n</div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content\">First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes Les pushing the little geeks to code in Python.\n\"But, Dadddddd, Python is so... old-fashioned.\"\n(grin)</div>\n\n\n</li>\n</ul>\n\n\n</div>\n\n\n",
  "body": "*The following is the text of an overlay box I've stuck on my site today, which should only appear for you once and only within the next day or two:*\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center; border: 1px dotted #333; padding: 10px; margin: 10px\">\r\n<p> \r\nPlease excuse this interruption in your regularly scheduled surfing.\r\n</p>\r\n<p>\r\nLast night, in front of the Max &amp; Erma's restaurant where we \r\nhad our first date, I dropped to one knee, presented Miss Alexandra  \r\nAsher Arnold with a ring, and asked her to marry me. \r\n</p> \r\n<p> \r\nAnd, you know what...? \r\n</p> \r\n\r\n<h2>SHE SAID YES!</h2> \r\n\r\n<p> \r\nI am now the luckiest nerd in the universe. \r\n</p> \r\n\r\n<h2>I love you, Alexandra!</h2> \r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\nIf you'd happen to like to see the box again while I've still got it on the site: \r\n<br />\r\n<a href=\"#\" onclick=\"setCookie('shinyshown', 'no')\">Click here to clear the shiny cookie.</a>\r\n</p>\r\n\r\n<div id=\"comments\" class=\"comments archived-comments\">\r\n            <h3>Archived Comments</h3>\r\n            \r\n        <ul class=\"comments\">\r\n            \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090882\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://dougal.gunters.org/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=81717a172b6918071fbea1a52483294b&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://dougal.gunters.org/\">Dougal Campbell</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221090882\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T11:50:56\">2005-06-17T11:50:56</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\">Congrats!\r\n\r\nShe *does* know what she's getting into, right? :)</div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090883\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=eb7f2a3ba74af37415ab7df101a86c75&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"\">l.m. orchard</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221090883\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T11:58:48\">2005-06-17T11:58:48</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\">Oddly enough, I think I've more than met my match.  :)\r\n\r\nHere's an old LiveJournal post of mine, if it's any indication:\r\n\r\nhttp://www.livejournal.com/~deus_x/91013.html</div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090884\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://www.scifihifi.com\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=266511c4b3124a981ccd3b1716e0bb0b&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://www.scifihifi.com\">Buzz Andersen</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221090884\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T12:14:52\">2005-06-17T12:14:52</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\">Ah--congratulations!</div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090886\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://jclark.org/weblog\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=d0a9ab4b71ce193e98b7284ca257e327&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://jclark.org/weblog\">Jason Clark</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221090886\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T12:39:50\">2005-06-17T12:39:50</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\">Les, Alexandra - Congratulations, and Best Wishes!</div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090887\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=73fdd0c84d64be0ca6c438f2f93bad94&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"\">eoliTH</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221090887\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T12:41:58\">2005-06-17T12:41:58</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\">Congratulations from Madrid, Spain!!\r\n\r\nLove's cool! :-)\r\n\r\nI love you Miriam!</div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090888\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://simon.incutio.com/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=dac49bca00c7edd6546b14b9a9475a30&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://simon.incutio.com/\">Simon Willison</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221090888\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T12:48:29\">2005-06-17T12:48:29</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\">Did she have the old BBS files on a disk somewhere then?\r\n\r\n(From a comment on that LiveJournal post: \"Dude. The last of a dying breed. Snag her quick. And if she has all her old bbs text files still on a disk somewhere... MARRY HER. ;D\")\r\n\r\nCongratulations!</div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090890\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://cavlec.yarinareth.net/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=fa15e41d4cf102273b0e8f209c52c288&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://cavlec.yarinareth.net/\">Dorothea Salo</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221090890\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T12:49:07\">2005-06-17T12:49:07</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\">Ah, nerd love. It's so geekily sweet.\r\n\r\nCongratulations, you two, and may you be very happy together.</div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090891\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://brilliantcorners.org/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=8e953ccf1eee451674282642b439f09e&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://brilliantcorners.org/\">Bill</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221090891\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T12:49:24\">2005-06-17T12:49:24</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\">Congratulations!</div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090893\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://jcwinnie.biz/wordpress/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=0f753d9cad20a9bccbef1c0d35970d94&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://jcwinnie.biz/wordpress/\">jcwinnie</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221090893\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T12:55:06\">2005-06-17T12:55:06</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\">You and whathisface, you know, the less handsome, movie actor... Anyway, congratulations!\r\n\r\nP.S. See where love can get ya!</div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090895\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://www.mikemcbrideonline.com/blogger.html\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=496efa86f81566f892d6ca97c14215c6&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://www.mikemcbrideonline.com/blogger.html\">Mike McBride</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221090895\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T13:06:23\">2005-06-17T13:06:23</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\">Congrats! I wish you both the best!</div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090896\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=505e3b39dcea29b3ded74a5494c493eb&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"\">Geof F. Morris</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221090896\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T13:09:54\">2005-06-17T13:09:54</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\">Congratulations!  :)</div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090897\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://vjarmy.com/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=d48f74a06e3acc591fa22b724e133612&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://vjarmy.com/\">Dan Dickinson</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221090897\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T13:54:30\">2005-06-17T13:54:30</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\">Congrats to the both of you! :)</div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090899\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://www.netalive.org/swsu/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=9903c8ef5038ac8d883dec514f25bd1a&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://www.netalive.org/swsu/\">Henning Koch</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221090899\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T14:19:54\">2005-06-17T14:19:54</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\">Congratulations! And don't fuck it up :)</div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090900\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://basilcrow.com/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=e71ad0d186b50c667c6e52bb5271c99c&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://basilcrow.com/\">Basil Crow</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221090900\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T14:45:55\">2005-06-17T14:45:55</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\">Toldja geeks rule! Congratulations to you both.</div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090901\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://dougal.gunters.org/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=633eda817e0ffbd9ca443a6e716c4540&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://dougal.gunters.org/\">Dougal</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221090901\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T15:11:12\">2005-06-17T15:11:12</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\">Ah, so she *does* know what she's getting into! Awesome :)\r\n\r\nJust to beat my own geeky chest a bit, back in college I started to write my own BBS system. On my Radio Shack Color Computer (1MHz 6809, 64K of RAM). With floppy disks (2 double-sided 5-1/4\" 80-track drives, no HD). And a manually operated 300baud modem (I hacked auto-answer by running the ring signal to a joystick port). And I was basically writing my own customized file system to implement a fixed-size message queue that would automatically drop out the oldest messages. In BASIC.\r\n\r\nI was probably about 80% done before some other project distracted me from finishing it :)</div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090902\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://vielmetti.typepad.com\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=41961d4385a56ed0724cb621b8814125&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://vielmetti.typepad.com\">Edward Vielmetti</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221090902\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T15:18:54\">2005-06-17T15:18:54</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\">Congratulations Les!  Ed</div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090904\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://admin.support.journurl.com/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=5f89d3df08b8dedac1a0fde900a586db&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://admin.support.journurl.com/\">Roger Benningfield</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221090904\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T15:26:23\">2005-06-17T15:26:23</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\">Congrats to both of you.</div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090906\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://weblog.burningbird.net\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=1dce66e3f7dfc4d7ce134b92b797327f&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://weblog.burningbird.net\">Shelley</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221090906\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T16:14:21\">2005-06-17T16:14:21</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\">I'll refrain from humming the Queen song under my breath while I send you both my felicitations and hopes for a long, happy, and, most importantly, fun life together.</div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090909\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=6d7fa34f1cbaf0197a8c03c4527ac3d1&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"\">Jed</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221090909\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T17:52:17\">2005-06-17T17:52:17</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\">Congratulations!</div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090910\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://www.mousemusings.com/weblogs/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=fd0e8cce34e7a1bb756ad0e1c0016ec3&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://www.mousemusings.com/weblogs/\">Cyndy</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221090910\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T18:14:10\">2005-06-17T18:14:10</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\">Congrats!</div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090912\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://joechip.net/brian/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=41ff5864ba0f3419b18cc6021ff6f0e3&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://joechip.net/brian/\">Brian</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221090912\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T18:35:02\">2005-06-17T18:35:02</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\">Rock on!</div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090913\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://plasmasturm.org/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=e17949267bbfe21a0fadf1bbf00592b4&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://plasmasturm.org/\">Aristotle Pagaltzis</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221090913\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T18:37:42\">2005-06-17T18:37:42</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\">Congratulations. :)\r\n\r\nMay your union be successful and lasting.</div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090915\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://lorenzo.electricdragon.org\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=a98391a3a2702b54ec9ef5cbd50f90db&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://lorenzo.electricdragon.org\">Lorenzo</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221090915\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-17T19:48:21\">2005-06-17T19:48:21</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\">Congratulations!\r\n\r\nWell, I was just surfing in search of blosxom plugins, but when I saw the text box I couldn't help but smile :) But that's probably because I'm in love, too.\r\n\r\n(¡Te quiero, Pili!)\r\n\r\nGreetings from Spain ;)</div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090917\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://www.freeke.org/ffg\"><img src=\"http://disqus.com/api/users/avatars/ffg.jpg\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://www.freeke.org/ffg\">ffg</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221090917\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-18T09:00:41\">2005-06-18T09:00:41</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\">Les, congratulations!  I'm so happy for you. :)</div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090919\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://www.docuverse.com/blog/donpark\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=88f2ee32d146425a422f58f8eab5424b&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://www.docuverse.com/blog/donpark\">Don Park</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221090919\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-20T00:07:45\">2005-06-20T00:07:45</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\">Congratz! I don't quite remember how I proposed (definitely no kneeling) but I now regret having done more...cuz she bugs me about it still.</div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090920\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://www.maximumaardvark.com/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=f5170cd7593e5a62350f3abab0fd2c4e&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://www.maximumaardvark.com/\">AJ</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221090920\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-20T08:56:42\">2005-06-20T08:56:42</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\">Congratulations! As a newlywed myself (today is our two day anniversary), I can say from experience that being married is awesome to the max.\r\n\r\nBest wishes for a happy and healthy life together.</div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090921\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://rasterweb.net/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=db0fab74bcb564ebb09295498b892fb6&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://rasterweb.net/\">Pete Prodoehl</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221090921\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-20T14:13:21\">2005-06-20T14:13:21</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\">Hooray for you guys!\r\n\r\nAll the best...</div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090922\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://usemod.com/cgi-bin/mb.pl?SunirShah\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=53a5ac261546e10b0bceeae0e7cefc3a&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://usemod.com/cgi-bin/mb.pl?SunirShah\">Sunir</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221090922\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-20T17:20:56\">2005-06-20T17:20:56</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\">Congratulations!</div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090923\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://www.8dot3.com\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=2d870e8df3af0d62fa636b336b17cd60&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://www.8dot3.com\">Nick Shue</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221090923\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-21T00:47:19\">2005-06-21T00:47:19</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\">Congrats old man!  Wish you both the best!!!</div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090924\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://www.jzone.co.uk/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=0e10397e2921ace605c720baa23b151c&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://www.jzone.co.uk/\">Lee</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221090924\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-21T16:06:43\">2005-06-21T16:06:43</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\">Congratulations!\r\n\r\nThat's the first engagement announcement I've ever seen via RSS... and there I was thinking the day was out of suprises. :-)</div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        <li class=\"comment\" id=\"comment-221090925\">\r\n            <div class=\"meta\">\r\n                <div class=\"author\">\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar image\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://jcwinnie.biz/wordpress/\"><img src=\"http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=0f753d9cad20a9bccbef1c0d35970d94&amp;size=32&amp;default=http://mediacdn.disqus.com/1320279820/images/noavatar32.png\"/></a>\r\n                    <a class=\"avatar name\" rel=\"nofollow\" \r\n                       href=\"http://jcwinnie.biz/wordpress/\">jcwinnie</a>\r\n                </div>\r\n                <a href=\"#comment-221090925\" class=\"permalink\"><time datetime=\"2005-06-24T07:49:57\">2005-06-24T07:49:57</time></a>\r\n            </div>\r\n            <div class=\"content\">First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes Les pushing the little geeks to code in Python.\r\n\r\n\"But, Dadddddd, Python is so... old-fashioned.\"\r\n\r\n(grin)</div>\r\n            \r\n        </li>\r\n    \r\n        </ul>\r\n    \r\n        </div>\r\n    ",
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