From David Reid, Design Director: <LETTER> <INTRO> Well, here goes a lame attempt at writing. God only knows this is the reason I was an art major in the first place, but I'll try to give you a little insight to what's going on around here these days. Basically, I'm the new guy on the block, the guy responsible for redesigning Tripod within the first two weeks of employment. <sarcasm>No pressure there.</sarcasm> Simple enough. Hell, it's only a top ten site — how hard could that be? Needless to say after many weeks of late nights, early morning meetings, and personal issues (I just moved here from Princeton, NJ and I wasn't even unpacked) we delivered what I think is a very cool iteration of an ever-changing environment. All that said... it's time to relax, tune up the snowboard and prep for the winter chill. Peace. </INTRO> <human> dave.reid </human> <purpose> design director.tripod.com </purpose> </LETTER> (9/11/98)