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After searching Google for a while, decided to plug in the ol’ surname ~ Piotter and low and behold my newest endevor was uncovered.

Few days back I registered piotter.tk, which points to this blog. The DotTK refers to a small bunch of islands bobbing around the Pacific. Seems they have embraced the internet to help pay for things in their country. So I registered this domain in hopes of having another Piotter domain name. One stipulation though:

Can I lose my free Dot TK domain name?

Yes, having a free Dot TK domain name does not give you the legal ownership. Dot TK allows you to use your chosen Dot TK domain name as long as you have 25 visitors or more on your domain name once every 90 days. Activity must include website access to your Dot TK website. If you don’t have more than 25 visitors to your website in 90 days, your website is either not up or you did not provide any content. That will result in a cancellation of your registration. Your domain name will then be automatically available for other registrants to register either as a free or as a paid registration.

I’m sure I won’t visit it that much, and this domain will probably expire in 90 days, but this seems like a decent way to link to a garbarled web address for a highly frequented place. Heck, they even set up email forwarding up for you.

Just a very interesting domain register.

It’s been mysterious lately in the skys over Gaylord. Seems that alot of the military’s planes have been on the move. It’s quite odd to hear the sound of an aircraft so low to the ground, I’m reckon they’re less than a 1,000 feet up. They almost seem to touch the treetops at times too. I assume that’s the height they’re allowed to fly at, but I thought there were regulations on how low planes can legally be. Who knows, they’re the military.

I’ve almost always noted the north-east to south-west route, probably ‘The Cities’ to Sioux Falls, etc. But I’ve also noticed a trend lately from south-east to north-west, headed towards Fargo perhaps. Who knows?

Anywho, it’s quite a spectacle. Cattle are always crazy after getting buzzed by gigantic metal flying birds, so it’s kind of a hassle, no so much as the crop dusters, but that’s another story. I’m sure something’s up though, why else would there be so much movement in the matter of a few days? You have been warned.

Wow! After logging into Gmail today, it appears I have 50 invites to give away! I don’t even know that many people online! Wow. Anyone need one? Anyone?

Having the honor of picking up my sister and friend from the MSP Aiport over the weekend was quite a joke.

I’ve been to the airport a few times, so I guess nothing should have suprised me, but everytime you go the whole place appears different. First thing to notice is that they have a new eTicket option, basically pay with credit card for savings of $1. Looks good. Park and head into baggage claim. Hm… where is sister’s flight and information as to where and when they would be coming in. Search giant panel of 9 screens to learn they’re just Northwest and/or KLM.

WTF? With all the damned money that place brings in, you’d think they could post all the flight info or at least scroll through it. No such luck. Then we have to hunt down where United Air would deposit their baggage and or flight information. Walk to one end of terminal to learn that we had passed it on our stroll. Seems United is not a major player at MSP, so they get a small shingle to post along with a few other airlines sharing same baggage carousel. Retarded.

Finally find the little carousel and then see flight information on a small screen only located there, not next to exit gates, which might make sense. Check time and proceed to wait. And wait some more….. check time/flight info again to be sure all is well.

While waiting for people to come down to baggage, wouldn’t it be helpful to have a display screen of information on current flights are arriving? I’m not sure if security wise this would work, but they could announce arrivals, etc. there too.

Sister and friends finally arrive and we find their baggage. Wait a few minutes and say goodbyes to friend that is leaving with family. As we were leaving parking lot, notice that time is REAL close to 1hr , that magical point when they charge you more for being there.

Weave through parking lot like a race car driver hoping to make payment gates. What’s this? Oh, they moved payment gates to end of airport road, thus wasting more time. Make a break for seemingly functioning toll machine to realize that it’s out of order! Out of order? They have these big old flashing signs above all light up and seeming to beg you towards them. Fine, change spots behind someone else that is actually leaving and promptly swipe credit card.

As luck would have it, we were two minutes over one hour. Thus getting bumped up to next time/payment schedule. Stupid. I honestly think those people at the airport are out to fleece you. No handy information and always a constantly changing maze one most manuever to exit the premises.

As much as airports are grand to take you to distant lands and excursions, they’re just a trap for your average joe.