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This little wonder arrived on January 5th,
clocking in at 11:40pm and registering a lovely 7 lb, 6oz.
He has brightened our lives indescribably,
and I'll leave it at that, for peril of gushing. If you are
interested or curious, you can E-mail
us for details about him or his birth.
A handful of the first photos are featured
below, and more are available in a flickr
set.
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Errol's middle name continues from a line of firstborn Hill
sons:
- Percy Neil Hill
- [Arthur] Neil Hill
- Peter Neil Hill
- Jeremy [Jay] Neil Hill
- Errol Neil Hill
To my astonishment, a Google search for the
phrase "experimental telephone project" yields not
a single hit. Why does this astonish? Why might I expect the
web to be abuzz with speculation about this, and what is
"this?"
Well, The Experimental Telephone Project
is just the sort of thing that bloggers and Web junkies adore.
Quirky and obscure: the dual pleasures of odd-find-one-upmanship.
The discovery of The Project within my sphere
was a wholly serendipitous slip of the finger by Andy Wabbe,
who--intending to call his employer's property insurance carrier's
toll-free number--transposed two of the digits, thereby happening
upon a rather unusual recorded message.
Recreating this most fortunate "error,"
Andy soon discovered that the message was being updated every
couple of days--sometimes daily. The messages varied widely,
including ranting tirades about the minutia of daily life,
observations about human nature, fiery proselytizing, and
performance of song.
For a time, the messages ceased to identify
themselves as "The Experimental Telephone Project,"
cycling through various incarnations, one of which was nothing
more than a daily spout of meaningless sports statistics,
and another was a daily dose of scripture read aloud, without
commentary or apparent irony.
There used to be a second telephone number,
which one could call in order to leave a message for the purveyor
of these messages, but this appears no longer to be the case.
In any event, the identity of the "project
director" remains a mystery, but the amusement goes on
unhindered. Dial in, and check back every so often for updates!
The Experimental Telephone Project
UPDATE:
This site now appears in the Google index when searching for
"experimental telephone project!" You heard it here
first.
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