This
site is the G.O.F.I.E.S.T.A.
WEB-SITE
The
acronym refers to my days on the 1970s and 1980s early version of today's
Internet. As part of an early, 1979 ARPAnet
usenet message group through the University of Minnesota, I would often
sign off as "Good Old Fred Is Eating, Sleeping, Talking, And Breathing
Computers Whenever Possible." Originally I used the acronym G.O.F.I.E.S.T.A.B.C.W.P.,
but the automatic abbreviation function of the day allowed for a maximum
of eight characters - hence it was shortened to GOFIESTA. As an avid
antiques, American pottery, and dish wares collector today I continue to
use the nomicker "gofiesta" and various international collecting communities
associate the collector (me) and this web-site (g-o-f-i-e-s-t-a.net). I
have also had the AOL user name gofiesta@aol.com since 1991 and it too
has origins in my earlier uses of the acronym.
Notably,
this name has NO relationship to the pottery that has a similar trademarked
name. However, it is because of the word "fiesta" embedded within my web-site's
URL (just like thousands of sites on the Internet today), that I must regretably
even make this dis-associative note. So there it is...
If
you're interested in pottery and dishes like I am, click
here for more information and educational resources for learning more.
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