launch mr. crytpo!

a good pal of mine* is looking for tickets for his family to see the penultimate launch of the space shuttle on april 19.   as a commoner in our democracy where everyone is equal, the only way to obtain "official" viewing tickets to stand next to the other equal people (all of whom got their tickets through connections in the government and at the cape), is via lottery.


mr. crypto and thinks (and i agree) that tickets will be hard to come by.  he's asked me to enter the lottery on his behalf, which i'm gladly doing.  but why should i stop there?  that's why i'm posting ...


if you, dear reader, would like to help one of the few hardcore readers of the archipelago, you can enter with him in mind as well.


lottery registration is here and you're simply putting a name, birthday and address.  no obligation to buy, no credit card to register.  you may be surprised to learn that you don't even have to take a tour of a crypto time-share to participate.  mr. crypto guarantees he'll take any/all tickets you don't want (i'll back that guarantee if you don't know him).


may the most crumpled ticket win.




*anyone who lets me stay for free, with no notice, in one of the most expensive cities in the world, is by default "a good pal."  just think, you could be too ...