A Conflagration of Randomness

A few weeks ago i was reminiscing about my Gmail account.  Years ago, in 2003, I heard rumors that a brand new email service offered by Google was going to be released.  Late in 2004, I finally discovered a way to get into the beta Gmail, Gmail Swap, since Gmail accounts were by invite only.

I remember in order to get a Gmail account, I had to write a poem.  I don’t remember or have a copy of this poem, but here is what the Gmail Swap page looks like.  However, I do still have my emails that I received to my Gmail account in October 2004.  That email is nearly 6 years old! And I still have almost every email since then.

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