So after posting that search box on my page, of course the first thing I searched for was myself. Turns out that the famous Nick Curran was also fathered by a Mike Curran.
The strangeness don’t end there. Did you know that the main (male) character in the American classic Basic Instinct was also named Nick Curran?
All coincidences? Or is there some sort of deeper meaning? Or am I just slap-happy since I’m getting married in a mere 17 days?
tcob.com is now Google-able, and Google is Google-able from tcob.com. I’m experimenting with Google AdSense. More to come on this.
People often ask me what TCOB stands for: “Takin’ Care of Business!” I registered tcob.com on February 20, 2000 while watching a Seinfeld rerun after work. Kramer was up to something, and Jerry asked him what he was doing. “TCB,” was the response. Against his better judgment, Jerry asked what that stood for, and Kramer proudly responded, “Takin’ Care of Business.” I had wanted a catchy domain name of my own for a while, and tcb.com sounded perfect. I immediately looked it up, certain that it would be taken. Of course it was, but I decided to try tcob.com… just in case.
Amazingly, it was available. I jumped on it. At the time, four-letter domain names were impossible to find. And they continue to be, especially if they might stand for something memorable. Certainly any common word or acronym is taken.
TCB was Elvis’s motto, and who can forget the classic BTO tune/Office Depot advertising campaign? Anyway, I like having tcob.com. People have expressed interest in purchasing it over the years, while everything is certainly for sale, I have yet to hear a worthy offer.
Email
nick@tcob.com
Cellular
651.983.5851
Instant Messenger
For those with friends on multiple Instant Messagers, I recommend Pidgin. It allows you to communicate with all of your MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, and AOL contacts with one program. Very slick.
Google Talk & Gmail: nick@tcob.com
MSN: nick@tcob.com
Yahoo: nicholas_curran
AOL: AlmostNico