I'm pretty perturbed at the state of domain names and such these days. Network Solutions now offers a service were basically you pay them to wait until someone doesn't renew a domain name and you "snatch" it up for yourself. Is this not enabling a form of theft?
What started this was an email from Network Solutions yesterday informing me that one of my domains is up...at the end of 2003! But...that I could pay them and renew it now. Why does this feel like a scam to get me to pay for an extra year?
Anyway, I need to get to the core of this. I could have swore I renewed in 2001. I am pretty sure I got it in 1998...hence 2001 would have been legit. 2004 should be the renewal.
Of course, looking up naladahc.com on NS shows that is is taken. However, I did enjoy some of the "Other Names You Might Like" that could be acquired:
libraryadahc.com
librariesadahc.com
usdaadahc.com <---sounds disgusting
agricultureadahc.com <---maybe if I grew up in Barnesville
depositadahc.com <--- no one has made a deposit on me lately.
My domain doesn't expire until November 2003. Kinda scary they want me to renew it this early.