Re: why the new web address, I'm guessing: John's old site was built and maintained by an outside web designer (not John, himself). I think the word was that the old web designer went AWOL. Apparently, John got someone new to build/maintain the new site. My guess is that the old web designer, not John, held the rights to the old web address, so they had to come up with a new address for the new site. Just guessin'.
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