Journal of ExtraOrdinary Diversions

Our Legacy

Since 1995, the Journal of Extraordinary Diversions has been a curious place to rummage around.

The title comes from a failed indie magazine we tried to start in the late 1980s. When the internet became viable and a name and orientation were required, the online version came about. When we eventually went from a single webpage, as all were back then, to an actual domain, Journaled.com was born.

Our Story

Our roots date back to 1995. In November 2024, we moved to a new web host for the first time in many years. The site is currently streamlined, with plans to restore additional legacy content over time. The Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine contains references beginning in 1996, with the first substantial capture in 1998.

Our award-winning Digital Dojo originated here, including a documents area featuring complete tournament programs from 1967–68 and 1974. The absurdist religion Purrpleism.org also began here.

The Equitation Station (eqstation.com) originated in the 1990s in Covington, Washington (King County) and developed an international following among equitation enthusiasts, including readers in Australia. When the founder moved on, the site was sold with the requirement that its educational focus be preserved. That condition was ignored, and the domain was repurposed as a traffic-siphoning redirect to an unrelated commercial sales site.

The domain later came into the hands of a professional horse trainer in South Carolina, aligning it once again with its original purpose. Notably, the Wayback Machine never captured the original Equitation Station site or the period of misuse; archived records begin only after its proper restoration.

Steve Armstrong Sensei on the cover of the 1968 Northwest Open Invitational Karate Championship.

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