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Sounds like a happy ending for all parties. Congratulations!

As a side note, is "jack" a new domain name trope (like omitting vowels, or sticking the letter 'r' after some verb)? This month I've been introduced to CraftJack.com, SweetJack.com, and JackThreads.com, and I don't completely understand the significance.

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It could be because Jack is an interesting word with a lot of meanings.

Hit the road Jack

Jack of all trades

I just jacked this car (stole it)

Can you help me jack my car up (raise it)

Jack@ass

etc...

Interesting. I bought the domain almost 2 years ago so I'd like to think I started the trend! ;)

LoJack has you beat. According to Wikipedia, it was founded in 1978. :) However, magicJack (2007) might explain the recent popularity of the name.

"Jack" in LoJack has the meaning of "steal" and in "magicJack" the meaning of "thing you plug into things". I don't know about the more irrelevant domains...

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