Topic 10 of 88: Ramble
Mon, Dec 2, 1996 (19:55) |
ramblin' jack (terry)
There are no guidelines here. No topic.
Ramble on about whatever you want. Drift.
Talk about anything and everything. Stream of
consciousness is ok. Nothing is off limits
or off topic here. What are you thinking about
right this red hot second (be honest)? What
has your day been like? Talk about these questions
or anything else.
550 responses total.
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Response 1 of 550: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Dec 4, 1996 (18:59) * 12 lines
I've been holed up here all day but I don't have cabin fever.
I love it at my place. It's night time. Outside it's drizzling.
I've been building new boxes to put on the net, reading,
studying and writing today. The evening news is on the tube.
I feel like making a pot of coffee. I keep getting a box on my
screen that says my outbox in Microsoft Mail is damaged. My
outbox is empty!
I got some interesting email from Elizabeth Gipps, an old
friend today.
And that's part of my world tonight.
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Response 2 of 550: Saman Moeed (Saman) * Wed, Dec 4, 1996 (19:02) * 11 lines
I can't believe I'm actually doing this - I usually steer clear of such threads :). But then this has not been a typical day! I baked muffins for the first time in my life (my mother is slightly obsessive about anyone cooking in her kitchen, but she's w
orking at the moment) and they were a success. Hey I'm doing better than the Bennet girls - they couldn't cook.
I also just got rudely interrupted from my spring-browsing by a door-to-door salesman wanting to give me a voucher for 20 free meals - only I'd have to pay $30 for it!
I blame Neil Finn for it all. Huh? I hear you say. Mr Finn was lead vocalist for Crowded House - my all-time favourite band who announced they were breaking up in June. Their final charity concert on the steps of the Sydney Opera House was televised he
re on Sunday, and I'm am currently slowly working my way through a grieving process involving contimuous playing of all my Crowded House CDs - maybe that's why the salesman looked happy to depart.
Top that people!
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Response 3 of 550: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Dec 4, 1996 (19:08) * 1 lines
Tough to top. The only rule in this topic is that are no rules and that you can talk about anything and everything. Total free form.
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Response 4 of 550: Amy Bellinger (Amy) * Wed, Dec 4, 1996 (19:58) * 3 lines
During my one excursion outside, I acquired a stud finder and 16 yards of unbleached muslin. Prize for the most creative use of these wares.
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Response 5 of 550: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Dec 4, 1996 (20:20) * 8 lines
Hope you find that stud.
I'm kicked back watching the music awards on Fox. And I'm
scanning in some ancient family photos of my Norwegian relatives
in Minnesota. I'm building sort of a family album web page for my
folks and family at Christmas. It's my life story too.
Dishwalla's playing on the tube.
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Response 6 of 550: kathleen (elder) * Wed, Dec 4, 1996 (21:47) * 9 lines
Moody Blues boxed set CD is playing (the poetry is a bit surreal), and I just finished making up an algebra exam to give to my students tomorrow. I have not had time to browse here since Saturday evening, and I must say that I have missed all of you. I
skipped (church) choir rehearsal to relax this evening, so I suppose I feel a bit guilty.
Saman, congrats on the muffins. It has been an absolute age since I used my kitchen stoves to do anything other than heat soup or cook frozen dinners!
As soon as the semester is over, I will go to San Diego for a week over Christmas -- mom and one brother's family out there. I plan to take the S&S video to share w/ mom.
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Response 7 of 550: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Dec 4, 1996 (22:23) * 18 lines
Moody Blues. Santana was just on the music awards getting the
Century Billboard award. Only George Harrison and three others
have ever won this award. Still scanning pictures and working
on some website proposals. I've got 4 computers hooked up to a
switchbox here and I'm flipping from one to another.
Bastrop Internet Services is working on building up the new server,
I popped another 20mb of memory in it last night and Scott's putting
NT 4.0 on it. I don't know if it's back on line yet.
Their website is http://www.bastrop.net
Tomorrow, Matt is going to build up a new primary server to replace
http://access.spring.com which bit the dust. I got a 2mb hard drive
to replace the 1 gigger that went down.
The rains have past. It's quiet out in Cedar Creek, like it always is.
I wonder what Amy's doing tonight.
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Response 8 of 550: Amy Bellinger (Amy) * Thu, Dec 5, 1996 (04:41) * 2 lines
Amy slept for a change -- but awoke at 4 am
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Response 9 of 550: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Dec 5, 1996 (07:13) * 15 lines
Good morning Amy, it's 6 am here and you've already been up
for two hours, are you ever bright eyed and bushy tailed today!
I'm going in to Austin today to take care of lots of business
and things that are piling up. I've got to get that contract
going with Texaltel (see projects) and get that machine to Matt
(to replace the server that crashed) and a bunch of friends are
meeting at pub on 6th street tonight. We had some interesting
comments in one of the NetMeeting topics yesterday (not the one
that's linked to here) and you may want to check them out in
the 'apps' conference.
Did you know that if you hit the 'enter' key twice that you
will get a menu here if you're in a shell? But only about half
the menus work so far. I'm writing shell scripts to do a whole
bunch of things. Is anyone here good at writing shell scripts?
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Response 10 of 550: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Dec 5, 1996 (12:33) * 4 lines
Even though I won't be online for the next 8 hours. I left
my microphone aimed at my radio. So you may be able to
hear me talking to other folks if you connect to me on
NetMeeting.
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Response 11 of 550: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Dec 5, 1996 (12:34) * 7 lines
Here are some of the pictures I scanned:
http://www.spring.com/~terry/albumjpg/
And me as a baby:
http://www.spring.com/~terry/albumjpg/terry2.JPG
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Response 12 of 550: Donna (Donna) * Thu, Dec 5, 1996 (20:49) * 14 lines
I have to start making Christmas cookies and wrapping presents. I would like to get most of this done while my "the little angels" are in school. I will be very busy during the morning hours. Every year I say I will not go crazy but every YEAR we do. Oh w
ell, "tis the seasons to be joLly, fa,la,la,la,la,la,la"
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Response 13 of 550: Donna (Donna) * Thu, Dec 5, 1996 (20:58) * 10 lines
1 "Merry Christmas"
232 "Happy New Year"
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Response 14 of 550: Donna (Donna) * Thu, Dec 5, 1996 (20:59) * 1 lines
I guess half a tree is better then none. HO! HO!
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Response 15 of 550: Anna (Anna) * Thu, Dec 5, 1996 (21:37) * 1 lines
HO!
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Response 16 of 550: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Dec 5, 1996 (23:28) * 3 lines
I have to make it down to see the tree of lights in Zilker Park.
See my comments in the food conference about my wonderful dinner
tonight.
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Response 17 of 550: mich (mich) * Thu, Dec 5, 1996 (23:51) * 5 lines
I'm having a hard time finding any holiday spirit this year. I usually enjoy gift giving and all the events but Novemeber has worn me out. Someone remind me what's it like to have a life outside of work.
Donna, could you pls send a little of your xmas spirit my way? I'm in grave need.
Mich
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Response 18 of 550: Donna (Donna) * Fri, Dec 6, 1996 (00:03) * 1 lines
Sure Mich, no, problem it will be a "surprise"
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Response 19 of 550: Johanne Dagenais (JohanneD) * Fri, Dec 6, 1996 (14:45) * 9 lines
D'Arcy or Pemberley shape cookies anyone ? Donna, you already got some gifts ? Got to get them before the usual 24-hour-prior-to-Xmas-day. And it is a major plus to have kids, they really put you in the spirit don't they. Almost no choice but to feel it.
My trick for the past years, particularly when all I had was a job and friends at the other corner of the earth, was to give time to needy causes (filling baskets of food. Nothing like seeing a two/three year old receiving is only plush teddy. Even if my
situation as quite change, I remained faithfull to this commitment and it makes me feel great.
Sending you my warmest wishes of joy and happiness, mich.
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Response 20 of 550: Catherine (cat) * Fri, Dec 6, 1996 (19:40) * 6 lines
Not a good day today. Two girls in my homeroom were making fun of my friend Tara because she is skinny and short. They called her a Balemic Monkey (I dan't know if thats spellled right). They spread nasty rumors about her for absolutly no reason. They
threw her books in the garbage, STOLE a few of her belongings, and on top of all that they threw away her BIBLE!! I am sooooooo pissed off right now. We also lost our game by ONE piont. It was a good game. I am not going to get any sleep tonite becaus
John has invited 4 friends to sleep over. They are all loud and abnoxious (forgive spelling).
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Response 21 of 550: Joan, too (jwinsor) * Fri, Dec 6, 1996 (21:18) * 2 lines
Cat, hope you were able to give Tara some support and comfort. At a time like that one really needs one's friends. Insecure young people can be so hard on one another. (And some of them never do grow out of it and become Caroline Bingleys!)
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Response 22 of 550: Donna (Donna) * Sat, Dec 7, 1996 (00:27) * 1 lines
They should have a class in grade school/high school to teach people how to to love each other
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Response 23 of 550: Cheryl Sneed (Cheryl) * Sat, Dec 7, 1996 (00:38) * 1 lines
But Donna, I believe that this is what parents are for?
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Response 24 of 550: Donna (Donna) * Sat, Dec 7, 1996 (10:34) * 1 lines
Cheryl sometimes that is not enough.
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Response 25 of 550: Catherine Briggs (cat) * Sat, Dec 7, 1996 (19:01) * 11 lines
People can just be so nasty to each other it disgusting! Tara was hysterical all day yesterday! I feel so bad as if I've done something awful. I feel so helpless! I want to comfort her but I can't. She is too upset. Things like this have been going
on since fifth grade with her! I thought people in their last year of high school would at least be mature enough not to do that sort of thing. I hope she can forgive them. I hope I can forgive them. It is times like this to where the only way I can f
rgive is when I look back and remember what Jesus did for me. Even though we laughed at Him, spat on Him, beat Him, and even killed the Messiah, the son of God, He asked His Father to forgive us all. He could have just jumped off that cross and destroye
d all mankind with the snap of a finger but He didn't. He did not want to die but He loved us all so much. He wanted us to be with Him in paradise when we leave our earthly bodies. We do not deserve His love, but He gives it willingly. For those who a
e offended by this message I am sorry for invading your beliefs.
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Response 26 of 550: Catherine Briggs (cat) * Sat, Dec 7, 1996 (19:01) * 11 lines
People can just be so nasty to each other it disgusting! Tara was hysterical all day yesterday! I feel so bad as if I've done something awful. I feel so helpless! I want to comfort her but I can't. She is too upset. Things like this have been going
on since fifth grade with her! I thought people in their last year of high school would at least be mature enough not to do that sort of thing. I hope she can forgive them. I hope I can forgive them. It is times like this to where the only way I can f
rgive is when I look back and remember what Jesus did for me. Even though we laughed at Him, spat on Him, beat Him, and even killed the Messiah, the son of God, He asked His Father to forgive us all. He could have just jumped off that cross and destroye
d all mankind with the snap of a finger but He didn't. He did not want to die but He loved us all so much. He wanted us to be with Him in paradise when we leave our earthly bodies. We do not deserve His love, but He gives it willingly. For those who a
e offended by this message I am sorry for invading your beliefs.
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Response 27 of 550: Catherine Briggs (cat) * Sat, Dec 7, 1996 (19:02) * 1 lines
I thought I hit that button once. Sorry.
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Response 28 of 550: Grace (Grace) * Sat, Dec 7, 1996 (19:56) * 14 lines
I spent the night waiting in a hospital emergency room....the victim is home and doing well, but meanwhile, I now feel like I am the one who need a doctor's care..... in an unrelated incident, I hit someone's car (black ice...nothing I could do)....my son
's snake is loose in the basement (Indiana Jones and I have similar feelings about vipers;I am contemplating a move to the Hilton)....I have to turn out a shepherd costume for my son by Monday or the PTA gestapo will come after me......On Sunday, I must s
epherd a bunch of cub scouts carolling at a nursing home; only threats of bodily harm will get them to behave like angels(Hope the elderly won't notice the 'Batman smells' version of Jingle Bells).....my house looks like a sewer....by way of holiday decor
ating,I'm thinking of stringing lights on the pumpkins that have frozen to the front porch......and friends keep wondering why I spit at the TV every time an ad for the Martha Stewart Christmas special comes on.
Sorry to ramble, but just wanted to let you know it has been a typical week in the House of Grace. Ho, Ho, Ho!
P.S. Amy, if you really want to find that stud, I would advise AGAINST using all 16 yards of the muslin....try working with 2 or 3 yards to make some low-cut little number that will hammer home the right message....be sure to wear that WonderBra (or if y
ou don't have one, duct tape works the same kind of Wonders) ;-)
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Response 29 of 550: Amy Bellinger (Amy) * Sat, Dec 7, 1996 (20:17) * 4 lines
] I hit someone's car (black ice...nothing I could do)...
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Oh Grace. How awful for you. Do treat yourself to the Hilton. Why not? And popcorn and champaign and P&P tomorrow. Can I come over?
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Response 30 of 550: Joan, too (jwinsor) * Sat, Dec 7, 1996 (20:46) * 9 lines
Oh dear, Grace! Who is the "victim" and of what, if the black ice was an unrelated incident? ANd what variety of snake is loose? Fear not - in general, many snakes make very good pets and many others are of an extremely shy and retiring character and u
nlikely to do anything to anyone unless provoked. When in junior high I was one of a group of kids who "volunteered" at the museum, and among our duties were, every two weeks, if there were no live mice available with which to feed the snakes, to force-f
ed them hamburger, which they would not eat on their own, preferring their food alive. So two of us took on each snake, one holding the mouth open and the other poking the hamburger inside - then we had to hold its mouth shut till it swallowed the bite.
The experience really stripped the poor snakes of all dignity and ability to inspire fear.
Joan, too
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Response 31 of 550: Grace (Grace) * Sat, Dec 7, 1996 (21:40) * 11 lines
Joan, the victim of last night's hospital escapade was my husband....he had gone to a Detroit Pistons game and was done in by a hot dog.....a piece lodged in his esophagus.......only with an ambulance, drugs, and a surgeon now behind us,and the victim fee
ling much better, can I even dream of talking about the whole thing. (My husband was at the game with friends, one of whom is a thoracic
surgeon and the other, a pediatrician. I'm left to wonder where they were during this whole thing!) My husband is a man of few words but because of this incident, those few are down to NONE, and he has to lecture on Monday.
My son assures me that the snake missing from his collection is a milk snake...but I think this is a conspiracy to paint images of some benign creature hiding down there rather than a horrible lurking monster. (I am the only person on the block with cans
of carnivorous snake food and freeze-dried crickets in her refrigerator - Woe to the guest innocently looking for a midnight snack.)
Be assured that we are all now doing well.....and the HIlton says they do offer special rates for extended stays. Grace
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Response 32 of 550: Joan, too (jwinsor) * Sun, Dec 8, 1996 (00:40) * 10 lines
Re: 59:31 - what a nasty and scary experience. One would have thought that in the company he was in, he'd have been in good hands!
My husband is a man of few words but because of this incident, those few are down to NONE, and he has to lecture on Monday."
Hopefully the swelling will have gone down at least somewhat by then. And if not, tell him to borrow a PowerBook, feed it a SimpleText textfile and let MacInTalk read it for him. [grin]
I am the only person on the block with cans of carnivorous snake food and freeze-dried crickets in her refrigerator
For a year or two I had siamese fighting fish, and was the only one on my block with live brine shrimp tubifex worms in my refrigerator. Equally disgusting- especially the tubifex worms!
Joan, too
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Response 33 of 550: Hilary Talbot (Hilary) * Sun, Dec 8, 1996 (22:54) * 1 lines
You beat me to it with the muslin, Grace. I'm glad you and your husband are okay.
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Response 34 of 550: Grace (Grace) * Mon, Dec 9, 1996 (08:22) * 11 lines
About beating you to it with the muslin, Hilary.......I couldn't help myself; Amy gave us an opening that was 'sew' inviting. (By the way,I threw in the duct tape just to please you.)
If I had been smart, I would have gotten Amy to whip up my shepherd costume with the extra yardage and send it by overnight mail.
The family survived a difficult week....I was just beginning to feel optimistic about life again.....and then I went to that party last night at the home of a Martha Stewart clone...... which was enough to plunge this hapless homemaker into endless depres
sion! So begins another week.
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Response 35 of 550: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Dec 9, 1996 (08:35) * 10 lines
I'm off to work this morning. I had a nice weekend. We had very pleasant
weather here in Austin.
I started topic 82 in hopes that some of you will email folks that are interested
in the Spring. If you find someone to your liking in topic 82, please email them
and let them know they are most welcome here on the Spring. This would be most
appreciated.
I finished tape one of P&P and am part way in to tape two. I'm savoring the
experience of seeing these tapes!
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Response 36 of 550: Hilary Talbot (Hilary) * Mon, Dec 9, 1996 (15:47) * 4 lines
Who is Martha Stewart? Should I know?
Thanks for the virtual ducktape! I should really use some round here - three of our 11 ducklings have died, probably at the beak of our drake. What we will do when we go away is a problem.
Saw Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt last night. JB was enjoyable, ultra smooth, BR was WONDERFUL, great voice, fantastic blues slide electric guitar, and one raunchy lady.
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Response 37 of 550: Grace (Grace) * Mon, Dec 9, 1996 (16:06) * 7 lines
Martha is the US doyenne of elegant entertaining. 'She' is an empire...does TV specials, has books by the dozen, her own magazine -Martha Stewart Living, and a catalog of upscale merchandise. People either adore her, or, as in my case, live to make fun o
f her. Diane White, a columnist at the Boston Globe, has for years kept up an anti-Martha campaign.
Martha parody books are a hot item for Christmas around here.
Jackson Browne AND Bonnie Raitt? Wow.
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Response 38 of 550: Anna (Anna) * Mon, Dec 9, 1996 (16:23) * 3 lines
quote for the day "Boring Women Have Immaculate Homes"
(from my fridge magnet)
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Response 39 of 550: Amy Bellinger (Amy) * Mon, Dec 9, 1996 (17:40) * 3 lines
Hil, my nearly dead nap page has a Jackson Brown song as its theme song:
http://www.bluemarble.net/~amyloo/wno.html
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Response 40 of 550: Amy Bellinger (Amy) * Mon, Dec 9, 1996 (17:42) * 2 lines
Donna, tell your story about meeting Hornsby in the music conference, and I will tell about Mellencamp? Did we not tell each other we met them while pregnant?
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Response 41 of 550: Hilary Talbot (Hilary) * Mon, Dec 9, 1996 (18:44) * 11 lines
Amy, do you mean the music conference here at spring? I haven't got beyond here yet. 'Running on Empty' is a great song, BTW. Sorry it is applicable to your nap page, though. Or are you happy its run its course?
Just musing that its 16 years since John Lennon died. I still get sad about it. 'And so this is Chrismas, and what have you done, Another year over, a new one just begun'....
And Joni's still ricochetting around in my head:
Its coming on Christmas
They're cutting down trees
They're putting up reindeer
And singing songs of joy and peace.
I wish I had a river I could skate away on....
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Response 42 of 550: Amy Bellinger (Amy) * Mon, Dec 9, 1996 (19:46) * 4 lines
] Just musing that its 16 years since John Lennon died.
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I happened to be in New York just after the murder and went to the Park for the vigil. I will never for get it.
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Response 43 of 550: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Dec 9, 1996 (21:25) * 1 lines
I love those old Joni Mitchell songs!!
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Response 44 of 550: Jane Amara (jane) * Tue, Dec 10, 1996 (00:09) * 4 lines
Hilary, I am so glad that Martha Stewart has not poisoned Australia yet. If she stages a coup and completely takes over here (she decorated the White House last year on her Christma she knows her way around), Grace, Anna and the rest of us may have to co
me and hide out at your place.
Jane
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Response 45 of 550: Anna (Anna) * Tue, Dec 10, 1996 (00:37) * 1 lines
Jane - I am in Australia :)
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Response 46 of 550: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Dec 10, 1996 (00:52) * 1 lines
... at a safe distance from Martha Stewart.
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Response 47 of 550: Cheryl Sneed (Cheryl) * Tue, Dec 10, 1996 (02:07) * 10 lines
I am no where near even the fringe of the nieghborhood of Christmas Cheer. I have baked no cookies, I have sent no cards, I have bought no presents, I have not decorated my house (I did decorate my piano studio for my students, but that's all.) I am up
to my eyeballs in Christmas in everything I do but none of it has affected me. This is the busiest time for musicians, everyone wants special Christmas programs- I have 9 more events in addition to my regularly packed schedule in the next two weeks. I a
so busy "Making Christmas Bright" for everyone else that I have none left for myself. An occupational hazard, I know, and in the past I've always been able to rise above it, but not this year. The only day I can even see a few open hours to shop is Dec
. 23, and I get the heebie jeebies just thinking about entering a mall two days before Christmas!
Santa, help me!
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Response 48 of 550: Jane Amara (jane) * Tue, Dec 10, 1996 (10:23) * 9 lines
Anna, I realized after I posted my message that I was only guessing that you were within reach of Martha's clutches. That gives the rest of us another potential refulge!
Cheryl, I am in a similar boat, not as busy so less of an excuse for failure to make cookies, decorate, shop. My husband is out of town this week so I am with our 2-year old--I tried to go shopping but had to chase her around, and ended up spending a few
hours at the mall buying only stuff for her. But here's a shopping tip that I found out about on the Austen-L, and bought for my aunt. Blockbuster has, for $29.99, Persuasion and Sense and Sensibility packaged together. The problem is, it is probably
better present for you than for anyone you know!
Jane
P.S. Music is such a great part of Christmas---at least you can enjoy your work!
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Response 49 of 550: Mika-Petri Lauronen (Mixu) * Tue, Dec 10, 1996 (10:24) * 14 lines
It is funny how the weather changes here in Oulu, Finland.
In the morning it is quite warm (about +2 degrees centigrade, which
is warm this time of the year), and there's little water in the streets.
In the evening, returning home, you have to walk through several inches
(20 in worst cases) of snow, and the temperature is -15 degrees C.
I have to get used to it. Usually it has been -20 and 20 inches of
snow all the time. The worst point is that it is VERY slippery...
Hope I'll live through Xmas, I'll visit my parents and eat well...
And have a decent sauna, with my mother's healing spells.
We belong to a family of witches, after all.
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Response 50 of 550: Amy Bellinger (Amy) * Tue, Dec 10, 1996 (10:57) * 6 lines
Real witches, Mixu? Tell.
Jane, just think. Unless you are going to have more kids, it gets easier every second with the little ones. Today you can't shop. In another few months you will be able to avert your eyes for a few more seconds at a time to attend to what you need.
Amy
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Response 51 of 550: Grace (Grace) * Tue, Dec 10, 1996 (11:27) * 3 lines
Re 59:32
Joan, just wanted to let you know that my husband was able to croak his way through Monday's lecture and everything went well. (I had dragged him over to read your solution, he got quite a kick out of it.... and said to tell you thanks!) Grace
P.S. This madhouse I live in also boasts siamese fighting fish....but we don't spoil ours with the worms you mentioned.
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Response 52 of 550: Grace (Grace) * Tue, Dec 10, 1996 (11:36) * 3 lines
Re 59:38 Anna, what an inspirational fridge magnet...BORING WOMEN HAVE IMMACULATE HOMES......I'd love to put one on my fridge but I find the dirt layer keeps magnets from sticking......time to buy a new fridge, I guess!
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Response 53 of 550: Amy Bellinger (Amy) * Tue, Dec 10, 1996 (14:04) * 7 lines
Hil,
Re: Running on Empty 59:32 (Joan I am getting to like this notation)
Did the MIDI link work for you?
Amy
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Response 54 of 550: Joan, too (jwinsor) * Tue, Dec 10, 1996 (15:16) * 10 lines
Re: 59:51 - Grace - glad he enjoyed it. :-) If you don't have to "do" tubifex worms, you must have a reliable supply of live brine shrimp - mine were too picky to eat the feeeze-dried ones.
Amy, re: 59:53 - using the numbers is better than nothing, but not nearly as good as an automatically created link! For example, "Re: Running on Empty 59:32" - "32" is not about MIDI - it's about tubifex worms. (It's too easy to copy the wrong numbers!
- especially for those of us who are numerically challenged! I count myself as one of these, having scored in the 4th percentile in a math aptitude test.)
I have been playing around in the redisplay box below and have discovered that to go back just to a referred-to response, typing in "32-32" will get just that one response (which is how I knew that it was tubifex worms). And that typing a negative number
, say "-4", will show just the last 4 responses.
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Response 55 of 550: Amy Bellinger (Amy) * Tue, Dec 10, 1996 (16:47) * 4 lines
] And that typing a negative number, say "-4", will show just the last 4 responses.
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That might be handy.
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Response 56 of 550: Kathleen Grant (Kaffeine) * Tue, Dec 10, 1996 (18:19) * 3 lines
"Blockbuster has, for $29.99, Persuasion and Sense and Sensibility packaged together"
Thank you! I just called my local Blockbuster and they have it - and my husband is going x-mas shopping tomorrow night. Guess what just made it to the top of my list?!
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Response 57 of 550: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Dec 11, 1996 (07:48) * 2 lines
I'm busier than you can imagine, and will be till the weekend. Keep the
home fires burning Amy!
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Response 58 of 550: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Dec 11, 1996 (08:01) * 1 lines
Mixu, have you discovered 'austen' yet? You're in for a treat!
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Response 59 of 550: Ann (Ann) * Wed, Dec 11, 1996 (19:11) * 1 lines
I lost my wallet! This must be the worst time of year to be without credit cards.
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Response 60 of 550: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Dec 11, 1996 (20:13) * 2 lines
Gosh, sorry to hear this Ann. Is there any chance of retrieving it? Where did
you lose it?
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Response 61 of 550: Joan, too (jwinsor) * Wed, Dec 11, 1996 (23:41) * 3 lines
Oh Dear - you have my deepest sympathy. This time last year I had mine stolen. Had to stop and change everything - including house and car locks, since there were spares for both car and house in the wallet, and had no ID. Then about 3 weeks later a ma
il carrier found it in the bushes in a neighboring community - everything there but the cash.
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Response 62 of 550: mich (mich) * Thu, Dec 12, 1996 (12:44) * 27 lines
Subject: "software"
Last year, my friend upgraded his GirlFriend3.1 to GirlFriendPlus1.0 (marketing name: Fiancee1.0). Recently he upgraded Fiancee1.0 to Wife1.0 and it's a memory hogger, has taken all his space; and Wife1.0 must be running before he can do anything. Althoug
h he didn't ask for them, Wife1.0 came with plug-ins such as MotherInLaw and BrotherInLaw.
Some features I'd like to see in the upcoming GirlFriend4.0...
- A "Don't remind me again" button
- Minimize button
- Shutdown feature
- An installshield feature so that Girlfriend4.0 can be completely uninstalled if so desired (so you don't lose cache and other objects)
I tried running Girlfriend 2.0 with Girlfriend 1.0 still installed, they tried using the same I/O port and conflicted. Then I tried to uninstall Girlfriend 1.0 but it didn't have an uninstall program. I tried to unstall it by hand, but it put files in m
y system directory.
Another thing that sucks -- in all versions of Girlfriend that I've used is that it is totally "object orientated" and only supports hardware with gold plated contacts.
***** BUG WARNING ********
Wife 1.0 has an undocumented bug. If you try to install Mistress 1.1 before uninstalling Wife 1.0, Wife 1.0 will delete MSMoney files before doing the uninstall itself. Then Mistress 1.1 will refuse to install, claiming insufficient resources.
passing along funnies for the day.
Mich
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Response 63 of 550: drymartini (drymartini) * Thu, Dec 12, 1996 (17:14) * 8 lines
Amy, #4 response. I got ahold of a stud finder once. It was recommended by Norm Abrams, I think. Well, I figured this device would soon have me in touch with one or more outstanding specimens of manhood.
Unfortunately, the device was not a stud finder at all. It was a turkey caller. I guess the items got mixed up in the display; this happens at flea markets.
As a turkey caller it was effective. Several real losers showed up and asked me for a date.
A week later I donated the turkey caller to the Chamber of Commerce because they were holding their annual Sport-o-rama and there was to be a turkey calling contest.
At the height of the contest, my ex flew in from Texas. So I know the turkey caller worked properly, when used by an expert.
As for the bolt of unbleached muslin, you could make several sets of sheets. 108" X 90" for standard flat sheets, I think. That's after the hems.
It's good to have plenty on hand if your stud finder works well.
Keep us all posted, hear?
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Response 64 of 550: Hilary Talbot (Hilary) * Thu, Dec 12, 1996 (17:57) * 1 lines
Amy, I could get through to click on "Running on empty" but then it just gave me coded screen messages, it didn't play anything.
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Response 65 of 550: matt letts (trainmaster) * Sat, Dec 14, 1996 (09:06) * 6 lines
I'm new on this, but after reading this I don't feel so bad. Christmas is kind of a bummer this year. Both daughers left home this summer, and the house is empty. I have a new granddaughter in Germany that I haven't got to hold yet.So am not really in t
he Christmas spirit yet. My best to all of you. As for Martha Stewart, I wish she was real. No one can be that creative all the the time. I think she is a defense department robot that went haywire. Have a happy holiday to all, and to all a good nig
t!
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Response 66 of 550: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Dec 14, 1996 (12:19) * 1 lines
That explains Martha Stewart! No wonder.
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Response 67 of 550: Amy Bellinger (Amy) * Sat, Dec 14, 1996 (18:11) * 1 lines
I found a nice #7 sable brush half covered with mud under a pine tree during my walk. I think it is a present.
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Response 68 of 550: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Dec 14, 1996 (21:20) * 8 lines
I called Scott Holman over at BIS and he got the dedicated ip to resolve.
But that's another topic.
I've been rambling around the house today, cleaning and organizing.
I started today driving through the fog to a breakfast at IHOP.
As they say around town, 'onward through the fog'.
I feel like going out for a night time walk.
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Response 69 of 550: Kennebec (Kennebec) * Sun, Dec 15, 1996 (00:35) * 13 lines
Hmm. Been pretty noisy today. Attended #1 son's play off basketball game
(we won), took same son Christmas shopping (he was miserable), went to my
91 year old grammies for a real baked bean supper (we go every Saturday
night), came home around 10:00 to complete chaos. #1 Daughter crying
because Dad had carted her away from 3 boys & 2 girls spell TROUBLE. (She
is 14 and was horribly embarassed. One of the boys had been RUDE. Dad
didn't like it. Parents call. Apologies. More howling. Daughter VERY
MAD not at Rude Boy, no, Mad at Dad for intefering) This is the only
quiet spot in the whole house (and it's already Sunday). By the way,
I agreed with Dad and not Daughter and am trying to convince her that
her 'friend' owes her a BIG apology. That the whole incident is really about
respect and dignity. Being a parent is the hardest thing I have ever done
in my life.
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Response 70 of 550: Lumpy (Mlydle) * Sun, Dec 15, 1996 (00:46) * 6 lines
Well, me and significant other were going out to eat when we decided to go by 15 year old stepson's fathers house (who is out of town) to check it out. Stepson was supposed to be spending the night at a friends house. Seems we had a idea that stepson mi
ght be up to something. When we drove up to the house there were and wife unit walked in, about 50-75 adolescents scurried out of the house. The house was full of beer, liquer etc.. When it was time to go stepson had set it up where one of his friends
icked him up and he left. We chased after him but to no avail. Needless to say, stepson is grounded till next year, which I do not know if that is more of a punishment for me/us or him.
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Response 71 of 550: Cheryl Sneed (Cheryl) * Sun, Dec 15, 1996 (02:20) * 1 lines
I am so glad I do not have kids!
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Response 72 of 550: Johanne Dagenais (JohanneD) * Sun, Dec 15, 1996 (02:38) * 1 lines
And that's what I'll have the privileged to, in about 10 years. Preparing myself, I think....
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Response 73 of 550: Cynthia Rapak (Cynthia7) * Sun, Dec 15, 1996 (08:07) * 31 lines
Hi,
I'm new to Ramble. It's about dawn in S.F.Sunday morning the 15th. I hoping
to get some leads
on how to find out information about who actually makes those
holiday ornaments
in China, etc. or the toys.
Having just watched the TV special last Sunday
Mrs. Santa Claus, and the part about the kids making thetoys, I couldn't
help wonder, as I went shopping yesterday. Me, I'm getting my elementary
teaching credential with an emphasis in technology. If posssible, now that
finals are just about over, I'd like to throw up a web page about this
topic.
The page would be dedicated to
Iqbal Masih http://www.digitalrag.com/mirror/iqbal.html
a 12 year old who was killed on Easter Sunday organizing against child labor
My e-mail address is crapak@sfsu.edu. not the one that I had to register with
Any leads would be appreciated. I'll try to check back on this conference
but e-mailing me directly would also be appreciated since time is short and
I want to have it up before next week shopping. I'll be doing research on
who makes toys for leading toy makers, GUND, etc. and other importers who
may or may not be using children to make the ornaments, toys.
Happy Holidays
Please feel free to forward this request to any appropriate
list etc.
Thanks for the help!
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Response 74 of 550: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sun, Dec 15, 1996 (10:15) * 7 lines
Sure, we'll be happy to let you set up your web page.
Send your request to:
mailto://terry@spring.com
Be sure to let me know what username you would like.
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Response 75 of 550: Katy Kendall (kendall) * Sun, Dec 15, 1996 (11:02) * 7 lines
Terry and Amy - there are now so many threads - that it takes a long time to review just today's messages. Lots of IO time just to see that person "A" is LOL at person B's comment yesterday. I love those comments, but there is a lot of download time inv
olved here. If we get a day or two behind, we drown.
Is it possible to combined threads - maybe the older ones - on similar topics so we of limited time can cover the ground a little quicker. Maybe after a topic is a week old, it could be folded in with other similar topics. We have two addiction threads,
two duckfaces, several minor character threads, lots of others that could be combined so that IO time could be reduced.
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Response 76 of 550: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sun, Dec 15, 1996 (11:10) * 7 lines
The way to "combine threads" or topics as they're called, would
be copy and paste a complete topic into a single response in another
topic then "scribble" it. Or make it hidden unless you clicked on it.
We'd have to ask Dave how to implement a scribble command or hide
command or whatever you wanted to call it. It's not currently implemented.
But this could be a solution. Is this what you mean?
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Response 77 of 550: Donna (Donna) * Sun, Dec 15, 1996 (11:26) * 3 lines
Re; It seems that you have to be one step ahead of them. At least no one was injuried. I would definitly ground him{a year is pretty hard to enforce} and make him do chores around the house.My son said {who is 13} he should not be allowed to drive until{n
o permit} he is 18 years old. I am very surprised at this punishment. He knows that most kids can't wait to drive just, like him.
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Response 78 of 550: Cheryl Sneed (Cheryl) * Sun, Dec 15, 1996 (21:14) * 1 lines
I just got caught up on reading my e-mail! 37 messages deleted from the trash bin! Whoohoo!! Free at last, free at last, thank God amighty, I'm free at last! (at least until tomorrow...)
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Response 79 of 550: Saman Moeed (Saman) * Mon, Dec 16, 1996 (03:50) * 8 lines
I hate what Christmas does to my hard-earned savings (perhaps dislike is a better word). I went shopping today for the major presents which I have been planning to but for weeks and ended up spending twice as much as I intended - mainly on stuff for me!
I just checked my email and I got a lovely reply from the moderator of the Crowded House list I subscribe to. In my eagerness to inform the listies of an upcoming interview I mailed them, and then when it bounced back I mailed it again (and perhaps even
a third time). Stupid me - it only bounced from one list member so now people around the world think I'm a hopeless newbie (I really dislike that). But Marck (the list operator) was really sweet and has made me feel a whole lot better. I think I'll stic
to lurking on that list, and compensate by posting excessively here, because it's such a supporting environment :)
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Response 80 of 550: Mika-Petri Lauronen (Mixu) * Mon, Dec 16, 1996 (09:34) * 27 lines
Amy (and all the others who are interested)
Yes, a sort of. You know, the meaning here in Finland is a little bit
different. It actually means "A family with strange powers", or something
like that.
Anyway, in my family there HAS been a real witch (I think it was my
great-great-grandfather), who could, for example, make the neighbour's
cows to disappear. Then there are some healers (like my mother's uncle,
and, to a limited extent, my mother) and my elder little brother sometimes
sees the future in his dreams.
My gift is the same that my grandmother (from my mother's side, because
that's the family) had: I have an inborn empathy towards people and animals.
Sometimes I can predict very accurately the actions of some people, even
though I don't know them well. It usually works for friends only, though.
A disturbing gift, I'd say. I even saw the destruction of my 1,5 year
relationship, because my girlfriend fell in love with a good friend of
mine. I was the one that knew it first (even before they did), but since
I've sworn I won't try to interfere with my empathy, I did nothing.
Maybe it wouldn't have helped. They are married now, and happy. I think.
I should visit them at Christmas...
Okay, that's enough for now about the Finnish witches. I think it was no
wonder that in medieval times the Finns were feared wizards. There's still
some of the powers left. I know of a couple of other witch families, too.
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Response 81 of 550: Ann (Ann) * Mon, Dec 16, 1996 (18:34) * 13 lines
I have a similar ability to your brother's. Sometimes, when I am about to fall asleep, I get a sort of dream, but with a difference--I know that they are predictive of the future.
Before I ever went to college, or ever visited the campus, I saw a glimpse of one of the classrooms and the teacher giving a lecture; about two years later what I saw came true. It used to happen much more often when I was younger, but actually occurred t
wice on the same day last week.
As a physicist and a scientist this is a bit disturbing. I must conclude from personal experience that time is not linear, but folds upon itself in a way which allows information from one time to be viewed in another.
I also keep in mind a line from Billy-Boy:
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
(By the way I'm 1/4 Finnish (my paternal grandmother))
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Response 82 of 550: Mike Lydle (Mlydle) * Wed, Dec 18, 1996 (20:47) * 3 lines
In regard to the punishment for stepson, we agreed for him to be grounded till Christmas. You all are right, you must stay one step ahead of them. He being only 18 years younger than me helps as well. It only seems like yesterday that I was up to simil
ar shaningans.
In regards to the above, Well I have to think about whether time is not linear, but folds upon itself. Being of the logical sorts who did too much experimentation when younger, I tend to pulled between logic and experience.
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Response 83 of 550: yikes! (maddog) * Thu, Dec 19, 1996 (16:52) * 7 lines
Terry, just checked out the apps conference looking for help on a problem I have been having with realaudio - yikes, that conference is huge! - anyhow I kept getting a server error message when I tried to get into the realaudio section - thought I should
let you know and also to ask who/where else could I turn for help with realaudio questions - specifically I am looking for a way to obtain a new copy of the old raplayer 2.x plugin for netscape/win 3.x - it seems that now that realaudio has come out with
.0, they don't offer it anymore (snobs)- and 3.0 merely taunts me with bandwidth error messages on my poor old 486/14,400 set up....
I tried clicking my red shoes together and saying "there's no place like version 2.x", but it didn't work......
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Response 84 of 550: Catherine Briggs (cat) * Thu, Dec 19, 1996 (20:15) * 6 lines
Hello Peoples! My computer has been used by my mother and younger brother for the past WEEK. It has been hard to be away for so long but I have comforted myself and have started to read Northangar Abbey. Who is ready for the Flu\Cold season? The Octe
t (my singing group) gave a concert this morning. Yours Truely got a solo in "Emmanuel" ....in our darkness, in our bondage, child of hope we long for thee, walk among us, dwell within us, be our light and set us free, Emmanuel, Emmanuel, our God is with
us now Emmanuel, the daystar of our night is sleeping on the straw, be with us now Emmanuel.....Isn't that song BEAUTIFUL! I am also singing it on Christmas Eve. Is that cool or what?
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Response 85 of 550: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Dec 19, 1996 (21:51) * 3 lines
Maddog, check out http://www.realaudio.com and try our conference again. That
server error happens every now and then but you'll probably be able to get in
next time.
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Response 86 of 550: Harry Pike (maddog) * Fri, Dec 20, 1996 (15:03) * 4 lines
thanks - I all ready been to realaudio, of course they no longer offer 2.0 (must have partners in the modem business) - It's really a drag when a company will not support a product that is less than a year old, just because they have a newer release. It k
ind of leaves people like me in the lurch if we can't go buy a new pentium to run their new product. (sounds like some other company I won't mention but whose initials are microsoft!)
I will check your realaudio conference again to see if there is anyone that made a backup copy of version 2.0 they might share...
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Response 87 of 550: Mary C. Fox (MaryC) * Sat, Dec 21, 1996 (12:05) * 1 lines
Ladies, just have to share the words of wisdom on my perpetual calendar yesterday; reading it made my day. "There's nothing wrong in the world that a sensible woman couldn't settle in an afternoon". Happy Holidays!
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Response 88 of 550: Martha Knight (drymartini) * Sat, Dec 21, 1996 (20:53) * 11 lines
Amy-- have you used all your muslin? I heard there is a KKK for persons of color: they call it the Black Muslins.
Cat-- I hope your friend Tara is doing okay and you are feeling better about that ugly situation. Maybe the kids who stole Tara's Bible will peek inside and find something helpful. I find it very hard to pray for people who are mean to me, or to others. B
ut when I am able to, it is liberating.
Cheryl-- we have something in common. I teach computer stuff a lot these days, but I have not been able to give up teaching piano. But hey, keyboards is keyboards, hmmm? I like to think about how the piano was developed by Bart. Cristofori, whose huge tro
uble was perfecting the escapement. But they said it couldn't be done-- you couldn't have a keyboard instrument that you could control, as to amplitude or loudness, by the way you struck the keys! Then many years later the whole thing was repeated from Mo
g on, with electronic keyboards finally becoming polyphonic and TOUCH RESPONSIVE. Wow! I think Bach would have been nuts about electronic music stuff.
Joyous holidays, all!
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Response 89 of 550: a warm glow... (maddog) * Sat, Dec 21, 1996 (22:55) * 5 lines
Terry - within 24 hours of posting my plea about my realaudio problems in your apps conference, I have been in contact with a very fine dude named David Bowles who searched/found and mailed me a new copy of version 2.0! I bow long and low to him, you, and
The Spring for making this possible - I never fail to be in awe of the power of the net and the kindness of the people I have met here.
peace and joy
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Response 90 of 550: Catherine Briggs (cat) * Sun, Dec 22, 1996 (08:54) * 1 lines
I can't believe Christmas is only 3 days away!
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Response 91 of 550: Donna (Donna) * Sun, Dec 22, 1996 (18:10) * 3 lines
I am so bored I changed the curtains in my kitchen. Just a few things to wrap and a couple of cookies to bake. Hope everyone has most of their shopping done because I know I hate fighting the crowds. that must be the reason why it is so quite around here
. Merry Christmas.
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Response 92 of 550: Cheryl Sneed (Cheryl) * Mon, Dec 23, 1996 (01:32) * 9 lines
I know that some of my friends here have been concerned about me and my complete and utter lack of Christmas spirit. I have had a few glimpses of it this past week; last Thursday when I attended the Jr. High School Band Concert and watched 11 of my piano
or handbell kids play their band instruments in public for the first time, and again at my students Christmas Piano Recital, all of them dressed up in their Sunday best and playing all the old favorites!
This morning my church choir offered our Annual Christmas Cantata and I felt the closest to Christmas that I have been, singing the wonderful words about our Lord choosing to become one of us to save us. I even came home and did some decorating! Tomorro
w I am spending the day baking, for who can be a Grinch when eating Grandma's famous Christmas cookies!
I am very thankful this Christmas for all the new friends I have found here. God bless you all!
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Response 93 of 550: Ian Davey (geekman) * Mon, Dec 23, 1996 (03:58) * 3 lines
God Bless You Merry Gentlepeople at this festive time.
I'm so pleased to have met all of the wonderful people who make up the growing band of Austenites. I am especially thankful to Amy and Terry for their time, patience and perseverance, and of course their server space.
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Response 94 of 550: Lars Heyerdahl (lars) * Mon, Dec 23, 1996 (17:56) * 6 lines
Hi Terry. Hmm. Suspected we had similar ancestry.
Pretty nice place! Soon on way to bar to see friends
before all take off for xmas. Fill myself with liquid
"charm and intelligence." Then probably enter cyberspace - again.
Merry holidays to all from Frisco!
Lars
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Response 95 of 550: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Dec 23, 1996 (23:08) * 1 lines
You're Norwegian Lars?
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Response 96 of 550: Ann (Ann) * Mon, Dec 23, 1996 (23:41) * 12 lines
Today, my sister and I trekked out into the blizzard we are experiencing
here in Minneapolis and went to what locals refer to as the Mega-Mall, also
known, more formally, as the Mall of America--the largest shopping mall in
the United States (there is a larger one in Edminton Canada). I was
pleasently suprised to find that the mall wasn't very crowded--on this
Christmas-Eve Eve. Perhaps even hearty Minnesotans were afraid to wade
through the snow and ice to go shopping (thank God for 4-WD!). But I believe
it is more likely that they were all hanging their heads in shame after
the trouncing the Vikings took yesterday at the hands of the Green Bay
Packers 38-10 (GO PACK!!!).
Your Eternal Cheesehead--Ann
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Response 97 of 550: M Lydle (Mlydle) * Tue, Dec 24, 1996 (01:41) * 6 lines
Well, here in Austin its a balmy 60-70 degrees. Being of the male persuasion, I find myself compelled to wait till the last 2-3 days to shop, so I was one of the many hurried masses going madly from place to place (thank god for Valium and relaxation tap
es) trying to find that perfect gift within my price range. Need a John Madden Super Nintendo ASAP, stepson can't have all clothes. And all the while trying what this years Christmas symbolizes to me. But more on that later, Wallmart is open 24 hours..
.
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Response 98 of 550: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Dec 24, 1996 (05:14) * 2 lines
So, Ann, you're one of those folks we see on tv with face painted green and a
big block of cheese mounted atop their heads?
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Response 99 of 550: Ann (Ann) * Wed, Dec 25, 1996 (02:17) * 1 lines
I got a cheesehead for Christmas!
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Response 100 of 550: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Dec 25, 1996 (07:32) * 1 lines
Can we see a picture of you wearing a cheesehead on your web page?
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Response 101 of 550: Ann (Ann) * Wed, Dec 25, 1996 (12:18) * 8 lines
I'll work on it!
Thanks Terry for giving me a home page. It's up and running--and extremely
boring at the moment (www.spring.com/~anneh/). It's basically all of my
bookmarks. I'll work on making it more interesting. My sister has a scanner
and said she will scan whatever I want, but she lives in California, about
to embark on a three week trip to Italy, so it will be a while before any
cheesehead pictures could possibly appear.
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Response 102 of 550: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Dec 25, 1996 (12:58) * 1 lines
I have a scanner too, if anyone needs to mail pictures to me for their webpage.
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Response 103 of 550: The Mysterious H.C. (churchh) * Wed, Dec 25, 1996 (14:11) * 3 lines
Hey Ann, I'm majorly bummed out that you didn't include your very own graphic that I made just for you, on your webpage. I spent five minutes looking for the quote and a whole fifteen minutes slaving over a hot Photoshop to make the graphic, so I think i
t's the least you could do... 
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Response 104 of 550: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Dec 25, 1996 (15:31) * 1 lines
The cheesehead shot?
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Response 105 of 550: Ann (Ann) * Wed, Dec 25, 1996 (22:46) * 7 lines
Check out my HTML Tags Tutorial:
www.spring.com/~anneh/tagsaaaa.html
Any advice on changes or additions are very welcome.
I do like my graphic Henry. I will put it up.
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Response 106 of 550: Mary C. Fox (MaryC) * Thu, Dec 26, 1996 (18:09) * 3 lines
Thanks Ann for so pleasantly reminding me of why I don't live in Minnesota anymore, and why visiting Minnesota is much more pleasant in the summertime. The Mall of America is awesome, and so close to the airport when I come for those summer visits. Happ
y New (and hopefully warmer) Year!
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Response 107 of 550: drymartini (drymartini) * Fri, Dec 27, 1996 (12:20) * 7 lines
Careful with those tranks, now. Say, have you seen this new product that contains tranks and aspertame? It's called EqualLibrium.
Hope you made it back safely from the bar where you stocked up on charm, etc. I have been doing extensive research into the construction of bottles, there being a major container maker in my town. I have discovered that most bottlenecks are at the t
op. Tried to explain this to my managing editor; he is not convinced. Does your research bear out my conclusions, Lars? Or do we need to continue gathering data, replicating our results? When we have enough data, will we be able to perform analyses and re
ort our findings?
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Response 108 of 550: Donna (Donna) * Mon, Dec 30, 1996 (14:25) * 7 lines
My girlfriend and I took my 3 kids and her eldest daughter out for Pizza.Of course they always bring the pitcher of soda to soon.By the time the pizza came it was all gone.I had some left in my cup and eldest daughter had some left in hers. When my kids a
re thristy watch out for your drink. My six year old says
"Hey Gee" your not drinking your soda""How come"? "May I please have some" she said "Sure". His reply was "thanks" "and If you don't mind I'll take the straw too".It was done in the politest manner for a six year old don't ya think.We all jumped on the
poor kid Scotty! It was funny.Then they had to play the jukebox"Grandma Got Ran Over by a Raindeer" it was hilarous.They all started singing. This is why I don't go out very much.
What a scene???
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Response 109 of 550: T. J. Cellery (TJ) * Mon, Dec 30, 1996 (15:03) * 5 lines
WOW, first time i came to this area, but then again i haven't been around in a while....had to read all 108 entries as new.....what an interesting bunch of comments, statements, conversations, questions & answers. Absolutely loved it, sure wish this wa
s an open chat..... I would definitely like to talk to many of you regularly........
Terry have you thought about putting in a chat area.......??????????
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Response 110 of 550: Ann (Ann) * Mon, Dec 30, 1996 (19:58) * 3 lines
We have a chat room. You can get to this from the link on the main Austen Conference page. It is the Pemberley Drawing Room:
http://www.worldrch.com/cgibin/Chat/nph-chat.cgi
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Response 111 of 550: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Dec 30, 1996 (22:21) * 9 lines
Good to see you coming around again TJ. One of these
times I'm gonna make it for darts at the tavern down
in Bastrop. Let me know when the next one is going to
be ok?
We can get our own chat room if folks want it. The
kind Pemberly folks have offered us their software
if we want it. It's not ichat, but it's not bad stuff.
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Response 112 of 550: T. J. Cellery (TJ) * Tue, Dec 31, 1996 (11:31) * 3 lines
from the looks of the stuff on the ramble page, it might be a good idea to have our own chat area.......at least see if anyone else has an interest.......but right now I think I'll check out the Pemberly Drawing Room.........Paul, yea it is nice to be bac
k......do you have anything to do the Bastrop Internet Services??????.......do you know Daryl Kouba??????......hope to see you on Thursday (darts)...........
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Response 113 of 550: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Dec 31, 1996 (11:35) * 11 lines
I have two servers on the bastrop.net. I can't get a hold of the kid who
does their web page. I'm looking for someone in the Bastrop area, a high
school kid would be ok, who can work part time at the Spring installing
networks, configuring servers, and doing data entry work.
I have a plan to make the Spring a world class web site and I am starting
to sense an organization forming. The folks in the Austen conference are
really pitching in and helping out and starting to take part in some
website projects.
But I need some help locally now.
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Response 114 of 550: Linda (Linda409) * Tue, Dec 31, 1996 (14:56) * 15 lines
There are a group of us (about 10) who have formed a music group here at work to exercise our mutual love of music. Twice a month, we reserve a conference room, bring in our instruments and meet together during lunch hour. I play piano and keyboard (at
work) and sing, all just a little and very ill, indeed. But, it is something else that affords me an extraordinary source of pleasure (like Jane Austen).
We play and sing lots of different kinds of music because we have different tastes which include popular, country, standards, classical. We haven't had the nerve to attempt jazz, yet. One of the pieces that we do frequently is Handel's Largo from "Xerxe
s which is the piece that Mary sings in P&P2 (at the Netherfield Ball, I think).
For the past couple of years, we have hosted a Christmas sing-along where we play and sing holiday music in the cafeteria and invite the entire building to join us. It has been well received.
Today, I ran into Karen, who is a fellow music group member. As we were chatting, we discovered a mutual love of P&P and P&P2. I'm so excited!! I think that I can create yet another addict.
Now, besides you wonderful internet friends, I will be able to talk about Jane Austen face to face with Karen at work and with my friend Barbra after working hours.
1997 is going to be great!!!
Happy New Year to you all !!!
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Response 115 of 550: Jane (jane) * Tue, Dec 31, 1996 (15:13) * 5 lines
Linda, That music group sounds really delightful.
I recently found out that a woman who works where I do is a longtime committed lurker to this board. She didn't recognize me from my postings, but we found out by accident that we both like this place. And the significant other of a man I work with is a
frequent visitor to Firthdom, and has a copy of The Making of P&P that she will lend me. Small world, indeed.
Jane
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Response 116 of 550: Joan, too (jwinsor) * Tue, Dec 31, 1996 (21:29) * 7 lines
Well, here it is New Year's Eve, and the state of the northern part of the state (CA) could be better. The Russian River is now 2 feet above flood stage and the people up there have been told to evacuate or prepare to be stranded. So much for the
ir New Year's Eve plans... While the rain has not been excessive in my immediate neighborhood, 3 of our local reservoirs are full-up and spilling over their dams, and our entire TV cable system has "broken" somewhere and they don't yet know where or why.
Before it broke we saw a few seconds of the New Year's fireworks in Sidney Harbour - and I think I spotted Ian waving at the camera.
Happy New Year, all!
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Response 117 of 550: Donna (Donna) * Tue, Dec 31, 1996 (21:38) * 1 lines
Rain has been excessive here {in PA.} to Joan. We had a flood in the Summer of 1972. Are you worried about flooding? The weather man said we only had more rain "100" years ago. Now that is very strange.
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Response 118 of 550: Joan, too (jwinsor) * Tue, Dec 31, 1996 (21:58) * 3 lines
I am not concerned for my own estate being flooded, but it is sad to see it happening to our neighbors to the north again - they got it badly in 1986 and again in 1995, and here they go again... Many vineyards are already under 3 to 4 feet of wate
r...
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Response 119 of 550: Bruce (McBruce) * Tue, Dec 31, 1996 (22:32) * 6 lines
Heading into 1997 in the Last Frontier, our weather isn't threatening just darn
inconvenient. Forecast for tonight is 40-45 below, extended forecast thru
sunday is 30-60 below. On the plus side, tomorrow we break the 4 hour mark of
available daylight! Had the truck plugged in all afternoon so it would start
tonight, now the question is how long I can stay out before it freezes up.
A happy and peaceful 1997 to all!
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Response 120 of 550: Myretta (mrobens) * Wed, Jan 1, 1997 (01:00) * 1 lines
This all makes Boston's 20 degrees F. and 1 inch of snow seem so anemic. I wish you all a more pleasant '97.
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Response 121 of 550: Anna (Anna) * Wed, Jan 1, 1997 (05:29) * 5 lines
On the subject of one in a hundred year rainfalls; about 5 years ago sydney had the third of 3 one in a hundred year rains in 4 years - ain't statistics wonderful. In the ritzy part of town a Jaguar was swept down the street and deposited on top of someo
ne's Mercedes; truly impressive rain.
Still, at least it was summer, so warm, if wet. I hope those in need dry out soon.
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Response 122 of 550: Joan, too (jwinsor) * Wed, Jan 1, 1997 (05:54) * 1 lines
It is warm (relatively speaking) though wet here - it is pouring as I type yet at almost 3 AM it is only 64 F outside. Pineapple express for sure!
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Response 123 of 550: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Jan 1, 1997 (11:58) * 10 lines
Austin's sixth street partied down last night and I got a video
of myself at the stroke of midnight on the
Springs' main page.
I started out at the KOOP party at Armageddon and ended up with
the masses on Sixth, watching the big silver start get hoisted by
a huge crane.
Now, I'm sitting in Cedar Creek with my coffee and toast. Happy
New Year everyone!
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Response 124 of 550: Mary C. Fox (MaryC) * Thu, Jan 2, 1997 (00:53) * 1 lines
For all of you suffering through some absolutely awful winter weather, we in southern California are busy taking good care of all the truly nice weather for you and would be vastly happy to send it your way at any time convenient!
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Response 125 of 550: Inko (Inko) * Thu, Jan 2, 1997 (17:20) * 1 lines
Mary, my visiting daughter would greatly appreciate it if you would send your truly nice weather to Seattle. She's heading back there tomorrow and would like to return to decent weather!;-)
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Response 126 of 550: Joan, too (jwinsor) * Thu, Jan 2, 1997 (18:58) * 3 lines
and would be vastly happy to send it your way at any time convenient!
Please do not stand on ceremony or await an invitation! Any time at all would be convenient! Stepping on my lawn sounds and feels like treading on saturated sponges. :-(
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Response 127 of 550: Ted Chong (tedchong) * Thu, Jan 2, 1997 (19:23) * 7 lines
Hi Terry, we still cannot access news.prismnet.com for quite some
time after you switch from iamerica.net. It seems like prismnet did
not open usenet access for our IP addresses.
Hope you can check this matter and happy new year.
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Response 128 of 550: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Jan 3, 1997 (00:45) * 1 lines
I'll look into it Ted. Thanks.
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Response 129 of 550: Ted Chong (tedchong) * Fri, Jan 3, 1997 (01:03) * 11 lines
Terry, if prismnet granted us usenet access, we can use tin to access
the usenet news, but you have to do (at shell prompt):
rm /etc/nntpserver ; echo news.prismnet.com > /etc/nntpserver
so all of us can access the news.
Hope it helps.
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Response 130 of 550: LLohr (lilah) * Fri, Jan 3, 1997 (21:11) * 3 lines
It's just after 9 pm here in South Florida, and I'm recovering from a day at work that can best be described as, "OK, folks, the holidays are over." Yikes. I'm an editor, learning a new city and looking for a new circle of friends. I just found the Spring
yesterday -- not to mention the Austen group. I suspect I've found some kindred spirits.
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Response 131 of 550: Amy (Amy) * Fri, Jan 3, 1997 (21:45) * 2 lines
Where did you come from Lilah? What kind of editor?
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Response 132 of 550: LLohr (lilah) * Fri, Jan 3, 1997 (23:14) * 1 lines
Amy, I moved here from Hoboken, N J, where I lived for a number of years, working in Manhattan and New Jersey as a newspaper editor. I do the same thing here, for a group of small specialty papers.
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Response 133 of 550: Ian Davey (geekman) * Sun, Jan 5, 1997 (21:00) * 4 lines
Terry, you didn't say that this topic was in multiple Conferences! I just thought I'd visit the Cultures Conference and 'lo what did I see but this topis!
Tch tch!
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Response 134 of 550: Anna (Anna) * Sun, Jan 5, 1997 (21:32) * 3 lines
]topic was in multiple Conferences!
That's been apparent from the postings from "strangers" for some time. It's also in porch
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Response 135 of 550: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Jan 6, 1997 (18:41) * 2 lines
When you do a listing of topics, it states that it's a "linked topic".
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Response 136 of 550: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Jan 6, 1997 (21:29) * 3 lines
It also states "linked item" every time you read new stuff in it right at
the top of the topic. On future "linked topics" I'll post a note that they
are linked in the intro or in one of the responses to make this clear.
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Response 137 of 550: Ian Davey (geekman) * Tue, Jan 7, 1997 (05:09) * 1 lines
Thanks Terry! Will be much appreciated. From within the Austen Conference this time.
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Response 138 of 550: Amy (Amy) * Thu, Jan 9, 1997 (23:22) * 172 lines
_______________________________________________________
"Why did the chicken cross the road?"
-----------------------------------------------------
Plato:
For the greater good.
Karl Marx:
It was a historical inevitability.
Thomas de Torquemada:
Give me ten minutes with the chicken and I'll find out.
Timothy Leary:
Because that's the only kind of trip the Establishment would
let it take.
Douglas Adams:
Forty-two.
Nietzsche:
Because if you gaze too long across the Road, the Road gazes
also across you.
Oliver North:
National Security was at stake.
Carl Jung:
The confluence of events in the cultural gestalt necessitated
that individual chickens cross roads at this historical
juncture, and therefore synchronicitously brought such
occurrences into being.
Jean-Paul Sartre:
In order to act in good faith and be true to itself, the
chicken found it necessary to cross the road.
Ludwig Wittgenstein:
The possibility of "crossing" was encoded into the objects
"chicken" and "road," and circumstances came into being which
caused the actualization of this potential occurrence.
Albert Einstein:
Whether the chicken crossed the road or the road crossed the
chicken depends upon your frame of reference.
Aristotle:
To actualize its potential.
Buddha:
If you ask this question, you deny your own chicken-nature.
Salvador Dali:
The Fish.
Darwin:
It was the logical next step after coming down from the trees.
Emily Dickinson:
Because it could not stop for death.
Epicurus:
For fun.
Ralph Waldo Emerson:
It didn't cross the road; it transcended it.
Johann Friedrich von Goethe:
The eternal hen-principle made it do it.
Ernest Hemingway:
To die. In the rain.
Werner Heisenberg:
We are not sure which side of the road the chicken was on, but
it was moving very fast.
David Hume:
Out of custom and habit.
Saddam Hussein:
This was an unprovoked act of rebellion and we were quite
justified in dropping 50 tons of nerve gas on it.
Jack Nicholson:
'cause it (censored) wanted to. That's the (censored) reason.
Pyrrho the Skeptic:
What road?
Ronald Reagan:
I forget.
John Sununu:
The Air Force was only too happy to provide the transportation,
so quite understandably the chicken availed himself of the
opportunity.
The Sphinx:
You tell me.
Sappho:
Due to the loveliness of the hen on the other side, more fair
than all of Hellas' fine armies.
Henry David Thoreau:
To live deliberately ... and suck all the marrow out of life.
Mark Twain:
The news of its crossing has been greatly exaggerated.
Stephen Jay Gould:
It is possible that there is a sociobiological explanation for
it, but we have been deluged in recent years with
sociobiological stories despite the fact that we have little
direct evidence about the genetics of behavior, and we do not
know how to obtain it for the specific behaviors that figure
most prominently in sociobiological speculation.
Joseph Stalin:
I don't care. Catch it. Crack its eggs to make my omlette.
Captain James T. Kirk:
To boldly go where no chicken has gone before.
Machiavelli:
So that its subjects will view it with admiration, as a chicken
which has the daring and courage to boldly cross the road, but
also with fear, for whom among them has the strength to contend
with such a paragon of avian virtue? In such a manner is the
princely chicken's dominion maintained.
Hippocrates:
Because of an excess of pleghm in its pancreas.
Andersen Consultant:
Deregulation of the chicken's side of the road was threatening
its dominant market position. The chicken was faced with
significant challenges to create and develop the competencies
required for the newly competitive market. Andersen
Consulting, in a partnering relationship with the client,
helped the chicken by rethinking its physical distribution
strategy and implementation processes. Using the Poultry
Integration Model (PIM) Andersen helped the chicken use its
skills, methodologies, knowledge capital and experiences to
align the chicken's people, processes and technology in support
of its overall strategy within a Program Management framework.
Andersen Consulting convened a diverse cross-spectrum of road
analysts and best chickens along with Andersen consultants with
deep skills in the transportation industry to engage in a
two-day itinerary of meetings in order to leverage their
personal knowledge capital, both tacit and explicit, and to
enable them to synergize with each other in order to achieve
the implicit goals of delivering and successfully architecting
and implementing an enterprise-wide value framework across the
continuum of poultry cross-median processes. The meeting was
held in a park like setting enabling and creating an impactful
environment which was strategically based, industry-focused,
and built upon a consistent, clear, and unified market message
and aligned with the chicken's mission, vision, and core
values. This was conducive towards the creation of a total
business integration solution. Andersen Consulting helped the
chicken change to become more successful.
Johnny Cochran:
The chicken didn't cross the road. It was planted there by the
police!
Rodney King:
Why can't the chicken just cross the road?
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Response 139 of 550: Anna (Anna) * Fri, Jan 10, 1997 (00:18) * 1 lines
ROFLOL!!!
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Response 140 of 550: Cheryl Sneed (Cheryl) * Fri, Jan 10, 1997 (00:52) * 4 lines
Anna: "ROFLOL!!!"
Me Too!!! :-)
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Response 141 of 550: The Mysterious H.C. (churchh) * Fri, Jan 10, 1997 (06:21) * 1 lines
There's a slightly different collection linked to from near the end of the Jane Austen jokes file at http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~churchh/austt10j.html ; this version includes a Pride and Prejudice version of the chicken joke...
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Response 142 of 550: Mari Topitzes (Mari) * Thu, Jan 9, 1997 (14:11) * 1 lines
Oh dear... Oh dear... I have to wipe my eyes now to resume my viewing.
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Response 143 of 550: Inko (Inko) * Thu, Jan 9, 1997 (14:21) * 1 lines
Another ROFLOL. With your permission, may I e-mail this to my children - they love these things and I usually get jokes from them.
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Response 144 of 550: Amy (Amy) * Thu, Jan 9, 1997 (14:27) * 3 lines
Oh, Inko. No permission required. I am on a list of one of those infamous net jokers. These things just get passed around. Usually the things she sends are stupid, but if I get an LOL from any of them as I did with this, I shall put them up.
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Response 145 of 550: Ann (Ann) * Sun, Jan 12, 1997 (17:50) * 3 lines
SAY CHEESE!!!
WE ARE GOING TO THE SUPERBOWL!!!
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Response 146 of 550: Katy Kendall (kendall) * Sun, Jan 12, 1997 (18:07) * 1 lines
Ann - I am happy for you. and for all those barechested men in the stands the announcers kept talking about. what a way to call the rest of us sissies.
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Response 147 of 550: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sun, Jan 12, 1997 (18:30) * 1 lines
There's joy in cheeshead land.
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Response 148 of 550: Myretta (mrobens) * Sun, Jan 12, 1997 (19:30) * 3 lines
]There's joy in cheeshead land.
Not to mention Beantown!
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Response 149 of 550: Inko (Inko) * Sun, Jan 12, 1997 (20:18) * 1 lines
Congratulations Ann (Cheesehead) and Myretta (Beantowner) - it's nice to see some different teams in the Superbowl. Now - are you two going to have a bet on the outcome????;-)
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Response 150 of 550: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sun, Jan 12, 1997 (20:49) * 1 lines
Alright, the beaner and the cheeshead toe to toe.
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Response 151 of 550: Candace (candace) * Sun, Jan 12, 1997 (21:09) * 1 lines
Yummmm, does this mean that at all the Super Bowl parties -- Bean dip and Cheese Doritos will be served?
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Response 152 of 550: Kali Pappas (Kali) * Sun, Jan 12, 1997 (21:40) * 1 lines
Woo-hoo, Ann...maybe it will help you forget last year ? ;)
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Response 153 of 550: Kali Pappas (Kali) * Sun, Jan 12, 1997 (21:43) * 1 lines
BTW, people...only a month until catchers and pitchers report to Spring Training. Can't wait. Go Braves.
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Response 154 of 550: Joan, too (jwinsor) * Sun, Jan 12, 1997 (21:54) * 2 lines
PLEASE, Mrs. Bennet, no sports, I BEG you! :-(
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Response 155 of 550: Ann (Ann) * Sun, Jan 12, 1997 (23:09) * 3 lines
That's why I put it in the ramble topic, Joan. It is supposed to be for anything one might want to say.
As for me, though I will be cheering for Green Bay, I have absolutely no faith in the team and fully expect them to choke.
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Response 156 of 550: Kali Pappas (Kali) * Mon, Jan 13, 1997 (01:26) * 3 lines
Ann, have a little faith! ;)
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Joan, sports can be a very welcome diversion from computers, I must say...I hope to be able to make at least one Giants-Braves series at the 'Stick (okay, 3-Com!) this year...anybody else out there like baseball? ANYBODY???!!!
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Response 157 of 550: Cheryl Sneed (Cheryl) * Mon, Jan 13, 1997 (02:11) * 6 lines
Kali: anybody else out there like baseball? ANYBODY???!!!
Kali, I'm a big Detroit Tigers fan, growing up in Michigan it was a part of my childhood training just like ice skating and mosquito slapping! I spent many happy days at Tiger Stadium as a child...can't believe they're going to tear down that beautiful o
ld stadium! :-(
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Response 158 of 550: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Jan 13, 1997 (02:49) * 2 lines
I grew up a Cardinals fan. St. Louis. Busch Stadium. Joe Garagiola,
Harry Carey, Jack Buck and Tim McCarver used to broadcast the games on KMOX.
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Response 159 of 550: Kali Pappas (Kali) * Mon, Jan 13, 1997 (04:13) * 5 lines
Harry Caray...sigh...I've grown up on Skip Caray...
Yay for you guys...baseball lives! And yes, Cheryl...stadiumwrecking is a crying shame...I had the displeasure of seeing Comiskey in varying degrees of demolition whilst the new Comiskey was constructed...almost like the life was being sucked out of the
old stadium and being pumped into the new...
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Response 160 of 550: Ian Davey (geekman) * Mon, Jan 13, 1997 (04:41) * 8 lines
Congratulations Ann or should I say Slart? So your team is in the final. Well, the beleaguered Australian One Day Cricket Team has missed out on the World Series Cricket Finals for the
first time in 17 years! And on top of that is the New South Wales Shield Team losing very badly to Western Australia, in their Sheffield Shield match at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Now let me tell yo
all that when NSW Cricket is strong, Australia is strong! So come on NSW and Come On Aussie! Oh, Cheryl, now if you would really like to see some venerable old grounds, come and see our
grand stands at our Cricket Grounds!
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Response 161 of 550: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Jan 13, 1997 (04:44) * 2 lines
I drove by some folks playing cricket in Austin the other day. Will you
please start a cricket topic in the sports conference Ian?
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Response 162 of 550: Ian Davey (geekman) * Mon, Jan 13, 1997 (04:51) * 1 lines
If you'd like me too, Terry! BTW, what are you doing up at this hour?!? Now if you were in Australia... :-)
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Response 163 of 550: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Jan 13, 1997 (05:42) * 5 lines
I had to come in to work early today because we're facing an ice storm and the company I work for is on a crash project and need everyone they can to be here. I'm not normally up at this hour.
Have you seen that austen is the feature on the Spring's main page today?
If I were in Australia I'd probably be warmer now.
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Response 164 of 550: Amy (Amy) * Mon, Jan 13, 1997 (08:47) * 4 lines
Another connection, Cheryl. I grew up as a Tiger fan too. Stormin' Norman Cash, Al Kaline (saw him hit a grand slam once), my mother's heartthrob, Rocky Colavito (sp?)
And Terry, you lived in St. Louis? Me from 76-80. End of the Lou Brock days, hot muggy afternoons in left field. Attended the 7th game of the 80 world series.
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Response 165 of 550: Mari Topitzes (Mari) * Mon, Jan 13, 1997 (13:40) * 5 lines
Kali, gang; live in Milwaukee, and my hubby was one of the many enjoying themselves at 1 degree above zero yesterday (although I hope, I very much hope, NOT one of the barechested ones! :) )
Anyway, baseball is my game; started as a Braves fan (yes, here in Milwaukee when I was just a sprig), have become a Brewers fan. I can enjoy any baseball game; when we vacation outside of Duluth in the summer we go to Duluth Dukes games; fabulous fun, e
specially if the San Diego chicken is visiting.
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Response 166 of 550: yair (yairl) * Mon, Jan 13, 1997 (15:19) * 1 lines
i've got to know how to make a good pizza any ideas????????
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Response 167 of 550: Amy (Amy) * Mon, Jan 13, 1997 (15:51) * 5 lines
Must have a stone, Yair. That is the first thing -- unless you are doing deep disih.
Amy
Who Used to Live in Chicago
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Response 168 of 550: Cheryl Sneed (Cheryl) * Mon, Jan 13, 1997 (16:27) * 7 lines
Amy: Another connection, Cheryl. I grew up as a Tiger fan too. Stormin' Norman Cash, Al Kaline (saw him hit a grand slam once), my mother's heartthrob, Rocky Colavito (sp?)
Cool, Amy...I still look back on my 9th birthday as very special...I spent it with my Mom at Tiger Stadium watching a Twi-Night Double header against the hated Yankees...Tigers won both games, Al Kaline hit a homer in one, Mickey Lolich got a one-hitter i
n the other and the Tigers went on to win the Series that year ('68,of course, not '84!) Can still sing the Tiger fight song I learned in 4th grade..."Sock it to 'em Tigers, show 'em how to play...)
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Response 169 of 550: Hilary Talbot (Hilary) * Mon, Jan 13, 1997 (18:29) * 1 lines
Not 'Teach me tiger', Cheryl????
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Response 170 of 550: Amy (Amy) * Mon, Jan 13, 1997 (18:36) * 4 lines
We're all behind our baseball team. Go get em tigers. Right?
Go get em, Detroit Tigers. Go get em Tigers!
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Response 171 of 550: Ann (Ann) * Mon, Jan 13, 1997 (20:14) * 1 lines
I like the Saint Paul Saints--Northern League team that put the fun back into going to see baseball games. They are a total hoot. (Daryl Strawberry slept here)
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Response 172 of 550: LLohr (lilah) * Mon, Jan 13, 1997 (20:44) * 3 lines
Terry, Amy -- St. Louis is my home town. I remember seeing Stan Musial play at old Sportsman's Park (I was a tiny child, OK?) There ARE no announcers to compare with Jack Buck and Harry Caray describing the game on a hot August night on KMOX -- "this is t
he Cardinal baseball network."
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Response 173 of 550: Kali Pappas (Kali) * Mon, Jan 13, 1997 (20:48) * 5 lines
Yay! More baseball fans! Wow, Mari...you're an even older Bravie than I am...I got hooked back in the eighties, when they still sucked...a great time to love baseball, b/c every game was personal. Fay Vincent was even threatening to review our status as
an Atlanta team! I still have my Dale Murphy baseball card collection...over 300 cards, including his two rookie cards and one I got autographed.
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Good pizza? Zachary's stuffed is the best...they make their dough with beer and put the sauce on top and the toppings inside (go figure)...unfortunately, you can only get Zack's in Oakland and Berkeley...:(
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Response 174 of 550: Johanne (JohanneD) * Tue, Jan 14, 1997 (00:14) * 1 lines
Talking, pizza : fav : thin crust with pesto, goat cheese, green and black olives, onions, prosciutto and walnuts. Other one is curried chicken pizza If you're in the vicinity of Montreal, go or order at Pizzedelic.
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Response 175 of 550: Margaret Howard (Meggin) * Tue, Jan 14, 1997 (09:27) * 1 lines
Another Braves fan here! The Murph was great, also BRUUUUCE Benedict and Jeff Treadway and Lonnie Smith (so what if he fell for the deke--they should have been able to get him home). Go Braves!!!
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Response 176 of 550: Mari Topitzes (Mari) * Tue, Jan 14, 1997 (17:16) * 3 lines
LLohr (lilah)''There ARE no announcers to compare with Jack Buck and Harry Caray describing the game on a hot August night on KMOX -- "this is the Cardinal baseball network."''
Lilah, I beg to differ; there is nothing like driving home from your summer vacation and enjoying Bob Uecker announcing the Sunday afternoon Brewer's game...''Get up..Get up.. Get outta here....''
Topic 10 of 88 [food]: Ramble
Response 177 of 550: LLohr (lilah) * Tue, Jan 14, 1997 (19:10) * 1 lines
Mari, I'd just about settle for any announcer describing any game...are football and basketball seasons over yet???
Topic 10 of 88 [food]: Ramble
Response 178 of 550: Mary C. Fox (MaryC) * Tue, Jan 14, 1997 (23:06) * 3 lines
I grew up in Minnesota BEFORE the Twins and the Vikes, so am thrilled the 'Pack is Back'. Saw my first major league game in Tiger (then Briggs) Stadium because that's one of the things we always did when we visited our Detroit relatives. Great memories.
.are they really going to tear that wonderful stadium down, can't believe it.
Topic 10 of 88 [food]: Ramble
Response 179 of 550: Amy (Amy) * Tue, Jan 14, 1997 (23:56) * 42 lines
Moved to collapse topics:
Tue, Jan 14, 1997 (10:14) |
Laura McCarthy (LauraM)
Sorry, but I must do this. GO PATS!!!!!!! JAMBALYA YA JAMBALAYA YA.... Think of me doing a really stupid dance right now.
4 responses total.
Topic 141 of 141 [austen]: New England Patriots
Response 1 of 4: Amy (Amy) * Tue, Jan 14, 1997 (10:22) * 3 lines
Good. Laura, I am happy for you. Thanks for sharing, dear. Sincerely.
(But can we have a little talk about willynilly topic creation/)
Topic 141 of 141 [austen]: New England Patriots
Response 2 of 4: Mari Topitzes (Mari) * Tue, Jan 14, 1997 (17:12) * 1 lines
Laura; go to the Ramble topic; we are having quite the sports dicussion over there; of course you'll have to excuse us Wisconsinites if we don't join in your cheer;))
Topic 141 of 141 [austen]: New England Patriots
Response 3 of 4: Ann (Ann) * Tue, Jan 14, 1997 (17:27) * 1 lines
Go Pack!!!
Topic 141 of 141 [austen]: New England Patriots
Response 4 of 4: Rebecca Davey (Becks) * Tue, Jan 14, 1997 (22:17) * 1 lines
Football in a JA bulletin board!!! Insupportable!!!!
Topic 10 of 88 [food]: Ramble
Response 180 of 550: Kali Pappas (Kali) * Wed, Jan 15, 1997 (01:43) * 5 lines
Yep, Meggin...Lonnie Smith remains my all-time favorite left-fielder. And Bruce one of my favorite catchers...and Jeff Treadway my favorite second-baseman. BTW, I have one of Jeffy's broken bats...something only the biggest fan would want, considering h
is relative obscurity! ;)
Oh, and Jeff Blauser is also a god...because he's a Californian...;)
Topic 10 of 88 [food]: Ramble
Response 181 of 550: Kali Pappas (Kali) * Wed, Jan 15, 1997 (01:45) * 1 lines
Oh, and Laura...I support your Patriot Victory Topic... :::) Solidarity among the sportsfans!
Topic 10 of 88 [food]: Ramble
Response 182 of 550: Bruce (McBruce) * Wed, Jan 15, 1997 (02:59) * 2 lines
Cheryl and Amy- how could you forget Denny Maclean? And not a bad piano player for a jock. What I remember best about Tiger stadium was the smell of the Wonder
bread factory on the way in, cruising the Lodge with the windows down. And CKLW on the AM radio.
Topic 10 of 88 [food]: Ramble
Response 183 of 550: Cheryl Sneed (Cheryl) * Wed, Jan 15, 1997 (03:30) * 5 lines
Bruce: Cheryl and Amy- how could you forget Denny Maclean?
Bruce! Another Michigander has come out of the closet! ;-) I have not forgot Dennt McClain, they could not have won the '68 Series without him! But it was Lolich who won the game I was describing. ;-) I hadn't thought of the Wonder Bread factory in ye
ars! Thanks for the reminder! Fresh bread--what a wonderful smell!
Topic 10 of 88 [food]: Ramble
Response 184 of 550: Anna (Anna) * Wed, Jan 15, 1997 (06:13) * 1 lines
Nice collapse Amy :-)
Topic 10 of 88 [food]: Ramble
Response 185 of 550: Amy (Amy) * Wed, Jan 15, 1997 (07:12) * 10 lines
] forget Denny Maclean?
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Hey