Conference quark::mennotes

    As some of you may have heard already, I have accepted TFSO this week.
    
    Please, no grieving mail, this is a godsend and I'm happy I've been
    selected.  I get out from under a micromanager whom I dislike and I get
    a chunk of $$$ that will help pay for college (I'm going back for my
    Master's degree full time next semester).
    
    I also get out of DEC at a time when Palmer seems to be dooming us
    to repeat the mistakes of Wang and Data General (cut, cut, cut ...)
    
    Enough digression ... I will be reachable at
    			 US3RMC::"zarlenga@world.std.com"
    
    I regret that I was unable to meet many of the new names in this
    conference (and some of the old, like George Rauh).
    
    In any case, best of luck and see ya around the net.
    
    regards,
    mike zarlenga

    Michael:
    
    I've been reading your notes in many files for years now.  I will miss
    you.
    
    Best of luck to you.
    Marie

    Mike,
    
    You'll be missed.  I am glad, however, that the TFSO "works" for you
    and with the plans you've laid out.
    
    Best of luck to you in school!
    - craig
    

    So what are you studying at school, Mike?

    - Jim

    Yha hot sh*t! Your outta here with a smile on your face! God Bless yha!
    Perhaps when your not protesting agianst the womans exclusive race on
    Columbis day we can do a coffee some place in the area! 
    
    Mean time Mike! Happy Trails to you! Until we meet again!
    
    
    <many of you will start to hum this line privately, whistle it too!:0>
     

	Good luck zman - good decision, best of luck with the Masters course.

	- Paul\

    Color me green with envy.  Best of luck Michael.

 You'd better watch it, Rosemary, otherwise I'll come downstairs and do just
that. :-)

Well, the time has come for me to wish you all farewell.  I've accepted
a position as a Senior Consultant with JYACC, Inc. in Wellesley, MA, a 
small systems integration company with a great vision and a fabulous work 
environment.  My last day with Digital will be Friday (December 22), and 
after a much-needed vacation, I'll be starting with JYACC on January 9th;
eight years to the day after joining Digital.

The last eight years have been an incredible journey for me.  In some 
ways it feels like just yesterday I was beginning with Digital in Colorado
Springs -- fresh out of college and with a great deal to learn.  It's been
a crazy rollercoaster having been hired during a hiring freeze, relocating 
to Massachusetts during a relocation freeze, surving a stint as a SOAPBOX
moderator, as well as weathering numerous layoffs and at least two potential 
buyouts of my group.  

Through this journey I've learned who I am, why I am and where I'm going.
Today I've created a life for myself that is fabulous and taking this 
step into that life feels incredible.  My many thanks go out to many people
for the impact they have made in my life and the memories I will take with
me.  It is through the work I've done with the many incarnations of the
Knowledge Based Solutions Group here that I've been able to develop 
excellent technical skills in software development as well as find my 
niche within the software consulting world.  

Notes!  You have all been a fabulous source for defining my life!!!!
Thanks to the rambunctious members of SOAPBOX for teaching me the 
value of how to locate the source of self esteem within myself.  Thanks 
to members of WOMANNOTES who have taught me what it truly means to be a 
Feminist while retaining my femininity and embracing men and women for
the contributions we each make to the world.  And, a special thanks to 
SINGLES of providing a forum in which I've been able to create an incredible 
vision for the type of relationship I want to have in my life; and today
I have that relationship with Patrick.  There are so many other conferences
that I've participated in throughout the years and to all of you, thank you.
Your impact on my life will be something I will carry with me forever.  

Come visit me on the WWW where I'm sure I'll have a Web page in a month
or so.....  http://www.jyacc.com/.  Look there for my home page, great 
links, fun stuff and news about community service projects throughout the 
region.  I'll forward my Internet address as soon as I have one (something 
similar to kgallup@jyacc.com).

	To laugh is to risk appearing the fool
	To weep is to risk being called sentimental
	To reach out to another is to risk involvement
	To expose feelings is to risk showing your true self
	To place your ideas and dreams before the crowd is to 
		risk being called naive
	To love is to risk not being loved in return
	To live is to risk dying
	To hope is to risk despair
	To try is to risk failure
	but risks must be taken, because the greatest risk in life
		is to risk nothing
	The people who risk nothing do nothing, have nothing, 
		are nothing, and become nothing
	They may avoid suffering and sorrow but they cannot simply
		learn to feel, and change, and grow, and love and live....
	Chained to their servitude, they are slaves; they have 
		forfeited their freedom.
	Only the people who risk are truly free.
						-Anonymous

Best wishes to all.....
	Kathy Gallup

    G'luck Kath.
    sys$exit(ss$while_youre_still_normal); {:^)}
    
    fred();

    Happy trails to You!