Conference back40::soapbox

    
    Being the first to start a new topic in this 'Box!
    

    Being first resgination entered in 'da Box.  I leave today
    
    Yippeeeee!!!!

	see ya dood!


	TtLT:

	it's friday! what more could one want?


jim

    Bullets make super deal for Weber and sign Howard...puts them in direct
    contention in the East since the old powers, except for Orlando, are
    aging fast....

    Someone was kind enough to bring in some Homemade apple breakfast cake.
    They gave it to me saying the magical words "I appreciate your efforts"
    I felt good to hear it.  
    
    I most admit, my greedy side came out.  This cake is so good that it was 
    worth fighting over.  My nice guy side triumphed and it was shared.
    My taste buds are still jumping for joy as I dwell on goodness of this 
    cake.
    
    To some it all up, I like apple cake today.......:-)
    
    
    

 A large cup of dunkin donut hazlenut coffee..wonderful!




Jim

    
    The new Star Trek movie opens!!!  
    
    Yippie!
    

	A new clean box.............Wonder how long it will last ?

	Once HAAG logs in, the place will be crapped on...

	Are you sure that is something to like ??? %^)

	No.... but it does answer your question about how long will the box
stay clean...

    ttlt.
    
    having written the last note in the old box, to wit:
    
         <<< ALPHAZ::SYS$SYSDEVICE:[NOTES$LIBRARY]OLD_SOAPBOX.NOTE;1 >>>
                         -< SOAPBOX: The Golden Days >-
================================================================================
Note 1966.58                  Pearl Harbor Trivia!!                     58 of 58
SMURF::BINDER "vitam gustare"                        26 lines  17-NOV-1994 17:58
                            -< i want my PRIZE!!! >-
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    .46
    
    well, i was mistaken, too.  it's the october 1944 issue of flying
    magazine, whole issue is a tribute to u. s. naval aviation at war.
    
    page 52.  article title:  DUMBO
    
        photo of a catalina taking off from right to left
        
        photo caption: A Dumbo taking off on South Pacific rescue mission. 
        After a big battle as many as 50 Catalinas have taken part in one
        search.
        
        subhead: "Dumbo" is the Navy's affectionate name for Catalina
        search planes which have rescued hundreds of flyers.
        
        text begins:  To Disney lovers, the word Dumbo means a little pink
        elephant.  To Allied pilots in the South Pacific it means the
        difference between life and death.  "If you get in trouble, don't
        forget to call Dumbo"--that advice of the intelligence officer
        involves the greatest single morale factor in our air war against
        the Japs.
        
        Dumbo is the Navy's pet name for ghe big lumbering PBY's, or
        Consolidated Catalinas, that are now doing the bulk of the rescue
        work in the Pacific.
    

    A friend coerced me into seeing last night's "advance showing",
    or whatever they call it, of the new Trek movie.  Pretty good,
    actually, given that I'd become adjusted to ("resigned to" might
    be more appropriate) the leaked script.  The acting, directing,
    cinematography, effects, and so on, were pretty much right on.
    I'd say it was as good an implementation of the script as could
    be expected, with a couple of minor complaints (hey, nothing's
    perfect...).
    
    Worth seeing, even if you're not real high on TNG.
    
    Chris

	Chris, you may not have been wearing the uniform, but you had the Spock
ears, right?

	sister-in-law got her pixie face in the Herald yesterday
	in a volleyball article.

    I don`t want to sound rude,as i`m sure Mr Mailroom was a nice bloke,
    but his farewell note reminded me of a Walt Disney script.
    
    The sort of script which involves a small puppy and an orphan.
     

    I authored the last topic in the old soapbox.
    
    It doesn't take much to make me happy.  8^)

    now if you'd authored the last REPLY in the old box, that might be
    something.  wonder who did...?
    
    :-)

    re: Note 11.12 by SMURF::BINDER
    
    > madmike, take notice.
    
    I'll buy that.  Now cash the checks I sent ya.  That's your prize.
    (My checks don't bounce).
    
    Someone mentioned Dumbo was a generic name for seaborne S&R aircraft.
    Did your article mention that?  
    
    The one I worked on was interesting, because one of the things I had
    to do was strip the paint, and I could see the different phases of the
    planes life.  At one time the plane was yellow, most of the time it
    was blue and had HORNETS nests in it.  Ouch.  Then the place sold it
    for $1/4M.  whatta bummer.

    .19
    
    no, the article was specific that dumbo was the cat.  mentioned several
    other rescue craft, so i don't think it was oversight or carelessness.
    
    the checks didn't bounce.  i think.

	>> Chris, you may not have been wearing the uniform, but you had
    	>> the Spock ears, right?
    
    Nah, but I was wearing my Scotty physique and cheesy moustache,
    so I didn't look too out of place there.
    
    Chris

    you know! who the hell gives a damn who wrote the last note/topic in
    the last soapbox? or the one before that? or the one before that? or
    the one before that. ya'll sound like a bunch of kiddie arguing over
    halloween candy.

    no sensayuma.

    
    TTLT: A lunch date with our gorgeous receptionist, who just happens to
    be newly single :-) :-) :-) Be still my heart
    
    Mark

    In a bad mood today, HAAG?  8^)

    bugman, i ain't never in no bad mood. ever. i is a myn and thus don't
    suffer from PMS and such.

    Re: .26
    
    >i is a myn and thus don't suffer from PMS and such.
    
    Myn get testoterone poisoning.  (I don't know why men get so weirded
    out by PMS, when so many of them claim to be ruled by their own
    hormones.  Perhaps it's because the women who suffer from PMS alternate 
    between PMS and sanity, while men are in permanent hormonal thrall.)

    
    >...men are in permanent hormonal thrall.
    
    WE ARE NOT!  By the way, Chelsea, are you busy tonight?
    

Note 11.29 by OOTOOL::CHELSEA
    
    >Myn get testoterone poisoning.  (I don't know why men get so weirded
    
    ok chels. would you please educate this poor country boy on exactly how
    such poisoning affects such myn.

    Re: .30
    
    >would you please educate this poor country boy on exactly how such 
    >poisoning affects such myn.
    
    Ever see two men trying to drink each other under the table?  This is
    one form of testosterone poisoning -- engaging in self-destructive 
    behavior in order to "prove" oneself superior to other males.  How
    about construction workers catcalling after women?  Acting like a
    complete bozo in public, for the sake of male bonding and macho status.
    
    Shall I continue?

    Not unless you want a taxonomy of socially inexcusable female
    behaviors. :-)
    
    -b

Note 11.31 by OOTOOL::CHELSEA 
    
    >Ever see two men trying to drink each other under the table?  This is
    >one form of testosterone poisoning -- engaging in self-destructive 
    >behavior in order to "prove" oneself superior to other males.  How
    >about construction workers catcalling after women?  Acting like a
    >complete bozo in public, for the sake of male bonding and macho status.
    >
    >Shall I continue?
    
    shall i? what stereotypical garbage. wimmins do the same thing. i've
    seen it over and over. indeed, wimmins can even be more schemeing and
    diabolical about it than myn. its a poor example and simply doesn't
    equate to "myn PMS". 

    Re: .33
    
    >wimmins do the same thing
    
    Women do NOT engage in male bonding.
    
    >what stereotypical garbage
    
    Hoo hoo!  You're hardly in a position to throw that stone.
    
    >indeed, wimmins can even be more schemeing and diabolical about it
    >than myn
    
    That's 'cause we're smarter....

    
    its stereotypical garbage all right.
    
    I never see this sort of behavior in Palo Alto,
    so well behaved are our construction wohhkers.
    
    

 Picked up a CD.."The Early Years" by Jesse Colin Young...has a couple of my all
 time favorite tunes on it..."song for Juli" and "Ridgetop"...brings back 
 rather pleasant memories..




 Jim

    >Women do NOT engage in male bonding.
    
    I've bonded quite nicely with a few women, thank you. :-)
    
    -b

    TTLT: The following story from the December issue of Reader's Digest
          (Campus Comedy, pg 122):
    
    During one of my government classes at the University of Houston, the
    professor asked, "How many of you are Republicans?" About half the
    class raised their hands. Then he asked one woman why she had chosen
    that affiliation. "My parents are Republicans," she answered. "And if
    your parents had been morons," he asked sarcastically, "what would have
    that made you?" "Well," she replied, smiling sweetly, "I guess I'd have
    been a Democrat." -- Contributed by Michael Williamson

    
    Thursday night.  Friday night.

    Things to like "Today", mz_debra, "TODAY"!!!
    
    Sheesh.
    

Mebbe _today_ she still likes Thursday and Friday nights!

    ... and the glow from THAT fire could surely light the world!!
    
    :-)
    

    life in general is good, getting better.

    
    
    TTLT: Finding a money making venture right under my nose,
    and being possative it's going to work.
    
    
    Terrie
    

TTLT:

   Caught a chance to browse through some recent New Yorkers today and came
across an ad for Delphi. You can get a five hour free trial on Delphi by
calling 1-800-365-4636 via Modem. Press return a few times after the
Attach till the Password prompt appears. Initial password is NY948A,
which leads you into an online registration system (stuff's all running
on VMS). Lotsa stuff there (Mail, notes-typeforums, etc.). Works just
great with my character cell terminal.

   I'm passing this on for informational purposes only. I have no sort
of relationship with Delphi and this is not meant as any sort of
solicitation.

re .47

Except for the Suburbians, which makes it even more a thing to like.

/john

>    TTLT: Finding a money making venture right under my nose,
>    and being possative it's going to work.

Let's hope it's not a proofreading job.

    
    
    	no, it's writing instruction booklets for bomb disarming.....;*)
    
    
    

    
    
    Welp, yer both wrong....  :*)
    
    
    Terrie
    

    Hmmm.... if it's an economic opportunity right under one's nose, then
    my guess would be electrolysis. :-) :-)
    
    -b

    
    
    	duck brian....quickly....
    
    

    
    the share price continues to firm up - DEC 36 1/4, change +1 1/4 
    

    >> no, the article was specific that dumbo was the cat.
    
    noooo silly....dumbo was an elephant... :>
    
    ttlt:  hoping in the box after a lenghthy absence and seeing that the
    old one was archived and seeing dr.dan's noting again!
    
    ttlevenmoret:  leaving here at 2 today to go to the hospital to pace up
    and down the waiting room and to then welcome the latest baby howard to
    the world...procedure starts at 2:00...
    
    

    being reminded by a wonderful man that it is the time of year
    for my to don my cammies, gas up the truck and go a hunting :-)))))

    I'm back!!!  Missed you all!!!
    
    *Susan*

    welcome back susan. 6 weeks of vacation. whew! that's a load.

    
    *susan*!!

    *Brador*!!

    gonna get near on 110lbs of venison sausage (of various types) from my
    huntin escapades.

So, do you share recipes, or what?

    
    wonder what kind of sausage could be made out of raccoon or possum?

    Look for stock price to take major drop soon after Dec 1st...for those
    on the ESOP, my advice would be to sell as soon as possible... 

     See the "wash sale" rule for why you shouldn't sell ASAP if you are
    going to take a loss on the sale.

    
    Brilliant victory over SV Lauenburg this weekend. We just had one sub,
    their bench was crowded. And one of Lauenburg's best players, their
    right winger, only made one single goal in his 20+ attempts to cheat me
    one-on-one. hehe.
    
    Heiko

    
    
    yesterday afternoon, at 2:04pm, michael richard howard came into the
    world, a week and a half late, but doing just fine, weighing 8lbs 8oz
    and 20in long...he had some gunk in his lungs at first (i think do to
    the c-section) but the nurses took care of that pronto.  first-time mommy
    and daddy are doing just fine, and grandma is probably still crying... :>
     
    
    
    *susan*!!!  where are you now!?!?!?
    
    
    

>for those on the ESOP

ESOP was ended in 1987, after about four years.

You mean the ESPP.

/john

re: .58

Guess I'll have to go exhume Susan from the graveyard . . . 

    
    .65 - care to elaborate?

    guys, I'm at MSO1.  No DTN yet.  I'll keep you posted.  Send mail.
    
    :-)  *Susan*

    Making it back safe and sound.  1200 miles, 12 days at sea, no
    hurricanes and very little wind.  
    
    Brian

Note 11.63 by MOLAR::DELBALSO
    
>>So, do you share recipes, or what?

    jack, i gots a neighbor that does my venison up for me. real lean. adds
    spices and a bit of pork and bingo. fine eatin as any.

re: .73, Brian

How did the boat fare?

re: .74, Gene

Well, ask him for the recipe, then.

    The boat fared well.  We had the anticipated minor, annoying mishaps
    like a torn main and sheared a bolt off a motor mount.  Needed to fix
    the charging system underway as well.  All in all she was stiff and
    steady.  Less than 15 knots of wind made for very slow going though. 
    32' on deck and 18,000 pounds makes for a poor light wind performer. 
    Add to that, the sail inventory was light.  No big sails and the spare
    main was much smaller so it was like sailing with a reef in all the
    time.  In a proper ocean swell with a fresh breeze she rode very nicely. 
    Our biggest problem was whether or not we would run out of fuel before we
    made Barbados.  It was close.  
    
    TS Gordon was too far West to be a bother though we heard the reports
    of boats getting the fringes of it.  We hoped for at least a small
    taste as we would at least have had some wind!  
    	
    Two days out of Bermuda it was shorts and t-shirts day and night.  The
    waxing moon made for spectacular night sailing and with no artificial
    light sources for 400 miles, the number of stars seen at night staggers
    the imagination.  Unless you are Dr. Sagan :-).   
    
    Brian
    

Note 11.75 by MOLAR::DELBALSO 
    

>Well, ask him for the recipe, then.

    i have. he just smiles. he's retired and has been doing this for 50
    years.

    .76
    
    > sheared a bolt off a motor mount.
    
    motor mount?  you had a motor?  buncha wimps.

    Yeah we had a motor.  A good 'un too.  We'd still be out there if we
    didn't.  No shame in keeping to a schedule.  If it is any consolation,
    we hand steered most of the way.  The vane gear broke and the autopilot
    was spastic.  So there were many hours behind the wheel.  
    
    Brian 
    

	Gee, Brian, what didn't brake ???	%^)

	Talk about quality workmanship.......

    .79
    
    autopilot???  well, i guess you guys wuzn't what they wuz writin about
    when they said iron men and wooden ships.  ever heard of a thing called
    a sextant?
    
    :-)

    About the only thing wooden on this puppy was the wheel and some
    pretty bits :-).  The rest was fiberglass and lead.  
    
    We had a sextant and used it too.  We used it to make sure the 2 GPS units 
    were reading correctly.  :-)  We also had all the modern technologies.
    RADAR, LORAN (useless so far offshore), SSB, (2) VHF radios, and an RDF 
    for nostalgia.  We did not have refrigeration so the beer was cold for 
    only as long as the ice stayed around, about 5 days.  This is when we 
    switched to Rum (or Gin) and tonic :-).  
    
    Brian

    Speaking of GPS... they had a Nova special (I think?) on Earthquakes
    and they're using GPS for earthquake predicition. They place GPS
    receivers on either side of a fault and then make very careful
    measurements between them... as the distances compress, the pressure
    increases. Indicating the possibility of an earthquake.
    
    Nothing to do with boats... but I thought it was cool.
    
    BTW, they also figured out a mountain had grown over a foot (due to
    plate shifts) using similar techniques.
    
    -b

    blowing night last night.
    
    i started the 3rd game with 8 in a row and threw a washout in the 9th.
    
    our anchor blower started the 3rd game with ELEVEN in row and throw a
    washout on the 12th ball for an extremely rare 296.

    
    you were playing cricket, right?

Seeing a hometown classmate from elementary/jr. high/high
school hitting it big on Broadway after 16 years of pounding
the pavement -- Donna Murphy, this year's Tony award winner,
best actress in a musical, in Steven Sondheim's "Passion."

Quite a step up from jr.high dances and Community Auditions.

joanne

    
    
    ttlt:  that right now, and for the rest of the afternoon, i am the only 
     one here in my immediate group...meaning i am in charge of me...
     too bad i have a conscience and won't leave early...
    
    

    
    wow, what a kultured bunch. 
    
    here, high kultur means attending a butthole surfers concert
    at the catalyst.                    

    
    First (light) snow fell here in Maynard this AM.
    
      bb

    
    
    well, just got the ok to vamoos...so everyone have a happy and safe
    holiday...
    
    
    -raq
    
    

    that today will have an end

	It's snowing in Mass............%^)

	Hope it dumps feet of the stuff....%^)

    .86,  Mz. Debra,
    
    Pity about the Berlioz version of Romeo ate Juliette.  There's singing
    in it, I think.
    
    He shooda quit with the Symphonie Fantastique, last movement where his
    head goes bouncing down the stairs after being guillotined.  He would
    have done some great heavy metal, but the best they had in those days
    was a clarinet...
    
    Maybe you can get a refund?

    
    <-- {smack} 
    
    
    

    								{simper} --->

    
    I KNEW that was coming.

    <---- {simper}

    
    I've been {simper}ed in stereo.

    I KNEW this was coming.

    Prediction looks like a wonderful sunny weekend.  
    
    Hope the NWS has it right this time, they have blown predictions of bad
    weather so much in the last three weeks I find it hard to believe they
    can get good weather right either.

	TtLT:


	a special pressie delivered to a special friend. :)


jim

    
    ...but it's not here yet, jim 8^(.

    tootsie rolls.

	re -2

	aw, I'm sorry. I'll make sure it arrives tout suit!

    a four day weekend...

 Being involved in satisfying a major customer satisfaction issue..




Jim

    Another 6 hours and we'll go to St.Peter at the North Sea for
    a three-day-weekend. 
    
    Heiko

TTLT:

My new multimedia PC.

TTHT:

Nothing productive will be accomplished around my house for several months.

    cool jack. i'm gonna splurge on new equipment in jan. the ol 386 33mz
    ain't cuttin it anymore. and NO blinder. i ain't gettin no damn MACtoy.

 Nice snarf there, haag...





 Jim

   System I worked all day yesterday (and into last night) to get to a customer
  in Chicago by this AM arrived as planned..cust is up and running..




 Jim

    i don't snarf jim. never have.

    chomping on some venison and pork sausage. great stuff.

	What a great day.  Here we are, walking from the Renwick Gallery
	down towards the rest of the Smithsonian, and what do we get to
	see as we walk past 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue but...


	Socks, the First Cat, being taken for a walk on a long leash.

	Why, I'll bet our tax dollars are paying some GS-14 to take
	fulltime charge of the little critter.

/john

    
    how effete. 

    
    Read an article on "Beatle Juice" in yesterday's Globe.
    
    Never would have paid any attention if it wuzn't for Brian Markey.  You
    learn something new every day.

    gotta love it.
    
    the liberals dimms in minneapolis (the entire city government is
    democratic) are up in arms. citizens looked at average 17% increase in
    property taxex (on top of a 24% increase last year) and asked - why?
    city hall didn't have a good answer. citizens groups demanded, and got,
    an emergency city council meeting. mayor says increases are needed to
    MAINTAIN city services. citizens want to know why city payroll
    increased 8% last year and is slated to grow nearly that much this year
    despite some pretty radical cuts in police and fire department
    headcounts. they are wallowing in their own slop.
    
    paper today had lengthy article praising HHH and his "social
    conscience". something, they claim, today's politicians don't have. we
    here are still suffering from the HHH disease. the people, however, are
    getting pretty fed up with tax and spend.
    
    luv it. just luv it.

    gettin a $250.25 refund from the state of coloraddy for sending in my
    unused wapiti lic. i owe it all to chuckles bullard who clued me into
    refunds for flatlanders not being able to make the hunt. locals get
    stiffed hunt or not hunt tho they dn't pay anywhere near that much for
    the tags.
    
    now i think i got enough monies to buy the little woman that lady smith
    she was all excited about yesterday at our favorite gun shop. :-)

    >Read an article on "Beatle Juice" in yesterday's Globe.
    
    >Never would have paid any attention if it wuzn't for Brian Markey.  You
    >learn something new every day.
    
    Why, thank you! And a very cool Beatle Band they are... as the article
    mentioned, they recently played a gig at Disneyland for the "Make A
    Wish Foundation". The usual bass player (Joe from the Fools) could not
    make the gig, so he was replaced by Philip Bynoe, who is one of the
    most talented players on the planet... keep an eye out for this guy!
    Philip currently plays in another band with Muzz (the founding father
    of Beatle Juice) called Farren.
    
    I went to see Farren play last night in "Woostah." Great show as usual.
    Really worth checking out. And if Beatles are your thing, then by all
    means check out Beatle Juice. I've seen most (if not all) of the
    Beatles bands playing the New England circuit and these guys are
    definitely a cut above.
    
    BTW - in today's start a rumor department, Brad Delp had lunch with
    George Martin (the Beatle's producer) a couple of weeks ago. A project
    with Martin could be in the works... :-) :-)
    
    -b

    Today's Die Zauberflote rehearsal!
    
    WHY didn't I start singing coloratura soprano earlier in life?  Apart
    from the fact that I probably couldn't 8^).  I'm flying.  What a
    sensation!

    Way to go Mz. Debra.

    If so, hoo-Hah!!
    
    Also TTLT:  Thanksgiving leftovers including all the trimmings!!!
    

    
    two hours of ice skating without falling on my face.

    
    And a lovely face it is rah my love.
    
    Yes, Dr.Dan, I'm the Queen of the Night - it's incredible to hear one's own
    voice soar over the top of everyone else's, such a furry little
    underneath kind of sensation, it's such a feeling - almost
    as good as sex.
    
    Not that I'd know, bla bla bla.
    

    saving a bundle by "doin' it yerself", thanks largely to a Box buddy!

    last thing I did on wednesday before I left was to deposit
    responsibility for the bug I've been tracking securely in the software
    space. The hardware was doing what it was supposed to; the software was
    telling it to do the wrong thing. tres satisfying.

    Oh dear!
    

TTLFridaynight.... the Charity Ball I organized for the Canadian Cancer 
Society was a big success - we raised $5943.33 bringing our total 
donations for the past 6 balls to over $25,000.00.   The stress and effort 
of organizing the event are always worth it in the end.

    
    
    Way to go, Chris.
    
    
    
    Mike

    
    	...that I'm taking off on Friday for a weekend in NYC
    	with some friends...
    
    

    I've been asked to produce a label demo and write songs for one of the
    top unsigned local acts... these guys fill the clubs every week. Sorry,
    I can't say who it is, except to say that it is *not* Farren. The first
    song I wrote for them came Saturday... they heard the one-take demo I
    did with a drum machine, synth and my voice and agreed unanimously:
    
    				Hit!
    
    It's a Bowie-esque romp called "Last Night in Babylon." This song will
    also be going on my album I'm doing with Charlie Farren, John Muzzy
    and Mike Mischitelli.
    
    BTW - I produce under my stage name: Billy Rueben... so if this record
          charts you'll know who BR really is... :-) :-)

    -b

    
      Matt Bahr won the Pats (now 6-6) game against Indy by a bank
    shot field goal off the left post, 12-10, last night.
    
      bb

    
    
    	re: .133
    
    	I've been to the city twice but only on day trips.
    	And there will be five of us together, at least 
    	4 at all times.... so hopefully nothing "exciting"
    	will happen.
    

    Jeffrey Dahlmer is killed in prison today - I REALLY like that!
    
    Chip

	City of Boston announces parking on the streets will be free until
Christmas. Of course the people who pay $10+/day to park while they work will
leave all them spaces open for the holiday shoppers I'm sure. :-)

    
    
    what's this about dahmer????
    
    
    ttlyesterday...talked to g-lady...she sounds wonderful...very busy with
    a lot of changes in her life, but she and a friend have started a
    business together and she seems incredibly excited about it...can't
    wait to see her in january...
    
    

>	City of Boston announces parking on the streets will be free until
>Christmas. Of course the people who pay $10+/day to park while they work will
>leave all them spaces open for the holiday shoppers I'm sure. :-)

I thought that's Saturdays only.

Note 11.137 by WMOIS::GIROUARD_C 
    
    >>Jeffrey Dahlmer is killed in prison today - I REALLY like that!
    
   prison killings can be especially brutal. couldn't have happened to a
    nicer guy.

    
    re:  .132
    
    Hey J, 
    
    Lucky you!  Be very careful and bring lotsa money and have
    a good time!!!  
    
    /me

	Maybe it was just Saturday. I had thought he said all parking is free
until Christmas. Never heard the only Saturday part.


Glen

 A colleague goes across the street to Dunkin Donuts and returns with a
delightful cup of hazlenut coffee...




Jim

Took a trip to WalMart during lunch, to see if they
might have any of the three toy items my son has requested
for Xmas.

Hit the jackpot -- "Leader of the Clan" Predator, Alien
Queen's Oozing Hive, and Jurassic Park Electronic/Noisy/OhBoy
Utahraptor.

The trick, she is done.

    I don't know about the rest of that stuff, but the Alien Queen's Oozing
    Hive sounds pretty damn intriguing to me. :-) :-)
    
    -b

Isn't that another name for SOAPBOX?

Come to think of it, the hive did look familiar...

Surprise slime attacks on unsuspecting invaders,
kind of ugly and unruly.

Yup, that's it.

    RE: .148
    
    Quiver
    
    -b

	caller giving Howie a tongue lashing for featuring
	Dahmer instead of GATT last night.

	"What is this? - Inside Edition?"

 I thought Howie did spend a bit too much time on Dahmer, m'self.




Jim

	yep

I thought Howie was largely chain yanking.

He was wrong in his prediction on the Networks, though. I caught a couple
of the early evening coverages and Dahmer got only a one minute piece.

    
    foley takes the speakers gavel for the last time today.

    Ahhh... I can almost hear the strains of "Take This Job and Shove It"
    coming from the House Chambers... :-)
    
    -b

    
    
    re: .155
    
    	now that's really a thing to like today! :)
    
    	Oh, Dahmer's head being bashed in kinda makes me all warm and fuzzy
    too.....;*)
    
    
    jim

    >foley takes the speakers gavel for the last time today.
    
    good. shows that being an arrogant ass and voting against the
    constituents wishes on issues like gun control and term limits simply
    won't be tolerated anymore. 

    got my refund for my cancelled wapiti hunt and now have enough to buy
    the little woman that little .357 she likes so much. and to top it
    off..
    
    
    IT'S BLOWING NIGHT! IT'S BLOWING NIGHT!!

    Lessee, Jennifer came home with a perfect report card, Nick just a
    smidge shy of perfect (he had a "-" on one grade).  I had a physical -
    BP 110/64, resting pulse 60.  Result of riding to work, and I get to
    chase dogs, too!
    
    We're going to treat the kids to "Pagemaster" tonight.

    cinnamon peecan coffee.
    
    jeff

>    cinnamon peecan coffee.

I suggest you stick to the stuff that comes in coffee cans.

 aaagagagag

    
    hmm, I bought cinnamon hazelnut this weekend.  in a bag tho, not a can.
    
    and vanilla nut cream.

    <----- but does it come in a box?  

    Come over here so I can slap you.
    

	knowing that i had nothing to do with the Soapbox "greeting"

    
    new madonna CD

    
    oh rah....how is it!?!?!??!?!?!
    
    

    .168
    
    the ttlt in that is that you've got the thing, not me.

    
    it sux

    TTH at the moment.
    
    It used to take me 15 mins to get to work. It now takes just over an 
    hour and I have to use public transport aswell. All because I haven't
    had a chance to buy a car yet.
    
    What a bore... ZZZZZZzzzzzzZZZZZZZzzzzzZZZZZzzzzz............

    
    can't ya ride one of those 'roos to work?
    
    put a little saddle on its back and off you go.

    re last and original
    
    I'll try rooriding after the weekend !!
    
    Why have I put this note here ? Mod can you please move to TTHT.
    
    Ta 
    
    Love me

    "Mod can you please move to TTHT."
    
    Sheesh.
    
    Notes> DEL NOTE
    
    Notes> 12.L
    
    Notes> rep/tit="Stupid repetitive title belied by the text" /last
                                                                     

    Rooriding? Isn't that depraved? 

    Glenn

re: .172

I took the train everyday from The Rocks to Rhodes for the two weeks I was
there earlier this year and I didn't mind the ride at all.  No stress, etc.
Bring something to read if you're bored.

Bob

	return of "Talk Hard"

    
    what a combo - oz and the suburbs

    blasting through several barriers, fixing several bugs, and now things
    are up and running in every slot. 

    ttlt.
    
    web surfing in the comfort of my own home.

ttlln.

Somebody called during dinner trying to sell home improvement loans.
My wife said, "I'm sorry, we're already improved."  Got a chuckle out
of the salesdroid.

    
    just noticed anew a picture my son drew me for father's day this year. 
    its on my wall at work.  he drew a big 'ol walmart and two stick
    figures, one me and one him.  i'm taller and looking over at him,
    smiling, and he's looking straight ahead and smiling.  we're holding
    hands. we both have icees in our hands and he wrote a caption, "going 
    for icees!".  its nice to see your child picture you and him together 
    with smiles on our faces.
    
    jeff

    I do know how to move notes, but it's the same as it was about four
    months ago, i'm bloody lazy.
    
    -------
    
    
    DDemais-whatever-I love you too.

    Last day as a Digital employee, after 8+ years.

    Trying to explain to our departmental secretary why there was somebody
    singing to me on the telephone...

TTLT:

Finally able to use this PC as a remote login device.

TTHT:

Haven't a clue how this keyboard is mapped.

    give it a year or two.  You'll learn to live without the keys you think
    you need...

    
    
    started xmas shopping last week and started wrapping the presents last 
    nite...i just feel so productive...
    
    and i got a phone call from someone who missed me...
    

    <----- no fair.  No one is supposed to be doing any shopping or
    wrapping until 12/23.  
    
    

    My new ski boots arrived!  Yee Haw!  Now to get my skis mounted.....

    
    
    <--- Skiing "oh-err"
    
    

	the fact that even dimmer switches can lead to possible
	verbal fisticuffs in the 'box.  yesss.

    sadist.

RE:            <<< Note 11.194 by PENUTS::DDESMAISONS "too few args" >>>


>	the fact that even dimmer switches can lead to possible
>	verbal fisticuffs in the 'box.  yesss.


 C'mon, Di, its a light discussion!




Jim

>> C'mon, Di, its a light discussion!

	well, currently it is.

    Re: .186
    
    >Trying to explain to our departmental secretary why there was somebody
    >singing to me on the telephone...
    
    Tell him/her it was a strip-o-gram that got stuck in traffic....

    
    
    well, bri, at least i didn't have the xmas music playing in the
    background... ;>
    
    

    I like the idea of a SNARF just sitting here waiting to be taken at my
    leisure.  Not that I am into these things mind you.

    
    
    A friend generous literary loan...
    
    Thanks &y!!!
    
    :)
    

    
    Actually, a couple of days ago...
    
    TTLT was the fact that my house didn't burn to the ground.
    Just before retiring for the evening, I unplugged some xmas
    candles in the front window. Had to do that as Lynn forgot to
    put the timer on them. Unplugged the cord and it seemed
    unusually warm. Being paranoid about such things, I unscrewed
    the fuse and pulled the plug out from the wall. The damn thing
    was half melted away, the back of the plastic faceplate was singed and
    the wallpaper was turning brown.
    
    Funny how fate works......If lynn had attached the timer
    I'd be entering a note in TTHT.
    
    							Hank

    -1
    
    Wow. This should make us all think this time of year!

TTLLN:

The flawless (and lightening fast) installation of a DECwriter 65 on my peecee.

Some folks did a good job on that.

Is that folks in your area, Hank?

    
    a chance to heaahh a real suthuhhhn senahtah 

    Algore?

    
    the senahhtahh from the cahrolinahs senatuh hollings

    
    Two things to like in a row!
    
    A dinnerdate at Pizzeria Uno's tonight.  Oh, I hope hope hope hope
    there's a wait for a table.
    
    Yes, I do 8^).
    

    Some people get a buzz one way, some another...

    
    is that with keifer, deb???
    
    

    re.206
    
    Egor

    
    Easty sends his regards.

    
    
    ttlthismorning...
    
    
    frenching 'tine in her office...
    
    
    

    
    
    
    Ooh-er........need I say more? :')

    
    That truly calls for an oh dear.

re .216

An "oh dear" wouldn't be very valdiffing.

'Course, raq prolly was just helping 'tine with her French cuffs.

    
    Won $84 on Lotto 6/49.  Woohoo!
    

    <---- So, now you have freedom. What's it feel like?  

    
    Watch out, Glenn!  I can buy and sell you now!
    

TTLY:

Rec'd a call on my machine from Ms. D. Cheryl Arch, announcing her upcoming
Mary Kay Christmas event. If anyone wants the details, perhaps I'll post 'em
in here. Deb/Cheryl would probably appreciate a few surprise visitors that
might want to pick up a little something for someone for the holidays.

    suz must be having a fine day down there today. from:

    http://www.atd.ucar.edu/temperature.fl
    
we get;

The following weather conditions were observed at the NCAR Foothills Laboratory
in eastern Boulder, CO, USA:

 Temperature: 18.8 C (65.9 F)
 Dewpoint:    -3.6 C (25.5 F)
 Humidity:    21.5%
 Pressure:    833.5 mb (24.61 in HG)
 Wind Speed:  2.2 m/s (5.0 mi/h)
 Peak Gust:   3.5 m/s (7.8 mi/h)
 Wind From:   E at 99 degrees
 (Recorded at Thu Dec  1 18:25:01 1994 (GMT))

    .222
    sorry, but i can get my own...and at a discount, too!!!  :>:>
    
    
    ttlafewminutesago:
    
    hearing the beegees on the radio...what silly memories...
    
    

    <---- Kill any radio that is Bee Gees capable.  
    
    Brian

    It's ok Raq, it evokes good memories for me too.

    
    computer stocks advance on a broad front, reversing yesterday's
    selloff.
    
    

    
    All these internet things are very interesting to read about but there
    are some of us who have no clue how to access them and would appreciate
    a hint!

    I *offered* you a demo when I wuz sitting right ON you (oo er) at MSO2,
    but did you accept?  Noooo, you hadda wait until BP took my place
    upstairs, and now you come, whining.  Hermph. :)
    
    See LJSRV2::INTERNET_TOOLS via KP7, read the intro note, though I fear
    it's still rather too geeky.  There must be SOMEONE left in MSO2 who
    surfs...  
    
    |-{:-)
    

    I'LL get her netscaping danny boy. soon as we can get IP running out
    there.

	"twin peaks" flashbacks

    Anybody who wants to flash twin peaks is OK by me...

    
    {{{smaq}}}
    
    
    

    
    had a glorious waking-up this morning.  my eyes crept open at their
    leisure and i was facing the large window in our bedroom.  the sky was
    winter morning orange and a beautiful backdrop to the black trunks and
    branches of leaveless trees crisscrossing each other - all at different
    distances (say 10 ft from the window to 1/8th of a mile) with the
    outline of a rolling ridge in the very back.  truly beautiful,
    confirming that joy does indeed come in the morning!
    
    jeff

       Free clue:  best to run backwards whilst.  Getz messy otherwise.
    
                                     :-)
        Tnx Genenster, yer one of the best 'BoxerGeeks that ever wuz.
    

    
    Being a trend-setter!

    
    YOU?!?!?!?!?
    
    

    
    
    no, my eyes are closed
    
    
    

    
    
    i am outta here...have a good weekend!!!!!
    
    
    

    listening to CD's on my PC while doing work, and, er, uh notes.

    I called up the local CCM radio station yesterday due to a song I
    heard.  The song started out like this;  "Lord, I have a terminal
    illness and I know not what to do..."
    
    After hearing just few lyrics I was sobbing and had to turn the radio
    off, but inside I really wanted that song... really wanted it... so I
    call 1-800-525-love and get David Pierce on the phone and tell him what
    happened.. explaining of course why it effected me so.  
    
    David informed that this song was by Bob Bennett of a tape called
    "Healings".  He then informed me that it was unavailable to purchase. 
    I was really saddened so I asked if he would just play it again for me
    later.  He then told me that I should call Johnny Ray in Sacramento and
    tell him that David Pierce said to put this song on a cassette and send
    it to me. :-) :-) :-)
    
    I called today and spoke to Johnny Ray who not only is sending me the
    cassette but a few other nice things... what a great lift to know that
    this radio station who shares "encouraging words and positive music"
    are real... real people who love the Lord.
    
    Nancy

... but I couldn't resist this.  I'm only peeking into this particular
    string so I don't know if it has hit SOAPBOX yet...
    
Subj:	FWD: inevitable - microsoft bids to buy the Roman Catholic Church

----- Begin Included Message -----
>[snip]
>Re:     It was inevitable
>*    *    *
>
>> MICROSOFT Bids to Acquire Catholic Church
>> 
>> By Hank Vorjes
>> 
>> VATICAN CITY (AP) -- In a joint press conference in St. Peter's Square
>> this morning, MICROSOFT Corp. and the Vatican announced that the
>> Redmond software giant will acquire the Roman Catholic Church in
>> exchange for an unspecified number of shares of MICROSOFT common stock.
>> If the deal goes through, it will be the first time a computer software
>> company has acquired a major world religion.
>> 
>> With the acquisition, Pope John Paul II will become the senior
>> vice-president of the combined company's new Religious Software
>> Division, while MICROSOFT senior vice-presidents Michael Maples and
>> Steven Ballmer will be invested in the College of Cardinals, said
>> MICROSOFT Chairman Bill Gates.
>> 
>> "We expect a lot of growth in the religious market in the next five to
>> ten years," said Gates. "The combined resources of MICROSOFT and the
>> Catholic Church will allow us to make religion easier and more fun for
>> a broader range of people."
>> 
>> Through the MICROSOFT Network, the company's new on-line service, "we
>> will make the sacraments available on-line for the first time" and
>> revive the popular pre-Counter-Reformation practice of selling
>> indulgences, said Gates. "You can get Communion, confess your sins,
>> receive absolution -- even reduce your time in Purgatory -- all without
>> leaving your home."
>> 
>> A new software application, MICROSOFT Church, will include a macro
>> language which you can program to download heavenly graces
>> automatically while you are away from your computer.
>> 
>> An estimated 17,000 people attended the announcement in St Peter's
>> Square, watching on a 60-foot screen as comedian Don Novello -- in
>> character as Father Guido Sarducci -- hosted the event, which was
>> broadcast by satellite to 700 sites worldwide.
>> 
>> Pope John Paul II said little during the announcement. When Novello
>> chided Gates, "Now I guess you get to wear one of these pointy hats,"
>> the crowd roared, but the pontiff's smile seemed strained.
>> 
>> The deal grants MICROSOFT exclusive electronic rights to the Bible and
>> the Vatican's prized art collection, which includes works by such
>> masters as Michelangelo and Da Vinci. But critics say MICROSOFT will
>> face stiff challenges if it attempts to limit competitors' access to
>> these key intellectual properties.
>> 
>> "The Jewish people invented the look and feel of the holy scriptures,"
>> said Rabbi David Gottschalk of Philadelphia. "You take the parting of
>> the Red Sea -- we had that thousands of years before the Catholics came
>> on the scene."
>> 
>> But others argue that the Catholic and Jewish faiths both draw on a
>> common Abrahamic heritage. "The Catholic Church has just been more
>> successful in marketing it to a larger audience," notes Notre Dame
>> theologian Father Kenneth Madigan. Over the last 2,000 years, the
>> Catholic Church's market share has increased dramatically, while
>> Judaism, which was the first to offer many of the concepts now touted
>> by Christianity, lags behind.
>> 
>> Historically, the Church has a reputation as an aggressive competitor,
>> leading crusades to pressure people to upgrade to Catholicism, and
>> entering into exclusive licensing arrangements in various kingdoms
>> whereby all subjects were instilled with Catholicism, whether or not
>> they planned to use it. Today Christianity is available from several
>> denominations, but the Catholic version is still the most widely used.
>> The Church's mission is to reach "the four corners of the earth,"
>> echoing MICROSOFT's vision of "a computer on every desktop and in every
>> home".
>> 
>> Gates described MICROSOFT's long-term strategy to develop a scalable
>> religious architecture that will support all religions through
>> emulation. A single core religion will be offered with a choice of
>> interfaces according to the religion desired -- "One religion, a couple
>> of different implementations," said Gates.
>> 
>> The MICROSOFT move could spark a wave of mergers and acquisitions,
>> according to Herb Peters, a spokesman for the U.S. Southern Baptist
>> Conference, as other churches scramble to strengthen their position in
>> the increasingly competitive religious market.
>> 
>> 
>> KBviaNewsEDGE
>> 
>> 
>> Copyright (c) 1994 Knight-Ridder / Tribune Business News
>> Received via NewsEDGE from Desktop Data, Inc.: 03/07/94 19:20
>> 
>> THE ABOVE MATERIAL IS COPYRIGHTED AND SHOULD NOT BE
>> REPRODUCED OR DISTRIBUTED.
>
>
>


if it isn't obvious, this is one grand joke...!
    

    
    a katholic would be in trouble fer that calico, but it was pretty
    funny.

    I saw it, but on a system a long way (electronically-connected-wise)
    from this one, so I didn't put it in.  This part got me:
    
>> Historically, the Church has a reputation as an aggressive competitor,
>> leading crusades to pressure people to upgrade to Catholicism, and
>> entering into exclusive licensing arrangements in various kingdoms
>> whereby all subjects were instilled with Catholicism, whether or not
>> they planned to use it. Today Christianity is available from several
>> denominations, but the Catholic version is still the most widely used.
>> The Church's mission is to reach "the four corners of the earth,"
>> echoing MICROSOFT's vision of "a computer on every desktop and in every
>> home".

    Couldn't have said it better myself!
    
>> Gates described MICROSOFT's long-term strategy to develop a scalable
>> religious architecture that will support all religions through
>> emulation. A single core religion will be offered with a choice of
>> interfaces according to the religion desired -- "One religion, a couple
>> of different implementations," said Gates.
    
    Also very amusing!
    
    DougO

    
    
     Thanks for a nice evening raq!.....
    
    

   Nice visit with some old friends in their new home this afternoon..I've 
   missed them and it was good to see them again.




   Jim

    nice long talk with suz. boulder is way different type of living than
    she's used to. but she is fine and says hi.

                     Wot's she up to out there?  Kid OK?

    kids just fine dan. just fine.

    >Note 137.0
    >...
    >Pitti-Sing........................................Debra S. Hanggeli
    >...
    
    Er, that's me {beam} {beam}
    
    

    That's good to hear. I had the pleasure of meeting her in August. What
    a great girl!

    Glenn

    Naah, The Mikado is {supposedly} Japanese.  I think that 
    "hai, simperu-desu, ne" is more appropriate...
                          

    we went out to the woods and cut a beautiful Xmas tree. just listening
    to my daughters talk about what ornaments go where was something to
    enjoy. 

    we decided a new house was necessary and put ours up for sale. it sold
    for full price in 3 days.

    RE: .262
    
    Ah yes. The infamous Bose Acoustic Waste (tm). I bought one of those
    things too... the world's most expensive (not to mention  heavy) boom
    box. Got me in *big* trouble too... some guy came to my door out of
    the blue one day selling them... well, I have a little problem sometime
    getting the word "no" to come out when I need it... so an hour or so
    later I was the (ahem) proud owner of said box... well, when the wife
    got home and saw it, she was not happy. When the wife got home and
    found out what I paid for it, she was homicidal. For a year after
    that, I was banned from carrying the charge card... Come to think
    of it, things have been pretty much downhill from there, and I have
    the Bose Acoustic Waste to thank for it!!!! :-)
    
    -b

    Whadja pay fer it?
    
    Whadda ya willing ta take to unboom yerself of it? (not that I'm in the
    market, just wondering (a) how gullible you were and (b) how desperate
    you are...)
    

    Desperate yes, but I have pride too... and I'm not telling what I paid
    for it! :-)
    
    If I sell it, I'll do it anonymously! :-) :-)
    
    Hmmmm.. I s'pose if I get enough for it, I could use part of the money
    to pay for my lawyer... :-)
    
    -b

    (He's clearly not desperate enough.  
    
    I'll give him time to ripen...)
           

I bought the Bose from a friend, so it's "used". I only paid $175 for it so
I know I got one hell of a bargain.

New, they're around $1k - just slightly less.

I don't think they're worth the $1k - but they sure as hell are worth the
$175!

      Wonder how much of the ~1K$ selling price is the ad campaign...
      

    
    I had a most wonderful day today, shopping in Harvard Square and then
    dinner at, er, I think it was called the John Harvard Brew House, with
    a very special and favourite kinda person.
    
    I'm floating.

    Diana Rigg hosting Mystery.
    
    She still looks great.

    A visit from gal that used to babysit for me.  Now she's all grown up
    and has a baby of her own!  She's turned out real nice.
    :-)
    
    Great fun having her over today, playing my piano, singing looking at
    home movies of "us"... :-)... really a GREAT day.

    Oh yeah and thing to like yesterday... ex's Christmas party.  He won
    the GRAND prize... 6 player CD, cassette, radio!
    
    

    RE: The Bose Acoustic Waste
    
    I didn't pay anywhere near $1K for it, although I still paid a lot. But
    to paraphrase the Monty Python sketch: "I may be an idiot, but I'm no
    fool"
    
    Let's just say I could have purchased at least 3 excellent quality
    boom boxes, and stil had enough money left over for a party so everyone
    could listen to them. Of course, I still would have been in trouble...
    but if I invited the right people to the party I guess I wouldn't
    care... :-)
    
    -b

    
    
    a good weekend...thanks for dinner, andy!!!  and you had better make an
    honest woman of your better half...she is one class act!!!
    
    saw an old friend over the weekend...and some folks i used to work with
    and just had a good time...
    
    for the first time in a while, the weekend was too short...
    
    
    

    
    
    	Had a great time in NYC this weekend....
    
    	Looking forward to a concert Thursday night and then spending	
    	the day in Boston on Friday.
    

    
    Managed to add a second hard disk to a 486 !  Only took me the
    whole day to get the hardware/software to work.  This is very
    instructive if you never did it before.  Develops creativity in
    cabling, illuminates the mysteries of DOS and Windoze.
    
    Warning ! Do NOT asume you have everything you need.  You could
    write a book about this.
    
      bb
    

    
    
    	Ooops!  Almost forgot.....I found a T-shirt with 
    	the above personal name on it!  Black T with hot
    	pink letters....very cool.  =)
    

    sounds like kollidge antics.

>    	Had a great time in NYC this weekend....

Well? Details, please. Did you get to Rockefeller Ctr. in time for the
lighting ceremony Fri night? Did you stand in front of the window of the
Today show either Sat or Sun AM? See any plays? Where did you eat? Etc.?

    
    	re: .281
    
    	Yes, we got to Rockerfeller Center but weren't able to
    	get around the corner to see the actual lighting.  We went
    	back on Saturday night after it was already lit.  Beautiful
    	as usual.  We ate a lot, walked a lot, slept little, rode
    	lots of elevators, stood in long lines, spent a lot of money...
    
    	Friday night we ate at a place in Soho (I think) called Yarnell's.
    	The Y is shaped like a martini glass in the sign.  And then ironic
    	as it is, we ate at a place in the west end on Saturday night
    	called Martini's.  Excellent food at both places.  The chocolate
    	mousse cake at Martini's was to die for.
    
    	Pulled an all nighter Saturday night to watch the sun rise at
    	the South St. Seaport.  Hit a club called the Limelight on 
    	Saturday night.....I'll never see vinyl in the same light again.
    
    	Did the typical touristy things like the World Trade Center and
    	the Empire State Building.  Didn't make it to the Statue of 
    	Liberty though.
    
    	Loved Greenwich Village and Soho.  Lots of great little cafes
    	and shops.
    
    	I think I came home with $4 in my pocket.
    
    	JJ
    
    	

Sounds like you had a good time.

	Jim, when I wrote that I knew someone would say that, but I thought it
would be Joe. To say anything to them while they're drunk is worthless. I did
pray for them though.


Glen

    	Still obsessed, Glen?

    
    
    	re: .283
    
    	Most definitely.  A perfect end to it was going to a Friendly's
    	in Worcester on the drive home and having seven clowns (real
    	ones, like from a circus) sit in the booth behind us.  They
    	were a lot of fun.
    
    

    You sure that wasn't the Worcester Chamber of Commerce?
    
    -b

    
    
    	Snicker....
    

| <<< Note 11.285 by CSC32::J_OPPELT "I'm an orca." >>>

| Still obsessed, Glen?

	With praying Joe? Yes.

RE:               <<< Note 11.284 by BIGQ::SILVA "Memories....." >>>




>	Jim, when I wrote that I knew someone would say that, but I thought it
>would be Joe. To say anything to them while they're drunk is worthless. I did
>pray for them though.



  Ah...

    C`mon you ROYALS! 
    
    After 2 weeks of woe and stress (Reading being beaten by Southend then
    Tranmere Rovers),they then bound back with a 1-0 away win over Sunderland.
    
    Tonight it`s home to top of the league Middlesborough,plus a chance
    to see stalwart England veteran Bryan Robson to show his silky skills,
    hopefully.
    
    If we win,it`ll be tied 4th place with Wolverhampton Wanderers. Not
    bad for a small club with no money.
    
    
    
    

	the fact that i have no idea what a power ranger is.  it could
	be an all-terrain vehicle for all i know.  though i doubt it.

 I'm quite pleased that my kids are past the power ranger age.

	RE .292

	Just wait till you try and find some. You will soon end up in
the Things to Hate.

	They are hard to find and very, VERY, expensive.


	PS. Someone was selling some in ::Classifieds

    .294
    
    why should lady di want to find a power ranger?  what possible use
    could she have for one, whatever they are?

>>	Just wait till you try and find some.

	i don't anticipate having to do so.  my dog is past the 
	i-just-have-to-have-one-of-those stage she went through.
	that was so annoying.

	Well, if it is for your dog, may I suggest Barbie dolls...%^)

    RE: Di's ignorance of the Power Rangers
    
    Easy, just combine Godzilla, The Thunderbirds and H.R. Puff-n-stuff,
    add some modern technological crap and poof, you've got the attention
    of millions.
    
    It's MORPHIN TIME!
    
    C
    

    .298
    
    what is the thunderbirds, other than the usaf aerobatic team, and what
    is a puff-n-stuff?
    
    > It's MORPHIN TIME!
    
    that's morphinG, for which you would use the widely acclaimed morph, a
    program for the macintosh.

| <<< Note 11.297 by GMT1::TEEKEMA "Exit     Stage left......" >>>


| Well, if it is for your dog, may I suggest Barbie dolls...%^)



	I've got some if ya need any!!! :-)  Maybe Magic Earring Ken? Or how
about that Ken doll with that special kind of ring.... heh heh



Glen

	Glen, can my Barbie come over and play with your Ken ????  %^)


	My GI-Joe is lonely too.......

	Did anyone see that commercial that had the sheep in it? One part of it
allowed me to see how Haag lures them away.

	The sheep are listening to a tape that says, "Stay with the flock, stay
with the flock, stay with the flock"

	Then up on the hill you see the hind quarters of a sheep listening to
some good music. The sheep here this and look up. They show the front of the
sheep and you see the wolf under the sheep's skin. I nearly died!


Glen

	Ken is a mo, send G.I. Joe..... well, unless maybe Barbie has a feather
boa Ken could borrow....

    .299
    
    Thunderbirds...
    Childrens show with animated characters (like Davey and Goliath) who
    overdramatized every line they spoke. (The actors on MMPR are just
    about as talented.)
    
    Puff-n-stuff...
    Story of a young man's journey to a fantasy land where he meets a 6
    foot dragon and carries a magical talking flute. The villainess
    (villain?) seems to have served as the model for the bad guy (girl?)
    on Power Rangers. Of cuorse she's gone now and has been replaced so the
    point is no longer valid I guess.
    
    C

TTLT:

PhoneDisc

    >> It's MORPHIN TIME!
    >
    >    that's morphinG,
    
    methinks Binder is not up on the liberties taken by marketing geeks
    which include creative misspellings and the trademarking thereof, ie,
    the word is really spelled MORPHIN when it refers to power rangers.
    And I know more about the interesting little buggers (who knows the
    name of the white formerly green power ranger, who used to drive the
    green dragonzord and now fights as the white tigerzord?  and how much
    each costs?)
    
    DougO

    > methinks Binder is not up on the liberties taken...
    
    methinks dougo is not up on the subtleties of humor by misdirection.

> > methinks Binder is not up on the liberties taken...
    
>    methinks dougo is not up on the subtleties of humor by misdirection.


	Oh sure, like that was intentional.......%^)

    DougO
    
    Thanks, I thought it was MORPHIN (no G), but being new, I dared not
    question the box intellingencia...I've seen what happens when you do
    that and it's not pretty. ;^)
    
    I believe the ranger who went from green to white is Tommy. Always kind
    of a lame duck if you ask me. His powers faded in and out and they were
    always having to bail his sorry butt out of trouble.
    
    Not that I ever watch this stuff mind you. ;^)
    
    C

    .308
    
    > Oh sure, like that was intentional.......%^)
    
    you really DO have a lot to learn, don't you squeakema.

>> Oh sure, like that was intentional.......%^)
    
>    you really DO have a lot to learn, don't you squeakema.


	I sure hope so, I would hate to know everything.
That would be too boring. I live to learn from you binder.. %^)



	I guess my %^) isn't a good indicator for direct humor.

    .311
    
    you'd be amazed what you could learn from me.  i am a veritable fount
    of knowledge, my unimaginable depths unplumbed.
    
    which translates to mean that i've got a mind cluttered with the most
    INCREDIBLE lot of trivia.  :-)

>	Did anyone see that commercial that had the sheep in it? One part of it
>allowed me to see how Haag lures them away.

    cossack!

Note 11.309 by CSLALL::CEANES
    
    
    >Thanks, I thought it was MORPHIN (no G), but being new, I dared not
    >question the box intellingencia...I've seen what happens when you do
                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    
    no such thing/persons.    
    

>>(who knows the
>>    name of the white formerly green power ranger, who used to drive the
>>    green dragonzord and now fights as the white tigerzord?  and how much
>>    each costs?)
    
		Tommy was the green ranger - but then something 
	happened (I don't know what) and he began to loose his power as well
	as being lured to the fight for the bad guys - then (again, I don't 
	know how) he became the white ranger and all is well.

	My boys are so proud of me!


	Pat

    .309
    
    intelligenTSia.
    
    yvw.

	RE .312		Will we see you on Jeopardy

	any time soon ???



	RE .315		The rangers all have some kind of
power source that gives them their power and color. The bad
guys captured the green rangers power source and that made
hime lose the power and his color. So my boys 7 an 9 years
old tell me.

	I asked if all the rangers lost their powers would
they all turn white to which my sons replied "get real dad !".
Also they don't lose all their power, just some.

	Give me superman nad batman any time.	%^)

    .316
    
    I knew a correction was in the works, thanks for not letting me down.
    :^)
    
    C

    
    I just talked to Corky and he sends his regards to all.

    That reminds me... I've got to call Corky and find out how, exactly, he
    was planning on building that AR15 for me when I have the upper and
    lower receiver at my house... and he's in NH and I'm in the PRM...
    
    -b

    
    a high pressure front moved in relieving my aching collarbone and
    various other bursa.
    
    jeff

	I thought the green ranger was evil to begin with, but he became good.
His power diminished and he went away, to become the white ranger. New good
power to help out. :-)

    .321
    
    DEFINITELY a ttl.  been there, done that.

	Just heard from a good friend that Mailroom is having
a blast at his new job.

	Mike sends his regards to all in the Box and misses us
all terribly, specially HAAG.

	 No such thing as the Box over there.	%^)

	

>	Mike sends his regards to all in the Box and misses us
>all terribly, specially HAAG.


    i am deeply touched.

	

	I can only assume Gene that there was/is a special bond
since either you where his only failure or the other way round.
I forget. %^)

>	I can only assume Gene that there was/is a special bond
>since either you where his only failure or the other way round.

    he got out of the sewer right at the very end. not far out tho mind
    you. but out nevertheless.

    
    
    today....nothing
    
    

    Filling out a survey for Ontario Hydro in 35 minutes and getting 50
    bucks.

    
    ...and how much Brador will that buy?

    
    the flame war in rec.aviation.military 

    36 bottles.

    
    I'm suddenly extremely thirsty.

    
    buckley trounced glasser in a debate on larry king last night
    concerning prayer in schools.
    
    jeff

    The sultry growl of a 6 string Alembic Europa bass, neck-through,
    mahogony body. It is sitting on my lap as I type... I decided
    to check-in for mail from home, since I worked so late last night...
    and my baby is always with me when I'm at home... :-) :-) :-)
    
    The Trace Elliot head and SWR cabs don't hurt the sound either! :-)
    
    -b

TTLLN,

Confounded the local, and in some cases, national VMS experts, with a 'feature'
of the F$SEARCH() lexical.

Bob

         <<< Note 11.335 by MPGS::MARKEY "My big stick is a Beretta" >>>

   > The sultry growl of a 6 string Alembic Europa bass, neck-through,
   > mahogony body. It is sitting on my lap as I type... I decided
   > to check-in for mail from home, since I worked so late last night...
   > and my baby is always with me when I'm at home... :-) :-) :-)
    
   > The Trace Elliot head and SWR cabs don't hurt the sound either! :-)
    
    

Nice Stuff.  Which SWR cabs are you using?

Joe

    >Nice Stuff.  Which SWR cabs are you using?
    
    The "Goliath II", which is a 4X10 cabinet, and a "Big Ben" which is a
    1X18 cabinet... 2 of each, driven by a TE GMX12 preamp and 2 Bryston
    4B power amps.
    
    -b

    Another TTLT:
    
    Tickets to see the Celtics vs. Hawks game at the Bahston Gahden
    tonight...
    
    -b

    Rug-rat has recovered from ear infections.
    
    Mark.

    
    
    things looking a tiny tad bit more possibly around here...

    ttlt.
    
    system 7.5 on the iicx in my cube.

    panic politics now escalating within dimms party. what utter chaos on
    such a grand scale.

| <<< Note 11.343 by HAAG::HAAG "Rode hard. Put up wet." >>>

| panic politics now escalating within dimms party. what utter chaos on
| such a grand scale.


	Well the dimms can't help it if the repubs are chaotic...

    ttlt.
    
    watching the fascinating discussion on nanotyrannus going on in the
    dinosaur internet mailing list - is it gorgosaurus lacensis, is it
    tyrannosaurus lacensis, or is it really nanotyrannus?

    
    >nanotyrannus?
    
    tyrannosaurus Light?

    Going back about 150 replies
    
    I had a dabble on the Georgia State Lottery whilst passing through 
    said state a few weeks back. First ever lottery ticket bought and
    I won $4. I was impressed to say the least. 
    
    Gave it to a friend as a wedding present<

    It's just after 7:00am and I am at work. I have to get up at 5:20am to
    get here. sheesh
    
    Is this in the correct topic !

    
    
    
    5:20?  I was up for 20 minutes by then and was here at 6:00am.  Of
    course I will be leaving in 5 minutes as well.
    
    

    
    It's in the correct topic for me, cuz it reminds me that although
    you've just started your day, mine is only about 1.5 hours from being
    over.
    
    no need to thank me 8^).

    Hot Damn! My video-on-demand test application works!!!!
    
    A command line imbedded in a C shell script... connects to an
    alpha server, which sends RPC requests to two Novell boxes. At
    the other end, out squirts a movie!! Hot damn!
    
    Now I can go to that Celtics game tonight and not wonder if I'm
    gonna look like an idjut tomorrow when US West shows up looking
    for a demo...
    
    Oh, and did I mention?... Hot damn!
    
    -b

    	Spreading a little Christmas Cheer.  While walking to my car
    	after working out at the YMCA this morning, a frantic lady
    	approached.  "Do you have jumper cables?  Can you spare a 
    	few minutes?"
    
    	I was dead tired from my workout, and late for work.  I helped
    	her anyway.  Had to push her bronco away from a wall (we were
    	in a parking garage) because the cables wouldn't reach.  "TAKE 
    	YOUR FOOR OFF THE BRAKE!!!"  Got her going.  She was mucho pleased,
    	and her gratitude was my TTLT.
    
    	As she drove away I saw that she had Minnesota plates.  I thought,
    	"Wasn't Gene coming out this way some time in December?  Maybe
    	that was his wife...  Naah.  They would have flown..."

    dats what I mean you lovely's finish soon and i've got 
    8 hours +++ still to do.
    
    Sheesh what a bum. 
    
    never mind I actually enjoy this job believe it or not. 
    
    ... oi stop throwing things at me I didn't mean it :^)

    Going to look at an apartment right opposite Bondi Beach today.
    Big chance of a buy on my behalf.
    
    Great place, not only is it top floor (10 storey) with a balcony
    with great views of the beach and ocean, it's got a pool to and 
    thats on the roof. Two places to swim for the price of one BARGIN :^)
    
    ..... total babefest
    
            ..... and they got a pool table too !!

	May you get married soon and have many, MANY children....%^)

    
    
    re: .352
    
    
    gene's wife would have had jumper cables in her car (bronco)...
    
    

	And some serious artillery......$*)

    
    
    ...in case he tried anything 'funny'...
    
    

    
    >..... total babefest
    
    
    Hmph, I guess you don't want me as a visitor then 8^(.

Note 11.352 by CSC32::J_OPPELT
    
    	>As she drove away I saw that she had Minnesota plates.  I thought,
    	>"Wasn't Gene coming out this way some time in December?  Maybe
    	>that was his wife...  Naah.  They would have flown..."
    
    must have been one of those dimwitted liberals from here. my wife
    carries a multitude of things in her bronco (i don't drive it much)
    including:
    
    3 ton hydaulic jack
    jumper cables
    4 ton tow rope
    winter survival kit
    flares
    extra clothing
    mace
    a strategic club
    and a number of other necessities
    
    she can also shoot a 4 in group from 50ft and a standing position with
    the beretta 92. and she's talking about finshing up getting the black
    belt. 

    >..... total babefest
    
    >Hmph, I guess you don't want me as a visitor then 8^(.

    Gee, can I take Deb's place? :-)
    
    -b

| >..... total babefest
    
    
|   Hmph, I guess you don't want me as a visitor then 8^(.


	Probably not, you would put all them babes to shame %^)

    Celtics... here I come...

    
    >strategic club
    
    she hangs out with Eagleberger, Kissinger, and Nunn?

    taking charge of an outta control situation and getting things back on
    track. didn't even have to beat any heads.

    Oppps..... Now i've done it.
    
    Didn't mean it hon. Welcome anytime.

    by the way this only has one bedroom and we can't have you sleeping
    in the lounge now. :^)

    
    Kol Israel (overseas Israeli SW radio service) saved for at least
    a couple of months; plan was for budget cuts applied to the English
    language service to NorthAm

    Opus 1 for $45, Matanzas Creek chard for $17, BV Rutherford for $8!!!
    
    First trip to Costco in a while. Lots of yummies in stock. 85 Talbot
    for  $28. I'm gonna fill up a wheelbarrow with $ and stock the cellar!
    :-)

    
    
    you paid 45 bucks for a stuffed opus doll?!!?!?!?
    
    

    [guffaw!]

    
    tomorrow, around noon, i'll get to hold my brand spanking new baby
    girl, Eden, who is an answer to our prayers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    
    my last day at work for three whole weeks!
    
    jeff
    
    

 Great news, Jeff!






Jim

| <<< Note 11.365 by MPGS::MARKEY "My big stick is a Beretta" >>>

| Celtics... here I come...


	Great game, huh? Talk about hustling and scraping their way back into
the game, and then pulling out quite an impressive win!


Glen

    
    Congratulations, Jeff!  You already know it's a girl?  Eden is a nice
    name.

    Congrats Jeff
    
    

    
    
    yes, eden is a very nice name...and i am not taking into consideration
    any religious meanings...in general, it's a lovely name...congrats!
    

    11:40am - I'm in my new cube.  Only 3 hours behind schedule.  I think
    I'll go to lunch now 8^).

	Well how about a cube warming party ??????

    
    Y'all come on over.  I even have a guest chair!
    
    I am in the verrrrrrrry furthest corner of the south wing, 3rd floor. 
    If I had a pole number, I guess it would be A1.  I have a window behind
    me and a window to my left, so I can see the trees behind the building. 
    I guess this means I can give up-to-date personalized weather reports
    for the Maynard area now!
    
    Here's my first - it's sunny.
                       

> Matanzas Creek chard for $17

Is that a special variety of swiss chard? If it is, I think that's way too
much money for it, even if it is out of season.

And I can only eat it if it's done with bacon drippings.

>>And I can only eat it if it's done with bacon drippings.

	olive oil, garlic, and hot peppers is nice

    My new CD player...blows away that ancient thing I was using before. 
    Now to do something about my old amplifier.  8^)

	re: cube warming


	just went for a run....my cubes could stand some warming...;*)


jim

	Unlike MZ Debra who's cubes are HOT !!!!	%^)

    
    Well, I do have two windows, and the sun is shining in...yep, my cube
    is hot.

    >Great game, huh? Talk about hustling and scraping their way back into
    >the game, and then pulling out quite an impressive win!
    
    Excellent game. Without Dino Radja too...
    
    I was surprised at how weak Atlanta was, both offensively and
    defensively. Good team on paper - Stacey Augmon, Mookie Blaylock,
    Grant Long, but not so good in reality. Koncak is still a stiff,
    and always will be, and Andrew Lang has _no_ offense.
    
    Dee Brown looked great, and made an awesome block. Rick Fox
    played a very solid game, as did Wesley. Dominique had some
    big hoops, but was invisible defensively (not an unusual
    situation, mind you)
    
    Some guy a few seats behind me won a trip to Orlando...
    
    Were you at the game Glen, or did you watch it on TV?
    
    -b
    

	-b, I saw part of it on tv, but mostly from the highlights. 

    The video-on-demand demos to US West went well. Test tool still
    worked today, which of course, is never a given.
    
    A piece of advice though... if anyone ever tells you they want
    a multithreaded non-blocking RPC client... run. Keep running.
    For as long as it takes to convice them to use DCE.
    
    -b

    
    well, i'm out of this dreary place for a while (my office).  
    
    may God bless you all during this Christmas season!!!
    
    jeff

    Congrats Jeff!!!!!!!!!

Enjoy your time away with the new addition, Jeff.

    Jose Canseco playing 81 games at Yawkey Way.
    
    Mark.

    JC is a BoSock now? Cool.

    Today on my way to work, it actually felt like winter time back
    home 'cause it was raining and cold on the train. Only thing was
    it was still way too warm outside. :^)
    
    But, still close enough for me, I actually felt a little home 
    sick. :^(

    No smart alecs please,
    
    it wasn't actually raining inside the train ! :^)

    Simply, it's Friday.
    
    Chip

    I remember about a month ago when we saw the rise in Digital stock that
    I predicited it would peak by 12/1 and then begin to drop back.  In the
    6 sessions since 12/1, it's fallen 5 times which is a minny trend.

	JC ain't a Red Sox player yet. But then even if he becomes one doesn't
mean he will ever play..... 

    
    I can't wait to see Canseco play at Fenway!!
    
    Imagine how many more homers will be hit to right field with him
    playing there!!
    
     It'll be the first time in history that an outfielder has to wear a
    batting helmet out there!!!

    ... and pitch! Hooo boy, can't wait! :-)
    
    Chip

    It'll never happen.  With any luck, the strike will continue, the
    leagues will disband and possibly we will start all over.  
    
    Brian

    
    JC at BoSox.
    
    Yah, just what we need... another sports figure with an attitude.
    
    And what about those weapon charges.  Hasn't he also had some drug
    trouble?
    
    Bleacher seats can now go up to $15.
    
    Screw baseball.
    
    Oh yeah...  this is the things to like note.
    
    I like the baseball strike, may it last for eternity.  Hopefully the
    hockey players will come to their senses.
    
    - chaos

| <<< Note 11.404 by SOLVIT::KRAWIECKI "Zebras should be seen and not herd" >>>


| Imagine how many more homers will be hit to right field with him playing there


	You'll more than likely see Larry Walker in rightfield. And he just has
a habit of giving the ball to the fans with only 2 outs. :-)  Canseco will be
the new Fenway DH. 


Glen

	One other good thing about Canseco coming to Boston. We will get to see
more of Madonna.... :-)

    .407
    
    I like the hockey strike, may it last for eternity.  Hopefully the
    baseball players and owners will come to their senses.

    
    apres review sigh of relief

    
    The only thing I hate about the strike is that they say Cal Ripken's
    streak may be in jeopardy...
    

	Imagine being that close and have it end because all the major league
players were fired for not reporting to work??? What a way to end a streak. 



Glen

    he could always be a scab if it's that important to him.

    
    the union makes them strong, eh?

    priorities, rah.  if the streak is more important to him than holding
    out, fine, that would be his choice, n'est-ce pas?

    What strike?

          <<< HUMANE::DISK$CONFERENCES:[NOTES$LIBRARY]HUMOR.NOTE;1 >>>
                          -< Humor - Read Note 2.*  >-
================================================================================
Note 786.3                        Intel Pentium                           3 of 3
59360::POND                                          25 lines   9-DEC-1994 08:56
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 INTEL STOCK SPLIT ANNOUNCED
 
 Santa Clara, CA, 12/2/94
 
 Intel  (NASDAQ: INTC) today announced a 3 for 1.99994562416 stock split
 effective Jan 5, 1995, for stockholders of record as of Dec 9, 1994.
 
 Although analysts were surprised about the strange ratio in the stock split,
 an Intel spokesman stated that "That's just the way the math worked out!"
 
 Intel also filed a motion with the SEC requesting that it be allowed to
 publish its financial reports to only 1 or 2 significant digits stating that:
 "There are significant efficiencies to be gained, both in the preparation and
 printing of financial reports.  Just as taxpayers can choose to file returns
 using the whole dollar method, we feel we can get financial reports out much
 faster if we don't have to rerun all our spreadsheets through a PowerPC to
 verify them. Besides, most investors only care about the first 2 significant
 digits anyway!"
 
 In related news, Microsoft Corporation  (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced that its
 chairman, Bill Gates, had filed for personal bankruptcy after discovering
 that his personal net worth had been overstated by approximately
 $8 billion due to a undisclosed computer glitch.
 

    
    Re baseball,
    
    	Bring back the AAGPBL
    
    ed

    Going for a nice Italian meal tonight.
    
    Which makes a change to the usual "going out and getting lashed
    tonight".
    
    Though i`ll probably end up doing that n`all.
    

    
    Our fax machine makes such lovely musical tones while it sends and
    receives the faxes.  F C F C F C.  And then when it spits out the 
    confirmation sheets it goes E-flat C F.  If the number you dial is busy 
    it gives you an F an octave up.  I sit and sing along with it all day.
                         

    Do you have perfect pitch, or are you guessing?

    I like the tension with the lowered seventh, although I would prefer
    Eb C Eb C Eb C, and then F C. Kinda like "Invisible Sun" by Sting.
    
    -b

	Is that the Barney tune ????

    
    .422
    
    My pitch is good, but I suppose I'm just guessing.  To tell you the
    truth, I don't know whether I have perfect pitch or not.  It never
    seemed that interesting to find out.
    
    I'll bring in my pitch pipe on Monday and check the fax 8^).
    

    I'll call your fax machine and let you know if you're right... :-)
    
    -b

    I trust your trained ear -- just wondered  if indeed you had p.p.

    
    Send me a fax and I'll listen more closely 8^).

	Deb, if your pitch turns out to be good, you should try out for the Red 
Sox, or for the sales department...... :-)

	Here comes Mz Debra...........


	Prrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrprpprppppppppppprprppppppppppppppppprrrrrrrrrrr
pprrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrppppppppppppppppprrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrprpprppppppppr


	How's that ??

    
    Yep, definitely F, C, Eb.
    
    I'm feeling a little concerned about the key.  The F sounds too much like 
    the tonic for the fax machine to be in the key of Bb major or even C
    minor, but it's definitely Eb.  I suppose the F could be the 5th...I
    don't like it though, I just don't like it.
    
    Any suggestions?
    
    You don't suppose...no.
    
    This couldn't be twelve-tone, could it?!  8^o

	Quick Mz Debra, hit it with a BIG hammer..........

	Before it's too late.

    Well, according to Hindemeth, the easiest way to determine the key is
    either the first or last chord of the song. Since these aren't chords,
    it's a guess. Unless the key signature is noted in the documentation.
    :-)
    
    But, the only major key that all those notes would be in is Bb,
    although one can take the liberty of the lowered seventh, so
    my guess is that it's really F. F for Fax. Yep, that's it.
    
    -b

    On second thought, it could be E6 too...
    
    	Eb F G Ab Bb C D
    
    I'll still go with F.
    
    -b

    
    I don't like the concept of the lowered seventh.  I like the thrill of
    waiting for the resolution up to the tonic.  It gives me cold shivers.
                                                                          
    I did check the documentation, and although it often mentions "the
    tone", it never actually specifies the pitch or the key.

    I shiver with antici......pation.
    
    -b

	Whoaaaaaaaaaaaa, pass the burst....please.

	TtLT:

	Our neighbor giving birth to twins...:)


jim

	TtLLN:	Take Josh for his weekly nosh at Burger King.

		As we motor up to the drive-thru lane, I ask
		him, "What do want to eat tonight?"

		He says to me, with perfect deadpan expression,
		"Four fried chickens and a Coke."

	

    
    
    And yu said... "Dry white toast..."
    
    
    Right?
    
    :)
    

    
    hearing Dean Edell MD call the Bomb the greatest defender 
    of peace ever.
    

        Re " Four fried chickens and a Coke and White Toast"
        
        Watched (and  enjoyed)  that one again a couple of weeks ago in
        honour of Cab  Calloway.    Duck  Dunn does some excellent bass
        work!
        
        &y
            

>    And yu said... "Dry white toast..."

I would've said it, if I hadn't been convulsing
with laughter over the steering wheel.

Our good-byes in the morning have been known
to include a "Good luck stormin' the castle"
or two.

jj

    Rug-rat thoroughly enjoying his bottle, burp and bedtime story before
    bidding the day adieu.
    
    Mark.

	The three B's...nuttin' better. :)

	TtLT:

	sitting and comforting an ailing friend last night....


jim

    TTLT:
    
    Making it home ~ 4AM today from various destinations in one piece,
    despite the first real pasting of winter nastiness here in the
    northeast. I hope everyone else fared as well...
    
    -b

    
    How did I manage to start Saturday with 8 bottles of wine, drink all
    night, and end up with 17?
    
    This troubles me.  However, it means I don't have to leave the house
    for...oh, two-three days 8^).

    The fettucine (sp?) and potatoes in the Canteen. Bloody greeeeat
    it were !
    
    But I do miss the terrible food food (did I call it food !) from the
    DEC park (UK) canteen. sniff
    
    
    omigod - barrrrrrrf

    conversations like this:
    
    him: "hey raq, is that wreath real or fake??"
    me:  "yeah"
    
    
    ( and i was the sober one...)
    
    
    

	beaucoup help from MacBinder

TTLLF (Last Friday) -

#2 daughter stopped by for dinner and spent the evening helping me reconfigure
some shelving, removing my old cheapo 20W speakers (which you may recall I
toasted about a month or so ago), and installing my new 120W speakers.

New amp _REALLY_ cranks, now.

    
    RE: .450
    
    
     >  ( and i was the sober one...)
    
     
      Hey!!!! You implying I weren't??????????????
    

    Bob Palmer was here at WRO today.  He was positive... did some name
    dropping, i.e., Microsoft, Intel, AMD executives... and was very
    relaxed.  Really about the most important things I came away with were:
    
    1.  Wage freeze is lifted, but is being micromanaged as to whom
        gets the raises; i.e., technical employees.  He stated we've
        lost too much talent.
    
    2.  The company is financially good, but we can't take any
        more financial fiascos.  
    
        a.  We are not selling items such as RDB for the CASH flow, it
            is a strategic sell to provide our installed base with
       	    consistent technological support since Digital CANNOT
     	    afford to support the R&D on these types of products.
    
    	b.  We cannot afford an across the board raise for employees, it
    	    would devastate us financially.
    
    	    b1.  stated that he wanted more variable salaries throughout
       		 the company i.e., a "profit sharing" type, but NOT profit
                 sharing as THE means of compensation to employees.
    
    	c.  Thought we'd have a break even [for sure] Q2.
    
    	d.  Stated that our CASH reserve and our LONG TERM debt were even.
            There are very few companies this strong.
    
    3.	Transitionally this company is more than halfway through its
        metamorphosis.  
    
    4.  We are selling the Scotland facility and are in the last stages
    	of negotiation with Motorola [?] I think.
    
    5.	In negotiations currently with Bill Gates regarding an upcoming
        program guaranteed to knock our socks off!
    
    hmmm can't think of anything else at this point that caught my
    attention.
    
      

    
    I don't need no steenking program to take off my socks.

    Bob you reminded me about what he said regarding the Palo Alto
    Facility!

    I like surprise SNARFS!!! YES!!

	set/cockalorum

		479 in Scrabble

	set/nocockalorum

    <-- preen...

    ttlt.
    
    basenoter's rapid correction of mispeld title of note 174.

    
>>    basenoter's rapid correction of mispeld title of note 174.

	couldabeena mod, dear.  

    Sure it wasn't a rabid correction of a misspelled title?
    
    

    
    Just received an invitation to a third Christmas party for this Saturday,
    this one from man-of-my-dreams from my last job.  Luckily it's in the
    same town as the second one, the Old Gold Rugby Football Club Christmas
    party, and the first one is an afternoon party rather than evening. 
    
    This should be an interesting day, not a record tho.  One year I did
    four.
    
    Did somebody say 'party'?!  8^)

>>    Sure it wasn't a rabid correction of a misspelled title?

    "rabid"?  what would be "rabid" about it?    
    

    .462
    
    you mean my attaboy for wafflefartz, possibly the only one he'd ever
    in his life deserve, was misdirected???  oh piffle.

    'twas merely a play on words, no offense meant to any correction
    officers.  After all, it was a misspelled worrd and rapid can become
    rapib when put the the spelling transmogriphicator. :-)
    
    Brian  

TTLT:

I do believe Gerald is back.

	.467  ah, i see.  thanks.  this mod thing is worrisome.  ;>

Just say "no".

    then again spelling can be challenging too :-(.  Too fast on the
    keyboard at times, sigh.

	Brian, isn't there a law against drinking and typing ??

	People could get seriously hurt....%^(

    TTLS:
    
     Taking the 5 year old to the Nutcracker.
    
     Attending a great Christmas party.

	the way Rod Steiger chewed his gum in "In the Heat of the Night"

    the woman is a connoisier of acting.  'twas undubitabubbly a sterling
    performance.

    >the woman is a connoisier of acting.
    
     I assume she'd rather be a connoiseur.

    > connoiseur
    
    and you a phranquophone...  tch.

    
    well, she is a she right???  wouldn't that make her a connoisseurette??
    
    
    

    Designing a mechanism for passing arguments between document objects
    and imbedded scripts that will be immortalized in an ISO document,
    and very likely applied to the next generation of software systems
    being developed for the US Dept of Defense CALS inititiative.
    
    -b

    Whoops. Make that initiative. Doncha hate it when the fingers stutter
    like that? :-)
    
    -b

Hmmm - you probably would have been happy if we'd actually gone ahead with
the SGML version of VAX DOC several years ago instead of killing the poor
thing due to the inept decisions of some idiots in product management and
marketing (both of whom have since been dismissed for their inadequacies.)

I know that we (engineering) would have been damn glad to do it . . . 

    Yessir, that would have sat just fine with me.
    
    I was working on the HyTime (hypermedia) extensions to SGML at the
    time this other stuff was going on, and was considered to be way out
    in left field to even think that there was place for SGML in Digital.
    
    I've since moved on from trying to convince Digital to use SGML; I
    participate in standards now out of my own pocket, and I'm currently
    the editor for the standard which will allow programs (scripts) to
    be embedded in SGML documents. I'll probably start my own software
    company somewhere down the line to take advantage of my inventions
    ... and Digital will most likely continue to have zero presence in
    the markets I'll be addressing.
    
    (BTW - I'm not a Digital employee, I'm a consultant)
    
    -b

	The Patriots are in the drivers seat. If they win their last 2 games,
they are in the playoffs. They don't have to worry about other people
controling their destiny.

    That is _cool_. The other thing is that the Bills probably won't be
    back to blow another chance at the title this year... I was starting to
    get sick of them...
    
    -b

    
    Well, we'll see - Pats at Buff (it's a biggy) this weekend.  They
    say Jim Kelly is limping again, but don't be suckered !
    
      bb

    IT'S BLOWING NIGHT!!! IT'S BLOWING NIGHT!!!!

    Weren't we through with this last year Gene????? 

    And you talk about me using "we" in a questionable context! :-) :-)

    everyone knows that tuesday nights are blowing nights. have been for
    years.

    .490
    
    EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeps!

    I recall an end to this insanity... why'd it start again!?

    
    
    
    Hey, if Gene wants to blow and goof, I say it ain't none of our
    concern. 

    .461
    
    I didn't change it...maybe Mr. U did!

	The thing about the Bills is their back-up qb is every bit as good as
Kelly. So even with Kelly out, it doesn't mean they don't have a good qb.
Remember last year being down 35-3 against Houston, and Reich pulled out a win. 
And with this being their absolutely last chance to qualify for the playoffs,
and they're at home, you know they're gonna be pumped for this game and will do
their damnest to win.


Glen

    
    Relax Patriot fans, your team is going to get killed by the Bears, on
    fitting enough Christmas Eve. So Merry Christmas New England fans.
    
    Mark

    
    Snarf away to your hearts content Mz debra
    
    Mark

   Why would the Bears be expected to kill New England?  Do their uniforms
   remind you of Green Bay's? 8^)

	Ok, we beat Greenbay, and the Bears got CCCCRRRRUUUUSSSSHHHHEEEEDDDD by
them. So you were saying??????

Receiving three inquiries about my whereabouts.

    finding the angliski text of 'twas brillig on the web.

    I'm not sure if this goes here or there.. but since I'm here...
    
    I asked my roommate Zahra to sleep with me last night [cuz she ain't
    afraid of no mouse!] and the darn thing didn't show up!!!!
    
    Any suggestions on the best way to kill a mouse without snapping its
    head off! [oh my stomach turns just writing this]

    
    put it in the microwave?

    It prolly crawled in to bed with the two of you, and you didn't even
    notice.

    
    I believe you can buy humane-type traps that just catch the mice and
    don't kill them.  Then you can drive it over to RAH's house.

    Buy a cat.

    Unless the mouse is the size of a baby kangaroo.

    When I first moved into my house, the previous occupants hadn't cleaned
    out the tool shed, so I had to. Being the middle of summer it was hot,
    so I was working without a shirt on...
    
    There was a plastic trash can that was full of wood and other stuff,
    and too heavy to lift by the handles. So, I bent down and wrapped
    my arms around the barrel and stood up. As I was walking to the
    front of the house, a mouse ran up the side of the barrel, onto
    my left arm, across my chest underneath my chin, down my right
    arm, and back into the barrel.
    
    I froze. I couldn't do anything. I just stood there clutching
    the damn barrel. The only sound I could make was "uuuuhhhhhhh...."
    When I finally managed to put the barrel down, I laid one
    serious hurting on that mouse for making me soil my armor...
    
    -b

    .507
    THANKS RAH... wanna have sushi?

    >> I believe you can buy humane-type traps that just catch the mice and
    >> don't kill them.
    
    Nice in theory, the so-called "Havahart" traps.  In practice, getting
    the wee beastie to come out of the trap is another story; when you open
    the door, he clings for dear life to the cage bottom with his little
    claws, trembling like a leaf.  If you can get him out, he usually
    manages to find his way back into the garage or wherever, and then
    return to Step 1.
    
    To get around the latter problem, once I brought the trap, occupant
    and all, to work in the morning, and let him go into the woods at the
    edge of the parking lot.
    
    When I returned to the car, nine hours later, there he was standing
    by the front driver's-side tire, looking at me with those big brown
    mouse eyes, waiting for me to take him back home.
    
    I declined, but he probably hopped into the engine compartment and
    hitched a ride anyway.
    
    Chris

    .514
    
    aww man your story almost made me shed a coupla tears...

    A trap baited with cheese or even better, peanut butter.  The mouse
    must spend more time at the trap lapping up the PB than the cheese. 
    This increases the chances of a clean SNAP!!  Just try not to be around
    for the pitiful mewling sounds of the dying critter.  
    
    For a homemade humane trap, get an old shoe box, place bait under it
    tied to a small stick like a popscicle stick or the like.  Prop the box
    up with the stick.  When mouse takes bait, stick falls, box falls,
    mouse is trapped.  Slide a piece of stiff paper or corrugated 
    (cardboard for the unwashed) under the box to seal the box.  Scoop up
    mouse and deposit outside or into whatever destruction machine you deem
    appropriate for the crimes committed.  There are more mechanics
    involved in the trap to make it fool proof but that what kids are for,
    to figure these things out.  
    
    I on the other hand used a frisbee and newspaper for El Raton that
    scampered across my living room floor, in broad lamplight I might add. 
    Out into the cold night he (I checked) went to fend for himself.   
    
    Brian

	Nancy, DO NOT buy those traps that the mice stick to. They are real
cool to get them on it, but ever try to peel a mouse off a trap it's whole body
is stuck too? I would STRONGLY recommend you don't buy these... unless you want
to stuff and mount the mouse afterwards. Then they make real handy stands!

    .506
    
    i gather you're a Christian
    
    good thing you're not a Buddhist

If you don't want to snap his head off, you can always leave poison designed
for the species lying around. Then you only have to deal with finding them
(hopefully) dead and in some state of decomposition.

Actually, you wouldn't likely snap off the head, but the effect of the bulging
eyes and the blood running from the nostrils and ears is somewhat interesting.

    suddenly this soup doesn't look quite as appetizing as I thought it
    would...guess that should teach me to read notes while eatin' my
    lunch...

    ...thinking about getting my toes sucked...

    It's pre-lunch time for me... FORGET THE SUSHI INVITE RAH!

    Sushi is awesome. I just love that stuff. Thought you'd all like
    to know that! (not)
    
    -b

I had a very tasty Manhattan Maki Roll for lunch today.

    what's manhattan maki?  i tend to prefer nigiri, although i dearly love
    tempura'ed ebi maki for its texture/temperature contrast.

Actually the Manhattan moniker is a new one on me. This was at Tokyo.
It was basically the same as the California roll at Osaka. From the
inside out, avocado, crab meat, pickle, very slight amount of wasabi,
sheet-of-the-seaweed-stuff-that-I-can't-recall-the-name-of-right-now-
even-though-I-have-a-box-at-home, glutinous rice, sesame seeds and
flying fish roe.

    California Maki is also quite nice, especially for those with an
    aversion to raw seafood (it's avacado and cucumber).
    
    -b (aka Fuda Markey)

    
    seaweed sheets = nori(i)

THASSIT!!!!

(thx, Mz. Deb)

It is easier to remove mouse from hav-a-hart(tm) if you soak the trap and
contents in a large bucket of water overnight. Contents slide right out when 
you open the door. :-} :-}

Amos

    .526
    
    dormouse.  see also alice's adventures in wonderland, the guest list
    for the mad hatter's tea party.

The overall quality is roughly the same. Depending on the particular sushi
chef, Tokyo's offerings vary slightly in taste/seasoning/spice - Osaka's
are much more consistent. Tokyo seems a bit higher priced on the ala carte,
and, of course, nobody beats Osaka's "Lunchbox Special" prices with the
extra roll available for a mere $2. In general, I prefer Midori for portion
relative to price, but that's not too convenient for lunch (though far
better for dinner or the weekend.)

We should get together for lunch one of these days, Dick, no?

    yes.

    My favorite lunch is [RAH can attest to this]:
    
    Nigiri Mix with Spicey Tuna Roll, dessert a K.C. Roll
    
    K.C. roll is like deep fried ice cream... tempura on the outside while
    still raw on the inside.. it's made with avocado, hamachi, maki and
    yellow tail. :-)
    
    

    
    
    Picking up my Pardini tonight (Early Christmas present to myself ;)
    

    .-2 deep fried icecream? Do you wrap this in an asbestos cone?

    Don't try the peanut butter on the mousetrap trick in you live in
    Georgia.  Oh, it worked just fine; got the mouse.  I KNEW the mouse
    had bought the farm because the line of approximately a bazillion
    ants were leading right to the trap!!!
    
    

    Deep fried ice cream is great.  You take a large scoop of ice cream and
    pack it tightly into a ball.  Handpacked and the harder the better.  No 
    you cannot use soft serve :-).  Roll the ice cream in a mixture of shaved 
    coconut, crushed nuts, cinnamon, maybe finely crushed pieces of sugar cone 
    util it is completely coated.  Drop in the deep fryer for several seconds 
    until outside is crispy.  Serve in a dish with your favorite toppings.  
    Quite good actually.  
    
    Brian

    Deep fried icecream is okay... but the K.C. Roll is better!! 
    
    Gotta go ...:-)

>inside out, avocado, crab meat, pickle, very slight amount of wasabi,
>sheet-of-the-seaweed-stuff-that-I-can't-recall-the-name-of-right-now-
>even-though-I-have-a-box-at-home, glutinous rice, sesame seeds and
>flying fish roe.

I've used similar stuff for bait when mackeral fishing. what were you trying 
to catch? :-} :-}



that description is _NOT_ something I'd eat  BBLLEECCHH!!!

Well, the maki is a lot more tasty than the description itself, Amos. :^)

	Mice with a little bit of spam with it goes a long way to real tasty
meal. Of course you get this sensation that you're running, but going nowhere:-)

    i'll have the rat au van.

    I'll be sure to bring a mickey with me.

    
    Face it you New England fans, remember the last time your Pats played
    the Bears?? I'll remind you 46-10 1986 Super Bowl New Orleans, does
    this help?? Anyway, I like the team and the coach, but they will lose
    their next two games and finish 8-8. However, look out for them next
    year.
    
    Mark

	Face it, Mark, the '94 edition of the Bears ain't the '86!

	;^)

	(Even if the Pats do end up 8-8 this year, they've been
	exciting to watch.)

	joanne

	I guess them Bears are always gonna get trounced by the packers then,
right? So if the packers make the playoffs, guess the bears will be crushed if
they play them.....

	"Who's drivin' da bus?"

	"Ditka."

	"Da Bearssssssss!"

>      <<< Note 11.548 by POBOX::BATTIS "When in doubt, foul a freshman" >>>
>
>    
>    Face it you New England fans, remember the last time your Pats played
>    the Bears?? I'll remind you 46-10 1986 Super Bowl New Orleans, does
>    this help?? Anyway, I like the team and the coach, but they will lose
>    their next two games and finish 8-8. However, look out for them next
>    year.
    
>    Mark


	Better check your facts. The last time the Pats played the
	Bears, the Pats won (with Flutie at QB) and that very game
	sent Ditka to the hospital. He suffered a heart attack a
	few days later.

	Ken

    Well, played 5 games of STNG and while it was refreshing, stimulating
    and all around pleasant... I didn't score very well!
    
    But the KC Roll was fantastic!  I went there last week for sushi and
    the guy who own the sushi bar [SAM] gave me $23... seems I left too
    much money with my last bill... so today was FREE so to speak!

    if you live around other pets, don't use the standard rat/mouse poison. 
    they will cause internal bleeding on the pets, and any predators
    outside the home that pick them up while dying or dead.  
    
    Instead mix portland cement with grain and leave a bowl of water
    nearby.  turns their little insides into rock and is much less harmful
    to mouse eating dogs and cats.
    
    however all poisons have some disadvantages, the main on being that
    mice generally crawl into the most inaccessable part of a house to die. 
    They take about 4 weeks to decompose and in the process you will get
    eau de rotting meat for that time.  
    
    Traps or cats are much more fair to your nose.
    
    meg

    Meg,
    
    I like the cement idea, neat!!
    

>         <<< Note 11.554 by CSC32::M_EVANS "My other car is a kirby" >>>

>    however all poisons have some disadvantages, the main on being that
>    mice generally crawl into the most inaccessable part of a house to die. 

Yep, the mice come into the basement/attic around fall, die in the walls
around spring when they can't figure out how to get out. No idea what they
live on all winter... I set out 4-6 traps in the attic every fall, they
always fill up with mice to spare.

Cheddar with a little peanut butter works pretty good. Don't use a lot or the
rest of 'em will have a feast after one of 'em makes the sacrifice.

This is nothing compared to the squirrels!

    Whats the water for?

    TTLT  Snarf #3 or #4... can't remember which.

    ttlt.
    
    receiving a promise from a friend.

    nanccy,
    
    the cement and grain make the little rats thirsty, and the water helps
    make the "cheese more binding" if you get what I mean.  
    
    meg

    Meg,
    
    With my luck I'd probably throw my back out picking up the
    "mouse blocks" :-)
    
    

    re ZK sushi-raiding parties:
    
    I'm amenable to persuasion -- after next Tuesday's noontime concert,
    that is.
    
    Dick

    TTLTW....
    
    I'll be moving into my new apartment on Saturday..... Can't wait,
    it's a very nice place in an old building, next to the harbour.
    Right outside of my window(s) is a set of very tall trees which 
    blocks the view into the apartment but makes the view from the
    apartment brilliant. 
    
    Fantastic place, I am most pleased !!!

    What does talk hard mean??????????????

    Come on girl. It's been explained in this conference a few billion 
    times over the last year or so, well maybe not that many :^).
    
    It's a quote from the movie 'Pump Up The Volume' and basically it
    means express yourself, don't hold back.

    RE: .564
    
    It means "no originality"....
    

    .564
    
    is usually means inlined, fully biodegradable BS dumped here.

    
    <-------
    
     Which usually means NEXT/UNSEEN...
    

    > Come on girl. It's been explained in this conference a few billion
    
    Whoa there pardnah, Ah ain't no horse!
    
    >    times over the last year or so, well maybe not that many :^).
    
    Whale I dun't reed ever' topic in this har place!
    
    >    It's a quote from the movie 'Pump Up The Volume' and basically it
    >    means express yourself, don't hold back.
    
    
    Pump up the volume with Sylvester Stallone.. right?  Yeah I saw that ..
    
    
    With Joycelyn Elders!
    
    

    slap....ouch!....:^)

    re: .563
    
    Which harbour?
    
    Bob

    Elizabeth Bay

    
    Gary Glitter is on the radio!

    >Elizabeth Bay
    
    Is that the pond across the street from the office?
    
    Bob