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My life today

Topic 2 · 264 responses · archived october 2000

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~terry Wed, Dec 4, 1996 (09:26) seed

How is your life going today? What have you been doing? What are you doing right now? What's on your mind?

~terry Sun, Dec 8, 1996 (18:07) #1

I'ts pretty good except for getting ambushed by fourway on Electric Minds.

~Tessie Tue, Dec 10, 1996 (00:45) #2

~terry Tue, Dec 10, 1996 (01:03) #3

~psycho Wed, Dec 11, 1996 (20:32) #4

~terry Wed, Dec 11, 1996 (20:50) #5

Rambling can include your life today. Rambling is anything. Your life today is more specific. You're right on topic.

~McBruce Thu, Dec 12, 1996 (00:15) #6

I'm with Ricky Lee- why not another hour or two? Finals looming next week, the GRE's this saturday. How about a back button on time? Holidays? Oh, yeah. Those too. Well, in for a dime... Looking forward to a respite out on the homestead. No alarm clock, deadlines, fighting traffic or the bureaucracy. Peace (and quiet) on earth!

~drymartini Sat, Dec 28, 1996 (17:31) #7

How did you get ambushed, ? I suppose I could wander over to EM and look for signs of the violent deed, such as blood and brains splattered about. But it could be dangerous over there, and discretion is the better part of valor. Or is it velour-- I get those mixed up. Or is it DISCUSSION is the better part of valor? (In The Fray, it really is.)

~terry Sat, Dec 28, 1996 (17:53) #8

Well, about 20 of my topics were deleted but that was quite a while back. I've pretty much forgotten about it.

~hummie Fri, Jun 20, 1997 (16:55) #9

there were ambushes on eMinds, yes. nonetheless: i remember the GRE tests. they were awful. i took three of them on the same day because i disliked them so much. don't EVER do that! it was a horrible mistake. my brain was full of peanut butter when i got done. i did,however, manage to find a question on the test that was mis-written; and so i argued with educational testing service about it until they yielded. long time ago, that...

~mikeg Fri, Jul 18, 1997 (21:02) #10

Well... I feel like sharing my thoughts with people at the moment, which happens sometimes...I'm in an odd mood and have been for quite a few days. Does anyone find it odd that I should still dream about a girl whom I haven't been involved with for over two years? Do I have a problem when I serve someone a bottle of "Castaway" in the bar and remember her?

~terry Sat, Jul 19, 1997 (14:58) #11

No that's normal. You may have had a strong attraction for her.

~mikeg Sat, Jul 19, 1997 (21:09) #12

But it's such *old news*. It seems that it occurs when I'm lonely, which isn't very helpful. Surely I should be reaching out for my current girlfriend (my fiancee, for goodness sake!) and not someone who I haven't even seen for years...

~terry Sat, Jul 19, 1997 (23:25) #13

That sounds right. You should be. But every now and then there are those flashbacks. I had a flashback on Helen Huth from high school today.

~mikeg Sat, Jul 19, 1997 (23:39) #14

But I'm not, which is a problem...

~aubrey Thu, Jul 24, 1997 (15:34) #15

It happens. Comes and goes. Not pleasant, necessarily, not what you want, probably, but there is just no way to tell your mind what to think. Not that it's any help! sorry...

~terry Fri, Jul 25, 1997 (10:37) #16

So how are you? Gosh, glad you're back with us.

~KitchenManager Sat, Oct 11, 1997 (23:39) #17

It's actually the second day in a week that I've read postings and replied since I managed to make it back again. Maybe I can stay for awhile this time. WER

~terry Sun, Oct 12, 1997 (10:42) #18

~KitchenManager Wed, Oct 15, 1997 (01:17) #19

~terry Wed, Oct 15, 1997 (14:30) #20

Wow, that would be super, kitchenmanager!

~KitchenManager Fri, Nov 7, 1997 (02:03) #21

Every day is becoming the kind where I'd prefer being on death row to being where I am. Except that I'd miss my little girl terribly. WER

~terry Fri, Nov 7, 1997 (08:07) #22

Oh, that sounds too grim. Are you being real?

~KitchenManager Sat, Nov 8, 1997 (01:53) #23

Unfortunately, you'd be correct, sir. WER

~terry Sat, Nov 8, 1997 (10:14) #24

So, are things better today. I'm a psychic ya know. Let me look into my crystal ball. I see.. I see... you've been reading the Chronicle.

~KitchenManager Sat, Nov 8, 1997 (11:20) #25

Me?

~stacey Mon, Nov 10, 1997 (13:31) #26

Hey you morbid fool! Don't do the dirty deed that gets you sent to death row before I come meet you (and collect my tiramisu!). What's so shitty about the days lately? Work? Home? You don'

~KitchenManager Fri, Dec 11, 1998 (11:29) #27

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~KitchenManager Fri, Dec 11, 1998 (11:30) #28

Response #450 is too big (last 27)

~KitchenManager Fri, Dec 11, 1998 (11:31) #29

ooh, strange days around here...

~wolf Fri, Dec 11, 1998 (11:40) #30

~KitchenManager Fri, Dec 11, 1998 (11:44) #31

Yea, Wolf!

~KitchenManager Sun, Jan 17, 1999 (14:18) #32

got on a trampoline for the first time today... finally got the kid's Christmas present put together!

~PT Wed, Jan 20, 1999 (21:41) #33

Nothing like a little procrastination.

~KitchenManager Sat, Jan 23, 1999 (14:52) #34

except, maybe, a lot of procrastination!

~aa9il Mon, Feb 15, 1999 (16:14) #35

I plan on giving up procrastination tomorrow... Mike aka _cosmo_

~wer Thu, Apr 1, 1999 (16:19) #36

I'm tired...

~wolf Thu, Apr 1, 1999 (19:04) #37

me,too!

~aschuth Thu, Apr 8, 1999 (15:39) #38

I've been cranky and generally a miserable experience to all people today, I'm afraid. Hope I catch a better one tommorrow. See yall next week.

~KitchenManager Thu, Apr 8, 1999 (20:10) #39

bye!!! hurry back!!!

~aschuth Sat, Apr 10, 1999 (13:34) #40

Ok, here I am! And feel better, too (and nicer!)!

~KitchenManager Sat, Apr 10, 1999 (13:49) #41

then share your secrets, man!

~aschuth Mon, Apr 12, 1999 (14:27) #42

(I did, but it didn't submit properly. It does that often to me. Whenever I write something really nice, it doesn't work. When it doesn't work several times in a row, I get upset. And then I get even more irritated when I notice that I wanted to reply to one of you gentle creatures in a very friendly way, BUT BY THEN AM WAY TOO MAD FOR THAT! So, and then I abort the whole enterprise, and be very sad, and do my daily chores...)

~KitchenManager Tue, Apr 13, 1999 (00:14) #43

deja vu

~aschuth Tue, Apr 13, 1999 (12:07) #44

I have a headache. The sun shines, and the sky is blue. Not everything I tried today worked out. Something I didn't expect to work did, though.

~stacey Tue, Apr 13, 1999 (13:20) #45

tell us tell us!! (so we can bask in the glory of unexpected success with you!)

~aschuth Tue, Apr 13, 1999 (13:41) #46

It's a thing I used to actively promote, I even had a nice -ism for it, wait, what was it? Possibly something like constructo-pragmatic pessimism. Expect that stuff doesn't work. If it does, tell 'em, "Well, I always said it would!". If not, use the same phrase. Saves you a large vocabulary... Might put some people off, too...

~stacey Tue, Apr 13, 1999 (15:53) #47

and your success??? putting people off with a large vocabulary (it didn't work, Alexander. I still wanna know!)

~KitchenManager Tue, Apr 13, 1999 (21:00) #48

ditto

~aschuth Wed, Apr 14, 1999 (16:24) #49

Weeell, I grew up, and weaned out of it. That's it. I used to be declaring myself as dogmatic undogmatic (with some very fine moves and styles that really threw folks off my track). Still, didn't get ME anywhere. Painted myself in corners, perhaps. What a sad sight. These days, I've progressed beyond these limits and programmes. As a Neo-Pragmatic Post-Postmodern Man, I don't need ideologies anymore.

~stacey Wed, Apr 14, 1999 (17:14) #50

and???

~jgross Wed, Apr 14, 1999 (21:34) #51

and.....what was the "Something I didn't expect to work did, though." that happened way back on Tuesday? We never found out. You took a dump and it all went in the toilet this time? (yeah, yeah, pretty gross....but then that's who i am) [still, i need to tryyyyyy and start getting past it....i needs to get over myself.....maybe i is toooo self-absorbed.....] ok, how 'bout this: Alexander, you are so playful in the way you say things you sound like tons of fun like someone i'd really like to be around the way you can be funny and quirky and curious i dig seein' what yer angle is on stuff and your sharp edges are soft and involving i just like you you're really great for Spring your presence is felt and it feels so good how's that? it was just a practice exercise. if it sounded like flattery, then i failed once again ---it needs more work, huh?

~aschuth Thu, Apr 15, 1999 (12:17) #52

Huh, hard stuff. There's some ooze drippin' off me. I guess it's that ektoplasmatic slime from relay-smooching me. Ought to teach me. Something. Just what? Hey, no need to bullshit me, or try to kid me or fool me or make fun of me. Anything of this, I can do better than you myself! I can even do it by means of preemptive first strike! Try me, at six at the bridge! Or at noon on Main Street... Or here: http://www.spring.net/yapp-bin/restricted/read/screwed/157 ! Self-Combustion Before Dishonor! (Hot here! Ooops, guess my head's on fire again!)

~stacey Thu, Apr 15, 1999 (13:07) #53

*cackle* *cackle* *cackle* the dueling wordsmiths!!! I got some great visual imagery going on here!

~aschuth Thu, Apr 15, 1999 (13:18) #54

Yo, Monsieur Le Plep - what record do we play to accompany this?

~KitchenManager Thu, Apr 15, 1999 (14:18) #55

~KitchenManager Thu, Apr 15, 1999 (14:19) #56

may I suggest The Lost Boys soundtrack?

~stacey Thu, Apr 15, 1999 (14:20) #57

(thinking back, thinking back... ) can't quite remember...

~jgross Thu, Apr 15, 1999 (22:32) #58

hey, how �bout this but no one might be interested in actually doin' it (not that it matters) but here it is anyway (it's the thot that counts): with a sound card, microphone, and sound-mixing shareware of some kind obtained somewhere off the net (where?), and whatever else is needed to make sound files, each of us could: take the self-made sound (hopefully including some of their own voice) someone emails us and add our own sound to it..... the self-made sound can be our own voice and/or our own instrument-playing and/ or not our own sounds (but our own mix/dub/sample of some record) and we could mix lightly over another person's sound (adding background to it that doesn't obstruct....but adds to....the other's sound). collaborative non-duelling sound editing it is is it it is. mmm, never done it myself..... plus, don't have a microphone, or sound-mixing software, or sound card wait a minute, what'd i do with my legs, my lucky tongue, my brain.....? .......�fraid all (of me) is lost i'm useless

~KitchenManager Fri, Apr 16, 1999 (02:06) #59

do you have a non-lucky tongue, too? it is an interesting idea...

~aschuth Fri, Apr 16, 1999 (07:17) #60

Great idea, but too much work perhaps... I'm still thinking on how to properly get some output of my stereo into a PC to do .mp3 files of e.g. our radio shows (instead of sending tapes around). And I got no clue! Anybody got a hint?

~stacey Fri, Apr 16, 1999 (13:07) #61

Hint: get a clue first

~aschuth Fri, Apr 16, 1999 (14:19) #62

(Well, of course I know that - it's just my clue fell behind the kitchen cupboard, and I need a hint to pull it out... Silly girl!)

~stacey Fri, Apr 16, 1999 (17:08) #63

is it stuck back there withthe cherry marmalade you dropped yesterday?? uh oh.

~aschuth Sat, Apr 17, 1999 (06:48) #64

Exactly. Now, WOULD YOU PLEASE hand me that hint over there, so I can get at my clue (which - no big surprise - is all sticky by now, I bet...)!

~stacey Mon, Apr 19, 1999 (10:44) #65

HINT: nope. it's the other one.

~mikeg Mon, Apr 19, 1999 (16:23) #66

today i found out that i have to go for a *third* interview for this bloody job. And unfortunately it's not a good third interview, it's a "spotted something they didn't like the second time so we'll get him back so we're sure we want to reject him" third interview. Such is life :)

~aschuth Tue, Apr 20, 1999 (09:38) #67

~stacey Tue, Apr 20, 1999 (09:54) #68

feeling kinda blank today Alexander?

~aschuth Tue, Apr 20, 1999 (14:02) #69

~stacey Tue, Apr 20, 1999 (14:05) #70

blank, period. ?

~aschuth Tue, Apr 20, 1999 (14:14) #71

~stacey Tue, Apr 20, 1999 (14:19) #72

excitement over anticipated question???

~aschuth Tue, Apr 20, 1999 (14:27) #73

Naw, slight headache. Blandness. Frustration.

~stacey Tue, Apr 20, 1999 (14:33) #74

aww. sorry.

~aschuth Tue, Apr 20, 1999 (14:44) #75

Thanks. Any news on the Kosovo? Didn't get any news today.

~stacey Tue, Apr 20, 1999 (16:43) #76

same bad shit...

~ratthing Tue, Apr 20, 1999 (16:56) #77

alexander, sorry to hear yourfeeling down. i am kind of down myself today but it is not too bad.

~stacey Tue, Apr 20, 1999 (17:19) #78

sad that Fiesta's over Ray??

~stacey Tue, Apr 20, 1999 (17:41) #79

I'm all freaked out about random acts of extreme violence now.

~ratthing Tue, Apr 20, 1999 (18:01) #80

as well you should be. that story freaked me out too! and i am sad about not being in san antonio!

~stacey Tue, Apr 20, 1999 (18:08) #81

~aschuth Wed, Apr 21, 1999 (04:40) #82

But Corpus CHristi ain't too bad - though San An is much nicer...

~ratthing Wed, Apr 21, 1999 (10:47) #83

still in corpus. just sux being away from home!

~stacey Wed, Apr 21, 1999 (12:55) #84

sad life today. sometimes it sucks right in your home.

~ratthing Wed, Apr 21, 1999 (16:22) #85

whats wrong, stacey?

~aschuth Wed, Apr 21, 1999 (17:09) #86

Involves her area, guns and no hardrock in a school.

~stacey Wed, Apr 21, 1999 (19:31) #87

Littleton, Colorado is where I live. Those children that were shot and killed were children of people I work with and shop with and goto the gym with and eat at restaurants with and see on the bike paths and at the movies. This is my home and something really horrible just happened in my backyard (literally)

~mikeg Wed, Apr 21, 1999 (19:33) #88

ah my god :-(((((((((((((

~aschuth Thu, Apr 22, 1999 (05:56) #89

Hmh, my newspaper is not so hot on Littleton, Colorado news. Where to find more info?

~ratthing Thu, Apr 22, 1999 (10:47) #90

yes. i had asked that question before i heard what was going on. i hope you and your firends are ok, stacey. we're here for you.

~aschuth Thu, Apr 22, 1999 (14:56) #91

~mikeg Sat, Apr 24, 1999 (10:08) #92

~aschuth Sat, Apr 24, 1999 (10:19) #93

I am! Mail me what company, pls. (just curious, know some people in financial IT, esp. in Investment Banking). Big boy, eh! Now you gotta buy yer mates a round, no?

~mikeg Sat, Apr 24, 1999 (11:34) #94

too right, alexander! i finally get to spend lots of money on my friends, which is something that i really enjoy doing at the moment (but my bank manager just *hates* it right now) and not worry about it! oh, by the way, the bank is Nomura International, PLC. http://www.nomura.com/

~ratthing Sat, Apr 24, 1999 (12:24) #95

mike! great news!

~KitchenManager Sat, Apr 24, 1999 (13:18) #96

Congrats, Mike! ...money, money, money...

~stacey Tue, Apr 27, 1999 (14:17) #97

congrats Mike! I hope you LOVE the job!

~mikeg Thu, May 6, 1999 (17:05) #98

today i had an interview with one of the toppest guys in the City IT field. good to have him know my face and like me. then i had lunch with an agent who has turned out to be a very nice person and whom I hope will become a good friend. An unexpected and very welcome phone call from my girlfriend and some dinner rounds off today.

~wolf Thu, May 6, 1999 (17:15) #99

like what kind of agent? am glad your day has gone so well!!

~stacey Thu, May 6, 1999 (17:49) #100

are you still interviewing for a job??? Or was this part of the job you were mentioning earlier?

~mikeg Fri, May 7, 1999 (05:34) #101

i was interviewing for another job, just to make sure that I didn't want it more than the one I have an offer for. i'm going to take the original job, but the guy said that if I didn't like it in six months then I should give him a call! :-) Nice to be wanted :) oh, the agent is an agent in the sense of a recruitment agent - I think you guys call them headhunters or some such thing.

~wolf Fri, May 7, 1999 (11:16) #102

cool!

~mikeg Fri, May 7, 1999 (16:21) #103

less than two weeks before my finals, i have caught a cold. when will this life leave me alone???

~stacey Fri, May 7, 1999 (16:57) #104

c'mon Mike... Buck up! Yer almost done!!!!!

~aschuth Fri, May 7, 1999 (19:19) #105

Beware of those headhunters. Some deals got neat percentages in for them. I know some folks over there, before you sign with one, mail me.

~mikeg Sat, May 8, 1999 (13:41) #106

tired and pissed off

~KitchenManager Sat, May 8, 1999 (13:50) #107

and what instigated you to be me today?

~mikeg Sun, May 9, 1999 (03:24) #108

:-)

~aschuth Sun, May 9, 1999 (13:36) #109

Yeah Mikey, what happened? BTW.: Hey, anybody here from Drool ? Wonder if you possibly could get interested in a new topic: "Eligible Bachelors" , dedicated to handsome young men with good manners and lotsa cash in their pockets! (Wonder why this idea pops up here and now, any idea? ;=} )

~KitchenManager Mon, May 10, 1999 (00:50) #110

none, none at all...

~aschuth Mon, May 10, 1999 (05:47) #111

(But what do you think of this idea? Perhaps we could get Mikey another contract, too! ;=} Yeah, I mean, these gals ougtha lick their fingers - young, handsome, maybe even well mannered, soon serious dosh on the bank, nice car within the quarter - everything! If I weren't happy for him, I even might get jealous. All I ever was was young.)

~KitchenManager Mon, May 10, 1999 (13:31) #112

(amen, brother!)

~mikeg Mon, May 10, 1999 (18:19) #113

ah, but i'm taken Alexander, so the gals could only look but not touch ;)

~aschuth Tue, May 11, 1999 (06:29) #114

Well, they'll never know what they missed! BIG MONEY!! BRIT ACCENT! Isn't that what they are after? (Wer, at least you know some business well. I just fly blindsided from one disaster into next...)

~aschuth Tue, May 11, 1999 (06:30) #115

(...without any idea about nuthin'!)

~wolf Fri, May 14, 1999 (22:10) #116

i thought that was the way it was supposed to be done!

~aschuth Sat, May 15, 1999 (08:40) #117

With us ethnic German, Wolf, it's always this way, true. We land in a mess and struggle our way out. Sometimes quite a messy thing. There may be smarter approaches... But not for us, I'm afraid. Say, Wer, come to think of it - Roland sounds like a German family name to me...

~KitchenManager Sat, May 15, 1999 (15:12) #118

not to mention William...the most archaic spelling of Roland is Danish...

~aschuth Sun, May 16, 1999 (08:48) #119

So, your family is Danish, Wer? In Bremen is a famous medieval statue, the Roland. He was a "Herold" for Charlemagne, whom we know as "Karl der Gro�e", and held a ravine against the saracens somewhere in Spain, all by himself, and warned the train behind him with his horn signals. He died, but his effort and loyalty made him a legend. (There is a passage in Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, which always seemed to me to be a reenactment of this: When Boromir falls, his hornsignals warns the companions.)

~KitchenManager Sun, May 16, 1999 (13:47) #120

my family is American, before that, who knows? I'm a mutt.

~aschuth Sun, May 16, 1999 (18:43) #121

So? Who here isn't? Hey, we had North Africans here *2.000* years ago. Russians occupied the area *around 1800* when they pushed Napoleon back. Plus spoken language in my state, especially this county, knows many distorted french words because they came over to knock us up *all the time*. Before the North Africans and their Roman officers this was *Celtic land*. In the town I was born in they had a major industrial site to produce salt from the springs we have here. Not far from it were two major fortifications and a great c lt place. Afterwards, Germanic tribes settled here. To keep this area for the empire, the Romans built the limes, a long wall through Germany (sound familar?). When all that was over, the Hunns passed through. Tell a german about being a mutt. What a joke! (It took an Austrian to not get it, and make a cult of the opposite.)

~mikeg Wed, May 26, 1999 (18:18) #122

Today I finished my last university exam, i bought a car, Manchester United won the soccer treble and it's only two days until Carolyn arrives.....great day :)

~stacey Wed, May 26, 1999 (19:05) #123

woo woo!

~KitchenManager Wed, May 26, 1999 (21:08) #124

that does sound like a good day! (who am I kidding...sounds like a helluva week!!!)

~aschuth Thu, May 27, 1999 (03:29) #125

Go Mikey!

~KitchenManager Tue, Jun 1, 1999 (13:25) #126

~wolf Mon, Jun 21, 1999 (08:19) #127

any updates for us mike?

~MarciaH Thu, Jul 1, 1999 (21:21) #128

Lady from Drool - a little late perhaps, and not in your favorite category agewise, but here I am. Shall I take any messages back to the nubile maidens of Drool? I am going to have to read all of these little topics, am I not, to find out where I need to defend myself or the intelligent and witty women of Drool (I know, if they were so W & I why did they choose "Drool" for the name of their conference?!) I trust all of you have survived the deep gloomies I read about in going through this topic. Cheers for Mike!

~KitchenManager Fri, Jul 2, 1999 (03:00) #129

my life today...two new calls on potential job offers, with an interview in the morning!

~MarciaH Fri, Jul 2, 1999 (03:57) #130

Good luck wer! We're pulling for you! Let us know how it went!

~aschuth Fri, Jul 2, 1999 (04:11) #131

~KitchenManager Fri, Jul 2, 1999 (16:11) #132

and also with you!

~wolf Fri, Jul 2, 1999 (17:53) #133

that's cool wer, but i thought you already have a new job? oh, and what alex said...

~KitchenManager Sat, Jul 3, 1999 (02:34) #134

it was a three week temp, Wolf, am working at LI again...

~MarciaH Sat, Jul 3, 1999 (20:10) #135

My life is lovely today, just as all should be for everyone. I am smiling!

~MarciaH Sat, Jul 3, 1999 (20:16) #136

...that and I have three backed-up drains and no one is fixing them, so it is up to me. Right!

~wolf Sat, Jul 3, 1999 (23:44) #137

you can do it marcia!!

~MarciaH Sun, Jul 4, 1999 (00:01) #138

Alas, my dear, apparently I did do it (though I'd guess it is the male of the species who really did.) I just need someone to undo it!

~wolf Sun, Jul 4, 1999 (13:36) #139

haha!!

~MarciaH Sun, Jul 4, 1999 (15:30) #140

The Marines landed in my house last night and opened the laundry drain, but I am still washing stuff in a bucket in the Kitchen. Do you think, if I let him do the washing-up, the drain would be fixed faster?!

~wolf Mon, Jul 5, 1999 (00:33) #141

~MarciaH Mon, Jul 5, 1999 (01:57) #142

~wolf Mon, Jul 5, 1999 (13:44) #143

ah, but you'll look back and laugh (hopefully!) our 4th was quite lovely. we began by stuffing ourselves shamelessly, then we hit the local minor league baseball stadium and watched our captains take a victory (after a string of losses). the fireworks display was the best in town!

~MarciaH Mon, Jul 5, 1999 (14:09) #144

Cheers for you, Dear! I am glad you had a great 4th. The hairy chest-beater has been working on the drain and it is so full of fumes out there that I am again closed in the Bedroom with the computer. Can't do anything but play all day! ...suffer...suffer I plan to laugh as soon as he removes that plug in the trap which used to open onto the driveway but he enclosed extending the garage even further. Now he will have to catch whatever comes out in a shovel and newspapers and bail it over the door sill Should tell him "I told you so!" but I am a more noble creature than that...maybe...*smirk*

~wolf Mon, Jul 5, 1999 (15:50) #145

i understand your plight....we redid the floor in the main bath and had to remove the toilet...it was stinky! it was funny to see the porcelain throne in the middle of the back yard!

~stacey Mon, Jul 5, 1999 (16:26) #146

Thank you for the gory 4th details... I now feel privileged not to have touch a drain, toilet or anything else otherwise considered clogged all day! B's parents had their annual 4th bash and I again reveled in turning everything red white and blue! Today I went for a run and then decided a day off should not go to waste... I skated up to the Cherry Creek Arts festival and wandered around for awhile. Tired... Taking the skates every year prevents me from spending money frivolously... only if I REALLY want it would I skate it the 20+ miles home!

~MarciaH Mon, Jul 5, 1999 (17:34) #147

Stacey, you skated 40 miles?! Your thighs should be able to crack walnuts! Good for you! I'd really have to want something to go though that exercise for it. Hiking on a hot lava field is something I can really get into.

~wolf Mon, Jul 5, 1999 (18:59) #148

wait a sec...stacey, you ran, then skated 20 miles because you didn't want to waste the day? girl, you're nuts! i'll never be that ambitious. glad to hear you had a good 4th (sans clogged drains)... marcia, hot lava fields?

~MarciaH Mon, Jul 5, 1999 (21:38) #149

Ummm! I live on the side of the world's most active volcano. My son is a geologist; I went along on his field trips when he was in college and I still love to hike in there. Nothing quite like watching a volcano erupt close up to stir your soul!

~stacey Tue, Jul 6, 1999 (02:05) #150

hmmm... crack walnuts... never tried THAT before! I suppose I could practice while Mr. B's away... Wolfie, you gotta understand, I have difficulty sitting still. So... when I think of all the composure I'll have to gather just to spend a full day at work tomorrow, I just want to run around in circles until I flop over from exhaustion. That way tomorrow when I'd usually be feeling claustraphopic and antsy, I'll just get up to get a drink of water and my legs will ache so much I'll WANT to sit down! WOW! Lava fields... cool! How 'active' is an active volcano? How much impact does the activity have on your life?

~aschuth Tue, Jul 6, 1999 (14:44) #151

~aschuth Tue, Jul 6, 1999 (14:48) #152

~aschuth Tue, Jul 6, 1999 (14:54) #153

~aschuth Tue, Jul 6, 1999 (14:55) #154

How I can sympathize with you...! Cool date, too!

~aschuth Tue, Jul 6, 1999 (14:58) #155

What I was on about? Just saw myself in a mirror... Topic 2 of 64 [porch]: My life today Response 152 of 152: (null) ((null)) * Wed, Dec 31, 1969 (18:00) * 0 lines Scared me so bad, I got enough for today. Y'all have sweet dreams!

~stacey Tue, Jul 6, 1999 (15:00) #156

ouch. at least my fingers aren't sore today!

~wolf Tue, Jul 6, 1999 (15:09) #157

i can't sit still for long either, but if i keep my hands and mind busy, i'm alright. am going to the gym today after a two week hiatus (and a 3 lbs comeback). marcia, i imaging being that close to an erupting volcano would be enough to let me know my heart still beats (not to mention the necessity of bringing extra pants)! good for you, though. it sounds exciting, but i don't think i could handle it. that was really great support for your son. probably the only excuse you could find to do something like that and not be called crazy, huh? and alex, can't get everything out in one post, eh?

~MarciaH Tue, Jul 6, 1999 (20:46) #158

The only time it has not been fun to live on this volcano is when I am called to do disaster relief work. A lovely little subdivision was buried quite completely by lava a few years ago, and other than feeding them, the only help I was able to offer was my arms around them when they fell apart watching their homes burn and disappear, one by one. It is heart-rending and something etched so clearly in my memory I can still see it when I close my eyes.

~MarciaH Tue, Jul 6, 1999 (20:53) #159

As for moral support for my son on his field trips, He has been wonderful about that. When he was young, he was my excuse to ride on merry-go-rounds; when he got older I got to go on some very interesting hikes (ever eat Jiffy Pop cooked on a hot lava flow?!). I knew I had a good thing when he and a group of his age students included me on their graduation hike. I over did it and became very dizzy, disoriented and frightened. He took me aside and sat me down and calmed me down. Then is when I knew th t 20 years of nurturning this incredible individual had not been a waste of time, though I never doubted it!

~wolf Tue, Jul 6, 1999 (21:59) #160

hear hear!

~stacey Wed, Jul 7, 1999 (15:01) #161

your story gives me the chills Marcia... there's been a lot of talk at our house lately about how children are a pretty frightening endeavour... you did lots of things right!

~MarciaH Wed, Jul 7, 1999 (15:18) #162

~wolf Wed, Jul 7, 1999 (19:49) #163

~MarciaH Wed, Jul 7, 1999 (20:03) #164

~wolf Wed, Jul 7, 1999 (22:29) #165

i think that's great, marcia, and no offense was taken at all, no apologies needed!! *hugz* it's hard to be a kid these days when adults put so many responsibilities in their lap. i mean, my son is 10 and already i'm worried about his showing me he is responsible. good grief, we should let them be kids already!! i admit i'm hard on him being the first child and my daughter is the baby and mama's pet by her choice. i luv my kiddo's *gush*

~MarciaH Wed, Jul 7, 1999 (22:36) #166

Take a bow, dear! You are doing the right things, too. What is really neat is having adult children whose independent brains you can pick forever. What a concept! *Hugs*

~aschuth Thu, Jul 8, 1999 (06:44) #167

"Pick their brains" - you sure they enjoy it as much as you do?

~MarciaH Thu, Jul 8, 1999 (15:37) #168

Unless he is better at faking this than any other, he also enjoys it. Of course, there is a lot of mutual picking going on - everyone benefits, but youi have to choose the right time and right place. Late evenings alone are best.

~aschuth Thu, Jul 8, 1999 (16:03) #169

So it's that one geology-doin' son? And you pick his brains when you're alone? I see. (*Leaning forward in my leather chair, looking over thin-rimmed spectacles*) And how does this make you feel?

~MarciaH Thu, Jul 8, 1999 (16:13) #170

The Geology-doin' one, yup! The best session we had was when he took me camping in Yosemite and I had brought a little "medicinal" brandy along. He seemed to need a nip or two (doesn't take much for my family); then I could not turn him off. It got so funny that I interrupted his musings with inside-the-sleeping- bag giggles until we both fell asleep. I highly recommend it!

~MarciaH Fri, Jul 16, 1999 (21:48) #171

Drain is still clogged so I live in the bedroom with the computer and The Spring. Escapism is all I can handle when the male animal says he will fix it and it has not been! Otherwise, things are lovely here and in Geo as well.

~KitchenManager Sat, Jul 17, 1999 (09:54) #172

I am about to go take an HTML skill test over the web for a temp job at Dell...everyone keep their fingers crossed!!!

~KitchenManager Sat, Jul 17, 1999 (10:40) #173

~MarciaH Sat, Jul 17, 1999 (11:20) #174

~KitchenManager Sat, Jul 17, 1999 (11:31) #175

~MarciaH Sat, Jul 17, 1999 (11:50) #176

.....Perhaps next time...?

~KitchenManager Sat, Jul 17, 1999 (12:55) #177

don't feel so bad anymore...the recruiter said 60 percent is competent and 80 percent is exceptional...

~MarciaH Sat, Jul 17, 1999 (13:17) #178

*smile* Thank you for that reassurance.

~MarciaH Sat, Jul 17, 1999 (13:19) #179

May we have a little celebration later? I know where there is a nice private place with flowers, soft grass and soft breezes....

~KitchenManager Sat, Jul 17, 1999 (13:22) #180

does it have net access?

~MarciaH Sat, Jul 17, 1999 (14:36) #181

We can arrange for that. I am most accommodating, if that is your desire...

~KitchenManager Sat, Jul 17, 1999 (19:15) #182

*holding my tongue on behalf of the other participants while smiling*

~MarciaH Sat, Jul 17, 1999 (19:18) #183

We'll find something else for that tongue...it must be tiresome holding it...!

~KitchenManager Sat, Jul 17, 1999 (19:56) #184

~stacey Mon, Jul 19, 1999 (18:32) #185

~KitchenManager Tue, Jul 20, 1999 (00:28) #186

~KitchenManager Tue, Jul 20, 1999 (15:14) #187

and, I didn't get the job, so I am open to any and all suggestions!!!

~stacey Tue, Jul 20, 1999 (16:20) #188

hula dancer...

~KitchenManager Wed, Jul 21, 1999 (15:44) #189

methinks the grass would become too entangled in the hair for me to be very effective...

~MarciaH Wed, Jul 21, 1999 (19:37) #190

Ah, My Dear, it is not grass...it is shredded Ti leaves, and they entangle in nothing. Very tough and glossy. (I think that is a splendid idea...!)

~MarciaH Wed, Jul 21, 1999 (19:38) #191

Can you believe it? My drain is finally open again! I guess that means I have to cook again instead of posting and researching for Geo...*sigh*

~aschuth Tue, Aug 3, 1999 (11:23) #192

Somber. (Now I only need to find out what that word means...)

~KitchenManager Tue, Aug 3, 1999 (12:47) #193

Somber=wer

~MarciaH Tue, Aug 3, 1999 (12:49) #194

quiet=Marcia

~aschuth Tue, Aug 3, 1999 (12:58) #195

~KitchenManager Tue, Aug 3, 1999 (13:10) #196

~KitchenManager Tue, Aug 3, 1999 (13:11) #197

~aschuth Tue, Aug 3, 1999 (13:12) #198

Wasn't there something Stacey said once about that? If I only could remember...

~KitchenManager Tue, Aug 3, 1999 (13:13) #199

mayhaps it is screwed somewhere...

~aschuth Tue, Aug 3, 1999 (13:15) #200

Mayper she remembers - Stacey? Hulloh! Miss Vura! Hulloh! (Bye Wer, gotta run now.)

~MarciaH Tue, Aug 3, 1999 (13:16) #201

(I think I am in big trouble is Wer = Alexander...)

~MarciaH Tue, Aug 3, 1999 (13:22) #202

...if, too....

~stacey Tue, Aug 3, 1999 (14:44) #203

... and if so...

~KitchenManager Tue, Aug 3, 1999 (15:02) #204

then you are Alexander, as well...see Alexander explains the Spring in screwed...

~stacey Tue, Aug 3, 1999 (15:04) #205

I am the ALMIGHTY PASQUINA... because I said so...

~MarciaH Tue, Aug 3, 1999 (15:09) #206

In that event, any realtionship between the three of us is narcissustic

~KitchenManager Tue, Aug 3, 1999 (15:50) #207

not to mention incestuous and just plain fun, really...

~MarciaH Tue, Aug 3, 1999 (16:05) #208

Sounds good to me...

~KitchenManager Tue, Aug 3, 1999 (18:51) #209

Oh, my!

~MarciaH Tue, Aug 3, 1999 (18:53) #210

Your....? (You said it sounded like fun to you!)

~MarciaH Wed, Aug 4, 1999 (00:35) #211

...and I am the Marcianess of Stonehenge-sans-Druids, because I said so...

~stacey Wed, Aug 4, 1999 (10:29) #212

(echo) BECAUSE SHE SAID SO!

~aschuth Wed, Aug 4, 1999 (11:33) #213

Oh Mighty Pasquina, Tell me - what insights did Miss Vura have once upon a time concerning your humble miscreants William E. Roland and Alexander Schuth?

~MarciaH Fri, Aug 6, 1999 (01:36) #214

Since she is out of town on a business trip and Alexander does not address me when more fetching ladies are about, I shall just mention that the weather in Hawaii is warm and pleasant and humid enough to keep your skin from needing moisturizers. The flowers are plentiful, the fruit is coming into season (including the Best fruit in the Universe, the Mango), and it is altogether too pleasant to do anything but lie in a hammock between two palm trees and let the trade winds cool you. Any Takers?

~KitchenManager Fri, Aug 6, 1999 (15:23) #215

hmmm...it is just hot and dry here...

~MarciaH Fri, Aug 6, 1999 (15:29) #216

It is cool and moist here and fragrant and very green...

~stacey Fri, Aug 13, 1999 (11:44) #217

************ Oh Mighty Pasquina, Tell me - what insights did Miss Vura have once upon a time concerning your humble miscreants William E. Roland and Alexander Schuth? ************ Hey Alexander... you may wanna address the Almightly in her own realm... better vibes that way!

~MarciaH Sat, Aug 14, 1999 (23:45) #218

My life today is incredible because I have a real live Hilo person posting at the Spring and he is very real and tangible. Welcome to the Virtual world, John!

~MarciaH Sun, Aug 15, 1999 (00:33) #219

But not as special as Spring has made it....this is the Real World in here. Hilo is a state of mind.... Spring is where my heart and love is.

~aschuth Tue, Sep 28, 1999 (13:56) #220

Overcast and cloudy.

~MarciaH Tue, Sep 28, 1999 (17:18) #221

...as is mine.

~Isabel Tue, Sep 28, 1999 (17:22) #222

Shall we found a club?

~MarciaH Tue, Sep 28, 1999 (17:35) #223

Just hit me with it!

~stacey Tue, Sep 28, 1999 (17:46) #224

*laugh* that was pretty funny! c'mon... LAUGH everyone... SMILE at least it's not snowing on ya!

~riette Wed, Sep 29, 1999 (14:31) #225

Guess your life is pretty cool today then. Mine too. Having a real creative high at the moment - whoooopeee!!

~stacey Wed, Sep 29, 1999 (14:40) #226

thinking up kinky sex positions are ya now??

~MarciaH Wed, Sep 29, 1999 (15:45) #227

I was all set to post a comment more positive and humorous than the one "just hit me with it" but Spring crashed, and it was never seen. My priorities are sorting out with a very coarse sifter to get rid of the really big roadblocks. And, the day is looking much better.

~MarciaH Wed, Sep 29, 1999 (15:47) #228

Actually., I like thinking up kinky sex positions, but I don't have anyone worthy to practice them on at the moment...*sigh* That, however, will not keep me from thinking of them...*grin*

~riette Thu, Sep 30, 1999 (14:21) #229

I must say - at the risk of being branded 'geek' by people other than 4 year-olds - I don't really think of kinky sex positions; don't have the patience. I don't like doing it on tables or on the floor for instance, because it HURTS! The couch is the best place. The creative period is more arty farty than reciprocal. My fat lady on the crocodile chose to have an unusual skin colour - green! She is looking fabulous, and the crocodiles and piranhas too! It's just so GREAT to paint after the year's studies, and the exams of the past 2 weeks. Last night I could just not stop - worked until 3; so now I'm totally hyper! �shriek�

~riette Thu, Sep 30, 1999 (14:22) #230

Time travelling today, are we?

~MarciaH Thu, Sep 30, 1999 (18:18) #231

Something entirely different to bring us back to reality: Response 93 of 93: Marcia (MarciaH) * Thu, Sep 30, 1999 (16:58) * 48 lines TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED 30 SEP, 1659 UTC THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE PACIFIC BASIN EXCEPT CALIFORNIA, OREGON, WASHINGTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, AND ALASKA. . . . A TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH ARE IN EFFECT . . . A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR: MEXICO, EL SALVADOR, ECUADOR A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR: PANAMA, PERU FOR OTHER AREAS IN THE PACIFIC, THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. AN EARTHQUAKE, PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 7.6, OCCURRED 30 SEP, 1631 UTC. COORDINATES: LATITUDE 16.0 NORTH, LONGITUDE 96.8 WEST VICINITY: OAXACA, MEXICO. EVALUATION: IT IS NOT KNOWN THAT A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. THIS WARNING AND WATCH ARE BASED ONLY ON EARTHQUAKE EVALUATION. ESTIMATED TIMES OF INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL AT LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING AND WATCH AREAS ARE: ACAPULCO,MEXICO 1703Z 30 SEP MANZANILLO,MEXICO 1801Z 30 SEP ACAJUTLA,EL SALVADOR 1828Z 30 SEP SOCORRO,MEXICO 1849Z 30 SEP BALTRA IS,ECUADOR 1949Z 30 SEP BALBOA HTS,PANAMA 2150Z 30 SEP LA PUNTA,PERU 2233Z 30 SEP BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. THE TSUNAMI WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. RECIPIENTS OF THIS MESSAGE LOCATED IN CALIFORNIA, OREGON, WASHINGTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER ONLY TO ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES FOR INFORMATION ABOUT ANY TSUNAMI THREAT IN THOSE AREAS. David N. Little Geologist IT Corporation Martinez, California

~MarciaH Thu, Sep 30, 1999 (18:22) #232

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 3 WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED SEP 30 AT 1836 UTC ...THIS IS THE FINAL TSUNAMI ADVISORY BULLETIN FOR ALASKA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, WASHINGTON, OREGON, AND CALIFORNIA ONLY... NO, REPEAT NO, WATCH OR WARNING IS IN EFFECT. AN EARTHQUAKE, PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 7.6, OCCURRED AT 0831 ADT ON SEP 30, OR 0931 PDT ON SEP 30, OR 1631 UTC ON SEP 30. THE EARTHQUAKE WAS LOCATED IN THE GENERAL AREA OF: SOUTHERN MEXICO NEAR 16.1N, 96.8W. EVALUATION: NO DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI HAS OCCURRED. NO TSUNAMI WAS RECORDED AT MANZANILLO, MEXICO. NO TSUNAMI DANGER EXISTS FOR ALASKA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, WASHINGTON, OREGON, OR CALIFORNIA. HOWEVER, SOME AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE SMALL SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS. THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IS CLOSING ITS INVESTIGATION AND WILL ISSUE A FINAL BULLETIN. THIS WILL BE THE LAST WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER ADVISORY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. THIS INFORMATION IS ALSO POSTED AT HTTP://WWW.WCATWC.GOV. David N. Little Geologist IT Corporation Martinez, California

~riette Fri, Oct 1, 1999 (03:11) #233

Aren't they expecting a big one in San Francisco as well?

~stacey Fri, Oct 1, 1999 (09:28) #234

I hope the Big One never comes there especially not in the next three weeks... but B's brother and sister in law live there...

~MarciaH Fri, Oct 1, 1999 (17:05) #235

...and my son lives close enough to have problems - and works even closer. How about waiting until humans manage to become extinct?! (Yes, they are expecting "The Big One" in SF - in fact, they are overdue - and so are we in Hawaii!)

~MarciaH Sat, Oct 2, 1999 (00:41) #236

This seems as good a place as any to put this note: If you value Spring and the discussions herein (not to mention the venting going on), do you realize this is Terry's web site for which he pays all the bills? Please, it is time to help with any donation you can afford. He has some pretty big bills to pay and he needs your (and my) help to sustain all of the stuff we are posting. Think if he had to cut back and eliminate some of - or all of - the conferences?! Please! Send contributions to: Paul Terry Walhus The Spring 9011 Quail Creek Dr Austin, TX 78758

~Isabel Mon, Nov 1, 1999 (11:24) #237

Was at the dentists today! I never really know if I will get out alive....:-(

~Isabel Mon, Nov 1, 1999 (11:27) #238

Who's null? Somebody new or a system defect?

~Isabel Mon, Nov 1, 1999 (11:29) #239

OOOps! It's gone! There was a post and the name said "null"...Do we have ghosts at the Spring? Oh, I forgot, it's Halloween!!!

~aschuth Mon, Nov 1, 1999 (12:14) #240

What was the date - year 2036?

~MarciaH Mon, Nov 1, 1999 (12:29) #241

~Isabel Mon, Nov 1, 1999 (12:30) #242

Mhm, donnow, I didn't notice it...

~MarciaH Mon, Nov 1, 1999 (13:20) #243

I copied some to file just to see how different they were. The email to Null also is bogus. Curious.

~Isabel Tue, Nov 2, 1999 (11:16) #244

Mmh....

~aschuth Thu, Nov 4, 1999 (13:24) #245

A YAPP bug...

~MarciaH Thu, Nov 4, 1999 (13:50) #246

Here is an example I managed to save from a null posting. Note the date on this Response 138 of 138: (null) ((null)) * Wed, Dec 31, 1969 (18:00) * 0 lines Riiiiiiiight! A Yapp bugg, it iss.

~MarciaH Tue, Apr 18, 2000 (16:44) #247

Pretty miserable, actually. And to keep it from becoming mayhem, please remove the quick fix on http://www.spring.net/today/index.html to restricted status. I am under heavy fire here at home and that has not yet been discovered, I think, or I would have heard of it. PLEASE remove it!!!

~MarciaH Tue, Apr 18, 2000 (21:18) #248

Never mind, as I said elsewhere. Sorry to have bothered you...

~wolf Tue, Apr 18, 2000 (21:42) #249

*HUGS*

~MarciaH Tue, Apr 18, 2000 (22:10) #250

*HUGS* back... I really appreciate them...*smile*

~sprin5 Wed, Apr 19, 2000 (10:20) #251

~MarciaH Wed, Apr 19, 2000 (14:05) #252

~sprin5 Wed, Apr 19, 2000 (21:10) #253

OK it's still there but it's all new stuff from today.

~MarciaH Wed, Apr 19, 2000 (21:31) #254

Thanks for putting Geo in the Conference list on www.spring.net, but when I try to access the quick fix, I get a blank page. Is there something I am doing wrong? (It was SO good to hear from you!!!)

~sprin5 Wed, Apr 19, 2000 (21:32) #255

I'll check it out, maybe I messed up the link.

~MarciaH Wed, Apr 19, 2000 (23:02) #256

Well, Terry, I just went in to see the quick fix and got three copies of it. But NO GEO....is there something you are trying to tell me? SpringArk, Collecting and stuff are there, but not GEO. What's it gonna take for me to get you to add it to your telnet list? You'd be surprised at the conversations in there! It is Definitely NOT all boring pasted stuff. Please....?!

~stacey Mon, Nov 11, 2002 (14:54) #257

Still waiting for the littlest one to make an entrance... Isn't today Paul's 1st wedding anniversary??? And Autumn, I think that means I missed your bday (last week??)... happy belated wishes!

~terry Mon, Nov 11, 2002 (20:29) #258

November 18th. Whew, scared me for a second there! Next Monday.

~olympia Wed, Aug 25, 2004 (11:42) #259

Did the little one enter?

~cfadm Sat, Oct 23, 2004 (09:26) #260

test

~cfadm Thu, Dec 16, 2004 (07:40) #261

I stopped by http://komputerpeople.com in Bastrop, Texas last night and met Keevan. He's been doing this for three years. He's right in the middle of the block on Main Street in historic downtown, across from Baxters. He has a Seattle's Best or something outlet with a row of buffed out computers. The price of admission to wi fi is a drink. When I flipped on my notebook, I noticed that Baxters across the street also had wi fi. Man, is Bastrop getting sophisticated! Keevan, it turns out, is a saavy, hip web designer who builds networks and computer systems. When I asked him about a particular website, he had already been there and seemed to be a step ahead of the game in most areas. What has your experience been with wi fi cafes and hot spots?

~paul Mon, Feb 14, 2005 (21:00) #262

Negotiated a deal for jezebel.com today with Heather Champ. It took a few emails back and forth and a little bit of bargaining. Heather started the http://mirrorproject.com and jezebel was, I believe, the first incarnation of this site. Some more about how I first hooked up with Heather and Derek Powazek at http://spring.net/sxsw

~MarciaH Thu, Apr 13, 2006 (22:26) #263

My kid has his house and back yard wifi and is it ever lovely. I can IM from anywhere and post too.

~terry Wed, Apr 19, 2006 (08:19) #264

I read this on the "Aiste Blog" just now. We had great time. We stayed in Grace Bay Club (http://www.gracebayclub.com/) which is quite old fashioned for the price . ( But when you have such beautiful sea it doesn't matter!)Photo_174_1 On the other hand , if you look for really exotic time, the Carribean islands will never be as exotic and beautiful as Lombok in Indonesia or Bora Bora which are real paradises on Earth. Few days in Turks�Caicos is enough as there is nothing to do. There is nothing to see apart from the sea! (Luckily we had wifi :) )Photo_019 The other problem , like most of the islands have, is that the food is really low quality and really expensive. As most of the food was inedible, we heavily contributed to the extinction of the lobsters as we ate them for every lunch and dinner. :) http://www.aistesite.com/ Today, it's early. I'm working on some websites, doing some system admin work, and getting my schedule set up for today on my various web calendars like http://spongecell.com and http://30boxes.com. I have a podcast interview today with the 30boxes folks. Working out issues with the new subdivision today. Yesterday I had half the Bastrop county officials here perusing the place, along with an engineer who I'll be contracting to do the soils study, etc.

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