Hello All, Having a Happy November?

On Nov 15, 2007, at 7:37 AM, Diem wrote:

> I'm back now.
>
> Interesting thing happened while I was offline: I found out one of my
> brothers is dead. Always thought I was going to be the first to pop
> off, strange that it isn't me. We hadn't been in contact for nearly
> thirty years, so I'm not claiming to be grief-stricken (though the
> closest I ever got to a real relationship with any of my siblings was
> with him when I was a child) but the sudden-ness of his death has
> definitely made me reevaluate a few things - "stop putting things
> off", I told myself - so I cut off all my hair and got off my arse and
> now I'm back.

{{{hugs}}} Umm, all? Or just comparatively speaking, all.

> What's everyone else doing?

I taught my first paying class yesterday, and it went wonderfully well.

One of my students remarked on how she enjoyed my low-key style of
teaching, but that was mostly because I had reached the backside of
panic and it is amazing how calm you get at that point. Plus, all my
computer coding classes came in very handy when I was writing
directions--people are blessedly good at fuzzy logic, so if you can
get a computer to understand, a human is dead easy. Anyway, the
students said they had enjoyed it, and one woman who is very good at
fiber arts emailed me and said her husband was very admiring of the
ring she had made, so all in all, a successful class.

Elizabeth Village needleworker, and Teacher too!)
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In article <d3foj3dtm87dpb0s7fmsavn37co5o0h6t7.DeleteThis@4ax.com>,
diem.DeleteThis@diemnothiszone.net (Diem) wrote:

> ... the sudden-ness of his death has definitely made me reevaluate
> a few things - "stop putting things off", I told myself - so I
> cut off all my hair and got off my arse and now I'm back.

Good to see you!

> What's everyone else doing?

Getting somewhere with a horribly complicated set of programming.
Starting the Xmas shopping list. Thinking "I like cool weather, but not
this suddenly".

--
John Dallman, village zombie and fish-and-chip-cart operator.
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Diem wrote:
> I'm back now.

Hoorah!

This is a good point: I ought to spend more time here again. You lot are
good for my (impersonation of) sanity.

> Interesting thing happened while I was offline: I found out one of my
> brothers is dead. Always thought I was going to be the first to pop
> off, strange that it isn't me. We hadn't been in contact for nearly
> thirty years, so I'm not claiming to be grief-stricken (though the
> closest I ever got to a real relationship with any of my siblings was
> with him when I was a child) but the sudden-ness of his death has
> definitely made me reevaluate a few things - "stop putting things
> off", I told myself - so I cut off all my hair and got off my arse and
> now I'm back.

Then this enlightenment is his parting gift to you. There are legacies
far worse than that.

You've not gone and imitated my delightfully shiny dome, have you?

> What's everyone else doing?

Banging my head against a keyboard in the hope that something sensible
appears on screen, getting ready to wave goodbye to my flatmate and
decorate the areas she's vacating, and plotting my next head/keyboard
interface. It's frustrating, vexing and damnably antisocial of me, but
it's still better than a real job.

--
Innocuous Dave
(whose proper internet connection is due to return next week)
--
.... two key rules of Third World travel:
1. Never run out of whiskey.
2. Never run out of whiskey.
P. J. O'Rourke, 'All the trouble in the world'
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In <20071115193146.0768771970915658.RemoveThis@firedrake.org> Firedrake R wrote

>Diem wrote:
>>(Wonders: do bicycles still have mudguards?)
>
>Trendy lightweight racing ones don't, to save weight. True mountain
>bikes don't, because there's so much mud they get choked up. Practical
>bikes for riding around still do.

so long as you buy them as an extra, in the case of a new bike.

Beetle

MA, Cartographer, Bombardier, Weather Witch and Village Storekeeper
Selling atonal apples, and amplified heat, and Pressed Rat's
collection of dog-legs and feet. Coffee mornings a speciality.
Recently made a Dame of the Village by Our Princess!
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In <20071115221718.715619909650744.TakeThisOut@firedrake.org> Firedrake R wrote

>Innocuous Dave wrote:
>
>>Banging my head against a keyboard in the hope that something sensible
>>appears on screen, getting ready to wave goodbye to my flatmate and
>>decorate the areas she's vacating, and plotting my next head/keyboard
>>interface. It's frustrating, vexing and damnably antisocial of me, but
>>it's still better than a real job.
>Which reminds me, I forgot to add: taunting the Innocuous Dave.

Oh yes, an important function.

>(Want another DVD?)

No, no, first you ask 'have you done your 3000 words today?', when he says
'no' *then* you ask if he wants another DVD.

Tsk. I don't know.

Some lizards, honestly, they just don't have the idea...

Beetle

MA, Cartographer, Bombardier, Weather Witch and Village Storekeeper
Selling atonal apples, and amplified heat, and Pressed Rat's
collection of dog-legs and feet. Coffee mornings a speciality.
Recently made a Dame of the Village by Our Princess!
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In <20071115231343.324279601293714 DeleteThis @firedrake.org> Firedrake R wrote:

>Beetle objected:
>>In <20071115221718.715619909650744 DeleteThis @firedrake.org> Firedrake R wrote
>>>(Want another DVD?)
>>No, no, first you ask 'have you done your 3000 words today?', when he
>>says 'no' *then* you ask if he wants another DVD.
>>
>>Tsk. I don't know.
>>
>>Some lizards, honestly, they just don't have the idea...
>
>No, I wait for him to say "yeahyeahyeahyeahyeah" and then hold it just
>out of reach while asking whether he's done his 3000 words today.

You can probably get away with that when you're a sodding great
firebreathing lizard; us coleoptera need to be a bit more careful. If you
have a DVD in your hand you can't get under furniture anything like so
easily or quickly.

Beetle

MA, Cartographer, Bombardier, Weather Witch and Village Storekeeper
Selling atonal apples, and amplified heat, and Pressed Rat's
collection of dog-legs and feet. Coffee mornings a speciality.
Recently made a Dame of the Village by Our Princess!
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--- Diem <diem.RemoveThis@diemnothiszone.net> wrote:

> I'm back now.
>
> Interesting thing happened while I was offline: I
> found out one of my
> brothers is dead. Always thought I was going to be
> the first to pop
> off, strange that it isn't me. We hadn't been in
> contact for nearly
> thirty years, so I'm not claiming to be
> grief-stricken (though the
> closest I ever got to a real relationship with any
> of my siblings was
> with him when I was a child) but the sudden-ness of
> his death has
> definitely made me reevaluate a few things - "stop
> putting things
> off", I told myself - so I cut off all my hair and
> got off my arse and
> now I'm back.
>
> What's everyone else doing?
>
>
Welcome back! I've been doing a wonderful imitation
of a headless chicken. We've had a "senior citizen's
appartment" added to the back of the house and our son
is getting married in about 2 weeks! Grey hairs are
multiplying.

Jackie



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