Subj : Re: Various Things To : Brian Rogers From : Daryl Stout Date : Sun Jun 27 2021 14:17:00 Brian, BR> A smart sysop knows when no one is on the bbs, changes the date, plays BR> as the person they want to win.... in your case that would have made BR> you quite the happy (worn out) camper Well, she said that "as soon as maintenance is done, let me know". I'd say "DONE", and it'd be CONNECT. But, with her playing first, then I saw what I had to beat...the same strategy of college football teams in overtime. You want to see what the other team does first, then you know what you have to do to beat them, or force another overtime period. BR> I'm just going to focus on the NTS nets since I'm a net mangler. Since BR> I've taken over participation has greatly increased. I've always wanted to learn Formal Written Traffic. But lately, the only time I'm on the air is for the nets that I run. I rarely get on the air just to "checkin". And, I didn't do a single bit of operating during Field Day. BR> I have until March, 2025. That's when it all comes to a halt for me BR> anyway. Or the day we become a Silent Key. :P BR> I was going to take drum lessons... but I got caught in a snare BR> (free tagline for ya!) I had a drum set years ago...I still have the piano here, but I'm sure it's way out of tune by now. I haven't played it in years. BR> I knew a drummer who switched hands... he gained a beat :p I think of southern cook Paula Deen, who was on Emeril Legasse Live on The Food Network years ago. She was talking about a "Southern Breakfast"; with biscuits, gravy, eggs, hash browns, tomatoes, sausage, bacon, ham, etc. (we will now pause 3 minutes for drooling ). She was adding boneless pork chops , and had this wooden implement to tenderize it, so the meat would "melt in your mouth". She said "I use this to beat my meat with". That's a euphemism for masturbation, and of course, that's where everyone's mind went, and the studio audience erupted in laughter. Emeril got this horrified look on his face, and said "Don't even go there!!"...the black guy on the drums in the band was about to spit his teeth out of his mouth!! BR> The groan came from the doctor in this case Shortly after I got married, I was having groin problems, and had my wife with me when I went to see my PCP at the time. He's retired now, but he's a ham radio operator, who loves CW...and would go down to Florida in the dead of winter, and work CW to Canada on the HF bands. He'd tell them how beautiful the weather was, and you could hear them wanting to say "STFU". But, he had a poster on the exam room door that said "Ask Me About Viagra" (this was shortly after it came out). Well, with my wife next to me, I said "OK, Doc...I'll bite. What about Viagra??". Grinning like the cat who just swallowed the canary, he said "I've had eight men and two women ask. And, I personally don't give a $h!+". BR> There was a woman who did pass one so large it tore her badly - she was BR> quite out of cervix for a while The hospital named it (sound it BR> out) U-tear-us har har har :p You didn't pussyfoot around with those. BR> I do the 4 devices/$100-mo with Cricket. It's also the only company who BR> would let me NOT have a voicemail box. Why do I need one when the BR> incoming numbers are logged? Makes no sense to me. More bloatware to BR> load. Exactly. I've had 3 T-Mobile phones in a row (Samsung A10, A11, and A12) all fail on me. Then, Verizon seems to lose the connection (so much for "Can You Hear Me Now?"). Around here, in bad weather, especially...the cell phone networks are the first things that crash. BR> I drink dehydrated water... just add water and mix And, if you want coffee, use JavaScript...perfect instructions, especially if your coffee maker is computerized. Daryl .... Why are they called stairs inside, but steps outside? --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 þ Synchronet þ The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas .