[geeks] RE: [rescue] Do you remember when? Security software.....

[Sandwich Maker]

"From: "William Enestvedt" <William.Enestvedt at jwu.edu>
"
"> my gf is from upper mn [brainerd], and the first winter she spent here
"> [nh/ma] killed her.  it's colder back there, but it stays cold
"> -all-winter-long- around here.  she was used to having thaws/breaks
"> every six weeks or so.
">
"   She's lying to you about it to make you feel less guilty about taking her
"from Minnesota. Here's why I think so: my cousin was a teacher in Brainerd for
"several years. One day she watched out the winodw as a neighbor went outside
"to start his pickup on a cold day. Evidently it wasn't turning over, because
"as she watched, the guy climbed out of the cab and raised the hood. As he
"pulled out the dip stick, a long strand of oil strrrrrretched, and then
"_shattered_ from the force of the wind.

now -that's- cold!  but i don't think she's just trying to spare -my-
feelings - she moved here ten years before we met.  i've never been to
mn, despite having relatives in minneannapolis...

"   I have long maintained that any people with spirit, inventiveness, and
"perseverance all packed up and moved west of the Mississippi over 100 years
"ago. The persistence of civilation within the 13 original colonies is just
"momentum. I am, obviously, a crank and a Midwest chauvinist -- but you chose a
"girl from there, now didn't you? See?! :7)

otoh, she chose me - and i'm 13th gen essex co.  no lie - my ancestors
first set foot in salem just a little south of here, in 1634.

then again, my other granny was born in spokane.

"> and btw will, her little boy is headed to jw, so you go and make sure
"> all his records show a straight 4.0, right?
">
"   For what, Culinary?

hospitality mgmt iirc, but he went to a culinary arts sch in manchester.

"If so, I can try to trade access to the database for
"free meals; othewrwise, the kid can probably sleep-walk his way to at least a
"3.5 if he doesn't mind the quirks (like not scheduling your own courses
"Freshman year).

he can probably manage that, if he's anything like his momma.

"> as for texas...
">
"    In my experience, anything that follows "as for Texas" only reveals the
"speaker to be devoid of imagination. :7)

ouch!  i've been called many things, but that is the cruelest blow...

"I've never been there, 

hah!  i've got you beat -- i spent four days there!

"but I have
"heard *so* many things about it that I didn't belive that I've come to see
"Larry McMurtry books as documentaries.

never heard of him.

"Also, the accent is cute on girls.

yes it is.
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