Ditto here, except it's a 200+ year old kiva fireplace. We should have a FRIAM neighborhood toddy fest before too much more time goes by.
Welcome to the group, Jack. Cheers, --Doug (noeeno) On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 10:00 PM, Steve Smith <sasm...@swcp.com> wrote: > Doug- > > Steve(orino) > > I find it interesting that we are having this conversation while > comfortably seated about 16 minutes from each > other<http://maps.google.com/maps?daddr=3+Bundy+Rd,+Santa+Fe,+NM+87506&geocode=&dirflg=&saddr=168+State+Road+503,+Santa+Fe,+NM+87506&f=d&hl=en&sll=35.874446,-106.134109&sspn=0.01151,0.016522&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=12>, > and all the rest of FRIAM remains thuddingly silent. Do you suppose we said > something to offend them? > > No, we just like the sounds of our own rattling/crotchety voices... > though we should be sharing a brew (or hot toddy) and holding the > conversation in person instead. > > I'm sitting here stoking my woodstove, waiting for the snow to cover my > woodpile, and trying to stretch to one more level of abstraction before I go > back to figuring out how to keep the cash flow positive without boring > myself to death. > > For you entertainment, Jack Horner, who just joined us, is almost exactly > 1/2 way between us geographically. He's probably halfway through genning > up a set of conclusive ABM taxonomies single-handedly... he actually *does* > stuff like that for fun, and he's shockingly good at it. But I'm pretty > sure nobody ever pays him to do such, though they have been known to publish > it in various well-respected Journals (a currency of it's own sort). > > He also writes a monthly "Practical Science" Column for the Rio Grande Sun, > if you are ever inclined to read it. I met the Editor at his house two > weeks ago, he is practically your neighbor I think! > > - Steve or Ino > > > > > ------------------------------ > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > -- Doug Roberts, RTI International drobe...@rti.org d...@parrot-farm.net 505-455-7333 - Office 505-670-8195 - Cell
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