Chris BONDE wrote:
I would like to work with you on other things, so please keep up the suggestions. I may be old but I think that I can still learn, and, that is what I wish to do.
I just saw old Robert Redford in an interview, and he said it well: He never pictures himself sitting in a rocking chair, idle, while looking back at what was. He expects life to keep rolling with new adventures and surprises to fill his time. As it should be... I believe that keeping your brain cells active decreases the chance for oxidation. I also feel that the older I get, the more I like how my brain thinks... Age does bring a cool sense of wisdom into perspective. I see that as a gift that deserves honor, at least inside oneself. Sometimes there is much to be learned from someone who has seen things that another has not seen in their lifetime. I help a neighbor get out to do errands. She often tells me tales about the horse and buggy days. What a treat that is! I've never seen that, so those stories are precious. It helps me to appreciate things I might overlook, like rocks in the brook that used to be tools, or the history of the land around me, or how easy we have it compared to then. I work mostly on FAQs. We have those going in several directions at the moment, in an attempt to update and consolidate. The FAQ world is a little chaotic, because of the many sets that exist, but that also brings a variety of ways that one can help. If you wish to learn more, follow the links below... (You will see that they overlap and maybe contradict each other a wee bit... still whatever work feels fitting is helpful to the overall cause.) If you have questions, ask, and any one of us will try to provide answers to help you reach your goals. Feel welcome to wiggle yourself into the FAQ work where ever it feels best to you. http://user-faq.openoffice.org/things_todo.html http://documentation.openoffice.org/faqs/index.html
I was just trying to explain why I did what.
Me too. I understand. All is ok.
Chris Sorry, I donot have all those emotocoms nor know how to use them/
Emoticons appear differently when you use HTML format in your mail reader, or when you enable them to work in otherwise plain text mail. I use plain text, and I disable the emoticons, so I don't typically see that cute little smiley face. Instead I see only the punctuation used to create them. Unfortunately this plain view allows me to use them quite a bit more than I might, if I saw that bright yellow smiley face sprinkled throughout my messages. There are times when they've made me cringe, when I've seen my messages in that mode. Oops(!) and oh well! ;) I do like to smile quite alot (which is sometimes hard to tell via e-mail), so I guess some of my mail messages try to smile too. I'm probably grinning as I type them, with either a smile, a giggle, or a smart-ass smirk. I googled for emoticon key strokes, and found this: http://www.computeruser.com/resources/dictionary/emoticons.html I never knew there were so many... I use two of them, typically... I've learned accidentally that others might mean something you don't intend, so I simplified to remain straightfwd. Sincerely, Diane Mackay
