Crossposted to save some time on my part and to perhaps help Rich in his quest for memory. <G> (Please cut out the crosspost if you respond to this message. Its only polite to do so)
----- Original Message ----- From: "Roxanne Dunning" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 2:24 PM Subject: Re: Short story > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Richard Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 8:41 AM > >Subject: ATL: Short story > > > > > >> I'm struggling to remember the title and author of a short story I read > >> long ago. It concerns some kind of alien artifact that's a sort of test > >> or puzzle. You enter it and it asks you a series of questions and if > >> you pass the test you win some kind of great treasure; if not, it kills > >> you. I remember the artifact being surrounded by the bones of those > >> who'd tried and failed, and the hero taking in a super-powerful > >> computer to find the answers, and the twist at the end. I have no idea > >> where I read it or who wrote it. Any ideas? > >> > >> Rich > >> GCU Diamond Dogs > > > >That tickles something deep in my brain. > >I'm thinking Greg Bear or Frank Herbert for some strange reason. > >I don't think either one is correct. > > > >xponent > >In The Year Of The Scavenger, The Season Of The Bitch Maru > *** > > So, how was the wedding? > It was great and everything went well. Friday after work I went and picked up my son from his mother and proceeded to replace the dress clothes he had grown out of. So I took him to the mall and after wandering through racks that left me unsatisfied I ended up at Sears where surprise!.....the clothes were 75% off. I ended up getting Rory a really nice (almost formal) jacket and slacks of very high quality for ... .......... 10bucks. I ended up spending only 40 bucks for the works and felt quite good about it. Rory was quite excited about the suit (he is one of the few 7 year old boys I have ever met who really really likes clothes) and wanted to wear it all weekend. He feels like it makes him look like one of the Men In Black and therefore "cool". (So I got him an LED sparkly thing so he could make people forget the recent past)<G> Saturday was filled with they typical rushing about taking care of previous procrastinations, getting dressed and cleaning the car in the rain. UGH! Rain! Almost everyone except for the bride and groom were late for the wedding and some missed it completely only arriving in time for the reception. The ceremony was performed by a woman Susan had found at a deli around the corner. She had a nice voice and the ceremony was mercifully brief with a modern tone that stressed the equality between the sexes. Then I couldn't get the ring on her finger. Even at the best of times nothing goes perfectly.<G> We spent our one night honeymoon in Galveston, purportedly a resort/vacation town who's main claims to fame are that it was destroyed by a hurricane in 1900 and that it is not Houston. We stayed at the Hilton and dined at Landrys. Landrys is a very nice seafood restaurant, somewhat expensive, but the food is outstanding. Unfortunately Susan is allergic to shellfish and had to settle for steak. ha ha ha! After dinner we went to the rainforest Cafe to watch the volcano erupt and to buy Rory his sparkly LED device in one of their tourist funds removal booths. At this time it began to get quite cold and we.......didn't have our jackets with us. One of these days I will learn to watch the weather better. A few hours later we went to the lobby bar for drinks. I noticed that the music was coming from a player piano that had a mannequin placed in position to appear as if it were the piano player. I did my best to get Susan to go request a song, but she wouldn't do it, and did not find out about my aborted practical joke 'til I told her about it the next day. Short answer: It was real nice and I had fun. xponent Joined Maru rob ________________________________ You are a fluke of the universe. You have no right to be here. And whether you can hear it or not, the universe is laughing behind your back. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
