Okay, I understand now, thanks PK.
It's the same method Bill James uses for differentiating between
peak value and career value in Sabermetics, the system he developed for a
better understanding of a baseball player's statistics.
(I'm thinking of his discussion of Warren Spahn's values in the
system, which helped me to "get it". It's on page 439 of THE BILL JAMES
HISTORICAL BASEBALL ABSTRACT; Villard Books: New York, 1988)
play ball!
dave
On Fri, 7 Jul 2000, Patricia wrote:
> DaveBP:
>
> Means if you were napping in the grass and andy warhol took a picture (with
> film in his camera) you would be longer than you would be tall, vis a vis
> standing in the sun prior to napping in the grass, whence you would be taller
> than you are long, but what if Andy Warhol didn't have any film in his
> camera. It's very confusing, what with you listing and all. To starboard.
>
> Listlessly, yet remaining on, your pard in format,
> PK
>
> David Baptiste Chirot wrote:
>
> > Fast Fingers Freddy, Hurry Hands Harry and Debby Dip and Peggy
> > Pick--
> >
> > "busy are their hands, and full/their urgent need/blessed with
> > speed"
> >
> > PK: I can't take this lying down: what do you mean by "a
> > horizontal format"?
> >
> > does that mean a kind of linear layout, from left to right?
> >
> > i tend to list to starboard, so need to get the coordinates
> > "straight"
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > dave
> >
> > ps --am sending queries to the list, my apologies, as i don't know who the
> > people in the group are yet--
> >
> > On Fri, 7 Jul 2000, Patricia wrote:
> >
> > > "busy hands are happy hands"
> > >
> > > --my fourth grade elementary school teacher, Miss Dillingham
> > >
> > > Okay, kids, ur all lyin in ur hammocks drinkin lemonade or beer,
> > > and I guess about six of us will industriously muster the energy
> > > to actually go vertical once a day and do this, (although I guess
> > > one could remain horizontal), so....
> > >
> > > One image, same thing, or words or painting or drawing or
> > > whatever at the same time every day from the 10th of July ' til
> > > the 31st - if you will keep them in a horizontal format in the
> > > same size, it would be appreciated (in keeping with summer,
> > > horizontal, yes?) No size preference, just send 'em to me when
> > > you're done, by email or snail mail and I'll
> > > do.....something.......sorry, I have to take a nap, now.
> > >
> > > P.K. Harris
> > > 137 Sixth St.
> > > Pacific Grove, CA 93950
> > > USA
> > >
> > > allen bukoff wrote:
> > >
> > > > > "Time don't mean thing to me?
> > > > >/ I've got life to go "
> > > > >
> > > > >--George Jones prison song
> > > >
> > > > "People say that I'm lazy.
> > > > But it takes all my time."
> > > >
> > > > -- Joe Walsh
> > >
> > >
>
>
