My father -- and the parents of many people I know -- feel that they are too old to learn how to use computers. I wonder if the "Good Lord" has that problem also. After all "He" is older than anyone and probably most set in "His" ways.
*-- Russ* On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 12:06 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > The correspondence re e-books is indeed interesting. Starting as a grad > student at Cambridge Univ., I made a vow to keep ALL books I had ever > acquired (honestly or not). They were nice to have. And useful for many > things. I enjoyed using the massive, tall Oxford English Dictionary as a > stand for the chamberpot under my bed. We did not have bathrooms in our > rooms in them days. > > > > So I inscribed each volume with my name, and place and date of > acquisition. After half a century it was comforting to look at those > serried shelves, and feel that one understood, at least in a tiny part, the > wisdom they contained. And to revisit, as with an old, valued friend. > > > > Then, in 2002, the "Good Lord" chose to burn my house down, and my books. > Along with 39 adjacent abodes. An admitted sinner, I wasn't too surprised, > but never realized my neighbors were sinners, too. My wife said it was His > way of telling me to retire, but I now think He was envious of my library. > After all the Old Testament does say our Lord "is a jealous Lord"! > > Peter Lissaman, Da Vinci Ventures > > Expertise is not knowing everything, but knowing what to look for. > > 1454 Miracerros Loop South, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505,USA > tel:(505)983-7728 > > > ============================================================ > 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 >
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