On Wed, 01 Jan 2003 18:05:44 -0500 Jerry McBride <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, 01 Jan 2003 15:09:44 -0700 Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Memorable moments for me in 2002 included: > > > > Mine... > > * layed off and called back to work, before I even left the building > on two separate occasions. What a night mare! A age 46 I've learned > alot about human foibles and frailties and how cheap some humans > appear in the eyes of other humans. I'll never be the same. Bummer! We've had a lot of layoffs at our company, including a few dozen just in time for Christmas. Thus far I've dodged the bullets. At my age (60 in a few days), I'll certainly never find the responsible, enjoyable job I have now again. Holding my thumbs. > > * compiled kde 3.10 on a whim and fell in love with the pig... Really > nice. It's a pig, but I like the general screen setup and interface better than gnome. > > > * On the cusp of the new year I slayed the CUPS dragon and put up an > > lprng printing system (thanks to Joel's help) > > > > * ditto... CUPS sucks so bad that your ears pop when you install it... > > * Built my first real performance computer; msi kt3 ultra, xp > 1600@2000+ water cooled. I'll copy my wife on this one! > > * Paid off the mortgage on our house... It's like being born again. > Imagine having an extra $1000.00 a month in your pocket. :') > Looking forward to that in 1-2 years. Probably just about the time for the next round of layoffs. <g> > > Here's hoping you all have a profitable, safe, and joyous new year. > > > > ditto. -- Collins Richey - Denver Area gentoo 1.4 system _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
