BTW, I do not have old friends, I have friends of long standing! Sunday, November 14, 201010:26 AMMarta [email protected]
>Harry, the philosopher. I don't know you that way at all- you then >also must be getting older, that is a state when wisdom, collected all >during life, does bear fruit. >Gosh, I am so glad, Neal, you said old, or older , what I hate is the >word 'elderly' . To me it always sounds dishonest. And so help me God, >I also want to die and not pass away or even, what is worse, pass on >-- perhaps to the Elysian Fields? >And while I am at it, Nolan, I still have my lampshade computer . It >is getting old, too,not in the elderly category, and I hope I can, >whenever it gives up the ghost, do some 'eldercare' (what humans in >the medical field would say) on it. > >So is it possible to exchange the innards, so I can still enjoy the >outward looks, they don't show a sign of having gotten older at all.. >Marta > > > > > > >On Nov 14, 2010, at 9:47 AM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: > >> Neal, >> >> I take issue with your statement "...but I'm getting old,.... You >> are older >> but not old. Old is a state of mind, older is a state of being. >> >> Be well and live long and prosper. >> >> Harry >> >> Sunday, November 14, 20109:26 AMNeal [email protected] >> >>> As I recall, when I was in the navy in 1943, the top brass in Pearl >>> Harbor considered invading Molokai, but decided it wasn't worth the >>> trouble. Instead, they decided to re-take one of the Aleutian >>> Islands, >>> that had been invaded by the Japs. >>> >>> The trouble with that plan was that the Japs decided the Aleutians >>> were not worth the trouble, and pulled out and went home. I was so >>> foggy that no one noticed they were gone, so we went on with the >>> invasion anyhow. >>> >>> So the admirals were sorry they hadn't landed on Molokai instead, >>> since it was a lot closer. >>> >>> I have a lot of good war stories like this, but I am getting old, and >>> my memory is fading somewhat. >>> >>> Neal >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Nov 13, 2010, at 5:15 PM, Chubacha wrote: >>> >>> I live on Molokai. No traffic lights. Few stores. Moved here from >>> louisvile in 2006. Spouse and I both taught at speed school. >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>> On Nov 13, 2010, at 11:44 AM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Tom you have piqued my interest. Where in the world is the small >>>> island >>>> upon which you live? Are you speaking metaphorically or literally? >>>> If >>>> literally how do you know of this listserve? >>>> >>>> Thanks for your help. Oh one other question who makes the speck >>>> case? >>>> >>>> Saturday, November 13, 20104:29 [email protected] >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> MacGroup mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacGroup mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup >> > > > >_______________________________________________ >MacGroup mailing list >[email protected] >http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list [email protected] http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
