Heh. I'm a serious student of ancient Greek history, and he's one of my favorites.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenophon Father of modern horsemanship, mercenary general, contemporary and fan of Socrates (Xenophon saved his life during one of the battles of the Pelopponesian war, carrying him a mile on his back), leader of the Ten Thousand on the retreat from Persia after the death of Cyrus and treachery on the part of the Persians, philosopher/moralist and historian. Just an all-around fascinating character. Liked the Spartans a bit too much for my taste, but nobody's perfect. His middle name is my middle name, my father's middle name, and two generations (that I know of) before that. If I'm going to name him, it might as well be something interesting and historical, right? Kurt On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 06:10, Sherry Abercrombie<[email protected]> wrote: > Prayers for a speedy recovery Daniel. Glad to hear you are making progress. > > Kurt, congrats, but dude, what's with that name? > > > On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 8:05 AM, Kim Longenbaugh <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Kurt, >> Congratulations! I'm glad Mom and son are doing well. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 12:26 AM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: Re: Open Letter and apology >> >> On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 06:37, Daniel Rodriguez<[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > To all, >> > >> > I just want to say that I owe the list an apology. I did not want to >> > 'hijack' a thread/conversation about my condition. The OT Friday Funny >> was a >> > good joke, even my wife liked it. And she is in healthcare. >> > >> > For those who don't know, On July 27, I had open heart surgery to >> remove >> > 5-1/2 blockages that were in my heart. I was in the hospital for a >> week. A >> > week later, I had to go back into the hospital because the fluids that >> are >> > created because of the surgery, those tubes in your chest, were not >> > draining, or being flushed out of my system and my feet and legs were >> > starting to swell up. Fortunately, that was handled in time. >> > >> > It has been a real hard struggle just to recuperate. I am not used to >> 'just >> > sit around and do nothing'. I want to get back to work. But, right >> now, I >> > have not been cleared by my doctor to even drive, or even lift 10 lbs. >> ARGH! >> > I am allowed to go on 'short' walks. This past Saturday, I even went >> for a >> > two mile walk. It felt good. But I grow tired to easily and paid for >> it as I >> > slept nearly all day, yesterday. >> > >> > Again, I didn't mean to hijack that thread and should have known >> better. >> > Sorry. >> > >> > But for all those who did respond, thank you. It feels good to talk to >> > others, especially when you have something in common. >> >> Oh, hell, man. Lighten up! No apologies needed. We all just hope >> you'll make a complete and speedy recovery. >> >> As a matter of fact, I'll drag *this* thread OT: >> >> Xenophon Ernest Buff was born today at 12:17. Mother and son doing >> very well indeed. C-section went flawlessly. >> >> I'll leave out the rest of the details, as I doubt all y'all are all >> that interested. >> >> Kurt >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> > > > > -- > Sherry Abercrombie > > "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." > Arthur C. Clarke > Sent from Newark, TX, United States > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
