Heh. I wanted something a bit more classic than Ghostbusters, I'm afraid. That would have made him stand out, though.
On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 09:47, Richard Stovall<[email protected]> wrote: > I begged and pleaded with my wife to name our son "Winston Zeddemore > Stovall", but it was a no go. Lost my only chance to have a > Ghostbuster in the family. > > On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 12:43 PM, Kurt Buff<[email protected]> wrote: >> 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/> ~ >> >> > > ~ 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/> ~
