And all this time I complained that "Evan" was a name I had to spell every time I said it. I always wanted my mother to give me a name like, "Mike" or "Jim." But nooo.
Now, however, I don't feel so bad! At least I could spell my name in under 5 seconds :) Congrats, Kurt! Evan (that's E-V-A-N) -----Original Message----- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 12:58 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Open Letter and apology I'll just insist on reverse alphabetical order 50% of the time, for fairness' sake. Kurt On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 09:52, Maglinger, Paul<[email protected]> wrote: > I hope they don't have him line up in alphabetical order by first name for > ice cream. At least he'll be in front of Yogi and Zack. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 11:43 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Open Letter and apology > > 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/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
