At least he will not get called Joan when the teacher sees Jon. Jon
On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 1:16 PM, Evan Brastow <[email protected]>wrote: > 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.я 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!яя 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/>яя ~ > >>> > >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > >>> ~ > >>> <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/яяВ<http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/%D1%8F%D1%8F%D0%92> > ~ > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> 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/> я ~ > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>яя ~ > > > > > > ~ 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/> ~
