Re: Thanksgiving Day

2016-11-25 Thread drlegendre .
They seriously call them 'pubs' in Venezuela?? ;-)

(Among many other things, I'm also thankful to live in a place where the
odd power outage is unexpected, and may even constitute a special occasion.)

On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 1:46 AM, Ian S. King <isk...@uw.edu> wrote:

> On Thu, Nov 24, 2016 at 4:34 PM, Chuck Guzis <ccl...@sydex.com> wrote:
>
> > On 11/24/2016 01:51 PM, Murray McCullough wrote:
> > > I wanted to wish all American readers of this list a very happy
> > > Thanksgiving Day from a reader in Canada. Reading 'Classic
> > > Computing' still plays an important part in my appreciation of the
> > > role of computers from earlier years in why I still enjoy working
> > > with computers. Happy computing. Murray  :)
> > >
> > Murry, I'm sorry that we forgot to pre-empt your wishes on October 9.  I
> > did wish some of my Canadian friends happy returns for the day then,
> > however.
> >
> > I'm a bit giddy right now--the pies are done, the other dishes are
> > cooked and tastes and the bird's in the oven.  Short of the dog getting
> > into the feast, I think I'm home free. (You can tell who does the
> > cooking in our house).
> >
> > I imagine that some have already hit the stores and others are settling
> > down for an evening of football...
> >
> > --Chuck
> >
>
> I had an unexpectedly delightful experience: I was at my local pub and the
> power went out.  It resulted in a wonderful sense of community in
> ''adversity" (we had emergency lighting and the bar maid brought out
> numerous candles) and made this one of the best Thanksgiving experiences
> I've ever had.  And all my computer work (document editing) was local.  All
> good!  -- Ian
>
> --
> Ian S. King, MSIS, MSCS, Ph.D. Candidate
> The Information School <http://ischool.uw.edu>
> Dissertation: "Why the Conversation Mattered: Constructing a Sociotechnical
> Narrative Through a Design Lens
>
> Archivist, Voices From the Rwanda Tribunal <http://tribunalvoices.org>
> Value Sensitive Design Research Lab <http://vsdesign.org>
>
> University of Washington
>
> There is an old Vulcan saying: "Only Nixon could go to China."
>


Re: Thanksgiving Day

2016-11-24 Thread Ian S. King
On Thu, Nov 24, 2016 at 4:34 PM, Chuck Guzis <ccl...@sydex.com> wrote:

> On 11/24/2016 01:51 PM, Murray McCullough wrote:
> > I wanted to wish all American readers of this list a very happy
> > Thanksgiving Day from a reader in Canada. Reading 'Classic
> > Computing' still plays an important part in my appreciation of the
> > role of computers from earlier years in why I still enjoy working
> > with computers. Happy computing. Murray  :)
> >
> Murry, I'm sorry that we forgot to pre-empt your wishes on October 9.  I
> did wish some of my Canadian friends happy returns for the day then,
> however.
>
> I'm a bit giddy right now--the pies are done, the other dishes are
> cooked and tastes and the bird's in the oven.  Short of the dog getting
> into the feast, I think I'm home free. (You can tell who does the
> cooking in our house).
>
> I imagine that some have already hit the stores and others are settling
> down for an evening of football...
>
> --Chuck
>

I had an unexpectedly delightful experience: I was at my local pub and the
power went out.  It resulted in a wonderful sense of community in
''adversity" (we had emergency lighting and the bar maid brought out
numerous candles) and made this one of the best Thanksgiving experiences
I've ever had.  And all my computer work (document editing) was local.  All
good!  -- Ian

-- 
Ian S. King, MSIS, MSCS, Ph.D. Candidate
The Information School <http://ischool.uw.edu>
Dissertation: "Why the Conversation Mattered: Constructing a Sociotechnical
Narrative Through a Design Lens

Archivist, Voices From the Rwanda Tribunal <http://tribunalvoices.org>
Value Sensitive Design Research Lab <http://vsdesign.org>

University of Washington

There is an old Vulcan saying: "Only Nixon could go to China."


Re: Thanksgiving Day

2016-11-24 Thread Chuck Guzis
On 11/24/2016 01:51 PM, Murray McCullough wrote:
> I wanted to wish all American readers of this list a very happy 
> Thanksgiving Day from a reader in Canada. Reading 'Classic
> Computing' still plays an important part in my appreciation of the
> role of computers from earlier years in why I still enjoy working
> with computers. Happy computing. Murray  :)
> 
Murry, I'm sorry that we forgot to pre-empt your wishes on October 9.  I
did wish some of my Canadian friends happy returns for the day then,
however.

I'm a bit giddy right now--the pies are done, the other dishes are
cooked and tastes and the bird's in the oven.  Short of the dog getting
into the feast, I think I'm home free. (You can tell who does the
cooking in our house).

I imagine that some have already hit the stores and others are settling
down for an evening of football...

--Chuck


Thanksgiving Day

2016-11-24 Thread Murray McCullough
I wanted to wish all American readers of this list a very happy
Thanksgiving Day from a reader in Canada. Reading 'Classic Computing'
still plays an important part in my appreciation of the role of
computers from earlier years in why I still enjoy working with
computers. Happy computing. Murray  :)