Well, with all the talk of mechanics and caskets, I could not resist
posting this snippet from the Hartford Current:
What with all the sadness and trauma going on in the world at the
moment, it is worth reflecting on the death of a very important person
which almost went unnoticed last week.
Larr
Howdy, Is this working.
Leland
Leland Torrence Enterprises
Conservation, Restoration, Management
Phone: 203-397-8505
Fax: 203-389-7516
Pager: 860-340-2174
www.LelandTorrenceEnterprises.com
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Lot's of fire flies the last few weeks. In a post that I don't think
made it to all, I mentioned the evening of the fourth. We had fire
flies at the woods edge and fire works at the tree tops. But tonight, I
wandered down the path with son Edward, in the nude, to watch the fire
flies, hundreds,
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Mikey,
Well, I guess you guys got a lot different
lot down south. There is no amount of anything where I live that would
induce a fellow like George to hand over $6,000, let alone $60, unless they were
marked bills with electronic tracking devices embedded in them and they were
k
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Whoa...
that is some ugly design.
Wig or a
Tory.
Leland
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim
HicksSent: Monday, August 09, 2004 7:29 AMTo:
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Cheese, I have to say, I kind of liked the undigested format and not
having to log in and yeah, it is the busiest season. Well
Best to all,
Leland
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From: Pre-patinated plastic glass block w/ coin slots
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gabriel
Orgrease
Sent: Thu
Title: Message
Hey Michael,
My reply earlier did not go out.
Thanks for the post and ball. Send your home address so I can get you on
the GPS and ancient maps.
Best,
Leland
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On Be
JC,
I love cobble stone. When Ken, et al and I were in Germany I spent a
couple hours each of three days in Munich watching the installation of
granite cubes at a huge intersection. They were using the traditional
intersecting arc pattern, laid on sand atop crushed stone. What was
great is that
Hello all,
Has anyone worked with or had experience with Grenadier Corporation as a
masonry contractor?
Best,
Leland
Leland Torrence Enterprises
Conservation, Restoration, Management
Phone: 203-397-8505
Fax: 203-389-7516
Pager: 860-340-2174
www.LelandTorrenceEnterprises.com
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-Original Message-
From: Leland Torrence [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 9:43 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [BP] Contractor reference
Hello all,
Has anyone worked with or had experience with Grenadier Corporation as a
masonry contractor
YES, A COUPLE OF YRS AGO.
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From: "Leland Torrence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 9:42 AM
Subject: [BP] Contractor reference
> Hello all,
> Has anyone worked with or had experience with G
seven
years ago. I got four responses on background and all were strong. Now,
Question on cleaning limestone (Indiana): copper staining. Has anyone
had luck getting the green out?
Best,
Leland
Leland Torrence Enterprises
Conservation, Restoration, Management
Phone: 203-397-8505
Fax: 203-389-7516
Title: Message
Great fun, but to
whom do we owe thanks for the research?
Best,
Leland
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KArwowskiSent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 11:26 PMTo:
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Title: Message
Man... The best time to be up there. I
can feel the warm water as you write. So are you a sailor,
too?
Best,
Leland
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Yeah, baby. But we have to wait for
the water to cool off.
Best,
Leland
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2004 8:22 AMTo:
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Dan,
Thanks for the definition. I do recall
Fat Bastard saying his summo thong/diaper thing, felt a bit "squinchy". Is
he a pedant or what?
Signed, Tromping along through the great
empirical playpen.
Best,
Leland
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gu
Title: Message
By the way, I was up at the APTNE seminar
which Mike Edison coordinated in Newport. Great job, Mike. We had
a tour of the Fort Adams restorations and their rediscovery and use of
Rosendale natural cement. The fortifications for the canon have some of
the most exqui
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Christopher,
I haven't had time to play, but this is
truly great. Did you have a grant for this? Tips on how to unleash
similar data bases? Is the Greater New Haven Region in your plans?
How about Newport?
Great work!
Best,
Leland
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Now there's and
angry squinch...
Best,
Leland
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Met
HistorySent: Friday, October 15, 2004 10:07 AMTo:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [BP] Let's bring
a co
Well, it is surely reassuring that all the lurkers are still with us. A
tad sad that it took sex and a cigar to bring us back together, but it
all works.
Pinheads forever
Best,
Leland
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Hey Larry,
Great too hear from you. What are you going to do with your day job?
All the best and good luck!
Leland
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From: Pre-patinated plastic gumby block w/ coin slot
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lawrence
Kestenbaum
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 1:40 AM
T
Title: Message
Hello CP and Michael,
What wonderful messages to read this
morning. Here in Connecticut we had an unseasonably warm 70 degree
day. Took a long walk through the woods that had been misted all day
before. The willows are green, some yellow, the ash and birch are bare,
the maples
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"bunch of pious, humorless, deadpan
losers." I resemble that remark.
Middlesex School Debating Club
1969
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HistorySent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 2
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okey dokey we are now open for
definitions of the middle sex.
signed Double Agent Merkin of
Middle-earth
][mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of edison
Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 9:54 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [BP] Lawyers and polling places
Ask Ralph. He'll explain it to you.
Mike E.
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From: Ruth Barton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTEC
Hey! Finally, a pin-head in office, and one who truly knows the past.
What will you have on your own grave stone? Many Congratulations.
Best,
Leland
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From: Pre-patinated plastic gumby block w/ coin slot
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lawrence
Kestenbaum
Sent: We
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Velcro Merkin? Is that like a bikini
wax?
Sign me,
It must be Christmas, cause everyone is
rappin'.
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200
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Hey... Remember Dan Hicks and His Hot
Licks... The Euphonious Whale?
Best,
Leland
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On Behalf Of Cuyler PageSent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004
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Ruth,
Did you check out the design section. The Sphincter looks promising
it's a real Verrmonta.
Best,
Leland
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From: Pre-patinated plastic gumby block w/ coin slot
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ruth
Barton
Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 12:57 AM
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Title: Message
Hey Michael, great morning reading as usual.
I don't hunt any more and the 24 pound turkey I let, dressed and plucked on
Sunday was farm raised, but I make sure my young boys are involved. I
think it is important not to allow too much distance between the killing and
eating; one
Ruth,
My Dad retired to Norwich in 1984 (we had a farm in Pomfret), so I spent
a fair amount of time in that library when we weren't in the bars. My
college girl friend was from Hanover as well.
Best,
Leland
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From: Pre-patinated plastic gumby block w/ coin slot
[mailto:[
artmouth Library
Leland, So you know about Dan & Whit's too?? I was friends of the
Cossinghams, up on the hill. Used to go up there a lot, back in the
days before I-91. Ruth
At 5:30 AM -0500 11/23/04, Leland Torrence wrote:
>Ruth,
>My Dad retired to Norwich in 1984 (we ha
ith a car. Happened last yr and we got a nice 135#
buck out of it.
Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving. Anyone going to the big parade?
Ruth
At 5:26 AM -0500 11/23/04, Leland Torrence wrote:
Hey Michael, great morning reading as usual. I don't hunt any more and
the 24 pound turkey
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Leland, That depends on what state your New Haven is in. I take it's
not the one in Vermont. Ruth
At 9:20 AM -0500 11/28/04, Leland Torrence wrote:
>Ruth,
>It is not what you would call farming; farming is hard work. No cows
>since the 19
mean down there where Yale is there's farm land too? I went through
there a few times but it was always at night, at least I think it was
New Haven. Is that on the way to NYC on 91? Ruth
At 6:31 PM -0500 11/28/04, Leland Torrence wrote:
>Yep... New Haven, CT... Although I and my mate Rob
Ruth,
In the day, in southern Vermont, you could have your driver's silence
test in Springfield, Bennington on Wednesdays and Brattleboro (Brat) and
Rutland on Mondays and Fridays. I failed my first test in Brattleboro
because the emergency break didn't hold on a hill. As for fame in Brat,
I beli
Lisa,
I thought you lived in Washington DC area. Are you in Boston?
Best,
Leland
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From: Pre-patinated plastic gumby block w/ coin slot
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lisa
Sasser
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 9:17 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [BP] Depa
d they one they
had in the 60s is still alive. What was the Godfather's name?
Was Hunt the Snow Angel guy? Ruth
At 7:42 PM -0500 11/30/04, Leland Torrence wrote:
>Ruth,
>In the day, in southern Vermont, you could have your driver's silence
>test in Springfield, Bennington
Title: Message
All is correct except the typo, according to
memory RMH's Father graduated Dartmouth in 1807 and was Captain in 1811.
Jonathan's Father was also a prominant Vermonter as I recall and they believed
in lead and mercury.
Yours while Mercury is
retrograde,
Best,
Leland
-Ori
Title: Message
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gumby block w/ coin slot [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Thursday, December 02,
2004 7:05 AMTo:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Re: [BP] You say
Brat and I say Boro. Richard Morris says
Ruth,
I agree with you resembling that remark, but it does have a great ring;
it just roles of the tongue and asa they say "one persons trash is
another's gold". Being a Vermonter you probably remember the term used
for mobile homes: "Tin Hotels". I am proud that most counties and
towns have not
Title: Message
"Men don't love me for my mind, they love me
for what I don't mind." Gypsy Lee Rose
sign me, pubica rasa
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Met
HistorySent: Friday, January 07, 2005 3
Has anyone read Menzies book "1421 The Year China Discovered America"?
I could not find a review available in NY nor London times and would
like to read some critical responses.
Dim Whan,
Leland
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Ken,
Thanks for the info and a good favorites site. While I agree with John
that there are many gross leaps to conclusions and twisted fits that are
most likely coincidence, there are also many intriguing thoughts and
strong evidence if in deed they are true. Example: A 36 foot rudder
made of te
Title: Message
Hello Michael,
It was a surprise to see the work. I
have not followed any of the media attention, but if is anything like Running
Fence, you have to see it to know it. I interviewed Christo and his
beautiful French wife in 1975 and then worked on Running Fence in 1976 as a
watch
Title: Message
Ralph,
Dead, no, slammed with deadlines, yes.
How long is the installation up? Did you see it? Sorry to hear about
the wreck. Can you imagine wrapping presents for a living?
Best,
Leland
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gumby block w/ coin slot [m
Title: Message
Ralph,
Had a chance to read the earlier posts on
the Gates... I know a little more. And you are right, Jeanne-Claude
is not the droid I was looking for. Thanks for the laugh.
Bestest,
Leland
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gumby block w/ coin slot
Title: Message
Americans on average only own their houses 5
to seven years. About 45 million moved last year. I don't know what
the mean is, or what the European numbers are. Anyone? A
number of studies show that second home buying in the US will be at a rate of
1,000 units per day for the
Ruth,
Having lived in Vermont prior to zoning, I have feelings both pro and
con to controls. I am always amazed at how the regulations are almost
100% concerned with land use, not what goes on the land and its
appearance. There is a big difference between an old fashion general
store and a Piggle
I can't remember any math that doesn't have to do with area, volume or
geometry, and I like a whole enchilada, so... Since 2 loaves is worth 7
oranges and 2 loaves is also worth 2 bananas and six oranges then two
banana is worth one orange. So I trade my five fish for two loaves,
trade two loaves
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cp? Remember any Newfy
jokes?
Best,
Leland
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of the decade! Dan & J Lo are HOT!" --Siskel/Ebert
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cuyler
PageSent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 3:54 AMTo:
BULLAMANKA-PINHEADS@MAELS
Title: Message
This is true, yet, how about a new
one?
Best,
Leland
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of the decade! Dan & J Lo are HOT!" --Siskel/Ebert
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PageSent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 1:06 PMTo:
BULLAMANKA-PINHE
Title: Message
Look for Eifs in the new Star
Wars.
signed,
e-ifs and maybes
-Original Message-From: "The feel-good
listserv of the decade! Dan & J Lo are HOT!" --Siskel/Ebert
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