RE: OT I;m such a friggin idiot

2010-11-23 Thread John Sessoms
From: David J Brooks I decided to make 6 family calendars featuring 4 pictures from the three family weddings that occured in 2010. I spent almost two hours loading, aligning, moving and adding family dates, and proofing.. The 6 calendars, with tax were about $120.00 CAN. I received them last

Re: OT I;m such a friggin idiot

2010-11-18 Thread David Mann
On Nov 18, 2010, at 4:14 AM, David J Brooks wrote: The 6 calendars, with tax were about $120.00 CAN. I received them last night, and the first thing i noticed was i made a 1 day boo boo on two of the three anniversaries. Treat them like stamps - the mistaken ones are much more valuable. FWIW

Re: OT I;m such a friggin idiot

2010-11-18 Thread David Mann
On Nov 18, 2010, at 10:52 AM, Bob W wrote: I was 16 or so when the album was released, although I'd seen them play it live before then. I often used to wonder if I'd already missed the starting gun. Still do, and I'm 53 now. These spikes are starting to get a bit uncomfortable. I first

Re: OT I;m such a friggin idiot

2010-11-18 Thread Larry Colen
On Nov 18, 2010, at 12:56 AM, David Mann wrote: On Nov 18, 2010, at 10:52 AM, Bob W wrote: I was 16 or so when the album was released, although I'd seen them play it live before then. I often used to wonder if I'd already missed the starting gun. Still do, and I'm 53 now. These spikes are

Re: OT I;m such a friggin idiot

2010-11-18 Thread Charles Robinson
On Nov 18, 2010, at 2:56, David Mann wrote: On Nov 18, 2010, at 10:52 AM, Bob W wrote: I was 16 or so when the album was released, although I'd seen them play it live before then. I often used to wonder if I'd already missed the starting gun. Still do, and I'm 53 now. These spikes are

Re: OT I;m such a friggin idiot

2010-11-18 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Subject: Re: OT I;m such a friggin idiot On Nov 18, 2010, at 12:56 AM, David Mann wrote: On Nov 18, 2010, at 10:52 AM, Bob W wrote: I was 16 or so when

RE: OT I;m such a friggin idiot

2010-11-18 Thread Bob W
[...] Even so, Wish you were here has long been my favorite PInk Floyd Album, and possibly my favorite album. The Wall tells a great story, but there is almost an album's worth of great songs, and a little over an album's worth of good songs. I was a massive fan of theirs when I was a

RE: OT I;m such a friggin idiot

2010-11-18 Thread Bob W
I was 16 or so when the album was released, although I'd seen them play it live before then. I often used to wonder if I'd already missed the starting gun. Still do, and I'm 53 now. These spikes are starting to get a bit uncomfortable. I first listened to that album only a couple of

Re: OT I;m such a friggin idiot

2010-11-18 Thread mike wilson
John Francis wrote: I've got most of the Floyd albums on 12 vinyl (including one bootleg purchased from Virgin Records back when they were a hole-in-the-wall record store on a Liverpool back street) I always wondered who that guy was, slumped and mumbling in one of the listening booths, every

OT I;m such a friggin idiot

2010-11-17 Thread David J Brooks
I decided to make 6 family calendars featuring 4 pictures from the three family weddings that occured in 2010. I spent almost two hours loading, aligning, moving and adding family dates, and proofing.. The 6 calendars, with tax were about $120.00 CAN. I received them last night, and the first

Re: OT I;m such a friggin idiot

2010-11-17 Thread Boris Liberman
The support room in the company I worked previously had a big sign with *Shift happens* printed really large on it. Seriously - without disrespect, I have to suggest you redo the calendar... Boris On 11/17/2010 5:14 PM, David J Brooks wrote: I decided to make 6 family calendars featuring 4

Re: OT I;m such a friggin idiot

2010-11-17 Thread Jack Davis
Subject: Re: OT I;m such a friggin idiot To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2010, 7:18 AM The support room in the company I worked previously had a big sign with *Shift happens* printed really large on it. Seriously - without disrespect, I have

Re: OT I;m such a friggin idiot

2010-11-17 Thread Stan Halpin
I agree - redo it. It will make them twice as valuable as gifts and you won't forever regret having given a flawed gift. But, DO have someone else PFOOF the text before resubmitting! ;-) stan On Nov 17, 2010, at 10:14 AM, David J Brooks wrote: I decided to make 6 family calendars featuring

Re: OT I;m such a friggin idiot

2010-11-17 Thread Boris Liberman
Stan is wright... He's definitely not wleft /wink wink nod nod/. On 11/17/2010 5:53 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: I agree - redo it. It will make them twice as valuable as gifts and you won't forever regret having given a flawed gift. But, DO have someone else *PFOOF* the text before resubmitting!

Re: OT I;m such a friggin idiot

2010-11-17 Thread P. J. Alling
There's a reason why publishers print a Proof copy first... On 11/17/2010 10:14 AM, David J Brooks wrote: I decided to make 6 family calendars featuring 4 pictures from the three family weddings that occured in 2010. I spent almost two hours loading, aligning, moving and adding family dates,

Re: OT I;m such a friggin idiot

2010-11-17 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dave, Find some of that white correction tape that you type on and past over your errors. It's 2 wrong dates in 365. Save the money and throw them a party! Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 9:14 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: I decided to make 6 family calendars featuring

Re: OT I;m such a friggin idiot

2010-11-17 Thread Walter Gilbert
Just give the ones with the boo-boos to the husbands. That way, they'll have an excuse in case they forget. What do I know? I got the screwed up calendar! -- Walt http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/waltergilbert http://waltgilbert.posterous.com/ On 11/17/2010 9:53 AM, Stan Halpin wrote:

Re: OT I;m such a friggin idiot

2010-11-17 Thread Mark Roberts
Walter Gilbert wrote: Just give the ones with the boo-boos to the husbands. That way, they'll have an excuse in case they forget. What do I know? I got the screwed up calendar! Genius! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: OT I;m such a friggin idiot

2010-11-17 Thread Bob Sullivan
Better yet for the husbands if your error put the date 1 day early... On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 10:08 AM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote: Walter Gilbert wrote:    Just give the ones with the boo-boos to the husbands.  That way, they'll have an excuse in case they forget.  What do I

Re: OT I;m such a friggin idiot

2010-11-17 Thread Walter Gilbert
That's textbook win-win, right there. http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/waltergilbert http://waltgilbert.posterous.com/ On 11/17/2010 10:14 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote: Better yet for the husbands if your error put the date 1 day early... On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 10:08 AM, Mark

Re: OT I;m such a friggin idiot

2010-11-17 Thread Steven Desjardins
I'd use this current set. Just issue an Errata sheet with each calendar. Do a color one with a funny picture. It will be memorable. On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 11:23 AM, Walter Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote:  That's textbook win-win, right there.

Re: OT I;m such a friggin idiot

2010-11-17 Thread Larry Colen
On Nov 17, 2010, at 8:32 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: I'd use this current set. Just issue an Errata sheet with each calendar. Do a color one with a funny picture. It will be memorable. Take a red sharpie, circle the dates and use an arrow to mark where they go. Make some funny comment.

Re: OT I;m such a friggin idiot

2010-11-17 Thread eckinator
Definitely better than a redo - personal gifts are all about giving a piece of yourself wrapped in thoughtful affection - give them your booboo with an extra icing of love on top so to say... and excuse my corny wording... rofl 2010/11/17 Larry Colen l...@red4est.com: On Nov 17, 2010, at 8:32

Re: OT I;m such a friggin idiot

2010-11-17 Thread Bob Sullivan
Good suggestions Larry!Regards, Bob S. On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 12:25 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Nov 17, 2010, at 8:32 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: I'd use this current set.  Just issue an Errata sheet with each calendar.  Do a color one with a funny picture.  It will be

Re: OT I;m such a friggin idiot

2010-11-17 Thread David J Brooks
On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 1:25 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Nov 17, 2010, at 8:32 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote: I'd use this current set.  Just issue an Errata sheet with each calendar.  Do a color one with a funny picture.  It will be memorable. Take a red sharpie, circle the

Re: OT I;m such a friggin idiot

2010-11-17 Thread Steven Desjardins
On some date write One day closer to Judgement Day Day. I saw that somewhere and now celebrate it every year. On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 1:51 PM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 1:25 PM, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: On Nov 17, 2010, at 8:32 AM, Steven

Re: OT I;m such a friggin idiot

2010-11-17 Thread P. J. Alling
Isn't that really every day though. On 11/17/2010 3:22 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: On some date write One day closer to Judgement Day Day. I saw that somewhere and now celebrate it every year. On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 1:51 PM, David J Brookspentko...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at

RE: OT I;m such a friggin idiot

2010-11-17 Thread Bob W
or as someone once said 'shorter of breath, and one day closer to death'. That should cheer everybody up. Isn't that really every day though. On 11/17/2010 3:22 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: On some date write One day closer to Judgement Day Day. I saw that somewhere and now celebrate it

Re: OT I;m such a friggin idiot

2010-11-17 Thread Larry Colen
On Nov 17, 2010, at 12:39 PM, Bob W wrote: or as someone once said 'shorter of breath, and one day closer to death'. That should cheer everybody up. Just minutes before the end of my 50th birthday, I came out of my van at Burning Man and heard someone playing Time. I was greatly amused.

Re: OT I;m such a friggin idiot

2010-11-17 Thread Jack Davis
I understand that this subject heading was coined by Kennyboy.(?) Jack --- On Wed, 11/17/10, Larry Colen l...@red4est.com wrote: From: Larry Colen l...@red4est.com Subject: Re: OT I;m such a friggin idiot To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2010, 1:20 PM

RE: OT I;m such a friggin idiot

2010-11-17 Thread Bob W
or as someone once said 'shorter of breath, and one day closer to death'. That should cheer everybody up. Just minutes before the end of my 50th birthday, I came out of my van at Burning Man and heard someone playing Time. I was greatly amused. I was 16 or so when the album was

Re: OT I;m such a friggin idiot

2010-11-17 Thread David J Brooks
Problem solved, i think. I have decided to redo the two that go to my nephew and wife, and my niece and her hubby, with the correct dates. My daughter knows what i'm making and her date is ok, so she is fine with that. I'll keep one of the screwed up ones and give one to my sister. She'll never

Re: OT I;m such a friggin idiot

2010-11-17 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2010-11-17 11:02, Bob Sullivan wrote: Dave, Find some of that white correction tape that you type on and past over your errors. It's 2 wrong dates in 365. Save the money and throw them a party! Regards, Bob S. Leave them as is and sell them as an excuse for husbands who forget the date.

Re: OT I;m such a friggin idiot

2010-11-17 Thread John Francis
On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 05:29:13PM -0500, David J Brooks wrote: BTW I saw Floyd at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto just as the Dark side of the Moon album was to be released. From what i remember of it, it was great. I saw the Dark Side of the Moon tour at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester

Re: OT I;m such a friggin idiot

2010-11-17 Thread Boris Liberman
On 11/17/2010 11:52 PM, Bob W wrote: I was 16 or so when the album was released, although I'd seen them play it live before then. I often used to wonder if I'd already missed the starting gun. Still do, and I'm 53 now. These spikes are starting to get a bit uncomfortable. I was very much