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    Not easy to recap almost a year in one post, and I've been know to drag on and on for the longest of them, so I'll be brief here.

    I'm working as a network manager for a consultancy firm 20 min. away from my place which just opened up a second storefront and is hiring like mad.

    My wife's health is stable and her doctor is now wondering if she ever had Lupus in the first place.

    My son entered high school in September, my daughter is 9 going on 18 fast. I've started looking at rifles.

    Most of my free time is spent on my favorite MMORPG, City of Heroes, and managing a website for the supergroup (guild or clan) that some will remember a few old school WD members started way back. I also still lead a youth group and have switched my learning time to IT certs for this year.


    Soooooo... what did I miss?
    Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. -Douglas Adams

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    nice to see you again adept. for a man who mastered the art of saying virtually nothing over and over again (wotpp), that post sure summed things up nicely.

    you haven't missed a ton here, the usual little spats and some techie talk, that's about it.

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    Hail and well met, Adept-one! Gratz on all the good news, especially on the Lupus remission/disappearance!

    Having only had boys to raise, I can only suggest electrified fences and cattle prods to deal with your daughter's "suitors". It doesn't seem possible they can grow up so quickly. Best of everything to you and your family!
    I didn't surrender, but they took my horse and made him surrender. They have him pulling a wagon up in Kansas I bet.

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    Wow. I said I missed you and you appeared. I really am a Genie !!!
    "Don't be so humble - you are not that great." - Golda Meir

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    Quote Originally Posted by edball
    Wow. I said I missed you and you appeared. I really am a Genie !!!
    I know. That's pretty cool, isn't it.

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    Oh yeah: GREAT to 'see' you a d e p t!!!! And gratz on the new job.

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    Here ya go adept, I use this application anytime a fellow wishes to date my daughter:

    APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO DATE MY DAUGHTER


    NOTE: THIS APPLICATION WILL BE INCOMPLETE AND REJECTED UNLESS
    ACCOMPANIED BY A COMPLETE FINANCIAL STATEMENT, WORK HISTORY, LINEAGE, AND CURRENT MEDICAL REPORT FROM YOUR DOCTOR.

    1. NAME_________________________________ DATE OF BIRTH___/___/___

    2.HEIGHT__________________WEIGHT___________IQ_____ _GPA_______

    3. SOCIAL SECURITY#______________DRIVERS LIC#_______________

    4. BOY SCOUT RANK___________________________

    5. HOME ADDRESS_____________ CITY/STATE____________ ZIP_______

    6. DO YOU HAVE ONE MALE AND ONE FEMALE PARENT?_______________
    IF NO, PLEASE EXPLAIN___________________________________

    7. NUMBER OF YEARS PARENTS MARRIED?____________________

    8. DO YOU OWN A VAN?________ MOTORCYCLE?______ TRUCK WITH OVERSIZED TIRES?________ WATERBED?________

    DO YOU HAVE AN EARRING?____NOSE RING?____BELLY BUTTON RING?__

    9. IN 50 WORDS OR LESS, WHAT DOES "DON'T TOUCH MY DAUGHTER" MEAN TO YOU?


    10. IN 50 WORDS OR LESS, WHAT DOES "LATE" MEAN TO YOU?


    11. IN 50 WORDS OR LESS, WHAT DOES "ABSTINENCE" MEAN TO YOU?


    12. WHAT CHURCH DO YOU ATTEND?________________________

    13. WHEN WOULD BE THE BEST TIME TO INTERVIEW YOUR FATHER?________ MOTHER?__________ PRIEST?__________

    14. ANSWER BY FILLING IN THE BLANK. PLEASE ANSWER FREELY, ALL ANSWERS ARE CONFIDENTIAL (THAT MEANS I WON'T TELL ANYONE).

    A. IF I WERE SHOT, THE LAST PLACE ON MY BODY I WOULD WANT WOUNDED IS THE ________________

    B. IF I WERE BEATEN, THE LAST PLACE I WOULD WANT BROKEN IS MY_____________

    C. A WOMAN'S PLACE IS IN THE ______________

    D. THE ONE THING I HOPE THIS APPLICATION DOESN'T ASK IS _________

    E. WHEN I FIRST MEET A GIRL, THE THING I NOTICE FIRST IS HER________
    (NOTE: IF THE ANSWERS STARTS WITH A 'T' OR AN 'A', DISCONTINUE APPLICATION AND LEAVE PREMISES. KEEPING LOW AND RUNNING IN A SERPENTINE FASHION IS ADVISED.)

    15. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE IF YOU GROW UP?________________

    I SWEAR THAT ALL OF THE INFORMATION SUPPLIED ABOVE IS TRUE AND CORRECT TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE UNDER PENALTY OF DEATH, DISMEMBERMENT, NATIVE AMERICAN ANT TORTURE, CRUCIFIXION, ELECTROCUTION, CHINESE WATER TORTURE, RED HOT POKERS, AND HILLARY CLINTON KISS TORTURE.



    __________________________________________
    SIGNATURE (THAT MEANS YOU SIGN YOUR NAME)

    THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST. PLEASE ALLOW FOUR TO SIX YEARS FOR PROCESSING. YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED IN WRITING IF YOU ARE APPROVED.

    PLEASE DO NOT CALL OR WRITE (AS THIS WILL CAUSE BODILY INJURY).

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    Copied and pasted.

    Thanks.
    Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. -Douglas Adams

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    *NooNoo prods A d e p t ... See? I told you so!
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    Nice to see you back and doing good.

    BTW, if your shop plans for something in Quebec city, let me know.
    C'est la Vie...

    "I invented it, Bill made it famous." ~ David Bradley
    (wrote the code for Ctrl-Alt-Delete on the IBM PC)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Drone2903
    Nice to see you back and doing good.

    BTW, if your shop plans for something in Quebec city, let me know.
    Jesus man, you still have that V? The revolution lives!!!

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    Glad to hear things are going well. Dang... has it really been a year since you last posted? Nice to see you back!

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    Quote Originally Posted by shamus
    Glad to hear things are going well. Dang... has it really been a year since you last posted? Nice to see you back!

    I had some posts in the bank already saved up, so in effect I'm still ahead.
    Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. -Douglas Adams

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    Quote Originally Posted by meatwad
    Jesus man, you still have that V? The revolution lives!!!
    Havent change the sig in quite a while !

    I'll do that now.

    (I'm getting old)
    C'est la Vie...

    "I invented it, Bill made it famous." ~ David Bradley
    (wrote the code for Ctrl-Alt-Delete on the IBM PC)

    "You know you're a geek when... You try to shoo a fly away from the monitor with your cursor." ~ Juuso Heimonen

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