This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01BD74C9.EAB1A0C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Well folks, I have to admit that it's been one hell of a week. = Actually it's been one hell of a life but out of deference to those who think = there is to much of everything on the list I'll confine myself to just the = events of the last 7 days. To start with, I made a major error of judgement. I bought a new = computer the day before the whole country closed down for 3 days for ANZAC day = (you know - ANZAC day - Australia, New Zealand, Gallipolli and all that - you don't - - - oh). ANZAC day usually only lasts 1 day, but this year it .......... but that's another story. Anyway, as I was saying here I am = with a new computer, cables everywhere, and a plan of how to get 2 computers, = 2 printers, a modem, and a scanner to work together in the happy harmony = that the man in the shop assured me was but a boot-up away, when suddenly I = find that 1/2 my cables won't reach the minitower especially chosen to give = me more desk space. "No problem" says I, "I shall just go down to the store = and get some longer ones" - oh dear - the store is closed for the long = week-end. AAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHHH" says I. "AAAAAAGGGGGHHH" says my wife=20 "What about my assignment due on Tuesday" The week-end blurs. Suffice = to say that necessity is the mother of invention. Well as someone once said "This too will pass" and the opening of the = shops found me bright eyed and bushy tailed and through the doors almost = before the staff. Happiness is having so many cables you can say "I don't need this one". Now all that stood between me and perfection was this silly habit I have of going "off" just as I approach a parallel port. Perseverance - thy name is Parkie! So, eventually, there I am, all cabled up. In fact you could almost say "back in control" - if it wasn't for the client on the help desk I run = who has crashed her system, and if it wasn't for the small matter of having = my meds schedule upset by having to stay "off" for my 12 mnth post = pallidotomy brain scan, and if it wasn't for the fact that the only application I'm having trouble transferring is my HTML editor, which is a worry because = next week I'm going to need it to work on a website I have agreed to do. Not = to mention finally being able to complete my webring application and by so doing get Jerry to see me in a more positive light. Then I'm going to take a day or two to re-acquaint myself with that = funny blue, green, people filled thing which for better or worse I am still = very much a part of. And maybe while I'm there I'll do some fine tuning of my sense of proportion. Anyone who cares to join me is welcome. ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01BD74C9.EAB1A0C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.72.2106.6"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV>Well folks, I have to admit that it's been one hell of a = week. =20 Actually<BR>it's been one hell of a life but out of deference to those = who think=20 there<BR>is to much of everything on the list I'll confine myself to = just the=20 events<BR>of the last 7 days.<BR><BR>To start with, I made a major error = of=20 judgement. I bought a new computer<BR>the day before the whole = country=20 closed down for 3 days for ANZAC day (you<BR>know - ANZAC day - = Australia, New=20 Zealand, Gallipolli and all that - you<BR>don't - - - oh). ANZAC day = usually=20 only lasts 1 day, but this year it<BR>.......... but that's another = story. =20 Anyway, as I was saying here I am with<BR>a new computer, cables = everywhere, and=20 a plan of how to get 2 computers, 2<BR>printers, a modem, and a scanner = to work=20 together in the happy harmony that<BR>the man in the shop assured me was = but a=20 boot-up away, when suddenly I find<BR>that 1/2 my cables won't reach the = minitower especially chosen to give me<BR>more desk space. "No=20 problem" says I, "I shall just go down to the store and<BR>get = some=20 longer ones" - oh dear - the store is closed for the long=20 week-end.<BR>AAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHHH" says I. "AAAAAAGGGGGHHH" = says my=20 wife </DIV> <DIV>"What about my assignment due on Tuesday" The = week-end blurs. Suffice to</DIV> <DIV>say that necessity is the mother of invention.<BR><BR>Well as = someone once=20 said "This too will pass" and the opening of the = shops<BR>found me=20 bright eyed and bushy tailed and through the doors almost before<BR>the=20 staff. Happiness is having so many cables you can say "I = don't=20 need<BR>this one". Now all that stood between me and = perfection was=20 this silly<BR>habit I have of going "off" just as I approach a = parallel port.<BR>Perseverance - thy name is Parkie!<BR><BR>So, = eventually,=20 there I am, all cabled up. In fact you could almost say<BR>"back in = control" - if it wasn't for the client on the help desk I run = who<BR>has=20 crashed her system, and if it wasn't for the small matter of having = my<BR>meds=20 schedule upset by having to stay "off" for my 12 mnth post=20 pallidotomy<BR>brain scan, and if it wasn't for the fact that the only=20 application I'm<BR>having trouble transferring is my HTML editor, which = is a=20 worry because next<BR>week I'm going to need it to work on a website I = have=20 agreed to do. Not to<BR>mention finally being able to complete my = webring=20 application and by so<BR>doing get Jerry to see me in a more positive=20 light.<BR><BR>Then I'm going to take a day or two to re-acquaint myself = with=20 that funny<BR>blue, green, people filled thing which for better or worse = I am=20 still very<BR>much a part of. And maybe while I'm there I'll do some = fine tuning=20 of my<BR>sense of proportion. Anyone who cares to join me is=20 welcome.<BR></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01BD74C9.EAB1A0C0--