Posted on 12/05/2002 4:35:35 AM PST by Chairman_December_19th_Society
We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail! [President Bush]
Good morning!! Do not let the victims of the attacks on New York and Washington, nor the brave members of our Nation's military who have given their lives to protect our freedom, die in vain!!
WINTER STORM #2 - UPDATE
...SNOW IS FALLING AT A MODERATE RATE ACROSS VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND
Overnight totals at the cottage are about 3", though this has not been measured yet. The current QPF says there is another 0.5 inches of precipitable water availble from 7 AM this morning through 3 AM tomorrow morning.
The event total estimate is now 8" for the area based on the QPF. That is still a 3-roll event. NWS forecasts call for as much as 10", if it appears that total will be met, then the designation will change to a 4-roller.
In the news:
Iraq has accused the weapons inspectors of being spies for the United States and Israel and has condemmed the inspection of one of the Presidential Palaces.
The United States will compare Iraq's weapons list, if they have one - Iraq is quoted in this morning's news as still saying they have no WMDs - against its own data, and is prepared to cite Iraq for a breach.
The United States is preparing to call up reserves in the event of a war with Iraq.
A US District Judge ruled that Jose Padilla, being held in the brig as an enemy combatant, does fall under the purvue of the Federal court system, insofar as to whether the Government made a correct determination of his status. [EDITORIAL NOTE: This is so bogus - it has got to be overturned!! It throws the whole ability of a Nation to capture the enemy out of whack!!]
And Strom Thurmond has turned 100 today.
For AMERICA - The Right Way, I remain yours in the Cause, the Chairman.
/john
I LOVE DULCIMER MUSIC!
Cool. Very cool. Very, VERY cool!!!!!
Girlchild's St. Nick package was mailed last week. Boychild #2 will receive a care package from Swiss Colony from St. Nick this yer. And boychild #1 (living at home) will have a sock full of treats in the morning.:)
I don't care how old they are, they're still my babies.:) :) :)
/john
Later I attended a dulcimer festival and a 16-year-old girl taught me 4 chords. I haven't really expanded much from there, but those 4 chords are enough to keep me going on a lot of songs. I play melody on the harmonica and do chords on the dulcimer.
I wish I had a little music theory, but I have a feeling that the way my brain works and the way music is usually taught just don't mix too well. For instance, I can't stand looking at round dots on lines. But show me some numbers and I will take to it like a duck to water.
Let me know if & when you study campylobacter jejuni. I can give you some personal testimony.:(
Already done that. 2-5 day incubation period, 7-10 days duration, sources may be unpasturized dairy products, chicken, pork, beef, lamb or water, it is NOT a spore former, and is actually an infection, not an intoxication or toxin-mediated infection.
And that's ALL I want to know about it. ;>)
Mesophylic lactobacillus is a good bug. Actually, it should be the state microbe of Wisconson, what with all the cheese and curds and all.
/john
And here is how to play a dulcimer:
You really DON't want to know any more about camp., trust me.:) Suffice to say that I will never again, for the rest of my days on earth, eat chicken.
Then we are truly opposites.:)
I spend the better portion of my days looking at round dots on lines.:)
And loving it.:)
And numbers are a mystery to me.:)
Some of the best musicians I know don't read a note. And some of the worst musicians I know read like crazy and have superb technique but they do not have the soul of a musician. That's something you can't teach. You either have it or you don't.
Salamander Studios derives its name from the legend of the salamander. According to legend, a salamander is born from fire, becoming the guardian of the power of the flames. Through this power the salamander can regenerate its own limbs, in its noble task of defending good against evil.You never know what you can learn on the web! Thanks for asking -- really, this kind of stuff fascinates me. I need to learn the legends and the myths. My writing advisor in college told me to read the Greeks, because they already wrote all the stories.
That, exactly, was what I was talking about. Although in the piece I read (back in the early 70's?) they talked about the origin of the myth. It seems like the salamander would hang out in stacks of firewood during the European winters, and just chill. (pardon the pun) But, when the firewood was brought in, and placed in the fire-place, it would re-animate, and many were found in fireplaces.
I'm still looking for an attribution for that particular explanation.
/john
It seems as though.... I know the difference between like and as. Sheesh.
I studied both latin and hebrew. My paternal grandfather considered me illiterate because I didn't study greek.
/john
/john
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