Posted on 10/15/2004 7:57:09 AM PDT by Billie
Thank you. We certainly feel the same way. Atlanta has some *very* great FReepers that we will miss. *You* will always be remembered as the one who organized our very first FReep!
(((((((FP))))))
very nice to see a ping from you
hope you have a wonderful day
The Cowboy and the Yuppie
A west Texas cowboy was herding his cattle in a remote pasture when suddenly a brand-new BMW advanced out of a dust cloud towards him. The driver, a young man in a Brioni suit, Gucci shoes, Ray Ban sunglasses and YSL tie, leans out the window and asks the cowboy, "If I tell you exactly how many cows and calves you have in your herd, will you give me a calf?"
The cowboy looks at the man, obviously a yuppie, then looks at his peacefully grazing herd and calmly answers, "Sure, Why not?" The yuppie parks his car, whips out his Dell notebook computer, connects it to his AT&T cell phone, and surfs to a NASA page on the Internet, where he calls up a GPS satellite navigation system to get an exact fix on his location which he then feeds to another NASA satellite that scans the area in an ultra-high-resolution photo.
The young man then opens the digital photo in Adobe Photoshop and exports it to an image processing facility in Hamburg, Germany. Within seconds, he receives an email on his Palm Pilot that the image has been processed and the data stored. He then accesses a MS-SQL database through an ODBC-connected Excel spreadsheet with hundreds of complex formulas.
He uploads all of this data via an email on his Blackberry and, after a few minutes, receives a response. Finally, he prints out a full-color,
150-page report on his hi-tech, miniaturized HP LaserJet printer and finally turns to the cowboy and says, "You have exactly 1586 cows and calves."
"That's right. Well, I guess you can take one of my calves," says the cowboy. He watches the young man select one of the animals and looks on amused as the young man stuffs it into the trunk of his car. Then the cowboy says to the young man, "Hey, if I can tell you exactly what your business is, will you give me back my calf?"
The young man thinks about it for a second and then says, "Okay, why not?"
"You're a consultant for the National Democratic Party." says the cowboy.
"Wow! That's correct," says the yuppie, "but how did you guess that?"
No guessing required." answered the cowboy. "You showed up here even though nobody called you; you want to get paid for an answer I already knew, to a question I never asked; and you don't know anything about my business........
Now give me back my dog."
Very good point.
"When it was all over, I floated back to the car. Even though I hadn't actually seen the president, I felt his presence."
I can totally relate. I had the same feeling when President Bush came to Long Island back in March. I took the day off from work to support President Bush, was hoping so much to actually see him, but didn't. I did indeed feel is presence :-)
Photo I took that day:
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It's nice to know someone understands from a similar experience.
Thank you for posting the picture. I wish I had had my camera with me. One person in the small group had a small video cam - I was so jealous!
:-)
I wish I was there with the people in the photo you posted - I even wish I had had some sort of sign to wave at the bus as it sped by. But, I think the president knew he was loved and supported by all of the cheering and clapping as he went by.
I'm glad President Bush got a warm reception in FL. On the flip side (no pun intended) I hear that bozo and his merry band of thieves and liars are coming here again. For that reason I will be glad when the elections are over.
((((((Colleen))))))))
PS - the visit was short, but wonderful. My daughter left this morning and I'm a tad "down in the dumps."
:-(
Driveby posting..:))
Having still more computer problems, so cannot participate - indefinitely...sigh....
LOL!
Drive-by posting!
I love it.
OOP!
'Puter problems?
Hopefully they can be fixed soon!
I don't get around much anymore, but I wanted to say "hi" to you and the gang on the Finest.
Dump the polls! God chose GW for us because He knew what was coming.
He won't abandon us in mid-stream.
Drive by a little slower next time, Maggie!
OK, I know...it is an Easter Bunny
But...I think we will have an early Christmas gift on Election Day
Bush/Cheney '04
Sorry you are down in the dumps, dansy. ((((((dansangel))))))
Hiya, Pippin!
Wasn't here Friday; sorry I missed ya!
Phancypants and I were getting ready for her cousin's wedding!
Hope to talk to ya later today...
:o)
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