Subj : Re: Daryl update To : NANCY BACKUS From : Daryl Stout Date : Mon Aug 26 2019 17:48:00 Hi, Nancy... NB>And likely to continue doing such for quite a while still... especially NB>this year with my son back in the States (after an absence of almost 4 NB>years) and in residence up at the Pond... I know of at least 2, maybe 3, NB>trips there... and at least one longer trip in late September for the NB>COOKING echo Picnic in NC this year... Hopefully, the weather in the tropics will be cooperate. Dorian may hit Florida as a hurricane over Labor Day Weekend...both of which have had the share of storms. In 2004, Florida had 4 hurricanes in 6 weeks. And, there have been numerous hurricanes over Labor Day Weekend. NB>Always nice when something can be done for free... :) Especially when one is a frugal cheapskate. I did have to buy a new mouse for the new Lenovo Laptop...the one I had, the driver was too old, and not recognized by the new laptop. I prefer using an external mouse and keyboard. NB>So he's just acting true to form... sadly... my prayers are with him as NB>well... :) He's doing a little better...but I know it's still in the back of his mind. NB>They clearly wanted to thoroughly flush out the system so that there NB>wouldn't be any scraps left behind to give you grief.... That happened once before. NB>Possible... and grieving is even a good thing... as we do (and will) NB>miss the loved ones... but it doesn't have to devastate... It did that to me 7 months after Janice died 12 1/2 years ago. The stress of an upcoming inspection, among other things, resulting in me crying uncontrollably for 30 minutes. And, I feel a similar episode is long overdue, and possibly imminent. :'( NB>You'll have plenty of support there then... and they can just live with NB>the eulogy... Several said "it was the best one they had ever heard". I didn't need my ego stroked, and I did as my brother requested on 3 points: 1) Have the visitation the evening before the funeral (Visitation was on Wednesday night, and the funeral the next day -- best for me, schedule wise, as I didn't have a ham radio traffic net to do). 2) Have the service at 12 Noon (he doesn't sleep well, just like me...but he's in far worse shape physically). 3) Have it short and sweet. The service was done in 20 minutes. NB>I trust it all went well... :) It did. He admonished me afterwards to "not say any more about it". He's going to be dealing with that for a long time. NB> DS> Thank you. Tagline procurement isn't stealing...it's an art and a NB> DS> science. :) NB>Hmmm... that looks imminently taglineable itself... I see you drooling for it. NB>... More taglines are found within messages than as taglines Very true. I thought a Tagline was when someone tagged you, and said "You're It". Daryl === þ OLX 1.53 þ A guy who's addicted to brake fluid can stop any time. --- SBBSecho 3.08-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - tbolt.synchro.net (1:19/33) .