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note to self:
Posted Sep 5, 2000
Several years from now, add to this page http://www.h2g2.com/A423695 a thread titled Epilogue with the following post:
It is not until years later that Lord M.K* discovers that the real jewels were replaced by the fake jewels which were intended to foil theft. His fortune nearly gone following bad investments in Aunt Jemima syrup and silk ropes among others, Lord M.K* resorts to pawning off jewels, only to learn that what are in his possession are the fake jewels. Petunia hears of the demise of the Lord's fortune and sends a postcard to the Lord. The statute of limitations for prosecution has passed, and extradition is unlikely, so Petunia feels safe in communicating with the Lord. The postcard reads as follows.
Dear Lord M.K*
Sorry about the jewels, well not really, but I did not foresee that you would lose your fortune. You are most welcome to come and stay with me here http://www.h2g2.com/A427303. I still have lots of money. NexusSeven took up with an attractive young thing some time ago, which was okay with me. Bring swimming trunks and silk ropes, and some of that lovely cologne you used to wear.
Pet
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Petunia and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Posted Aug 24, 2000
So this is the kind of day I'm having. Incredible thunderstorm at last night in Saint Matthews (U.S. zip code 40207), the suburb where I live just outside Louisville, so very little sleep. The traffic lights near where I live were not working on my way in to work; fortunately, most commuters were civil this morning and took turns like they should. So when I got to work, I was fixing my usual morning cup of tea, but the styrofoam cup was defective and I burned the end of my left ring finger, hindering my keyboarding ability. Later my computer locked up. I had to sit through a useless, boring meeting. The director of my place of employment is doing some inane attempt at humor and morale-boosting by having a bed (yes, a bed) placed in the lobby of the building and she and other managers take turns lying in it in their jammies (who wants to see that?!). The company's charity foundation newsletter that we get via Lotus Notes included an article to raise awareness of domestic violence in Romania and actually included the cover of the Romanian issue of Playboy (was it necessary that I am forced to face down a bimbette in my company e-mail, no matter what the point of the newsletter article?). When I log into H2G2, I find my heart breaking. Did I do some terrible thing in a past life for which the karma is now being visited upon me? I know, it's all because I lent someone my umbrella yesterday, my trusty umbrella of several years, and she goes and opens it INSIDE twice! Never lend a trusty umbrella if you can help it. Perhaps one day I'll look back on this day and laugh. I think I'll move to Australia.
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prophetic astrology
Posted Aug 23, 2000
I am recording my horoscope from today's issue of the weekly paper "LEO" (Louisville Eccentric Observer). The LEO has the best horoscopes, but I hadn't read it in several weeks prior to today.
"The miracle of the psyche's ways," says Clarissa Pinkola Estes in "Women Who Run With the Wolves," "is that even if you are halfhearted, irreverent, didn't mean to, didn't really hope to, feel unworthy to, aren't ready for it, you will accidentally stumble upon treasure anyway." I believe this describes what has recently happened to you, Capricorn. And your next move? What is the half-thrilling, half-oppressive challenge you now face? Estes: "Then it is your soul's work to not overlook what has been brought up, to recognize treasure as treasure no matter how unusual its form."
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unreliable company servers
Posted Aug 16, 2000
Cursed company servers. Went down just as I had a good Survivor idea. Could have been killed off during the down time.
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calculators of olde
Posted Jul 28, 2000
Does anyone miss those hefty old TI-30 calculators besides me? The kind you had to put a 9-volt battery in and could use to do your homework in the dark with a flashlight. These little modern light-powered things are a nuisance. I miss the red light display, the weight, the large keypad. I miss it all. It was a calculator that let you know it was a calculator. And it also came with that big reference book. With a calculator like that, you could anticipate a great future filled with important knowledge.
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