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    Note 22.1?  Am I the first to go on leave?
    
    My wife and I are off 10th July to 30th August on a tour of the
    northern and western states of Australia.  Six weeks driving and
    camping, with one week immediately following at a DECUS symposium.
    
    Sydney, Brisbane, Mt. Isa, Tennant Creek, Katherine, Darwin, Wyndham,
    Derby, Broome, ALice Springs, Adelaide, Broken Hill, Dubbo, Sydney.
    
    My paper is not on Ethics as it was last year; it's on Motif.
    
    James

When my tasks are done today, I'm outta here for some R&R (a few days alone
with the family and then smoe days with other families).

Danny the Yak will be a full-fledged Georgian next week as he moves his family
down there beginning today.  He closes on his house up here today (at 4) and
heads on out to New York (family) for the over night.  Then he's Georgia-bound
for a Monday closing on his home in GA.  It's been a tough saga for Dan and
family but they are nearly into their next phase of life - boiled peanuts,
pecans and peaches 500 ft., peaches - pecans 400 ft., peaches - pecans 300 ft., 
pecans and peaches 200 ft., pecans and peaches 100 ft., pecans and peaches here,
you just passed pecans and peaches, pecans and peaches 300 ft back.  Sad to 
say but the children are young enough to be tainted by the drawl they'll
be deluged by every waking moment they're not in the parents presence - 
excepting all the northern transplants in the region, of course.  And the
Benson's will finally get some peace and quiet without Yak staying up too late
watching TV.

Last night at revival services, we signed up to be "greeters".  He he he.
I got a wet (damp) paper towel and put it in my left hand.  When there
was people I knew could take it, I'd slip it into my right hand and 
give them a wet handshake.  Buzzers don't usually work - they're too easily
seen (and I forgot my whoopie cushion).  I suppose it will be a while before 
they ask or accept the Metcalfe's at the front door of the church. I did dry my
hand for the elderly and people I didn't think would appreciate the welcome.
And I gave a couple people the "high five" as they came into church.

I've been looking forward to this vacation - and so have you (beat you to it).
I'll be out for almost two weeks with time enough for laundry in between.

Mark

 Have a great vacation, Mark!



And Praise God for Dan and family!






Jim

Mark - you and my dad would get along great.

He once sat with his hand in a bowl of ice cubes and water for half an hour,
just to greet one of my sister's new boyfriends.  When he arrived, my father
quickly dried off his hand, and then offered his totally limp and ice cold hand
to the new boyfriend, and with his best deadpan cadeverous face and Boris 
Karloff voice imitation, said "Goood Eeevening."

:-)

Paul

Always greet a new boyfriend witha stone face - or worse.  B-)

>Always greet a new boyfriend witha stone face - or worse.  B-)
    
    Hmm, I think Markem has a teenage daughter now.  :-)
    
    Markel

>    Hmm, I think Markem has a teenage daughter now.  :-)

He does, but she doesn't [have any boys in sight], I say awaiting her
return from camp tomorrow.  She's pretty much grouped in with some 
girl friends of hers.  

Picture this:

Boy interested in asking Miranda out and she's always with a bunch of friends.

"Hi.  Would any of you mind if I asked Miranda out?  No?  Then, Miranda,
would you like ot go out with me?  No? Oh.  Okay, well how about you?
Would any of you mind is I asked Kara out?...."

I pondered with my wife last night, saying that "there are some nice boys
in our church.  But then again, I was a nice boy."

Joy paused just long enough then said, "No you weren't." 

She's learned all too well living with me.

MM

> She's learned all too well living with me.
    
    I can imagine.  And I only want to imagine. :-)
    
    Markel

    I really like Joy! :-) :-)

    After tonight, I'm out of the office until 9/1.  Gotta get some stuff
    done so, see ya!
    
    Steve
    
    PS - Mail sent to VAXRIO::MARCOS was having trouble. If you get the
    message I sent you, you can reply and I'll get back to you when I return.
    

Well, I'm off for 3 dasys to see solicitors, and hassle builders etc.

My original intent was to garden & unlax - but things don't seem to have 
worked out that way.

Take Care all

 Have fun, Chele!






 Jim

It's vacation time...

Just to let you all know I'm going to be on vacation for three weeks, starting
right now.  I'll be back in the office on October 11th.

Take Care and God Bless,

Graham

It's delivery time.  I'm out on my way to Scotland, delivering the last and
first of my family (he's 23, so will probably deliver himself, unlike the
first time ;-) . 

Oh yes - Last to start term,  First in age order.  The first shall be... 
etc.

Like Graham, who I enjoyed meeting yesterday, I'll be back in the office on
October 11th.  I'll miss you, and be praying for you ...
 
							Andrew

I'm taking Monday off (and there was much rejoicing).
I'd like to take more time off (and there would be much more rejoicing)
but I can't (so there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth).
If the Rapture occurs while vacationing in the Maine woods, 
so much the better. Party at my place when the wedding feast
has concluded.  Be there or be square (as it were).  0:-)

I'm taking 2 weeks off 8/11 -> 21/11 to go into veggie mode.

Chele

I'm taking 2 weeks off 10/01 -> 24/01 - leave before boyo starts school 
(sniff)

Chele

	I will be out from February 16 - May 23.

	I may pop in from time to time (if I have any ;-) ), especially
	to post a birth announcement!

	Be good while I'm gone !

	Karen

    well, you'd better let us know (birth announcement)!
    :-)
    
    It was nice to meet you the other day!
    

>	I may pop in from time to time (if I have any ;-) ), especially
    
    Yes, and let us know who pop's out! :-)

God bless you, Karen.  Will be thinking of you / praying for you around the
25th, and expecting an announcement.  Or else Junior will be in disgrace ;-) 

							Andrew

    Hmmm.... welll guess that answered my maternity leave question in
    chit-chat... amazing how I pick up the little things, huh? :-)
    
    Will miss you A LOT!!!  BTW, Cheri will be coming over tonight to see
    the house...  If its God's will she'll love it and want to room with
    me, if not then I'll and she'll keep on looking! :-)  Thanks for the
    heads up!  I'll send mail to let you know what happens...
    
    Love you,
    Nancy

	Oh Nancy, that's wonderful news, thanks for letting me know!
	Prayers going up!!

	;-)

	Andrew - we'll see about the 25th... I've not yet been known
	to prophesy, so there's not much weight (heh heh) behind
	my prediction...

� I've not yet been known to prophesy, 
						- Have to start somewhere...


						&	 ;-)

    I will be out of the office from 5/20 through 7/8.
    
    

    Nancy -
    
    You will be in our prayers - praying that everything goes well
    
    Pam

This will be my last week at Digital and I've certainly enjoyed
being a participant in this conference, moreso over my first
few years with the company than in my last few years.  (I used
to write almost as much as Mark Metcalfe if you can believe
that! :-) )

God continues to be faithful to us and I look forward to the
new opportunities for me as well as for God to show His
continued faithfulness.  One way that God's favor has rested
upon us is the Digital pension which I qualify for on
July 1, 1994 - my last official date of employment (employment
extends 4 weeks beyond the TFSO week).

May God continue to be faithful to you as you are faithful
to Him (even moreso!)

Collis

    Collis,
    
    I'm so saddened by this news and yet happy for the dates of your
    pension eligibility!
    
    I, personally, will miss your contributions both in here and in other
    conferences.  
    
    God Bless You and Your Family,
    Nancy

Collis,

So sorry to see you go.  Many of us look back with longing on the days
when you (and we) could participate so much more in fellowship together.

Glad to hear of your pension qualification!  May God bless you richly in
the days to come.  I'll look forward to seeing yuo in his presence, where 
there's no quota limit ... ;-)

						In Jesus' love
								Andrew

	Sorry to see you go, Collis!

	Praying for God's  continued blessing on you and your
	family.
	
	Karen

 Jeepers, sorry to hear that Collis..





 May God continue to bless your life and that of your family.



 Jim

Hi folks!

Today is my last day for a while... I'm leaving for maternity leave,
baby due in two weeks, about June 16.

In addition to disability, I'm planning to take at least a eight week
LOA, and to return part-time.  (Details to be arranged later.)

Of course there's lots of changes bound to happen between now and 
next fall, but I should be able to log in from home and try to keep up.

This is baby #2... I have an 18 month old daughter, Rachel Joy, who is 
a real joy, learning to talk and all.  This baby is carrying low like 
a boy, but we still get to be surprised!  It's a gentle baby, too.

Thanks for everyone's love and support!
God Bless!!
Tanya

    God Bless you Tanya...
    
    That's a wonderful reason to be out. :-)
    

 Nice snarf, there Nancy




 God Bless and hope to see you back, Tanya..




Jim

	Enjoy your time off Tanya - I know I did!
	
	Praying for an easy delivery and a happy healthy baby!

	Karen

God bless you, Tanya ... Uh, think I've missed you.  Anyway, God hasn't!  
may He give you a unique blessing on (or around ;-) 16th...

								Andrew

    By the way... I've been out of the office for two weeks, on site down
    in Canberra for a bit of project work for Digital... but I'm back now
    and slowly catching up on this notes conference.  Just read eight
    notes... ;-)
    
    James

Welcome back James  I wondered whether Australia was short handed...
Nice to see you back.

� Just read eight notes... 

like, setting the scene...?

							Andrew

    well God had 2nd thoughts and sent me back last night.

Oh Mike!   Aren't you worried in case He does the same *next* time ??? 

				;-) ;-) ;-)

�                          -< no, I have His promise >-

				Unlike this time... ;-}
    

    Re: Note 22.38 by ICTHUS::YUILLE
    
>� Just read eight notes... 
>like, setting the scene...?
    
    No, I was trying to figure out where my note was that should've said
    that I'm out for a while so that I could reference it...  I didn't find
    it, but while looking I had read notes that were previously unread...
    
    ;-)
    
    James

Sorry ... meant to be a pun on 'set seen'.  Didn't bite, though. :-(

								Andrew

    Re: Note 22.45 by ICTHUS::YUILLE
    
>Sorry ... meant to be a pun on 'set seen'.  Didn't bite, though. :-(
    
    Grown.

    >Grown
    
    Oh well, I guess James added a few inches from texperience. :-)

    Re: Note 22.47 by JULIET::MORALES_NA
    
>   James added a few inches ...
    
    I am known to be tall.  ;-)

    'spose to be groan. :-)

    I never thought Id be writing this in here. 
    
    This morning I was informed that due to the usual reasons my services
    here at CSS will no longer be needed. This has come a a huge shock as
    Ive only been here 5 months and was really looking forward to finishing
    my training a starting on a project. I guess this is part of Gods plan
    for me. I have really enjoyed reading and participating in this notes
    conference. It has encouraged me to work at my relationship with Jesus
    and put him first in my life. I really thought my place was here at DEC
    as i was feeling so comfortable here and looking forward to what was
    ahead. But God know best and Ill just have to search for his will in my
    life.
    
    My last day here is June 30 but Im not sure how much Ill be in as Ill
    be busy job hunting.
    
    kym schwarz

Kym, I'm really sorry to hear your news. It's been fun.


Chele

    Kym,
    
    I'm sorry as well.  I enjoyed your participation.  God's best for you
    and your girlfriend... and I'm sorry I thought you were the opposite
    gender! :-)
    
    Nancy

>opposite gender.

Words have gender.

People have sex.

    Re: Note 22.53 by COVERT::COVERT
    
>People have sex.
    
    True.  Can't imagine words "doing it"!  ;-)

One of the valued differences.

Chele

    but don't verbs conjugate?
    
    -sjd
    

Ack!  A guy tells you he's bitten the big one, job-wise, and you guys
are engaging in gregarious social intercourse.

    !  <<< Note 22.57 by TOKNOW::METCALFE "Eschew Obfuscatory Monikers" >>>

!  Ack!  A guy tells you he's bitten the big one, job-wise, and you guys
!  are engaging in gregarious social intercourse.
    
    Do you feel better now having said that Mark?! ;^)
    

I've been out for a few days, Kym, so I'm latye responding here.  So sorry
to hear yuo're going, but grateful to the LORD for granting that brief
meeting of spirits.  May He bless you in opening His clear way forward for
you soon. 

					In Jesus' love
							Andrew

    re 22.50
    
    Please put this on the back burner for a while ( the longer the
    better). Ive been picked up by MCS and will be working about 10m from
    Chele. Thanks for the thoughts and prayers over the last two weeks.
    
    kym

    Taking a Major time-out shortly (see 33.65 "Goodbye")
    
    grins,
    
    -greta

    Here I was, looking for a topic called "timeout" and I find it under
    "Time Out"... silly me...
    
From:	James Cameron  
To:	All Sorts Of People
Subj:	Back 9th January

I'm on holidays now... I'll be back on the 9th.

Re: the things I normally look after...

    [boring stuff on how to fix things that break deleted]
	
--
James Cameron
CSS Sydney Engineering
Digital Equipment Corporation (Australia) Pty. Limited A.C.N. 000 446 800
([email protected])

    This is just to let you all know that on 24th I will be heading across
    to Adelaide to spend Christmas with my family. I will be retuning to
    Sydney on Jan 1 and wil be back in the office on Jan 3
    
    Have a very blessed christmas everyone and may the Lord keep you in
    his care.
    
    Kym

I will also be away from 24/12 to 3/1 - though I may dial-in if my sanity 
level drops any further.

Have a blessed and joyous Christmas.


Chele

 Merry Christmas to both of you!





 Jim who was going to be off on Thursday, but will be at work afterall..

    I'll be out Friday and Monday.
    
    8^)

I'll be out from Dec 23 to at least Jan 2.  We will be out of state, visiting
relatives for Christmas, so I won't be dialing in.

 Merry Christmas, Garth!






Jim

� Merry Christmas, Garth!

And from me ... with my coat on, heading out the door ;-)

							Andrew

I'll be out for the next three weeks, till 16-Jan-1995.

From 27th to Jan 6th, Elizabeth and I will be the Team Parents for the Gunnadah
Summer Mission Team, we'll have a "family" of 80, mainly University Students.

The Team comes under the Scripture Union Family Mission, and is like a beach
Mission to a place without a beach, Gunnadah being in Central New South Wales.

Your Prayers for us, the team, and the people of Gunnadah would be most welcome.

After that we have a week of real Holiday.

Peter.

I'll be away from work 9 Jan to 23 Jan on hols - pretending to be a tourist 
(and we may check out another church or 2 - does that count as tourism?)

Chele

	Chele,

	Have a wonderful vacation and time together with your family!

	Karen

Have a great holiday, Chele .... Not at all the weather for one here, but
I'm sure you know what you're doing ;-) 

� pretending to be a tourist 
Cunning disguise! - Don't forget the accent too ... ;-)

� and we may check out another church or 2 - does that count as tourism?

If you're careful it might even count as a snarf...

� "Phipley phithicky phiplottensy"

I feel I need a clue here.  Some sort of key to show me where to start.
Is there an answer?  Is there even a question?


								Andrew

The plot thickens....

    I am going to be leaving again at least thru the end of April.  I need
    to direct my time and energy in other directions.
    
    I have enjoyed my visit.  My goal is to live my life open to God's
    grace and by doing that to make a positive impact on all persons whom I
    come in  contact.  Sometimes I am more successful in that goal than at
    others.
    
    Many person's have asked me what my motivation for noting in here has
    been and I must acknowledge many motivations.  Hopefully the more
    positive one's are the one's that I have exemplified whether or not
    they have made people uncomfortable.  I suspect that at times it is
    worse to be comfortable than uncomfortable.
    
    God bless you all and hopefully I will join you again.
    
                                     Patricia

 Hope to see you back soon, Patricia!






 In Christ


 Jim

Thanks for the time you have been able to give us, Patricia, 
and especially for where you have made us think and grow!  

I look forward to seeing you back again.

					God bless
							Andrew

God Bless, Patricia

I'm feeling increasingly out of place here, even when I'm in read-only mode.
I'm going to take some time out, and see what happens from there.

Thanks to all...


Chele

	Chele,

	That sounds a bit serious...  Could you elaborate just a little?

						Curiously,
						"Mad Dog" Bob

    It does for me too... Chele sorry to hear this.  I see you in other
    conferences... is it perhaps when you are logged on now most of us are
    in IRC?  I thought about you the other night as I was in IRC
    wondering if you felt lonely.  
    
    Nancy

A digression....

I've seen 'IRC' mentioned a few places.  What is it?

    I am somewhat surprised,

    I don't think it's a secret - especially as those of us in IRC
    (Internet Relay Chat - sort of a 'super VAXphone') know all about it.

    Jill Kinsella (Colorado Springs) is on leave for the rest of this week
    - driving to Roswell New Mexico (via Raton Pass) to pick up her niece
    and nephew, and bring them back (same route - I guess) CoSpr.

    Harry

Good Morning All!

My, but I've been so busy with "today" recently that _today_ has crept up 
on me...

I decided to be brave(?) and give my notice for leaving Digital, and 
today is my last full day in the office.  I'll actually "exit" after 
a few weeks vacation.  

This is a good thing... I'm going to spend more time at home with my 
two children, Rachel Joy now 2 1/2, and Johnny Ray almost 11 months.
I may even take Rachel to dance class, or something  :-)
And thanks to a friend, I'll even get some Husband time before embarking 
on Baby time.  Wow, now that I'm writing about it, I'm really starting 
to get excited!

John and I have spent almost two years running on a budget (he's now 
a Quicken fanatic), and we're about to put our house in Sudbury on the 
market, and move a few towns over (probably to Bolton) in pursuit of a 
cheaper mortgage, and closer to church friends and other Moms to visit.  
Of course, with the work we're putting into our house the last few weeks, 
we're falling in love with it all over again!  But I come from a family 
who moved every couple years (for work), and I expect it will be fun for me 
to look for new digs and to move in.

Please pray for John and I in this time of major transition, as we 
continue to listen for God's leading in our lives.

And please know that I will miss you all here and all over Digital _very_ 
much.  I came to Digital eight years ago, right out of college (UConn),
and DEC has practically been a second home to me.  The work has been fun,
too!  Luckily, I am "survived" by my husband, John, in this same group 
actually.  So I'll look forward to visiting and staying in touch.

BTW, I missed the last fellowship gathering, and would love to meet some
of you in person some day.  I'll ask John to poke into this file now and 
then in the meantime.

God Bless you All,
Enjoy!
Tanya

 God bless, Tanya, and good luck.  Sounds like a wonderful plan!






Jim

God bless you, Tanya, in your brave new step together.  I'm sure the
children will thrive on the personal care you'll be able to give them. may
the LORD delight and reward your heart and home richly.  And tell John,
we'd love to see him here too! ;-) 

					In Jesus' love
								Andrew

    God will bless you immeasurably in your decision, Tanya.  The highest
    calling of a woman with children is for her to raise and nurture them
    in the truth of God's love. 
    
    jeff

    What .87 said! :-)  God Bless you and your family!
    
    Nancy

Tanya,

I hope all goes well for you.  I too, graduated from U.Conn., although 
a bunch of years before you (1976), and my husband and I are also looking
to move, we're not sure where, but probably somewhere around the general
locality of Bolton as well.  Enjoy your time with your husband and children!

Leslie

    I will be out of the office from June 9th through July 21st. (No, I'm
    not going to England, alas!)  
    
    "See" you when I return!
    
    God Bless,
    
    Rebecca

	I'm ouuuuuuttta here! Well, until July 10th. Play nice now. :-)


Glen

 Have a good vacation, Glen!

    Enjoy Glen, be safe.
    
    

    I will be on vacation the following days:
    
    7/3-7/7 and the 13th! :-)

    I will be on vacation the following days:

		Tuesday July 4th
		Wednesday July 5th
		Thursday July 6th

 - attending seminars at the Metropolitan Tabernacle, London

							Andrew

 There's no time in note, but I won't be on vacation ;-)

    What, Andrew - vacation???  Not a national holiday?  
    
    I thought the <mumbl> Office was so glad at not to having to support
    His Majesty's troops in the colonies any longer, that you celebrated
    the event annually.  
    
    Grin (and happy vacation), 
    
    /John

Hi John,

Thanks!  But if we celebrated our freedoms from responsibility as they seem 
to have grown on us, we'd never get any work done, and then where would all 
the rest of the world be???  And especially the U.S. we so graciously let 
after afternoon tea... ;-) ;-) ;-)

						God bless
								Andrew

Oh, why not....

SNARF

I'm so bad

    I'll be out off and on for the next two weeks! 

I will be out all next week, and will return on 8/28.

    Have a wonderful time Garth. Godspeed in your return. God bless.
    Thomas

 I'll be out (though likely will pop in here on occasion) until 9/5!!




 Jim

    Well I finally found some time to come back in here. I had 1508
    notes to catch up on....
        
    Its so sad to see so many notes set hidden and so many personal
    attacts  and a severe lack of love in many of the notes....
        
    Out of 1508 unseen notes there were only 3 in the praise section...
    are we too concerned about the bad things to forget to give God the
    glory for all those amazing things he does for us each day.
    
    I won't be in for a while........
    Maybe things will change......
    
    
    Kym
    

Your note almost made me cry, Kym.

"God's name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of [us]" Rom 2:24

Sigh.

Paul

    Human nature is not something we can run away from even as Christians. 
    It used to be that most antagonism in this conference was felt by those
    who consider themselves non-members, just on a mission to set all us
    Bible believing self righteous bigots in line.
    
    But of late we've had siblings going at it those who are mostly
    likeminded but yet different enough to take the use of the English
    language to its lowest form of use, insult.
    
    But like I said, we cannot run away from human nature.  Kym may be
    saying See-ya, which is heartbreaking, but at the same time, he'll find
    human nature wherever he goes and won't be able to so easily run from
    it.
    
    I think this file can be for some of us a true test of agape and
    forgiveness.  
    
    With much love,
    Nancy

| <<< Note 22.109 by JULIET::MORALES_NA "Sweet Spirit's Gentle Breeze" >>>


| It used to be that most antagonism in this conference was felt by those who 
| consider themselves non-members, just on a mission to set all us Bible 
| believing self righteous bigots in line.

	Nancy, has anyone made the claim in here that they were on a mission to 
set all of the Bible believing self righteous bigots in line? If not, the above
comment is uncalled for. And again, I believe that at least �, if not more of
what you believe to be antagonism, really isn't. You need to ask what people
mean, not tell them what they mean.



Glen

Perceptions, for the perciever, is reality.

		OK Glen,,,,

What is your agenda? As a, most of the time side-liner, I generally
"Next Unseen" a notes string that I notice your name attached to.
Several years track record has shown me that you will generally, offer
litle wisdom, bicker and form your replies in a very negative and
argumentitive tone. 

I've seen you noting for many years and I've seen little growth or change.

Remember........... This is my perception from reading your entries.
I tend to think that this perception is shared by at least a few others.

So........ here's your chance.

Why?

Curiously,

John I

| <<< Note 22.111 by GENRAL::INDERMUEHLE "Stonehenge Alignment Service" >>>

| Perceptions, for the perciever, is reality. OK Glen,,,,

	No, it is not ok. If I were to perceive you as <insert something bad>,
would that be right just because I viewed it that way? In my head, yes. In
reality, no. Should I just go on believing as I do based on my perceptions, or
do I try and prove that what I am thinking is or isn't true. Case in point.
When I was younger, I considered all blacks in the city to be lazy good for 
nothing drug dealers & pimps. Weird how that is not the case, huh? There are
still people today who believe the above is true. It is due to them not going
out and either proving or disproving their perceptions. Another example. A
friend of mine had her reputation tarnished because of people who told others
what they thought she was doing. They never approached her. They just went out
and told others what she meant. Guess what, they were wrong. They were proven
wrong. They had never bothered to ask, they just talked like they knew. These
are just two examples that should help illistrate why I don't like seeing
people just thinking they know what another person means, and state it like
it's fact. Ask. The perceiver could easily say that Jesus is not real. To them
it could be reality. But we know differently. Perceivers should not be taken as
fact. Ask..... you can get a lot further with life if you do. IMNSHO

| What is your agenda? 

	I don't have an agenda.

| As a, most of the time side-liner, I generally "Next Unseen" a notes string 
| that I notice your name attached to. Several years track record has shown me 
| that you will generally, offer litle wisdom, bicker and form your replies in 
| a very negative and argumentitive tone.

	Nice observation. But it is not one that is accurate. There are times
where I do fit some of the above. But I attribute that to human nature. That is
something I will have to work on probably for the rest of my life. 

| I've seen you noting for many years and I've seen little growth or change.
| Remember........... This is my perception from reading your entries. I tend 
| to think that this perception is shared by at least a few others.

	A perception that is far from true though.



Glen

>it's fact. Ask. The perceiver could easily say that Jesus is not real. To them
>it could be reality. But we know differently. Perceivers should not be taken as
>fact. Ask..... you can get a lot further with life if you do. IMNSHO
    
    Yeah just ask them if they're being sarcastic, antagonistic, or just
    rude.
    

    Didn't someone just say:  a gift of the Spirit is self control

    Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken 
    with the words of thy mouth. 
    
    
    

    I'm going on a holiday.  Seven weeks starting next Monday, 16th
    October.  I'll be back on Monday 4th December.  I won't be in IRC, and
    I won't guarantee answering mail, either.  I'll be on the road,
    camping, and "taking in" the sights, sounds and smells of Western
    Australia, the state on the western third of the continent.  Driving,
    but we'll also use the drive-on train.
    
    Petria is coming too (of course), which means the Kids Club had to be
    set up to run "automatically" while she is gone.  That has been
    interesting; she wrote a complete procedure manual for each Kids Club
    leader for them to handle the seven weeks by themselves.
    
    I haven't taken a long holiday for two years or so now.  In Australia
    the legislation provides for four weeks of annual leave accrued per
    year.  I had accrued seven weeks, projects here at work have reached a
    good hand-over point, so off I go.
    
    If any updates are required to the Christian Notes Album on the web,
    mail them to me and I'll handle them when I get back.
    
    I'll miss wishing you all a thankful Thanksgiving, but then, I usually
    do anyway.  ;-)
    
    James

    
    James,
    
    I pray you and Petria have a wonderful holiday and this time that
    you spend together refreshes and renews you!
    
    God Bless,
    
    Pam

    	/me pining
    

HI,

I am off to Romania tomorrow, so you won't see me reading the conference! *8-0
Matthew will be putting in the cities in note 807.


God bless

Gary.

May God bless you richly in this venture, Gary!  And the Roumanians!
And Matthew!

							Andrew

Will be out for vacation until the Gnu year -- Merry Christmas to all!

-StevenV

    I also will be out until the new year. Merry Christmas and may God
    bless.   
    
    Tomas 

I am going to be out of town on vacation starting this evening, and returning
late Sunday 8/4/96.