And the gin and tonic? Maybe I should start drinking. smile And your wife walks to the library for you, doesn't she? I know I should start dong that again. Well, just listening to you two makes me feel younger and hopeful that maybe I will get to read all the books I want. G.Cindy --- On Tue, 5/20/08, Bud Schwab <budschwab@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Bud Schwab <budschwab@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Age--lots of years ahead > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2008, 11:25 AM > Hi Jill, > > Well, I'lll have to take a back seat. You have me > beat by five months. My wife is 93 but she's not > on the list. I guess there's something to be > said for all these expensive pills we take. > > Bud > >I guess I'm the oldest then; I will be 86 in > >September. I have just returned from a long > >week-end in Southern California getting > >acquainted with my first great-grandchild, Jared. Jill > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Bud > Schwab" <budschwab@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2008 8:46 AM > >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Age--lots of years ahead > > > > > >>I'll be 86 in February and I'm still > hangin' in there. > >> > >>BudAt 07:30 AM 5/17/2008, you wrote: > >>>Yeh - we oldies have to hang together, grandma! > >>>George R. Marshall > >>>marshall.geoma4@xxxxxxxxx > >>>----- Original Message ----- From: > "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> > >>>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>>Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 6:47 PM > >>>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Age--lots of years > ahead > >>> > >>> > >>>>Oh, dear. LOL. You're so young--not > even > >>>>middle-aged. 40 was the hard one for me. > But > >>>>George and I are septuagenarians (I think > >>>>George is--we have a lot of memories in > >>>>common) and Bob is talking about his > >>>>gerontologist, though I'm sure he's > younger > >>>>than I. I think George and I and maybe Bud > are the oldest on the list. > >>>> > >>>>So, Monica, you have a lot of life ahead of > you--and may it be enjoyable.!! > >>>> > >>>>G.Cindy > >>>> > >>>>--- On Fri, 5/16/08, Monica Svopa > <svopa@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>>From: Monica Svopa > <svopa@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >>>>>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: beards > >>>>>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>>>>Date: Friday, May 16, 2008, 4:19 AM > >>>>>You're probably right. I've > been working with a > >>>>>naturalpathic doctor on > >>>>>hormone balancing. Funny you should > mention about age; > >>>>>I've been just > >>>>>getting a grasp of the fact that > I'm going to be 39 in > >>>>>December. I'm > >>>>>realizing just how much I feel like > life's passing by. > >>>>>Anyway, I won't bore > >>>>>the list anymore. Thanks. > >>>>> > >>>>>Monica Svopa > >>>>> > >>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: > "Grandma Cindy" > >>>>><popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> > >>>>>To: > <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>>>>Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 7:57 PM > >>>>>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: beards > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > I'm not sure how old you are, > but I read an > >>>>>article recently that > >>>>> > explained that it's because > after menopause we > >>>>>have less estrogen and more > >>>>> > testosterone. > >>>>> > > >>>>> > G.Cindy > >>>>> > > >>>>> > ***WISH LIST (CALLED REQUESTED > ADDITIONS TO THE > >>>>>BOOKSHARE COLLECTION)IS > >>>>> > AVAILABLE AT > >>>>> > > >>>>>http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/Book_Requests.htm > >>>>> > > http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/ > >>>>> > > >>>>>http://studentpages.alma.edu/~07jmyate/book_requests.htm > >>>>> > > >>>>> > A LIST OF BOOKS CURRENTLY BEING > SCANNED IS AVAILABLE > >>>>>AT > >>>>> > > >>>>>http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/scanning.html > >>>>> > > >>>>> > Jake's site for useful links: > >>>>>http://www.jbrownell.com/bkslinks.html > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > --- On Thu, 5/15/08, Monica Svopa > >>>>><svopa@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >>>>> > > >>>>> >> From: Monica Svopa > <svopa@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >>>>> >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: > beards > >>>>> >> To: > bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>>>> >> Date: Thursday, May 15, 2008, > 3:55 PM > >>>>> >> Why do we get hair on our > chins anyway? I hate > >>>>>having that. > >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> Monica Svopa > >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Grandma Cindy" > >>>>> >> > <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> > >>>>> >> To: > <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>>>> >> Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 > 5:20 PM > >>>>> >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] > beards > >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > >>>>> >> > Keep laughing, ladies. > Your time will come, > >>>>>if you > >>>>> >> live long enough, that > >>>>> >> > you will have to pluck > your chin as well as > >>>>>your > >>>>> >> eyebrows (if you pluck > >>>>> >> > eyebrows, which I never > have). > >>>>> >> > > >>>>> >> > G.Cindy > >>>>> >> > > >>>>> >> > ***WISH LIST (CALLED > REQUESTED ADDITIONS TO > >>>>>THE > >>>>> >> BOOKSHARE COLLECTION)IS > >>>>> >> > AVAILABLE AT > >>>>> >> > > >>>>> >> > >>>>>http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/Book_Requests.htm > >>>>> >> > > http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/ > >>>>> >> > > >>>>> >> > >>>>>http://studentpages.alma.edu/~07jmyate/book_requests.htm > >>>>> >> > > >>>>> >> > A LIST OF BOOKS > CURRENTLY BEING SCANNED IS > >>>>>AVAILABLE > >>>>> >> AT > >>>>> >> > > >>>>> >> > >>>>>http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/scanning.html > >>>>> >> > > >>>>> >> > Jake's site for > useful links: > >>>>> >> > http://www.jbrownell.com/bkslinks.html > >>>>> >> > > >>>>> >> > > >>>>> >> > --- On Thu, 5/15/08, > siss52 > >>>>><siss52@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >>>>> >> wrote: > >>>>> >> > > >>>>> >> >> From: siss52 > <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >>>>> >> >> Subject: > [bksvol-discuss] Re: Gretings To > >>>>>Everyone > >>>>> >> >> To: > bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>>>> >> >> Date: Thursday, May > 15, 2008, 9:47 AM > >>>>> >> >> Hi Bob, > >>>>> >> >> > >>>>> >> >> I took your post in > the spirit in which > >>>>>it was > >>>>> >> meant. I > >>>>> >> >> thought, now > >>>>> >> >> woouldn't I look > cute with a beard? > >>>>>I laughed > >>>>> >> about > >>>>> >> >> it. Thanks for your > >>>>> >> >> great sense of > humor! > >>>>> >> >> > >>>>> >> >> Sue S. > >>>>> >> >> > >>>>> >> >> ----- Original > Message ----- >> >> From: "Bob" > >>>>><rwiley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>>>> >> >> To: > <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>>>> >> >> Sent: Thursday, May > 15, 2008 9:30 AM > >>>>> >> >> Subject: > [bksvol-discuss] Re: Gretings To > >>>>>Everyone > >>>>> >> >> > >>>>> >> >> > >>>>> >> >> Thanks Mayrie, > I'd like to > >>>>>"clear the > >>>>> >> air" a > >>>>> >> >> bit. Obviously, I > wasn't > >>>>> >> >> thinking of the > fairer sex when I > >>>>>mentioned > >>>>> >> beards. Now I > >>>>> >> >> feel "dumb as a > >>>>> >> >> post" for > bringing it up. > >>>>> >> >> > >>>>> >> >> Sure, beards are > optional (they are only > >>>>>virtual > >>>>> >> beards > >>>>> >> >> anyway),, but > >>>>> >> >> clichés are > mandatory for list > >>>>>membership, > >>>>> >> don't you > >>>>> >> >> think? I know I > >>>>> >> >> couldn't > validate without a cliché > >>>>>or two in > >>>>> >> my > >>>>> >> >> repetoir. After all, > "life > >>>>> >> >> wasn't meant to > be easy." > >>>>> >> >> > >>>>> >> >> When I run across an > unknown word I just > >>>>>slip in > >>>>> >> something > >>>>> >> >> like > "whatever!" > >>>>> >> >> or "you > know", and the scene > >>>>>continues > >>>>> >> without > >>>>> >> >> interruption. In > fact, I like > >>>>> >> >> to think that my > little insertions > >>>>>improve some > >>>>> >> authors > >>>>> >> >> skills immensely. I > >>>>> >> >> won't mention > any names, but one > >>>>>author that > >>>>> >> comes to > >>>>> >> >> mind has the > initials > >>>>> >> >> R. L. Stein. > >>>>> >> >> > >>>>> >> >> Before the bookshare > staff, and other > >>>>>list > >>>>> >> members, start > >>>>> >> >> reminding me that > >>>>> >> >> we aren't to > change the meaning of a > >>>>>book, > >>>>> >> I'll > >>>>> >> >> just throw out one > of my > >>>>> >> >> favorite cliches: > "just > >>>>>kidding". > >>>>> >> >> > >>>>> >> >> Bob > >>>>> >> >> ----- Original > Message ----- >> >> From: "Mayrie > ReNae" > >>>>> >> <mrenae@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >>>>> >> >> To: > <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>>>> >> >> Sent: Thursday, May > 15, 2008 8:37 AM > >>>>> >> >> Subject: > [bksvol-discuss] Re: Gretings To > >>>>>Everyone > >>>>> >> >> > >>>>> >> >> > >>>>> >> >> > Hi Bob! > >>>>> >> >> > > >>>>> >> >> > You are > too funny! Thanks > >>>>>for the > >>>>> >> great > >>>>> >> >> imagery and plays > with > >>>>> >> >> > cliches, > turning them into > >>>>>brilliance. > >>>>> >> I'd like > >>>>> >> >> to forego the > bearded > >>>>> >> >> > part myself, > though, if it's all > >>>>>the same > >>>>> >> to you. > >>>>> >> >> Okay? > >>>>> >> >> > > >>>>> >> >> > Peace, > >>>>> >> >> > Mayrie > >>>>> >> >> > > >>>>> >> >> > At 01:58 AM > 5/15/2008, you wrote: > >>>>> >> >> >>Welcome > Nati. > >>>>> >> >> >> > >>>>> >> >> >>I like to > picture this group of > >>>>>folks as a > >>>>> >> group of > >>>>> >> >> gnarled bearded > monks > >>>>> >> >> >>fastidiously > scanning and double > >>>>>checking > >>>>> >> >> (validating) books > for > >>>>> >> >> >>posterity. > >>>>> >> >> >> > >>>>> >> >> >>For the most > part we spend silent > >>>>> >> meditative days > >>>>> >> >> turning > "die" into > >>>>>"the" > >>>>> >> >> >>and praying > over the inner > >>>>>meaning of a > >>>>> >> broken bar. > >>>>> >> >> >>or, just > praying for insight into > >>>>>an > >>>>> >> ancient > >>>>> >> >> author's wishes. > However, > >>>>> >> >> >>following > >>>>> >> >> >>evening > vespers, we slink > >>>>>snuffling from > >>>>> >> our cells > >>>>> >> >> to debate the > various > >>>>> >> >> >>merits of > techniques, debate > >>>>>prayerfully > >>>>> >> over how > >>>>> >> >> many scannos can fit > on > >>>>> >> >> >>the page of > a book, and to curse > >>>>>the evil > >>>>> >> >> satan-spawned > stripper tool. > >>>>> >> >> >> > >>>>> >> >> >>So, are you > sure you really want > >>>>>to join > >>>>> >> us? > >>>>> >> >> >> > >>>>> >> >> >>Just > kidding, and a hearty > >>>>>welcome from > >>>>> >> Texas. > >>>>> >> >> >> > >>>>> >> >> >>Bob > >>>>> >> >> >>----- > Original Message ----- > >>>>>From: > >>>>> >> "Natalia > >>>>> >> >> Sulca" > >>>>> >> >> > >>>>> > >><youngbeautyqueen@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >>>>> >> >> >>To: > >>>>><bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>>>> >> >> >>Sent: > Wednesday, May 14, 2008 > >>>>>3:15 PM > >>>>> >> >> >>Subject: > [bksvol-discuss] > >>>>>Gretings To > >>>>> >> Everyone > >>>>> >> >> >> > >>>>> >> >> >> > >>>>> >> >> >>> > >>>>> >> >> >>> > >>>>> >> >> >>>Hello > Everyone, > >>>>> >> >> >>>My name > is Natalia Sulca. > >>>>>I'm a > >>>>> >> relatively > >>>>> >> >> knew volunteer, and > I joined > >>>>> >> >> >>>the list > yesterday. 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