Likewise I'm sure. The weather report here in Manhattan island is YES! Which is the way I like it after 30 boring years in weatherless Portland Oregon. Two seasons: Gray and not so gray. The tree's are all evergreens so you can forget Autumn. Here its ALL OVER THE PLACE all the time! mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Mark William Rabiner > From: Richard Knoppow <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Reply-To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 14:03:30 -0800 > To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Merry Christmas > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marc James Small" <marcsmall@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 8:35 PM > Subject: [rollei_list] Re: Merry Christmas > > > At 04:13 PM 12/20/2008, Richard Knoppow wrote: >> Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. As always I wish > for >> a better year than this one for all of us. > > Thanks, Richard, and the same to you and > yours. You are one of the prize members of this > group and my best annual Christmas present is in > recalling all of your detailed, intelligent, > clear, dispositive contributions over the year > just past. You are a gem and I far too often > fail to thank you and recognize your great worth to the all > of us. > > Be well, and you are an ace of aces. > > Warmest regards, > > Marc (who will in a less intemperate mood, send > out the annual Offical Rollei List Christmas and > Seasonal Greeting on either Christmas Eve or > Christmas Day, as the mood strikes and as > opportunity arises -- my wife is having her elder > daughter and family here for Christmas and I must > suddenly learn how to be nice.) > > > > msmall@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Cha robh bàs fir gun ghràs fir! > > Thank you Marc. I consider you a treasure too despite > my getting snappy at you once in a while. Readers must > understand that I am an unregenerate commie-pinko-liberal > whereas Marc is a radical-centerist-libertarian so sometimes > sparks fly, but as in the flint and stone sometimes light > results. > > -- > Richard Knoppow > Los Angeles, CA, USA > dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list