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Article: 24348
From: David Wright Sr."
Date: 18 Feb 2005 18:34:59 GMT
Subject: Logs for Heinlein Readers Group on 1/06-1/08 now available
Newsgroups: sff.discuss.heinlein-forum
The logs for the Heinlein Readers Group discussions which took place on
01/06/2005 and 01/08/2005 are now available on The Heinlein Society website
at:
http://heinleinsociety.org/readersgroup/AIM_01-06-2005.html
http://heinleinsociety.org/readersgroup/AIM_01-08-2005.html
The topic for the two discussions was:
"Glory Road and the Most Mammoth Hoax in History"
--
David Wright Sr.
If you haven't joined The Heinlein Society, Why Not?
The Heinlein Estate is again matching new member
registrations and fund raising up to $15,000
Make your new membership count twice!
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Article: 24349
From: Fader
Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 04:16:35 -0500
Subject: Re: Fader's back ( & why you should care)
Newsgroups: sff.discuss.heinlein-forum
On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 09:22:00 -0500, Fader
<fader55@delete.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
Hadn't realized things had dropped off so much here. Looks like it'll
be more of a get-together, than a gathering.
JT, let us know when you get a date for your thing & we'll see what
can be worked out with WJaKe.
Fader
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Article: 24350
From: filksinger@earthling.net
Date: 21 Feb 2005 05:17:09 GMT
Subject: Filksinger
Newsgroups: sff.discuss.heinlein-forum
Well, I'll start with the good news. I am probably going to mostly recover,
and it shouldn't be too many months.
As I mentioned before, I had problems with my lower back, and they did surgery
in October. I was still getting around only with a walker and not really
long trips, but was looking at eventually managing with a cane. That's how
things stood, as of Friday, February 11.
While I was dealing with my back, my neck had a similar, less severe, problem,
not directly related. It was caused by two slightly herniated disks in my
neck, which caused mostly pain, for which surgery doesn't help, and a tiny
amount of nerve irritation, which wasn't worth the surgery.
The week of Friday, February 11th, my neck had been hurting more than usual,
possibly aggravated by using the walker. That night, it hurt so much that
I took some strong painkillers for the first time since about two weeks
after surgery.
The next morning, my legs were almost useless, and my hands weren't much
better. I could type or write only with extreme difficulty, and my legs
were barely able to get me 10 feet on the walker. I managed to get to the
front door by steps, with people putting a stool behind me to sit, and eventually
got a ride to Auburn Regional Medical Center.
After some small snafu's there, they finally got me a full MRI, which showed
that both disks in my neck had herniated worse. By Monday, it was decided
that the steroidal anti-inflammitories weren't working, and I went into
surgery.
Two complete diskectomies, C6 and C7, then a plate put in and a bone graft
to fuse the nearby vertebrae.
After about five days recovery, I'm in rehab for an indefinite period of
time at St. Joseph's, in Tacoma, WA. They say they should have a pretty
good idea how long of time I'll be here by Monday, or Tuesday at the latest.
I'm suspecting anywhere from two to four weeks.
My hands have mostly recovered, though my right is still a little weak and
numb, and any real work aggravates my neck. My legs can get me, with help,
onto a walker, 15 feet, then turn around back to bed, twice in about 5 minutes.
They are worried I might fall, if I was to use it on my own, so they don't
leave it in my reach most of the time.
Finally, I found out there was a conference room here, where I could use
the computer in the evenings. So, I decided to tell you how things are going.
I don't know if or when I'll be checking into the HF while I'm here, but
I thought you would like to know.
To anybody who expected to see me at Norwescon, expect to see me at Norwescon,
though I'll likely be on wheels. If I'm still in rehab, I'll finagle a pass.
--
Filksinger
AKA David Nasset, Sr.
Geek Prophet to the Technologically Declined
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Article: 24351
From: cdozo
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 08:38:25 -0600
Subject: Re: Filksinger
Newsgroups: sff.discuss.heinlein-forum
Filk,
I'm sorry you've had such a rough time. I hope your
recovery goes smoothly.
Sending healing thoughts your way, Carol
======
filksinger@earthling.net wrote:
> Well, I'll start with the good news. I am probably going to mostly recover,
> and it shouldn't be too many months.
>
> As I mentioned before, I had problems with my lower back, and they did surgery
> in October. I was still getting around only with a walker and not really
> long trips, but was looking at eventually managing with a cane. That's how
> things stood, as of Friday, February 11.
>
> While I was dealing with my back, my neck had a similar, less severe, problem,
> not directly related. It was caused by two slightly herniated disks in my
> neck, which caused mostly pain, for which surgery doesn't help, and a tiny
> amount of nerve irritation, which wasn't worth the surgery.
>
> The week of Friday, February 11th, my neck had been hurting more than usual,
> possibly aggravated by using the walker. That night, it hurt so much that
> I took some strong painkillers for the first time since about two weeks
> after surgery.
>
> The next morning, my legs were almost useless, and my hands weren't much
> better. I could type or write only with extreme difficulty, and my legs
> were barely able to get me 10 feet on the walker. I managed to get to the
> front door by steps, with people putting a stool behind me to sit, and eventually
> got a ride to Auburn Regional Medical Center.
>
> After some small snafu's there, they finally got me a full MRI, which showed
> that both disks in my neck had herniated worse. By Monday, it was decided
> that the steroidal anti-inflammitories weren't working, and I went into
> surgery.
>
> Two complete diskectomies, C6 and C7, then a plate put in and a bone graft
> to fuse the nearby vertebrae.
>
> After about five days recovery, I'm in rehab for an indefinite period of
> time at St. Joseph's, in Tacoma, WA. They say they should have a pretty
> good idea how long of time I'll be here by Monday, or Tuesday at the latest.
> I'm suspecting anywhere from two to four weeks.
>
> My hands have mostly recovered, though my right is still a little weak and
> numb, and any real work aggravates my neck. My legs can get me, with help,
> onto a walker, 15 feet, then turn around back to bed, twice in about 5 minutes.
> They are worried I might fall, if I was to use it on my own, so they don't
> leave it in my reach most of the time.
>
> Finally, I found out there was a conference room here, where I could use
> the computer in the evenings. So, I decided to tell you how things are going.
> I don't know if or when I'll be checking into the HF while I'm here, but
> I thought you would like to know.
>
> To anybody who expected to see me at Norwescon, expect to see me at Norwescon,
> though I'll likely be on wheels. If I'm still in rehab, I'll finagle a pass.
>
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Article: 24352
From: JT
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 10:56:45 -0500
Subject: Re: Filksinger
Newsgroups: sff.discuss.heinlein-forum
"Ditto Carol." The neck is a difficult place to be afflicted. I hope
the rehab is as short as possible and it works for you. Check in when
you can.
best,
JT
On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 08:38:25 -0600, cdozo <cadozo@planet-save.com>
wrote:
>Filk,
>
>I'm sorry you've had such a rough time. I hope your
>recovery goes smoothly.
>
>Sending healing thoughts your way, Carol
>======
>
>filksinger@earthling.net wrote:
>> Well, I'll start with the good news. I am probably going to mostly recover,
>> and it shouldn't be too many months.
>>
>
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Article: 24353
From: JT
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 11:02:38 -0500
Subject: Re: Battlestar Galactica--
Newsgroups: sff.discuss.heinlein-forum
On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 00:49:00 -0700, "Lorrita Morgan"
<lorrita_m@hotmail.com> wrote:
>http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/
>Offical website. Last "What's New" was put up in May. The moderated board
>has traffic. I did NOT read any posts.
>
>I'm looking for my copies of Earthsea to reread before the miniseries
>http://www.scifi.com/earthsea/ plays in December.
>I hope they don't disappoint me.
Well, "Earthsea" is another topic. I didn't read the books or see the
miniseries, but I know Les wasn't very happy about it. I assume you
were disappointed, too, 'rita.
But enough about that, this thread is about Battlestar Galactica!
Almost two months go by and nobody posts? What do you think? It's
currently showing episodes first-run on Fridays at 10:00 p.m. eastern.
Christine's half-given up on it, but she doesn't have a lot of
patience for TV these days. I think it's pretty good. The Baltar/#6
storyline is quite trying, as well as the Caprica line. I would be
more than happy with just stories of the fleet.
I'm not sure whether Edward James Olmos is a good actor or a bad actor
in this role.
Comments?
JT
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Article: 24354
From: JT
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 11:40:21 -0500
Subject: Re: Battlestar Galactica--
Newsgroups: sff.discuss.heinlein-forum
On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 11:02:38 -0500, JT <JT@REM0VEsff.net> wrote:
>Comments?
>
>JT
After I wrote the note here, I went and created
sff.tv.battlestar-galactica . Go refresh your Groups list and join in
the fun. ;)
JT
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Article: 24355
From: David Wright Sr."
Date: 21 Feb 2005 16:42:04 GMT
Subject: Heinlein Readers Group will meet 2/24-2/26
Newsgroups: sff.discuss.heinlein-forum
Announcement:
The next meetings of the Heinlein Readers Group
will be on Thursday 2/24/05 and Saturday 2/26/05
The topic for the two discussions will be:
"Word Mastery (and More on Love) by the Grandmaster"
See: http://heinleinsociety.org/readersgroup/index.html
for more information.
--
David Wright Sr.
If you haven't joined The Heinlein Society, Why Not?
The Heinlein Estate is again matching new member
registrations and fund raising up to $15,000
Make your new membership count twice!
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Article: 24356
From: David Wright Sr."
Date: 21 Feb 2005 16:55:08 GMT
Subject: Re: Battlestar Galactica--
Newsgroups: sff.discuss.heinlein-forum
JT <JT@REM0VEsff.net> wrote in news:391k115entk656ufu347l1hvp5slm22n5r@
4ax.com:
(snip)
> Christine's half-given up on it, but she doesn't have a lot of
> patience for TV these days. I think it's pretty good. The Baltar/#6
> storyline is quite trying, as well as the Caprica line.
Agreed. Baltar is too much and I don't see the point of the Caprica line.
Maybe both of those are simply to emphasize the 'cylons like us', but if
so, we got it already. Even if they 'escape' from Caprica, they could never
catch up with the fleet.
And what is it with all of these 'organic' cylon ships? Reminds me of the
ship in _The Puppet Masters_ with ? Sutherland. When they figured out how
to make human clones, did they go all out and make these organic ships? Do
all of those metallic cylons running around have organic insides also?
I heard a rumor at Chattacon that whats-his-name, the original Apollo, who
has been on the show only once playing a convicted terrorist will become
the new president after Mary McDonald's character has 'died of cancer'[1] ,
I would be
> more than happy with just stories of the fleet.
>
>
[1] Supposedly, she only signed for one year.
--
David Wright Sr.
If you haven't joined The Heinlein Society, Why Not?
The Heinlein Estate is again matching new member
registrations and fund raising up to $15,000
Make your new membership count twice!
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Article: 24357
From: David M. Silver"
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 11:42:03 -0800
Subject: Re: Filksinger
Newsgroups: sff.discuss.heinlein-forum
In article <42196ed5.0@news.sff.net>, filksinger@earthling.net wrote:
> Well, I'll start with the good news. I am probably going to mostly recover,
> and it shouldn't be too many months.
>
> As I mentioned before, I had problems with my lower back, and they did
> surgery
> in October. I was still getting around only with a walker and not really
> long trips, but was looking at eventually managing with a cane. That's how
> things stood, as of Friday, February 11.
>
> While I was dealing with my back, my neck had a similar, less severe,
> problem,
> not directly related. It was caused by two slightly herniated disks in my
> neck, which caused mostly pain, for which surgery doesn't help, and a tiny
> amount of nerve irritation, which wasn't worth the surgery.
>
> The week of Friday, February 11th, my neck had been hurting more than usual,
> possibly aggravated by using the walker. That night, it hurt so much that
> I took some strong painkillers for the first time since about two weeks
> after surgery.
>
> The next morning, my legs were almost useless, and my hands weren't much
> better. I could type or write only with extreme difficulty, and my legs
> were barely able to get me 10 feet on the walker. I managed to get to the
> front door by steps, with people putting a stool behind me to sit, and
> eventually
> got a ride to Auburn Regional Medical Center.
>
> After some small snafu's there, they finally got me a full MRI, which showed
> that both disks in my neck had herniated worse. By Monday, it was decided
> that the steroidal anti-inflammitories weren't working, and I went into
> surgery.
>
> Two complete diskectomies, C6 and C7, then a plate put in and a bone graft
> to fuse the nearby vertebrae.
>
> After about five days recovery, I'm in rehab for an indefinite period of
> time at St. Joseph's, in Tacoma, WA. They say they should have a pretty
> good idea how long of time I'll be here by Monday, or Tuesday at the latest.
> I'm suspecting anywhere from two to four weeks.
>
> My hands have mostly recovered, though my right is still a little weak and
> numb, and any real work aggravates my neck. My legs can get me, with help,
> onto a walker, 15 feet, then turn around back to bed, twice in about 5
> minutes.
> They are worried I might fall, if I was to use it on my own, so they don't
> leave it in my reach most of the time.
>
> Finally, I found out there was a conference room here, where I could use
> the computer in the evenings. So, I decided to tell you how things are going.
> I don't know if or when I'll be checking into the HF while I'm here, but
> I thought you would like to know.
>
> To anybody who expected to see me at Norwescon, expect to see me at
> Norwescon,
> though I'll likely be on wheels. If I'm still in rehab, I'll finagle a pass.
David. Get well. I really do hope to see you at Norwescon. But, get
well.
--
David M. Silver
http://www.heinleinsociety.org
"The Lieutenant expects your names to shine!"
Robert Anson Heinlein, USNA '29
Lt.(jg), USN, R'td
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Article: 24358
From: Charles Graft
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 16:52:01 -0500
Subject: Re: Heinlein Society panels, Chicago area
Newsgroups: sff.discuss.heinlein-forum
All--
Doc and I go back a long ways. He was the second HF'er I met in
person (the first being Karen Cottrell). We met at a Flakey Jake's on
the Indianapolis north side just a day or do after Nora and I decided to
get married. (That marriage was a mistake, but very educational. And
expensive.) So he was the first person outside of our immediate
families to get that news. We later met the rest of his family; visited
them when they lived in North Carolina, visited several times when they
lived in northern Indiana, and Patricia and I managed to meet them in
St. Louis one time.
I do wish he would be back active again. Fun discussions.
--
<<Big Charlie>>
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In
practice, however, there is.
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Article: 24359
From: John Paul Vrolyk
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 20:21:46 -0500
Subject: So long, my fellow Americans!
Newsgroups: sff.discuss.heinlein-forum
Hi everybody.
I'm pleased to announce that last Thursday, February 17, 2005,
I renounced all former allegiances (goodbye, Canada!), and was
naturalized as a citizen of the United States of America.
In other exciting news, tomorrow I depart for Fort Benning, Georgia
for Basic Combat Training with the US Army. So, though I know I
haven't posted much lately, for the next few months I'm not going
to be here at all.
I'll be back here eventually, though. Until then!
--
John Paul Vrolyk
jp@vrolyk.org
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Article: 24360
From: Ed Johnson
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 22:22:31 -0500
Subject: Re: Filksinger
Newsgroups: sff.discuss.heinlein-forum
Filksinger: Sorry to hear that you had to go back in for more
surgery. I hope that you have a swift and complete rehab. My older
brother is using both wheel chair and a walker since his back
surgery a few months ago. I hope that rehab gets you up and around
real soon now.
Ed J
On 21 Feb 2005 05:17:09 GMT, filksinger@earthling.net wrote:
>Well, I'll start with the good news. I am probably going to mostly recover,
>and it shouldn't be too many months.
>
>As I mentioned before, I had problems with my lower back, and they did surgery
>in October. I was still getting around only with a walker and not really
>long trips, but was looking at eventually managing with a cane. That's how
>things stood, as of Friday, February 11.
>
>While I was dealing with my back, my neck had a similar, less severe, problem,
>not directly related. It was caused by two slightly herniated disks in my
>neck, which caused mostly pain, for which surgery doesn't help, and a tiny
>amount of nerve irritation, which wasn't worth the surgery.
>
>The week of Friday, February 11th, my neck had been hurting more than usual,
>possibly aggravated by using the walker. That night, it hurt so much that
>I took some strong painkillers for the first time since about two weeks
>after surgery.
>
>The next morning, my legs were almost useless, and my hands weren't much
>better. I could type or write only with extreme difficulty, and my legs
>were barely able to get me 10 feet on the walker. I managed to get to the
>front door by steps, with people putting a stool behind me to sit, and eventually
>got a ride to Auburn Regional Medical Center.
>
>After some small snafu's there, they finally got me a full MRI, which showed
>that both disks in my neck had herniated worse. By Monday, it was decided
>that the steroidal anti-inflammitories weren't working, and I went into
>surgery.
>
>Two complete diskectomies, C6 and C7, then a plate put in and a bone graft
>to fuse the nearby vertebrae.
>
>After about five days recovery, I'm in rehab for an indefinite period of
>time at St. Joseph's, in Tacoma, WA. They say they should have a pretty
>good idea how long of time I'll be here by Monday, or Tuesday at the latest.
>I'm suspecting anywhere from two to four weeks.
>
>My hands have mostly recovered, though my right is still a little weak and
>numb, and any real work aggravates my neck. My legs can get me, with help,
>onto a walker, 15 feet, then turn around back to bed, twice in about 5 minutes.
>They are worried I might fall, if I was to use it on my own, so they don't
>leave it in my reach most of the time.
>
>Finally, I found out there was a conference room here, where I could use
>the computer in the evenings. So, I decided to tell you how things are going.
>I don't know if or when I'll be checking into the HF while I'm here, but
>I thought you would like to know.
>
>To anybody who expected to see me at Norwescon, expect to see me at Norwescon,
>though I'll likely be on wheels. If I'm still in rehab, I'll finagle a pass.
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Article: 24361
From: Ed Johnson
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 22:29:52 -0500
Subject: Re: So long, my fellow Americans!
Newsgroups: sff.discuss.heinlein-forum
John Paul:
Congratulations on your new citizenship! America is a measurably
better place since you were sworn in <g>.
Try to "go with the flow" and Basic will soon be a distant
unpleasant memory (it was unpleasant for me and I haven't met anyone
of any generation who said that they had a pleasant time doing their
basic training.)
Good Luck and Best Wishes
Ed J (former SSgt, USAF)
On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 20:21:46 -0500, John Paul Vrolyk <jp@vrolyk.org>
wrote:
>Hi everybody.
>
>I'm pleased to announce that last Thursday, February 17, 2005,
>I renounced all former allegiances (goodbye, Canada!), and was
>naturalized as a citizen of the United States of America.
>
>In other exciting news, tomorrow I depart for Fort Benning, Georgia
>for Basic Combat Training with the US Army. So, though I know I
>haven't posted much lately, for the next few months I'm not going
>to be here at all.
>
>I'll be back here eventually, though. Until then!
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Article: 24362
From: cdozo
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 21:37:46 -0600
Subject: Re: So long, my fellow Americans!
Newsgroups: sff.discuss.heinlein-forum
Welcome to the fold. Hope Basic goes well.
Carol
-----------
John Paul Vrolyk wrote:
> Hi everybody.
>
> I'm pleased to announce that last Thursday, February 17, 2005,
> I renounced all former allegiances (goodbye, Canada!), and was
> naturalized as a citizen of the United States of America.
>
> In other exciting news, tomorrow I depart for Fort Benning, Georgia
> for Basic Combat Training with the US Army. So, though I know I
> haven't posted much lately, for the next few months I'm not going
> to be here at all.
>
> I'll be back here eventually, though. Until then!
>
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Article: 24363
From: filksinger@earthling.net
Date: 22 Feb 2005 03:58:21 GMT
Subject: Re: Filksinger
Newsgroups: sff.discuss.heinlein-forum
Thanks for the get-well wishes, everyone. I truly appreciate them. I think
I will recover pretty well for the short run, as I am currently getting
better considerably faster than they expected.
In the long run, I expect it will be a long time to a fairly complete recovery,
as I still wasn't recovered from my back surgery in October. I doubt I will
ever truly have a full recovery. I may never be able to walk properly or
sit up for long enough for most jobs again. Unless my back gets a lot better
than it was before my neck went out, I won't be able to sit up for a full
shift at most jobs, at least without strong pain killers. Who wants to hire
a guy who will fall asleep at the drop of a hat? At the moment, if I pick
the two hours, I can manage two hours, with the pain killers.
Regardless, I will most certainly make Norwescon. Granted, my son and my
brother-in-law may be drafted as "Personal Care Attendents", since my wife
needs one and I will likely need the other, but we will make it one way
or another. Luckily, required PCAs don't have to pay, as we probably couldn't
afford to pay memberships for two people to follow us around.
It is, however, probably my only chance ever to go as a "pro", and I have
no intention of missing it.
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Article: 24364
From: cdozo
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 23:40:43 -0600
Subject: Re: Filksinger
Newsgroups: sff.discuss.heinlein-forum
"Pro?" What are you doing?
Carol
========
filksinger@earthling.net wrote:
> It is, however, probably my only chance ever to go as a "pro", and I have
> no intention of missing it.
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Article: 24365
From: William Keaton"
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 14:58:42 -0500
Subject: Re: So long, my fellow Americans!
Newsgroups: sff.discuss.heinlein-forum
John Paul
Thank you, and good luck!
WJaKe
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Article: 24366
From: JT
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 19:41:08 -0500
Subject: Re: So long, my fellow Americans!
Newsgroups: sff.discuss.heinlein-forum
On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 20:21:46 -0500, John Paul Vrolyk <jp@vrolyk.org>
wrote:
>I'll be back here eventually, though. Until then!
It won't be soon enough. Best of luck.
Shoot, now I won't be able to have any chance at all to beat you in
"indian wrasslin". ;)
JT
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Article: 24367
From: filksinger@earthling.net
Date: 23 Feb 2005 03:00:17 GMT
Subject: Re: Filksinger
Newsgroups: sff.discuss.heinlein-forum
Well, I'm not supposed to spread it around _how_ it happened, so that nobody's
nose will get out of joint at Norwescon, but I am going to be on several
panels, making me a "pro". I've also volunteered to sing filk for the kids
in Kidcon. Too bad I don't play an instrument.
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Article: 24368
From: cdozo
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 08:09:32 -0600
Subject: Re: Filksinger
Newsgroups: sff.discuss.heinlein-forum
That's so cool! Please report back here when you're
done. I'd love to hear all about it.
Carol
========
filksinger@earthling.net wrote:
> Well, I'm not supposed to spread it around _how_ it happened, so that nobody's
> nose will get out of joint at Norwescon, but I am going to be on several
> panels, making me a "pro". I've also volunteered to sing filk for the kids
> in Kidcon. Too bad I don't play an instrument.
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Article: 24369
From: Ed Johnson
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 16:16:39 -0500
Subject: Re: Truman Lake
Newsgroups: sff.discuss.heinlein-forum
`rita: Cool poem.
Ed J
>
>http://www.ct71st.com/2003/iwns.html
>is a interesting poem I found along the way
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Article: 24370
From: filksinger@earthling.net
Date: 26 Feb 2005 02:19:13 GMT
Subject: Re: Filksinger
Newsgroups: sff.discuss.heinlein-forum
I've never been good at reports like that, but you'll get one when I get
back.
BTW, the NASFiC is in the same hotel this year as Norwescon is about to
be, in September. So I'll almost certainly be going to that one, too.
Filksinger
cdozo said,
That's so cool! Please report back here when you're
done. I'd love to hear all about it.
Carol
========
filksinger@earthling.net wrote:
> Well, I'm not supposed to spread it around _how_ it happened, so that
nobody's
> nose will get out of joint at Norwescon, but I am going to be on several
> panels, making me a "pro". I've also volunteered to sing filk for the
kids
> in Kidcon. Too bad I don't play an instrument.
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Article: 24371
From: Robert A. Woodward"
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 18:25:55 -0800
Subject: Re: Filksinger
Newsgroups: sff.discuss.heinlein-forum
In article <421fdca1.0@news.sff.net>, filksinger@earthling.net
wrote:
> I've never been good at reports like that, but you'll get one when I get
> back.
>
> BTW, the NASFiC is in the same hotel this year as Norwescon is about to
> be, in September. So I'll almost certainly be going to that one, too.
>
I find your sentence above rather confusing - you appear to be
saying that Norwescon will be in September. No real problem for me
since I know that Norwescon is on Easter weekend and it's NASFiC
that will be in September. And, BTW, the last I heard, NASFiC is
going to be in a different hotel than Norwescon (the two hotels are
about a mile apart).
--
Robert Woodward <robertaw@drizzle.com>
<http://www.drizzle.com/~robertaw>
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Article: 24372
From: filksinger@earthling.net
Date: 26 Feb 2005 02:33:44 GMT
Subject: Filksinger Update
Newsgroups: sff.discuss.heinlein-forum
Here's the latest:
Apparently, I am recovering much faster than they expected. So much so that
I have decided to go home tomorrow afternoon. I still can't do 10 feet without
a walker, and my arms still are a bit weak, but I'm doing much much better.
So, looks like things are working out pretty well. It looks like soon I'll
be recovered from the neck surgery, and back to recovering from the back
surgery.:)
Filksinger
AKA David Nasset, Sr.
Geek Prophet to the Technologically Declined
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Article: 24373
From: filksinger@earthling.net
Date: 26 Feb 2005 02:42:13 GMT
Subject: Re: Filksinger
Newsgroups: sff.discuss.heinlein-forum
One correction: "BTW, the NASFiC is in the same hotel this year as Norwescon
is about to be, in September." Different hotel, same general area.
Filksinger
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Article: 24374
From: filksinger@earthling.net
Date: 26 Feb 2005 02:46:52 GMT
Subject: Re: Filksinger
Newsgroups: sff.discuss.heinlein-forum
Robert A. Woodward wrote:
> I find your sentence above rather confusing
> - you appear to be saying that Norwescon will
> be in September.
That's what I get for trying to post while having my temperature taken by
nurses. Distracting.
Quite correct. Norwescon is Easter weekend, Cascadiacon is in September,
they are in different hotels, both relatively near SeaTac Airport. Cascadiacon
is thus close enough to my house that my family won't let me miss it, barring
sudden surpise hospital visits.
Filksinger
AKA David Nasset, Sr.
Geek Prophet to the Technologically Declined
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Article: 24375
From: David Wright Sr."
Date: 26 Feb 2005 15:38:44 GMT
Subject: Mailing List Removals
Newsgroups: sff.discuss.heinlein-forum
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Article: 24376
From: David Wright Sr."
Date: 26 Feb 2005 15:40:26 GMT
Subject: Re: Mailing List Removals
Newsgroups: sff.discuss.heinlein-forum
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Article: 24377
From: cdozo
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 12:00:32 -0600
Subject: Re: Filksinger Update
Newsgroups: sff.discuss.heinlein-forum
Yaay!
Carol
=======
filksinger@earthling.net wrote:
> Here's the latest:
>
> Apparently, I am recovering much faster than they expected. So much so that
> I have decided to go home tomorrow afternoon. I still can't do 10 feet without
> a walker, and my arms still are a bit weak, but I'm doing much much better.
>
> So, looks like things are working out pretty well. It looks like soon I'll
> be recovered from the neck surgery, and back to recovering from the back
> surgery.:)
>
> Filksinger
> AKA David Nasset, Sr.
> Geek Prophet to the Technologically Declined
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Article: 24378
From: Filksinger
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 23:59:44 -0800
Subject: Re: Filksinger Update
Newsgroups: sff.discuss.heinlein-forum
Thank you.
Home now. Discovering that there is no completely comfortable way to lie
in a flat bed with a firm mattress, but it isn't too bad. The hospital
bed was uncomfortable in entirely different ways.
Now I just need to make sure I don't lapse, now that they aren't
dragging me out four times a day for exercise.
Nevertheless, compared to a week ago, I'm doing great.
Filksinger
cdozo wrote:
> Yaay!
>
> Carol
> =======
>
> filksinger@earthling.net wrote:
>
>> Here's the latest:
>>
>> Apparently, I am recovering much faster than they expected. So much so
>> that
>> I have decided to go home tomorrow afternoon. I still can't do 10 feet
>> without
>> a walker, and my arms still are a bit weak, but I'm doing much much
>> better.
>>
>> So, looks like things are working out pretty well. It looks like soon
>> I'll
>> be recovered from the neck surgery, and back to recovering from the back
>> surgery.:)
>>
>> Filksinger
>> AKA David Nasset, Sr.
>> Geek Prophet to the Technologically Declined
--
Filksinger
AKA David Nasset, Sr.
Geek Prophet to the Technologically Declined
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