Re: [OT] I'm too old for this s*** (was: Alternatives)

2006-07-14 Thread Michael Madigan
LOL --- petetheisen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Leland Jackson wrote: > > There is a season for Depolmacy and Peace, and let > that time be now. > > Hi Leland! > > I love the smell of Depolmacy in the morning. > > Regards, > > Pete > > > ___ > P

Re: [OT] I'm too old for this s*** (was: Alternatives)

2006-07-14 Thread petetheisen
Leland Jackson wrote: There is a season for Depolmacy and Peace, and let that time be now. Hi Leland! I love the smell of Depolmacy in the morning. Regards, Pete ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/m

Re: [OT] I'm too old for this s*** (was: Alternatives)

2006-07-14 Thread petetheisen
Hal Kaplan wrote: Leland, you are correct about realizing what is important in life, but there has to be a better way to get that message across. Besides, if someone is "too busy" to do these things, you are probably not going to change his mind with a depressing homily. Most people need to hav

Re: [OT] I'm too old for this s*** (was: Alternatives)

2006-07-14 Thread petetheisen
o: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: [OT] I'm too old for this s*** (was: Alternatives) This came to me in an email form somewhere: #--- Winter Of My Life You know, time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of the passing years. It seems j

Re: I'm too old for this s*** (was: Alternatives)

2006-07-14 Thread Ray Heilman
"I'm older and I have better insurance." - Kathy Bates from "Fried Green Tomatoes" I can relate to Whil (and know even less regardless of age) and enjoy having "a life." RayTheOtherRay <>< On 7/14/06, Ted Roche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 7/14/06, Whil Hentzen (Pro*) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wro

Re: [OT] I'm too old for this s*** (was: Alternatives)

2006-07-14 Thread Leland Jackson
There is a season for Depolmacy and Peace, and let that time be now. # **Ecclesiastes #:1-8 /From The Holy Bible (King James Version) Attributed to King Solomon/ To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven: A time to be bo

Re: [OT] I'm too old for this s*** (was: Alternatives)

2006-07-14 Thread Vince Teachout
Hal Kaplan wrote: I think that is pretty depressing, Leland. If you admit it's over, then it's over. XMLinNY So, don't admit it, and live forever? PS Leland, he's right - what a downer! ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maint

Re: [OT] I'm too old for this s*** (was: Alternatives)

2006-07-14 Thread Vince Teachout
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for the memories. This comes from an owner of a "Were on a mission from God" t-shirt. "What kind of music do you have here?" "Oh, we got both kinds! Country AND Western!" "It's 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes,

RE: [OT] I'm too old for this s*** (was: Alternatives)

2006-07-14 Thread stephen . russell
> From: "David Crooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >If you admit it's over, then it's over. > > Bluto: Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Thanks for the memories. This comes from an owner of a "Were on a mission from God" t-shirt. ___

RE: I'm too old for this s*** (was: Alternatives)

2006-07-14 Thread Hal Kaplan
you specialize, the closer you are to boring. The money might be better, but I'd rather have the challenge. YMMV HALinNY -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Arnold Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 15:52 To: 'ProFox Email List'

RE: [OT] I'm too old for this s*** (was: Alternatives)

2006-07-14 Thread Hal Kaplan
iday, July 14, 2006 15:50 To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: [OT] I'm too old for this s*** (was: Alternatives) Depressing? Not to me, and its so true; beautify really. Time has a way of moving so fast that we arrive in the winter of our life caught unprepared and by surprise. This i

RE: I'm too old for this s*** (was: Alternatives)

2006-07-14 Thread Bill Arnold
At our age, it's not code we're selling so much as the wisdom when to code and when not to code. Most of us by now have frameworks that we've either invented or acquired, so when we spot opportunities to deploy solutions based on these frameworks, all the more power to us. But for the most part w

Re: [OT] I'm too old for this s*** (was: Alternatives)

2006-07-14 Thread Leland Jackson
nd Jackson Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 15:23 To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: [OT] I'm too old for this s*** (was: Alternatives) This came to me in an email form somewhere: #--- Winter Of My Life You know, time has a way of moving quickly and catching you

RE: [OT] I'm too old for this s*** (was: Alternatives)

2006-07-14 Thread David Crooks
On Friday, July 14, 2006 3:35 PM XMLinNY wrote: >If you admit it's over, then it's over. Bluto: Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no! Otter: Germans? Boon: Forget it, he's rolling. Bluto: And it ain't over no

RE: [OT] I'm too old for this s*** (was: Alternatives)

2006-07-14 Thread Hal Kaplan
g to be for the rest of your life. > >HALinNY (now in his 7th decade on planet Earth) > >-Original Message- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >Behalf Of Ted Roche >Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 13:34 >To: profox@leafe.com >Subject: Re: I'm t

Re: [OT] I'm too old for this s*** (was: Alternatives)

2006-07-14 Thread Leland Jackson
e for the rest of your life. HALinNY (now in his 7th decade on planet Earth) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ted Roche Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 13:34 To: profox@leafe.com Subject: Re: I'm too old for this s*** (was: Alternati

RE: I'm too old for this s*** (was: Alternatives)

2006-07-14 Thread stephen . russell
> From: "Derek Kalweit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I agree. Many people have told me I've slowed down over the past few > years, but the reality of it, is the code I write is also far more > sensible, solid, and more in-tune with the requirements. I'm only half > of many people's age here, but the olde

Re: I'm too old for this s*** (was: Alternatives)

2006-07-14 Thread Derek Kalweit
Sure, if a client just wants quick-and-dirty, some punk kid can whip together a Ruby-on-Rails monstronsity in a few seconds while we're still trying to start the word processor for a spec. But the kid vanishes in a couple of weeks to go find himself while we've found out (surprise!) that what the

RE: [OT] I'm too old for this s*** (was: Alternatives)

2006-07-14 Thread Hal Kaplan
riday, July 14, 2006 13:34 To: profox@leafe.com Subject: Re: I'm too old for this s*** (was: Alternatives) On 7/14/06, Whil Hentzen (Pro*) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > But I disagree with your disagreement. I find myself considerably less > agile in the upstairs department a

Re: I'm too old for this s*** (was: Alternatives)

2006-07-14 Thread Ted Roche
On 7/14/06, Whil Hentzen (Pro*) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: But I disagree with your disagreement. I find myself considerably less agile in the upstairs department as well as the 'downstairs' department. I think it has nothing to do with age. It's kids. It's that "life" thing you have. It tak

I'm too old for this s*** (was: Alternatives)

2006-07-14 Thread Whil Hentzen (Pro*)
On 7/14/06, Mark Stanton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Yes, this old (& busy with much else apart from s/w development) dog is less keen to volunteer for learning curves than he used to be. Sounds inevitable though. > Then Ted Roche scribbled: > Seems like the only thing you can count on remaini