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OT: I have arrived in Norman
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c…@holyrood.ed.ac.uk (Chris Malcolm) wrote in news:c0ved0$bd7$1@scotsman.ed.ac.uk:
We had the whole place to ourselves except for another party of lissom ladies of a certain age at a Yoga workshop.
You were a party of lissom ladies?
What a wonderful opportunity for stress reduction, we thought! They didn’t speak English, and to begin were gracious and welcoming of our introductions in hesitant poor French. But when we explained that we were computer scientists (the best approximation my French could run to) they backed off in horror as though we had admitted to a contagious disease.
Well, yes, but it was probably you scruffy hairy men referring to yourselves as lissom ladies that did the trick. Chakolate — The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. –Dorothy Nevill
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"Chris Malcolm" <c…@holyrood.ed.ac.uk
wrote [My aging brain is reaching unsucessfully for the word which describes the kind of overweening pride and ambition which trespasses into realms reserved to the gods. Anyone?]
Hubris? — Jette "Work for Peace and remain Fiercely Loving" – Jim Byrnes je…@blueyonder.co.uk http://www.jette.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
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Chris Malcolm <c…@holyrood.ed.ac.uk
quoth: [My aging brain is reaching unsucessfully for the word which describes the kind of overweening pride and ambition which trespasses into realms reserved to the gods. Anyone?]
Hubris? Priscilla
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Magda <frogge…@hotmail.com
quoth: On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 06:55:44 -0700, in alt.support.menopause, CG <cathS_PAMF_REEgiesbre…@yahoo.com arranged some electrons, so they looked like this : … [My aging brain is reaching unsucessfully for the word which describes ... the kind of overweening pride and ambition which trespasses into realms ... reserved to the gods. Anyone?] … … Hubris? In modern Greek hubris means insult; oath, term of abuse. Hubrizo (the verb) means "swear".
In English it means "overweening pride," and it is an essential component of a traditional tragedy. The hero traditionally falls because of his hubris. Priscilla, former English major
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c…@holyrood.ed.ac.uk (Chris Malcolm) wrote in news:c11pmt$hsc$1@scotsman.ed.ac.uk:
[My aging brain is reaching unsucessfully for the word which describes the kind of overweening pride and ambition which trespasses into realms reserved to the gods. Anyone?]
Hubris? Chak — The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. –Dorothy Nevill
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From: Priscilla H Ballou Priscilla, former English major
Moi aussi. Sharon……..Don’t think of it as getting hot flashes. Think of it as your inner child playing with matches.
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Priscilla H Ballou <p…@shell01.TheWorld.com writes: Magda <frogge…@hotmail.com quoth: On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 06:55:44 -0700, in alt.support.menopause, CG <cathS_PAMF_REEgiesbre…@yahoo.com arranged some electrons, so they looked like this : … [My aging brain is reaching unsucessfully for the word which describes ... the kind of overweening pride and ambition which trespasses into realms ... reserved to the gods. Anyone?] … … Hubris? In modern Greek hubris means insult; oath, term of abuse. Hubrizo (the verb) means "swear". In English it means "overweening pride," and it is an essential component of a traditional tragedy. The hero traditionally falls because of his hubris. It was so frustrating. I knew all that, but the word had gone.
Oh, I knew you knew everything but had lost grip on the word temporarily.
I guess the random buckshot of aging had taken out that brain cell, or rather its usual retrieval link.
Happens to me all the time. What’s funny is that sometimes I’ll retrieve the word next to it, as it were, or bring back a word which is a conflation of two words which are related to the word I’m searching for, if not synonyms. It’s a known side-effect of the antidepressant I’m on, plus this aging business takes its toll. I do regain access to the word eventually, though, so I know it’s nothing for me to worry about.
Priscilla, former English major Former? Surely aging doesn’t remove that too ?-)
Well, there’s a bit of me that will always be an English major, but I don’t generally identify that way anymore. It’s been — gosh! — 30 years! Plus I wasn’t a very *good* English major. I chose that major because I figured it would be the easiest for me. Priscilla
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From: Priscilla Ballou Well, there’s a bit of me that will always be an English major, but I don’t generally identify that way anymore. It’s been — gosh! — 30 years! Plus I wasn’t a very *good* English major. I chose that major because I figured it would be the easiest for me.
Same here. Plus we loved to read. I switched from journalism. Sharon……..Don’t think of it as getting hot flashes. Think of it as your inner child playing with matches.
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Subject: Re: OT: I have arrived in Norman From: Priscilla Ballou vze23…@verizon.net Date: 2/17/04 5:41 PM Pacific Standard Time Message-id: <vze23t8n-010127.20430817022…@news.verizon.net Sounds like it. How’s the food?
Superb. NOT your typical Post Office cafeteria, but a well done effort by Marriott Hotels. Reply to harryandruschak AT aol DOT com Honorary Menobabe with golden toenails Abject, humble Cat Harem eunuch slave to ^..^ Conway, Czarina, Max, and Hestia (formerly Molly) ^..^ "Because Nice Matters"
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Chris Malcolm wrote:
CG <catherineS_PAMF_REEgiesbre…@yahoo.com writes: Where did you find a Yoga class? None of the conferences and seminars I attend ever offer anything to reduce stress. I once went to a robotics workshop in a converted ex-nunnery high in the mountains behind Grenoble in the South of France. We had the whole place to ourselves except for another party of lissom ladies of a certain age at a Yoga workshop. What a wonderful opportunity for stress reduction, we thought! They didn’t speak English, and to begin were gracious and welcoming of our introductions in hesitant poor French. But when we explained that we were computer scientists (the best approximation my French could run to) they backed off in horror as though we had admitted to a contagious disease.
Maybe they were afraid of catching it because they didn’t have any antibiotics with them? Or perhaps your French was even worse than you thought, and they thought you were proudly introducing yourselves as ex-con sex offenders. :-P FurPaw — Brain cells come and brain cells go, but fat cells live forever. To reply, unleash the dog.
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Magda <frogge…@hotmail.com
quoth: On Wed, 18 Feb 2004 16:01:32 +0000 (UTC), in alt.support.menopause, c…@holyrood.ed.ac.uk (Chris Malcolm) arranged some electrons, so they looked like this : … "Informaticien" … … Is that like something if mispronounced? Not at all. I’m baffled.
The lines from the beginning of The Prisoner just echoed in my head: "What do you want?" "Information!" Priscilla
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catharemeun…@aol.comfyChair (Eu. Harry Andruschak) wrote in message <news:20040217214425.21837.00002196@mb-m14.aol.com
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Subject: Re: OT: I have arrived in Norman From: Priscilla Ballou vze23…@verizon.net Date: 2/17/04 5:41 PM Pacific Standard Time Message-id: <vze23t8n-010127.20430817022…@news.verizon.net Sounds like it. How’s the food? Superb. NOT your typical Post Office cafeteria, but a well done effort by Marriott Hotels. Reply to harryandruschak AT aol DOT com Honorary Menobabe with golden toenails Abject, humble Cat Harem eunuch slave to ^..^ Conway, Czarina, Max, and Hestia (formerly Molly) ^..^ "Because Nice Matters"
<—-CSL I thought you might like this link to help you get accustomed to things there. http://www.normantranscript.com/story.php?story_id=5868&c=5 I’m from that area and I would be happy to help you with any difficulties in getting around or advice on restaurants or surgeons or anything like that.
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Yaaaaayyyyyy!!!!!!!! Priscilla
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Subject: Re: OT: I have arrived in Norman From: CG catherineS_PAMF_REEgiesbre…@yahoo.com Date: 2/17/04 10:23 AM Pacific Standard Time Message-id: <11n430h90ckhtp9e4lud9m3m3l52744…@4ax.com Lovely! Where did you find a Yoga class? None of the conferences and seminars I attend ever offer anything to reduce stress.
It is part of the physical fitness program for students attending classes here in Norman. They also have a gym, swimming pool, outside and inside tracks, and various one hour classes from vigorous aerobics to mild yoga and stretching. I am doing the three times a week yoga and stretching, and vigorous walking the other days. Reply to harryandruschak AT aol DOT com Honorary Menobabe with golden toenails Abject, humble Cat Harem eunuch slave to ^..^ Conway, Czarina, Max, and Hestia (formerly Molly) ^..^ "Because Nice Matters"
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catharemeun…@aol.comfyChair (Eu. Harry Andruschak) wrote in news:20040217192025.21885.00002205@mb-m14.aol.com:
It is part of the physical fitness program for students attending classes here in Norman. They also have a gym, swimming pool, outside and inside tracks, and various one hour classes from vigorous aerobics to mild yoga and stretching. I am doing the three times a week yoga and stretching, and vigorous walking the other days.
Hmm – sounds like if the cats were there, it wouldn’t be a bad place at all. Chakolate — The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. –Dorothy Nevill
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Subject: Re: OT: I have arrived in Norman From: CG catherineS_PAMF_REEgiesbre…@yahoo.com Date: 2/17/04 5:09 PM Pacific Standard Time Message-id: <aoe530tt06re5ce24i4qril3alr1nne…@4ax.com That sounds terribly enlightened and civilized on the part of whomever sponsors these classes — I take it that is the USPS?
Yes and no. The USPS built the hotel for the students, but Marriott has the contract to run it, and they are doing a superb job. Reply to harryandruschak AT aol DOT com Honorary Menobabe with golden toenails Abject, humble Cat Harem eunuch slave to ^..^ Conway, Czarina, Max, and Hestia (formerly Molly) ^..^ "Because Nice Matters"
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catharemeun…@aol.comfyChair (Eu. Harry Andruschak) wrote:
Subject: Re: OT: I have arrived in Norman From: CG catherineS_PAMF_REEgiesbre…@yahoo.com Date: 2/17/04 5:09 PM Pacific Standard Time Message-id: <aoe530tt06re5ce24i4qril3alr1nne…@4ax.com That sounds terribly enlightened and civilized on the part of whomever sponsors these classes — I take it that is the USPS? Yes and no. The USPS built the hotel for the students, but Marriott has the contract to run it, and they are doing a superb job.
Sounds like it. How’s the food? Priscilla
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"Priscilla Ballou" <vze23…@verizon.net
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In article <20040217202955.22756.00001…@mb-m18.aol.com, catharemeun…@aol.comfyChair (Eu. Harry Andruschak) wrote: Subject: Re: OT: I have arrived in Norman From: CG catherineS_PAMF_REEgiesbre…@yahoo.com Date: 2/17/04 5:09 PM Pacific Standard Time Message-id: <aoe530tt06re5ce24i4qril3alr1nne…@4ax.com That sounds terribly enlightened and civilized on the part of whomever sponsors these classes — I take it that is the USPS? Yes and no. The USPS built the hotel for the students, but Marriott has
the
contract to run it, and they are doing a superb job. Sounds like it. How’s the food?
That’s what I was wondering. 
I went to an education conference a couple of years ago, & figured the hotel food would be very ho-hum. Instead of which it was absolutely *delicious*! Cathy — "Staccato signals of constant information…" ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon
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From: Harry Up at 4 AM Pacific time for breakfast, quality time with the cats, and scooping out their litter boxes. Picked up by Super Shuttle at 5:35 AM, arrived at
LAX
by 6:15, and went to the long, long line for those who had E-tickets. The Post Office insists on E-tickets, claiming that you have a shorter wait in
line.
However, when I finally got to the self chack window, they wanted a
credit
card for confirming ID. Not having one (as a Chapter 13 debtor), I was told to
go
to the back of a longer, longer line for E-ticket holders without credit
cards.
In spite of which I made my 8 AM flight and arrived in Norman in the late afternoon. After a few mistakes, I was able to get Brother’s portable computer working. I’ll let Michel Andruschak describe the setup. Yes, it is quite slow, but it works. After supper I went to a Yoga class. Very relaxing and stress reducing,
which
I needed. The USPS class is tomorrow at 8 AM. YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Are you kidding?! That’s too early, IMO! 9:00 would be more reasonable. Yeah, I know that wasn’t what you were "Yay"ing about. Cathy — "Staccato signals of constant information…" ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon
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Up at 4 AM Pacific time for breakfast, quality time with the cats, and scooping out their litter boxes. Picked up by Super Shuttle at 5:35 AM, arrived at LAX by 6:15, and went to the long, long line for those who had E-tickets. The Post Office insists on E-tickets, claiming that you have a shorter wait in line. However, when I finally got to the self chack window, they wanted a credit card for confirming ID. Not having one (as a Chapter 13 debtor), I was told to go to the back of a longer, longer line for E-ticket holders without credit cards. In spite of which I made my 8 AM flight and arrived in Norman in the late afternoon. After a few mistakes, I was able to get Brother’s portable computer working. I’ll let Michel Andruschak describe the setup. Yes, it is quite slow, but it works. After supper I went to a Yoga class. Very relaxing and stress reducing, which I needed. The USPS class is tomorrow at 8 AM. Reply to harryandruschak AT aol DOT com Honorary Menobabe with golden toenails Abject, humble Cat Harem eunuch slave to ^..^ Conway, Czarina, Max, and Hestia (formerly Molly) ^..^ "Because Nice Matters"
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From: Harry Up at 4 AM Pacific time for breakfast, quality time with the cats, and scooping out their litter boxes. Picked up by Super Shuttle at 5:35 AM, arrived at LAX by 6:15, and went to the long, long line for those who had E-tickets. The Post Office insists on E-tickets, claiming that you have a shorter wait in line. However, when I finally got to the self chack window, they wanted a credit card for confirming ID. Not having one (as a Chapter 13 debtor), I was told to go to the back of a longer, longer line for E-ticket holders without credit cards. In spite of which I made my 8 AM flight and arrived in Norman in the late afternoon. After a few mistakes, I was able to get Brother’s portable computer working. I’ll let Michel Andruschak describe the setup. Yes, it is quite slow, but it works. After supper I went to a Yoga class. Very relaxing and stress reducing, which I needed. The USPS class is tomorrow at 8 AM.
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sharon……..Don’t think of it as getting hot flashes. Think of it as your inner child playing with matches.
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Hey, glad you were able to get the PC (laptop?) hooked up to the interent! 
Cathy — "Staccato signals of constant information…" ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon "Eu. Harry Andruschak" <catharemeun…@aol.comfyChair
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Up at 4 AM Pacific time for breakfast, quality time with the cats, and
scooping
out their litter boxes. Picked up by Super Shuttle at 5:35 AM, arrived at
LAX
by 6:15, and went to the long, long line for those who had E-tickets. The
Post
Office insists on E-tickets, claiming that you have a shorter wait in
line.
However, when I finally got to the self chack window, they wanted a credit
card
for confirming ID. Not having one (as a Chapter 13 debtor), I was told to
go to
the back of a longer, longer line for E-ticket holders without credit
cards.
In spite of which I made my 8 AM flight and arrived in Norman in the late afternoon. After a few mistakes, I was able to get Brother’s portable
computer
working. I’ll let Michel Andruschak describe the setup. Yes, it is quite
slow,
but it works. After supper I went to a Yoga class. Very relaxing and stress reducing,
which I
needed. The USPS class is tomorrow at 8 AM. Reply to harryandruschak AT aol DOT com Honorary Menobabe with golden toenails Abject, humble Cat Harem eunuch slave to ^..^ Conway, Czarina, Max, and Hestia (formerly Molly) ^..^ "Because Nice Matters"
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