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     Kommentar till en text av MICHAEL LOO
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Hiya Michael!


->  HN> Merry Christmas to you Michael!
->  HN> It's 0658 here and I'm the only one up...buncha slug a beds here! 
->  HN> Well, I'm gonna wait em out this time....I can do it! I can!!!
maybe!
-> 
-> Bah, hum, er, Merry Kwanzaa to you too.
->

finally got them up around 9 am (ish)...sheesh whatever
happened to the Christmas spirit? (grin)
 
-> I got
-> a Jamaican spiced black fruitcake
-> Angry Scotsman brand gummi haggis
-> bacon flavored mints
-> bacon flavored toothpicks
-> gummi bacon (strawberry flavored, boo hiss)
-> three shirts - two tees and a lumberjack shirt
-> 

I got some really neat stuff!
Fannie Farmer Cookbook
John Wayne (early ones) DVD's
apron and oven mitts (DANGER Man Cooking!!)
Book: The Omnivore's Dilemma
silicone basting brush
some music CD's 
some field guides
rubber stamp (Hap Newsom Images)
circular kabob spears
some fancy dish towels (can you tell who does the dishes? )
and too much more to list!

Anne got some tourmaline (pink) earrings 
that I had an old navy buddy (who's 
now a gem cutter) make for her...boy 
they are nice!

->  -> Might be fun to take a look at, though I'm not certain what
->  -> I'm doing June 10-15th.
->  HN> Lots of very creative people ranging from hobbiests and beginners, 
->  HN> to some of the best guitar builders in the world today! 
-> 
-> My dance card is filling, despite what I've told people.
-> Carol is pretty enthusiastic about revisiting the PacNW,
-> though, and seeing Portland for the first time.
-> 

I'll be very (VERY) busy during the convention. I generally go
from 7 am to 11pm every day with a couple of hours of 
computer work in between! 

->  HN> It's biggest drawback is it's far from the nearest 
->  HN> airport and while it's a scenic drive to get there,
->  HN> it is a bit of a drive! Still it has it's attractions! 
->  HN> Uh...as long as its' not raining!
-> 
-> I've been in Friday Harbor, Anacortes, and Port Townsend during
-> storms, and I must say that they're all spectacular, if a little
-> miserable, under these conditions. One winter we were going to
-> climb Mt. Townsend, but when the snow got past waist depth, we
-> turned back, making a harrowing all-day hike that didn't even
-> get us to timberline; piled back into the car and went to Port
-> Townsend that night, and boy did that fireplace at the B&B
-> feel good.
-> 

I can imagine! Depending on the time of year we do 
have some real Doozies of storms! Yesterday in the 
middle of the day we had a huge snowstorm! Very 
pretty to watch from the comfort of the living room!
Happily it snowed like mad but didn't stick at all!

-> =
->  ->  HN> Still, it's a place we'll probably go someday
->  ->  HN> if for no other reason than we haven't been 
->  ->  HN> there yet!
->  -> When you're feeling rich.
->  HN> Uhm, I'm not that kind of guy (grin)!
->  HN> I'm at the other end of the wealth 
->  HN> stick....I'm lucky in love! (grin)
-> 
-> I'd actually prefer it your way, which is also mostly my way.
-> We're lucky to have found women who aren't obsessed with
-> riches and big houses and stuff.
-> 

All in all I'd rather be broke with Anne than 
Wealthy without her. If I had tons of money
I'd probably spend it all anyway (grin)

->  -> It sure beat the Terribles, where I got a room for $29 split
->  -> with Benita (so $15 apiece). That place, though sort of amusing,
->  -> is appropriately named.
->  HN> Only other place in Vegas I thought was worse than 
->  HN> Excalibur was the old Circus Circus. Of those that
->  HN> I stayed at of course. There are more than a few
->  HN> where I would not even venture to stay!
-> 
-> There are some amazing places in Vegas. All I cared about
-> was that I not get any diseases from the sheets and not get
-> mugged in the corridor.
-> 
Now when we go we stay at a Holiday Inn off the strip. 
Nice, quiet, moderately priced, and they have a big
stretch limo to pick you up at the airport and drive 
you to the strip anytime of the day...getting back 
FROM the strip is your problem to solve.

chat with you soon!
hap
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