Tragedy in our hobby: Jay West ....

Okay. Considering ..... Considered ... Ummm, no. Some people didn't find it amusing. That's their right. We all have different senses of humor. Other people DID think it was funny, including our intrepid list owner himself, a few people who posted in reply, and one guy who sent me a private email suggesting that the non-amused people should get a grip. To everyone who wrote something along the lines of, "How dare you, I know someone who died!" .... Here's some WORSE news .... You're going to die someday, too. So will I. So will Jay (hopefully not before the server fills up again). My advice is, lighten up and enjoy life while you can. It was a simple joke. Turn on CNN; there are better things to get anxious about. Finally, to those who questioned my age, character, maturity, and social circle: I will not defend any of that, because plenty of cc'talkers know me off-list and will unconditionally vouch for me if asked. P.s. - Will, I hope to see you at the MARCH party this weekend. :) Speaking of which, if anyone from cctalk is NOT a member of MARCH ("Mid-Atlantic Retro Computing Hobbyists," a.k.a. the VCF East guys) and wants to check us out, this Satuday is a good time to do so. We're having an ultra-informal swap meet and holiday party in "south-central" New Jersey. Email me off-list for details.