;-) Clearing the snow from my glasses, I saw Wirehead Prime typed: [snip] Uh... right. :-( How can you be so firmly against drugs, etc... and condone their use? That's highly illogical. [snip] I agree totally. Same with my wife, except: I *won* her heart in part due to my computers (which _really_ helps my argument for the full basement... ;-) and because I could provide a stable home life, etc. Let's take a vote: My dad is a trucker. He works very hard, was a good provider. Never home tho. Damn near got divorced. My dad's middle brother - trucker. Never home. Divorced. (Remarried the same woman, but...) My dad's youngest brother - an engineer on the Great Lakes ships. 1000 foot freighters don't dock on your driveway. Thankfully, no plans for splitsville yet, but he never sees his 1-1/2 year old girl, either. My brother - a weldor. (uh, yea - that spelling *is* correct. ;-) The "welder" is just the juicebox.) He works for a company that paints watertowers - very dangerous work. Also, how many watertowers do you have in your town that *need* repair? Marital Status: Divorced. All of these people said I was foolish for "playing with those stupid toys" instead of learning to "work like a man." Yes, I may spend more time in my basement than all of the above combined, but my family is just upstairs where I can see them -- or they can come down to see me. I come home every evening (except for overtime or poker night) and of all mentioned, I have the happiest home existance. Now how's the geek? As shall I - and the whole reason for this e-mail: A reminder that 18/19 April 1998 there will be a CoCoFest in Elgin Illinois (NW of Chicago). (I believe it's the 8th annual "Last" CoCoFest ;-) Everyone with (or who likes) a CoCo come on out of the basement, bring your CoCos with you, and head on over for a weekend of fresh air (unless it's a southeast wind... <g>) and socialization with both carbon and silicon-based life forms! Want more info? Email me at the address below. Yea, yea, yea... I'll shut up now! Keep workin' on those Facial Tans! (Who needs MPR-2, anyway? ;-) Roger "Merch" Merchberger -- Roger Merchberger | If at first you don't succeed, Programmer, NorthernWay | nuclear warhead disarmament should *not* zmerch(a)northernway.net | be your first career choice.