Thanksgiving Day

[drlegendre .]

They seriously call them 'pubs' in Venezuela?? ;-)

(Among many other things, I'm also thankful to live in a place where the
odd power outage is unexpected, and may even constitute a special occasion.)

On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 1:46 AM, Ian S. King <isking at uw.edu> wrote:

> On Thu, Nov 24, 2016 at 4:34 PM, Chuck Guzis <cclist at sydex.com> wrote:
>
> > On 11/24/2016 01:51 PM, Murray McCullough wrote:
> > > I wanted to wish all American readers of this list a very happy
> > > Thanksgiving Day from a reader in Canada. Reading 'Classic
> > > Computing' still plays an important part in my appreciation of the
> > > role of computers from earlier years in why I still enjoy working
> > > with computers. Happy computing. Murray  :)
> > >
> > Murry, I'm sorry that we forgot to pre-empt your wishes on October 9.  I
> > did wish some of my Canadian friends happy returns for the day then,
> > however.
> >
> > I'm a bit giddy right now--the pies are done, the other dishes are
> > cooked and tastes and the bird's in the oven.  Short of the dog getting
> > into the feast, I think I'm home free. (You can tell who does the
> > cooking in our house).
> >
> > I imagine that some have already hit the stores and others are settling
> > down for an evening of football...
> >
> > --Chuck
> >
>
> I had an unexpectedly delightful experience: I was at my local pub and the
> power went out.  It resulted in a wonderful sense of community in
> ''adversity" (we had emergency lighting and the bar maid brought out
> numerous candles) and made this one of the best Thanksgiving experiences
> I've ever had.  And all my computer work (document editing) was local.  All
> good!  -- Ian
>
> --
> Ian S. King, MSIS, MSCS, Ph.D. Candidate
> The Information School <http://ischool.uw.edu>
> Dissertation: "Why the Conversation Mattered: Constructing a Sociotechnical
> Narrative Through a Design Lens
>
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>
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>
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