Coveteousness

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Thursday Evening

Free slide presentation: Natural History of North Shore Forests Free slide presentation on the Natural History of North Shore Forests by Dr. Keith Wade, Capilano College, Thursday, October 21. 2004, 7:15pm, The Horseshoe Club, behind the Fen Burdett Stadium at West 16th Street (400th block) and Jones Avenue. For more information, contact 604-689-0766.

Surreal MUSHing Interlude

I have achieved level 2! Greenstorm bahs. Needs to call about three people, all of whose phones are busy. Don't people use voicemail or call waiting anymore?
Solid! Mercan doesn't have a phone.
I have achieved level 2! Greenstorm calls Mercan.
Solid! Mercan answers, "Hello?"
I have achieved level 2! Greenstorm says, "Hello, is.. um, Mercan there."
Solid! Mercan pauses. "Mercan? um, I think you have the wrong number."
(ex *mercan'schar)
I have achieved level 2! Greenstorm says, "Er, um... wait, is there a Scott there?"
Solid! Mercan says, "Oh, Scott. Yeah, he lives here... just a sec, I'll get him for you."
I have achieved level 2! Greenstorm mumbles, "thanks."
Solid! Mercan says, "Hi, this is Scott."
I have achieved level 2! Greenstorm says, "Surrealism, it's not just for breakfast anymore."
Solid! Mercan silence.
I have achieved level 2! Greenstorm says, "Um... hi, Scott. This is Erin."
Solid! Mercan says, "Oh..... Hey, Erin."
I have achieved level 2! Greenstorm says, "Erin from Chia. I, um, am calling you... for no real reason, I think."
Solid! Mercan says, "Oh, that Erin. Uh. So... good to hear from you... how're things?"
I have achieved level 2! Greenstorm says, "Expensive. I really need a different long distance provider if I'm going to do this often. Um, and yourself?"

Very Good

From iamkatia, my bold:

So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart. Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, and demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life long and its purpose in the service of your people. Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide. Always give a word or a sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, even a stranger, when in a lonely place. Show respect to all people and grovel to none. When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself. Abuse no one and no thing, for abuse turns the wise ones to fools and robs the spirit of its vision. When it comes your time to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with the fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song and die like a hero going home.

---Chief Tecumseh, Shawnee Nation