| Wednesday, March
12, 2003
I am being nibbled to death by ducks: a million small things to attend
to. I sent a test mailing to List 1 last night. I will make up a badmail
page from the returns, but it may not be today. Other errands today.
It will be a couple of days before we can clear new subscriptions
through RJP site; all my fault I am having trouble shifting ICVERIFY to
her new machine. Another duck in the herd.
I will bet considerable sums that 90% of my readers will enjoy
Chris Muir's
daybydaycartoon.com
Enjoy that. Meanwhile the ducks are not going to win, but sometimes it
looks like they will....
More on substantive matters later.
I have to go to the bank (another duck). Meanwhile contemplate this one
as you consider the advantages of worldwide free trade and our wonderful
public school system:
Subject: That giant sucking sound . . .
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-992153.html
Roland Dobbins
Clearly we would be better off abolishing the public school system, at
least in California, and leaving the whole thing to free enterprise. Or to
God. Or to the goddess Fortuna. Or to Ragtime Cowboy Joe.
We export the manufacturing jobs so that the left half of The Bell
Curve has problems finding meaningful work. Then we cripple all of the
right half that is dependent on public schools, and export their jobs as
well. That leaves what? We can then abolish inheritance taxes and have a
hereditary aristocracy, or we can increase them to pay more bureaucrats
and end up with NO ONE getting a decent education since no one will be
able to afford going to a private school.
Or you might go read Revel on How Democracies Perish.
I have pretty well caught up on posting
mail, and there is lots.
I will send one more test mailing to every subscriber
shortly. They will go to List 1 and List 2. If you are a subscriber
and do NOT get the test mailing by Thursday Noon, please let me know.
I wonder if I need to modify my mail list software? I have been using
Outlook, and sending a message to myself with bcc to everyone on the list.
That has worked in the past. Over the weekend for reasons not clear to me,
List 1 mailings went to about 90% of those it should have but no more than
that; while List 2 didn't have any problems. I have abolished both lists
and I am starting over dividing the master Consolidated list (which is too
long for the megapaths server) into List 1 and List 2 again. My apologies.
I will also collect returns for badmail. In most cases those are of the
"mailbox full" variety of error, and I ignore those.
If you do NOT get CHAOS MANNER MASTER LIST TEST (List 1) or CHAOS
MANNER MASTER LIST TEST (List 2) by Noon Thursday, please let me know. If
you do, all is well...
And no I haven't changed the name here. Consider it duck bites...
From elsewhere:
WHAT MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME...
1. My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE . "If you're
going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning."
2. My mother taught me RELIGION. "You better pray that will come
out of the carpet."
3. My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL . "If you don't
straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"
4. My mother taught me LOGIC. "Because I said so, that's
why."
5. My mother taught me MORE LOGIC. "If you fall out of that swing
and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me."
6. My mother taught me FORESIGHT. "Make sure you wear clean
underwear, in case you're in an accident."
7. My mother taught me IRONY. "Keep crying, and I'll give you
something to cry about."
8. My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS. "Shut your
mouth and eat your supper."
9. My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM . "Will you look at
that dirt on the back of your neck!"
10. My mother taught me about PATIENCE. "You'll sit there until
all that spinach is gone."
11. My mother taught me about WEATHER. "This room of yours looks
as if a tornado went through it."
12. My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY. "If I told you once, I've
told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!"
13. My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE. "I brought you into
this world, and I can take you out."
14. My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION . "Stop acting
like your father!"
15. My mother taught me about ENVY. "There are millions of less
fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you
do."
16. My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION. " Just wait until we
get home."
17. My mother taught me about RECEIVING. "You are going to get it
when you get home!"
18. My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE. "If you don't stop
crossing your eyes, They are going to freeze that way."
19. My mother taught me ESP . "Put your sweater on; don't you
think I know when you are cold?"
20. My mother taught me HUMOR. "When that lawn mower cuts off your
toes, don't come running to me."
21. My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT. "If you don't eat
your vegetables, you'll never grow up."
22. My mother taught me GENETICS. "You're just like your
father."
23. My mother taught me about my ROOTS. " Shut that door behind
you. Do you think you were born in a barn?"
24. My mother taught me WISDOM. "When you get to be my age, you'll
understand."
25. And my favourite : my mother taught me about JUSTICE. "One day
you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you!"
ON MAIL:
SEE Badmail if you subscribe and didn't
get mail from me. It is now up to date.
I did NOT list your name there if you are over quota; several were.
There is not much I can do about mail rejected as over quota!
I have errands this evening and tomorrow much of the day and probably
won't be on again until tomorrow evening. There's enough to keep you busy
I suspect.
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