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I found this on one of the 2×8’s in the basement - does it have any meaning? It seems to have been written using a common marker. Is this a result of boredom? Is it voodoo?!?

Does anyone know what it means?

While not record breaking, the 2004/2005 winter was rather chilly. This was backed up by several evenings where the beer actually froze before the bottle had been finished. Guess I wasn’t drinking quickly enough! Below’s pic is courtesy of my car on a balmy January morning.

Now a July evening where it was even warmer with the humidex factor…

../mk

One evening a grandson was talking to his grandmother about current events. The grandson asked his grandmother what she thought about the shootings at schools, the computer age, and just things in general.

The Grandma replied, “Well, let me think a minute, I was born before:

• television
• penicillin
• polio shots
• frozen foods
• Xerox
• contact lenses
• Frisbees and
• the pill

There was no:

• radar
• credit cards
• laser beams or
• ball-point pens

Man had not invented:

• pantyhose
• air conditioners
• dishwashers
• clothes dryers
• and the clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air and
• man hadn’t yet walked on the moon

Your Grandfather and I got married first, . . . and then lived together.

Every family had a father and a mother.

Until I was 25, I called every man older than me, “Sir”. And after I turned 25, I still called policemen and every man with a title, “Sir.”

We were before gay-rights, computer- dating, dual careers, daycare centers, and group therapy.

Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments, good judgment, and common sense.

We were taught to know the difference between right and wrong and to stand up and take responsibility for our actions.

Serving your country was a privilege; living in this country was a bigger privilege.

We thought fast food was what people ate during Lent.

Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with your cousins.

Draft dodgers were people who closed their front doors when the evening breeze started.

Time-sharing meant time the family spent together in the evenings and weekends-not purchasing condominiums.

We never heard of FM radios, tape decks, CDs, electric typewriters, yogurt, or guys wearing earrings.

We listened to the Big Bands, Jack Benny, and the President’s speeches on our radios.

And I don’t ever remember any kid blowing his brains out listening to Tommy Dorsey.

If you saw anything with ‘Made in Japan ‘ on it, it was junk.

The term ‘making out’ referred to how you did on your school exam.

Pizza Hut, McDonald’s, and instant coffee were unheard of.

We had 5 &10-cent stores where you could actually buy things for 5 and 10 cents.

Ice-cream cones, phone calls, rides on a streetcar, and a Pepsi were all a nickel.

And if you didn’t want to splurge, you could spend your nickel on enough stamps to mail 1 letter and 2 postcards.

You could buy a new Chevy Coupe for $600, . . . but who could afford one? Too bad, because gas was 11 cents a gallon.

In my day:

‘ “grass” was mowed,

‘ “coke” was a cold drink,

‘ “pot” was something your mother cooked in and

‘ “rock music” was your grandmother’s lullaby.

‘ “Aids” were helpers in the Principal’s office,

‘ ” chip” meant a piece of wood,

‘ “hardware” was found in a hardware store and

‘ “software” wasn’t even a word.

And we were the last generation to actually believe that a lady needed a husband to have a baby. No wonder people call us “old and confused” and say there is a generation gap… and how old do you think I am?

I bet you have this old lady in mind…you are in for a shock!

Read on to see — pretty scary if you think about it and pretty sad at the same time.

This Woman would be only 58 years old!

One of the main reasons I purchased this domain was to have one email address that would never require changing. Family has grown to enjoy this too since they can change ISPs, change jobs and move to different countries and still keep the same simple address.

That said, knoop.org is offering free email aliases to Knoops and this is how it works:

All mail sent to your knoop.org address is forwarded to any email address you like. You would simply change your from address to be your knoop.org address and email will arrive in the inbox that you currently use today!

For example: suppose your current email address is bob.knoop@xyz.com. knoop.org’s email server can be configured to take all mail sent to bob@knoop.org (assuming it’s available) and foward it to bob.knoop@xyz.com. Bob could then tell his family and friends that his new email address is bob@knoop.org even though he still uses xyz.com to send/receive his email. Think of it as a vanity email address.

Disclaimer: Since this is a free service offering, knoop.org reserves the right to cancel it at anytime. Worry not, this would only take place if you were abusing the service.

Still unclear? Send me an email or post a comment to this thread.

../mk

After many years of a siteless website, I stumbled across some software that would make site management simple!

This site will have three goals:

• Allow Knoop’s from around the world to meet each other.
• Share information in the form of useful links or articles.
• Share jokes. We all get them. We all need them, so give ‘em up!

Ideas, comments and suggestions are welcome!

../mk