[dba-Tech] Languages, Thoughts and Realities

Arthur,

My wife has her phone going every morning, music that is, or she has the
stereo (is that an ancient word) on.  Yesterday it was John Denver and
Bette Midler, One World and Beaches.  She has XM in her car and definitely
won't give it up.

Actually have to look up if the Beocenter 9000 still exists.

On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 6:00 AM, Arthur Fuller <fuller.artful at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Gustav,
>
> There is a band called FUN, which has a song called Carry On, and another
> called We Are Young. I love these guys.
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7yCLn-O-Y0&list=RDq7yCLn-O-Y0#t=9
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv6dMFF_yts
>
> You might think that at my age, 67, that I would not be into this kind of
> music. Well, you're wrong! So there. Carry on.
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 2:25 AM, Gustav Brock <gustav at cactus.dk> wrote:
>
> > Hi Arthur
> >
> > Another multitalent, next to Susan.
> > As you see, efforts pays off with a better life. Carry on.
> >
> > /gustav
> >
> > -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
> > Fra: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:
> > dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af Arthur Fuller
> > Sendt: 29. januar 2015 02:10
> > Til: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> > Emne: [dba-Tech] Languages, Thoughts and Realities
> >
> > Well, since we're all volunteers to some org or other, I am compelled to
> > relate a funny story. I do volunteer work at a place called St. John's
> > Mission, which is a modest church and shared by Greek Orthodox and Coptic
> > Christians. Way back when, I majored in Philosophy with a minor in
> > Religious Studies, and consequenly know a little about a lot of
> religions.
> > In St. John's Mission I have found some excellent company among the
> > Fathers of both sects, and frequently enjoy sharing meals with them, once
> > the volunteer part of it is done.
> >
> > A week ago I shared a meal with two Chinese people, one white Canadian,
> > one Metis, and Father Roberto. I was chatting with the Chinese people in
> > Mandarin. Father Roberto was amazed. So also, I think, were the Chinese
> > couple: it's not to be expected that a guailo (uncivilized person) can
> > speak Cantonese and/or Mandarin. But anyway, that's not the point of this
> > story. Father Roberto, a genuinely beautiful man, asked me to teach him
> and
> > the other Fathers some basic Cantonese and Mandarin (well, actually, his
> > request was "Can you teach us some Chinese?", at which point I had to
> point
> > out that there are about 250 dialects, but for the most part in Toronto
> we
> > can reduce it to three: Cantonese, Mandarin and Hakka.
> >
> > So anyway, here I am, a white boy from Winnipeg, teaching Greek Orthodox
> > and Egyptian Copts the basics of Mandarin and Cantonese. Only in Canada,
> > you might say. And I had this vision of going into a graceful retirement.
> > LOL.
> >
> > As Michael Corleone said, "I keep trying to get out, but they keep
> > dragging me back in."
> >
> > I guess that there's just no chance of retiring. Gonna work until I can't
> > work any more, and that's that.
> >
> > And to make matters worse, now I've got teenage puppies asking me about
> > HTML5.
> >
> > I need a new pharmaceutical called DamnItol.
> >
> > A.
> >
> > --
> > Arthur
> >
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>
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> Arthur
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