verrry nice

Hey RJim, glad to see your still alive. Hope you're doing well.

Happy Halloween!

I'm glad! {{{rJ"}}}

Thank you r.e. the haiku comment. {{{rJ}}} How've you been doing?

That is cool. I might even play chess more often that way. Thanks for a good chuckle R-Jim.

Yeah, I tried the apple cider vinegar cocktail. The last couple days have been rather pleasant as far as not having indigestion. I should rather prefer that than meds if I can help it. You're right man, ANYTHING to keep in the beer.

Apple vinegar you say? I have visions of this to be a means to get me to suck down vinegar. I'm gonna trust you on this one Rjim. I shall make inquiries where to find such monsters at the store tomorrow. Deprivation from the nectar of the gods is not a good way to spend life.

Friends who make you laugh are always a good thing, yes. I wish they weren't all on line... and in other time zones.

I've heard some about concrete counter tops - I'll be interested to know how you come out with it (or whatever you next project is). What sorts of things have you done to this point?

I love the salty-oily-herby-cheesy-acidic mix of Mediterranean cuisine. And just as you say, there is so much that’s good to eat before the hot food even comes to the table. And the bread? Beautiful. If I lived in Naples or Rome or Barcelona I imagine I’d blow up like a balloon.

I'm thinking about it - no range needed unless I want a real long distance. I've got a place up my woods road that will do nicely to start with and the guys at the gun shop have a place that's about 600 yards. I'm finding the smithing end of things catching my imagination right now.

Concrete - do you have a portable mixer?

Thanks! (It sure beats a hard-boiled egg).

Hi, my town, Enna, is in Southern Italy! Really a unique place.

	If approved for this use, the orgasmatron device and implantation could cost up to $17,000,

That and it is a surgical procedure. One must convince a Dr to do the implantation. I don't know, I understand it would work for males. I would flip the bill. Cheaper than having a girfriend/wife in the long run amortization of the expenses.

Dude, I am ashamed to say that I have no new projects for a while. Busy with settling into my new job. Training with 8 hour day shifts; painful! It makes me cognisant of my affinity of evening and grave shifts which I start on Thurs. Hope they have a WiFi access there. Haven't had a private moment to check that out.

Were the frames carved as well? The sculptors looked like they could do some intricate work. Do you get creative in any way?

Hey realJim,

I have been checking out Mark Ryden's work in the book shop, unfortuantely NYC is a few 1000 kilometers away. I like the light feel to his work, but them you look a bit closer and the symbolism is pretty heavy. I also noted that he had some asian villagers helping with his sculptures, not sure if he did this becasue they are cheaper or if they are the best or what.