Comments on: Speaking of good news http://www.hornes.org/2006/10/speaking-of-good-news/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:48:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Peter Brunone http://www.hornes.org/2006/10/speaking-of-good-news/#comment-1270 Peter Brunone Fri, 27 Oct 2006 17:11:52 +0000 http://www.hornes.org/2006/10/speaking-of-good-news/#comment-1270 Alan, you just need to stoke the Holy Smoker; it's a great idea. A few people will start to bring beer and the whole thing will take off; trust me. Jay, that was indeed fascinating. I wondered how far down in the comments I'd have to go to find this: "Leave it to a geek to re-map his own neural pathways!" Alan, you just need to stoke the Holy Smoker; it’s a great idea. A few people will start to bring beer and the whole thing will take off; trust me.

Jay, that was indeed fascinating. I wondered how far down in the comments I’d have to go to find this:

“Leave it to a geek to re-map his own neural pathways!”

]]> By: Alan K Hunt http://www.hornes.org/2006/10/speaking-of-good-news/#comment-1269 Alan K Hunt Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:09:27 +0000 http://www.hornes.org/2006/10/speaking-of-good-news/#comment-1269 Howdy, Jay. Thanks for the link -- Absolutely fascinating. And, btw, great website! I wish I were able to create and maintain something nearly so nice. I hope to ask you for tips ... someday. OK, actually ... I'm writing here because I'm clueless, i.e., I've not yet found another more convenient way to reach you. Now on to the real point: Our mutual friend and all-around great guy, Kevin McCoy, mentioned that you have been working on nurturing some kind of a discussion forum (in the 3d material world -- not online), and that you've created a related online group (at Yahoo Groups?) named "manbook" or something like that? Anyway, I'm interested in knowing more, participating, etc., very much so. I enjoyed a great weekly pub time with some great buddies in Austin for several years, and I have sorely missed it ever since moving back here to Dallas. I've made some sputtering attempts to rematerialize such things here, but, as I say, ... sputtering. Please update, advise, etc. Thanks, AKH p.s. We used to say in our Austin group (which I affectionately named Waterloo Memorial Colloquy), that we were dedicated to The Four B's: Books, Brotherhood, Beer, & 'Baccy Howdy, Jay. Thanks for the link — Absolutely fascinating.

And, btw, great website! I wish I were able to create and maintain something nearly so nice. I hope to ask you for tips … someday.

OK, actually … I’m writing here because I’m clueless, i.e., I’ve not yet found another more convenient way to reach you. Now on to the real point:

Our mutual friend and all-around great guy, Kevin McCoy, mentioned that you have been working on nurturing some kind of a discussion forum (in the 3d material world — not online), and that you’ve created a related online group (at Yahoo Groups?) named “manbook” or something like that? Anyway, I’m interested in knowing more, participating, etc., very much so.

I enjoyed a great weekly pub time with some great buddies in Austin for several years, and I have sorely missed it ever since moving back here to Dallas. I’ve made some sputtering attempts to rematerialize such things here, but, as I say, … sputtering.

Please update, advise, etc.

Thanks,
AKH

p.s. We used to say in our Austin group (which I affectionately named Waterloo Memorial Colloquy), that we were dedicated to The Four B’s: Books, Brotherhood, Beer, & ‘Baccy

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