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:-)

-- Lane Core Jr. (elcore@sgi.net), May 28, 1999.

The fools have always outnumbered the wise. That is little reason to join the foolish majority. Much of society functions on a day to day level, with little or no thought or planning for the distant future (more than a couple of months in advance, if that!). That allows those of us who have a long term plan to achieve some pretty significant goals..if we but plan our work and work our plan. Yes, situations may change, and we may be forced to revise our plans. But the fact is that we have plans to revise...and goals.

An advantage of preparing for Y2K is that we get practice in planning and working that plan, even in the face of hardship, opposition, and derision. If nothing else, we have the background of success of our preparation to use as a springboard into further activities.

Further, we are learning new skills...the soapmaking, candle making, beef jerky preparation, lure making, chicken raising, gunsmithing, gardening, canning, mushroom growing, marksmanship, or whatever else that we learn may serve us well in the future, forming the basis for a rewarding business or pastime. I have found that it is almost always rewarding to develop a new skill.

-- Mad Monk (madmonk@hawaiian.net), May 28, 1999.

So long sad times
Pull along bad times
We are rid of you at last
Howdy gay times
Cloudy gray times
You are now a thing of the past
Happy days are here again
The skys above are clear again
So let's sing a song of cheer again
Happy days are here again
Altogether shout it now
There's no one
Who can doubt it now
So let's tell the world about it now
Happy days are here again
Your cares and troubles are gone
There'll be no one from now on
From now on...
Happy days are here again
The skys above arehere again
So, Let's sing a song of cheer again
Happy times
Happy nights
Happy days
Are here again!

HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN by Benny Meroff.....#1 song of 1931

but just in case

-- polly wolly doodle (aeneuman@mad.com.net.org.), May 28, 1999.