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11179. anomie - 8/25/2004 8:34:57 AM Arky, you don't get cable? Howbout satellite?
I'll let you know how mine goes. I'll have to get serious about firewalls and Windows updates, I guess. 11180. arkymalarky - 8/25/2004 11:18:55 AM I have satellite but I can't get dsl, according to what I looked into. 11181. Ulgine Barrows - 8/25/2004 3:55:56 PM It took forever for us to get cable in our neighborhood.
I haven't heard good things about DSL, but anything's better than dial-up! 11182. Macnas - 8/25/2004 5:00:50 PM I'd have to agree there. My work connection is ptretty fast, being a broadband type, but my home dialup is woefully slow.
So, I did the sums and took an average of 4 bills and worked out how much getting broadband at home would cost. It works out like my most expensive bill all the time, so I didn't bother with it. 11183. Jenerator - 8/25/2004 9:14:58 PM Judith,
So if I am asking marjori what is YOUR mother tongue, wouldn't I use tuje? Clearly maje means "my" not "Texican".
Similar to French:
Mon ami (my friend)
Ton ami (your friend. 11184. Macnas - 8/25/2004 9:21:06 PM That's a bit familiar isn't it? 11185. jayackroyd - 8/25/2004 10:25:34 PM anomie--
Does getting rid of your telephone mean you're going to VOIP? 11186. judithathome - 8/25/2004 10:39:55 PM Yes Jen. It just looked weird. And I thought you knew what he spoke since you guys go way back. ;-) 11187. Jenerator - 8/25/2004 11:10:26 PM Well, Marjori is a complex person, I never want to assume anything with him.
Btw, what are ya doing this weekend? 11188. marjoribanks - 8/25/2004 11:26:31 PM Yes, Jenerator had it right.
Maje mai bhas is Konkani, an unsung (except by Konkanis) language which is robust, earthy, musical, and full of folk wisdom and twists.
Trivia: it is the only language I can think of that is routinely written in as many as five discrete scripts (including the one we are utilizing now). 11189. judithathome - 8/25/2004 11:36:20 PM This weekend we're going to a matinee play downtown...you might enjoy this one, too. It's called God's Man In Texas and is based on W A Criswell. After the play, to which 8 of us are going, we're off for some home cookin' at the Dixie Cafe.
One of the people going with us is the sister of the Texas author Dan Jenkins. I hope she has his sense of humor! (She's a friend of friend.) 11190. robertjayb - 8/26/2004 12:29:22 AM Ah, Dan Jenkins. Two lines of his (well, his characters) that I savor:
"Ain't nothing in this world that's dead solid perfect." (Dead Solid Perfect)
"Women can't help it. It's born in 'em. Sooner or later they gotta bitch about something that don't make a shit." (Semi-Tough) 11191. judithathome - 8/26/2004 12:50:47 AM Did you ever read Baja Oklahoma, Robert? 11192. Ms. No - 8/26/2004 12:55:03 AM Judith,
Is the Dixie Cafe the little restaurant that's in a house? I have a vague recollection of going to this place years ago that looked just like a little cottage but was really a cafe where I had excellent chicken fried steak. 11193. Ms. No - 8/26/2004 12:59:15 AM When I had DSL I loved it. I've never used cable or satellite at home so I can't offer any advice about either of those.
Currently I'm not online at home at all. I've been putting it off because I have PC repairs to make and other things have been more important to attend to, but my brain is percolating in other ways in the evenings now and it would be nice if my computer worked.
I want to get a flat screen. The monitor I've got right now is as big as my television set. What a space-waster. 11194. judithathome - 8/26/2004 1:09:32 AM MsNo, it's just a little typical cafe/diner from the outside. What is special about it is the cook...he's aspiring to become a chef in a fancy place and he always does the "special" in really creative ways. He once made a salmon dish that would rival anything in a 4 star place.
Naturally, they do chicken-fried everything really well, too. And desserts are all made on site, not bought wholesale.
It's a fun little "local" oddity. 11195. Magoseph - 8/26/2004 5:49:34 AM We've two roofs done and two more to be worked on next week and then I'm leaving. 11196. anomie - 8/26/2004 6:56:16 AM Jay,
VOIP - ia that an internet phone service? I hadn't thought about it, but maybe. I have a cell phone I use even when I'm at home. So the home phone line is just wasting 25 bucks. 11197. anomie - 8/26/2004 6:57:41 AM Judth, Enjoy your play. Will we get a review? Maybe a dinner and show review. 11198. anomie - 8/26/2004 6:58:54 AM Mago, You in the roofing business?
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