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15043. thoughtful - 5/19/2005 4:24:47 PM

Good for you isbs!

Remember, Fed Ex founder Fred Smith submitted his idea for Fed Ex in a college paper on which he got a C and a remark from the prof that it will never work.

15044. thoughtful - 5/19/2005 5:23:32 PM

girlfriend is getting married for the 2nd time and they are holding a 'hawaiian' wedding...we're asked to wear hawaiian clothing. fortunately I still have my genuine made in hawaii muumuu, and hubby has a matching aloha shirt. Pretty fabric...royal blue background with white hibiscus all over.

But, I have no idea what to get for a wedding present. They are combining households, both have grown children, so I'm just not sure what they would appreciate. I'm open to suggestions....

15045. judithathome - 5/19/2005 8:48:43 PM

Wine rack and corkscrew; something with their
i new
initials on it...like a monogramed corkscrew. Heh.

15046. iiibbb - 5/19/2005 9:13:53 PM

- Tivo
- Fat Lowes or Home Depot gift certificate
- A weekend at a bed and breakfast...

dunno

15047. iiibbb - 5/19/2005 9:14:39 PM

toaster


Some friends of mine had a wedding once and made the mistake of saying explicitly they didn't want a toaster.

They got about a dozen.

15048. thoughtful - 5/19/2005 9:21:02 PM

hahahahahah

figures people would get what they don't want.

I was actually thinking of a nice set of crystal wine goblets...the initialed corkscrew would be a nice touch.

15049. thoughtful - 5/19/2005 9:37:18 PM

weekend at a B&B also sounds nice.

There's one up in new hampshire that is really nice...old victorian mansion connected to a really good restaurant...includes breakfast and dinner with the room and it's reasonably priced too. Stonehurst Manor


15050. judithathome - 5/19/2005 10:52:29 PM

Hey, I wish I'd known about that place when I lived in Maine! That looks like a great idea.

I also like the wine goblets. The reason I mentioned the initialed corkscrew is because when I married Keoni, I was very happy to change my monogram...and looked forward to having it for the next 50 years or so. ;-)

15051. jayackroyd - 5/19/2005 11:37:45 PM

A bottle of vintage port that will be drinking at an appropriate anniversary can be nice.

15052. judithathome - 5/19/2005 11:40:56 PM

Arky, your mention of hearing the Republicans in your sleep reminds me of my dream last night...not political but we came to see you and Bob and I decided I needed to "pop back home to get something I forgot"....ha!....and when I drove up in the driveway, the police were there and arrested me!

I woke up before I found out why....

15053. arkymalarky - 5/20/2005 2:59:10 PM

Oh my!

Just pack carefully when y'all come--you don't want it to be a premonition! ;-)

15054. Magoseph - 5/20/2005 6:58:04 PM




15055. uzmakk - 5/20/2005 7:17:26 PM

I just thought I would drop by to tell you that everything is under control in Uzbekistan.

Arky, thank you for your response re: Irving Snodgrass. I mentioned teak furniture and the Snod to my next door neighbor who is an owner of a "home store" a year or two ago. He just expressed an interest for the first time a week or two ago.

15056. wabbit - 5/20/2005 7:27:19 PM

Uz, these are the two websites for Irv's Bali businesses:

furniture: JavaBaliExpress

stuff: Bali Stuff

15058. PelleNilsson - 5/20/2005 7:52:22 PM

Hit the wrong button. Sorry.

15059. arkymalarky - 5/20/2005 8:18:09 PM

Sorry I misinformed you, Uz.

15060. wabbit - 5/20/2005 9:01:40 PM

Arky, you may well be right that Irv isn't involved with the Bali businesses anymore, I don't know one way or the other. I just had the url's. I should have said "Irv's Bali businesses, last I knew". PsychProf may know more.

15061. judithathome - 5/20/2005 10:38:53 PM

It's 95° here.

15062. Magoseph - 5/20/2005 10:40:52 PM

Posted by Klatu in All Things International

15063. arkymalarky - 5/21/2005 3:33:52 AM

Hey, right now American Politics and Conflict in the Middle East have the same post #.

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