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11172. marjoribanks - 8/25/2004 1:19:46 AM Jenerator,
Good luck.
(But what course of study takes 7 years to earn a Master's?) 11173. Jenerator - 8/25/2004 1:22:36 AM I'm pursuing a Ph.D as well (Theology).
What will you do once you're fluent in maje mai bhas? 11174. marjoribanks - 8/25/2004 4:38:16 AM No, maje mai bhas (MY mother tongue).
YOUR mother tongue,tuje mai bhas is Texican.
The course I am contemplating has no particular practical applications at all. It's very part-time, and just for fun.
11175. Jenerator - 8/25/2004 5:15:24 AM So what is tuje mai bhas? Hindi?
I think you'll have a great time, and I know you'll do well. 11176. judithathome - 8/25/2004 6:09:27 AM maje mai bhas(MY mother tongue). That is Marj's mother tongue.
tuje mai bhas is Texican or in other words, YOUR mother tongue, Jen.
11177. anomie - 8/25/2004 6:25:32 AM Hi Judith.
Mago, I don't have HBO or Showtime.
I am thinking about getting rid of my phone ($25), and Earthlink,($30), and getting highspeed internet cable for $30. I'll need to buy a new laptop first, or clean up my old XP machine. I have trip for work in Sept, so maybe after that. 11178. arkymalarky - 8/25/2004 8:10:54 AM I'd do that in a heartbeat if we had the option out here. 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?
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