In a message dated 10/21/00 8:23:26 AM Central Daylight Time,
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<< Have you the power to gaze out beyond your 'puter, through the window
 and across a small mist covered pond?  >>

John,

Where I live we call that the Atlantic... just outside the house a bit of a
walk and a short swim -- can hear when standing in the front yard the waves
roaring sometimes like a muffled diesel locomotive -- and when I do get
stressed from city power, and crap and psychopathic self absorbed customers,
I'll take a very early Saturday AM walk on the beach... can't stand it when
people are there. Must not be quite stressed enough as it has been a while
since I have gone off to the mist covered pond. Cripes, I guess I just prefer
hurricanes to mist. Alternative... schedule a day trip to northwestern CT and
take the ferry across the sound. Otherwise, the blinds on the office window,
my mongo enriched cubicle, remain closed as the backyard of the city houses
is not all that inspiring. Have to admit, most of my nature is in looking at
clouds while driving & trying not to run over brave squirrels. Which reminds
me, my son a while back ran over a Tyrannsaurus Rex... a BIG plastic mother
bounced around under the car for a few feet. Bet you don't have that problem
in paradise. ;-)

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