Janet and I have talked about getting a Roomba, but are afraid Molly
would try to "kill" it, and might hurt herself.
Kendall
An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's redundant!)
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all
progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
-----Original Message-----
From: ken barber [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 8:24 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: i lost my bestest buddy (talking to mechanical objects)
i called the rambler "rusty" i think you could guess
why.
--- Magenta Raine <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> my first car was a Plymouth valiant that was as old
> as I was. I named her
> Pat, After three accidents in the first year, (dad
> was right, that's why he
> got me a 21 year old car, where I learnt my limits,
> (depth perception
> issues, and how to cope) I got a newer Plymouth
> valiant, i think her name
> was Polly. After Polly I switched to Toyotas, and I
> don't recall what their
> names were. My ex named his Toyota truck Prince...
> We won't get into the
> overtones of why he named his truck Prince! LOL
>
> She doesn't cuss, she just says like, oh no you
> don't, move it, stuff like
> that. I tease her by rolling my eyes when she does
> this. lol
>
> My first computer was an Epson qx-10 I called him
> Mr. Epson. not very
> imaginative. I'd say, Oh, good boy, good boy!
>
> My cats would freak if I got a robot dog... also a
> roomba vacuum cleaner,
> heh heh heh.
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> [log in to unmask]
>
> "What is real but compassion, as we move from birth
> to death?"
> ~~Greg Brown~~
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Jonathan Rand <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Date: 11/29/2005 5:50:49 PM
> > Subject: Re: i lost my bestest buddy (talking to
> mechanical objects)
> >
> > those car names r delightful! :)
> >
> > The Grey Ghost? That's what I named my computer!
> Its 1 of those grey
> > Dell's...
> >
> > JR
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: Kendall David Corbett <[log in to unmask]>
> > >Reply-To: "St. John's University Cerebral Palsy
> List"
> > ><[log in to unmask]>
> > >To: [log in to unmask]
> > >Subject: Re: i lost my bestest buddy (talking to
> mechanical objects)
> > >Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 14:52:14 -0700
> > >
> > >Jonathan and Mag,
> > >
> > >Jon, You might want to check out one of those
> Sony Aibo dogs; a friend
> > >just got one, and it's pretty cool. They're
> expensive, but you can find
> > >them on Ebay now.
> > >
> > >Mag, could your friend's conversations with the
> cars on the road be
> > >repeated in polite company? Almost all my
> vehicles have had names, some
> > >fairly uncomplimentary, except for the van I had
> before the one I've got
> > >now, which was _completely_ uncomplimentary. It
> was "The Beast." It was
> > >a '90 3/4 ton Ford van with a marginally working
> lift. The van I've got
> > >now hasn't come up with a name for itself yet.
> They seem to generate
> > >names based on paint color and quirks.
> > >
> > >'67 purple Jeep CJ-5, with a manual tranny: The
> Purple People Eater
> > >(hard to get into or out of. Bought in
> 1976)
> > >
> > >'73 green Jeep Pickup: The Green Dragon or
> Monster (so loud and so much
> > >exhaust that I swore it breathed fire Bought in
> '77, as I couldn't
> > >drive a stick anymore).
> > >
> > >'82 maroon Chevy Citation: The Scarlet Harlot
> (developed a bad habit of
> > >dying in intersections and at freeway off-ramps.
> Bought in '86, when
> > >The Dragon belched its last).=20
> > >
> > >'92 grey Pontiac Grand AM: The Grey Ghost
> (developed same quirk as the
> > >Citation, but I'd moved to Laramie by then, and
> the mechanic down here
> > >knew what the problem was, and fixed it quickly.
> Bought in '94.
> > >Died a premature death in 1996 in an
> accident).
> > >
> > >'91 black Subaru Loyale Wagon: The Dad Mobile
> (Named by a friend at the
> > >time Janet and I got engaged, because it
> looked like a family car -
> > >It was the easiest vehicle I ever had to get my
> manual wheelchair in
> > >and out of. We traded it when I had to
> go to a power chair for
> > >"The Beast." We still miss the "Dad Mobile,"
> and wish we'd kept it
> > >too, as it was a good vehicle for Janet to
> drive. Bought in 1996
> > >
> > >'90 3/4 ton Ford van with a marginally working
> lift: The Beast. Bought
> > >in 2001, when I had to go to a power chair)
> > >
> > >'99 red (burgundy) Dodge Caravan: Yet to be
> named, but considering "The
> > >Red Raider". Bought in April of 2004, after I
> got trapped inside
> > >"The Beast" one time too many.=20
> > >
> > >Kendall=20
> > >
> > >An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's
> redundant!)
> > >
> > >The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;
> the unreasonable one
> > >persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
> Therefore, all
> > >progress depends on the unreasonable man.
> > >
> > >-George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: Magenta Raine
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]=20
> > >Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 8:37 PM
> > >To: [log in to unmask]
> > >Subject: Re: i lost my bestest buddy
> > >
> > >Aww Jonathan, one of my helpers talks to the cars
> on the road! not so
> > >much
> > >the folks driving them, but to the cars
> themselves! So you're not alone.
> > >
> > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > >[log in to unmask]
> > >
> > >"What is real but compassion, as we move from
> birth to death?"
> > >~~Greg Brown~~
> > >
> > >
> > > > [Original Message]
> > > > From: Jonathan Rand <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > Date: 11/28/2005 11:52:40 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: i lost my bestest buddy
> > > >
> > > > living with me, is AMY, VICKY, & GOO-GOO. I'm
> allergic 2 almost
> > >everything,
> > > > so I cant hav a pet. I named my powerchair &
> 2 scooters instead! in
> > >a
> > >way,
> > > > it sort of gives them life...! :) but I'm
> sure its nothing like
> > >having a
> > > > real dog or cat 2 be yor friend. u gave
> somebody a good home, &
> > >maybe,
> > > > after a while, yool b able 2 do it again?
> make another friend? the
> > > > shelters r full of lonely animals that
> desperately need wat u can
> > >give!
> > >:)
> > > >
> > > > Jonathan
> > > >
> > > > oh! I named my car GIGANTOR. I used 2 talk 2
> it, (in a language I
> > >made
> > > > up!) :)
> > > >
> > > > I hope yor pain eases soon. :( & I at least
> hope I made u chuckle a
>
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