got this from a friend

On 8/29/03 4:21 AM, in article ,
"Ogden Johnson III" wrote:

"JD" wrote:

Oyster, here.
This note is to share with you the exciting night I had the other month. It
has nothing to do with me wanting to talk about me. But it has everything to
do with sharing what will no doubt become a better story as the years go by.
So....

Prolly a pretty good yarn. But, after 60 years my brain is canalized
for normal line character lengths of ~65 or ~78 [8-1/2" W page, 1"
margins, Pica or Elite respectively], and your format-flowed is
flowing across my 19" monitor at 1024 x 768 at about 2 or 2-1/4 times
that. My eye can see it, but my brain gets tired of trying to make
sense of it.

OJ III

Worked fine on my machine.

This happened about 1999 (I think)... Oyster got hired by United and I
suspect is furloughed now. He is a great guy. Used to fly A-6's and has a
pretty colorful ejection tale from that airplane.

He left the Navy with two really good stories.

--Woody

"Doug \"Woody\" and Erin Beal" wrote:


"Ogden Johnson III" wrote:

"JD" wrote:

Oyster, here.
This note is to share with you the exciting night I had the other month. It
has nothing to do with me wanting to talk about me. But it has everything to
do with sharing what will no doubt become a better story as the years go by.
So....

Prolly a pretty good yarn. But, after 60 years my brain is canalized
for normal line character lengths of ~65 or ~78 [8-1/2" W page, 1"
margins, Pica or Elite respectively], and your format-flowed is
flowing across my 19" monitor at 1024 x 768 at about 2 or 2-1/4 times
that. My eye can see it, but my brain gets tired of trying to make
sense of it.

Worked fine on my machine.

I haven't ever gotten around to telling Eudora to can any incoming
format-flowed emails and wrap them at 70. In fact, I've forgotten how
you're supposed to do it. So what you saw as the four lines you
quoted, I saw as two lines:

"This note is to share ... everything to do with sharing
what will no doubt ... years go by. So ..."

I wasn't ready to wade through 581 lines at that length. At least not
without a few drams of Lagavulin or Laphroaig close to hand to ease
the eye and brain strain.

OJ III

Ogden Johnson III wrote:

I wasn't ready to wade through 581 lines at that length. At least not
without a few drams of Lagavulin or Laphroaig close to hand to ease
the eye and brain strain.

Arrgghhh. He's a regular Jonathan Hemlock with the Laphroaig. I'd
rather drink the Hemlock than the malt if it had to come from Islay.

Seriously (or maybe not) it always reminded me of a barrel of rain
water that had a couple of charred logs from last week's campfire
soaked in it.

Now McCallan or Glenmorangie, there's a dram of nectar.



Ed Rasimus
Fighter Pilot (ret)
***"When Thunder Rolled:
*** An F-105 Pilot Over N. Vietnam"
*** from Smithsonian Books
ISBN: 1588341038

Ed Rasimus wrote:

Ogden Johnson III wrote:

I wasn't ready to wade through 581 lines at that length. At least not
without a few drams of Lagavulin or Laphroaig close to hand to ease
the eye and brain strain.

Arrgghhh. He's a regular Jonathan Hemlock with the Laphroaig. I'd
rather drink the Hemlock than the malt if it had to come from Islay.

Seriously (or maybe not) it always reminded me of a barrel of rain
water that had a couple of charred logs from last week's campfire
soaked in it.

Now McCallan or Glenmorangie, there's a dram of nectar.

It is easy to deduce that you aren't an ale or [gasp!] stout fan
either. No appreciation for potables with character.

Perforce, I am familiar with and fortunately enjoy both McCallan and
Glenmorangie, since few enough local places carry any single malts
beyond Glenfiddich and Glenlivit, and fewer still have a wide
selection of single malts. Most often Glenmorangie and McCallan
generally are the additions beyond the bar-standard Glenfiddich/livit
choice.

OJ III

Ogden Johnson III wrote:

Ed Rasimus wrote:

Arrgghhh. He's a regular Jonathan Hemlock with the Laphroaig. I'd
rather drink the Hemlock than the malt if it had to come from Islay.

Seriously (or maybe not) it always reminded me of a barrel of rain
water that had a couple of charred logs from last week's campfire
soaked in it.

Now McCallan or Glenmorangie, there's a dram of nectar.

It is easy to deduce that you aren't an ale or [gasp!] stout fan
either. No appreciation for potables with character.

Perforce, I am familiar with and fortunately enjoy both McCallan and
Glenmorangie, since few enough local places carry any single malts
beyond Glenfiddich and Glenlivit, and fewer still have a wide
selection of single malts. Most often Glenmorangie and McCallan
generally are the additions beyond the bar-standard Glenfiddich/livit
choice.

Well, after many years flying military jets around the world (there's
the link to the newsgroup!), I developed an appreciation for most any
fermentation beyond Bud, Bud Lite, Coors, Coors Lite, MGD or Lite.

My regular is Sam Adams Lager, but the Boston Ale is better--just not
commonly available in bars. Stout is good in small doses, but stout is
as stout does....and I got way too stout. Guiness remains "good for
you".

As for the single malts, Balvenie in sherry or port cask versions is
nice and Dalwhinnie or Glenkinchie show up in my liquor cabinet
occasionally.

A friend bestowed a bottle of McCallan 18-year old on me in
celebration of my book. At $100/bottle, I'm saving it for a special
occasion, or my imminent demise, whichever seems a more pressing cause
to pull the cork.



Ed Rasimus
Fighter Pilot (ret)
***"When Thunder Rolled:
*** An F-105 Pilot Over N. Vietnam"
*** from Smithsonian Books
ISBN: 1588341038

ED,

























GREEN LIGHT!!!!!!














Sparky




Well, after many years flying military jets around the world (there's
the link to the newsgroup!), I developed an appreciation for most any
fermentation beyond Bud, Bud Lite, Coors, Coors Lite, MGD or Lite.

My regular is Sam Adams Lager, but the Boston Ale is better--just not
commonly available in bars. Stout is good in small doses, but stout is
as stout does....and I got way too stout. Guiness remains "good for
you".

As for the single malts, Balvenie in sherry or port cask versions is
nice and Dalwhinnie or Glenkinchie show up in my liquor cabinet
occasionally.

A friend bestowed a bottle of McCallan 18-year old on me in
celebration of my book. At $100/bottle, I'm saving it for a special
occasion, or my imminent demise, whichever seems a more pressing cause
to pull the cork.



Ed Rasimus
Fighter Pilot (ret)
***"When Thunder Rolled:
*** An F-105 Pilot Over N. Vietnam"
*** from Smithsonian Books
ISBN: 1588341038