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Subject: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: katlaughing Date: 21 Dec 00 - 07:59 PM Seems a nice time to give ourselves a pat on the shoulder for whatever we may have done this year that we wanted to, or to recount those good things which might have come about for each of us in the past year. Please share. I just received two copies of a book in the mail, in which one of my essays is published. My first time of being really published, in a book, and they came looking for me! And, I am in there with some "big guns", although not necessarily ones to my liking.*BG* It is a paperback textbook which goes out to high schools and colleges in North America and is on violence in the media and children. The essay is one I wrote after the school shootings in Oregon a couple of years ago. Some of you may know my dad lives in Utah and is as liberal as they come. It really pleased him to hear that I am in the same book, same chapter as Utah's arch-conservative Senator Orrin Hatch! Of course, I am arguing against censorship, while he would muffle the media to his liking. There are many other things, including the Great Mudcat Adventure taking a turn at my house, but as for accomplishments, I am most proud of the above and that I started to sing on a fairly regular basis in HearMe/PalTalk. Now, how about you? Thanks, kat |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: catspaw49 Date: 21 Dec 00 - 08:12 PM Well, I'm still alive and this is no mean feat. Spaw |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: CarolC Date: 21 Dec 00 - 08:27 PM I survived. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Mooh Date: 21 Dec 00 - 08:28 PM I've kept the wolves from my door, barely. Mooh. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Bagpuss Date: 21 Dec 00 - 08:30 PM I have spent the year 2000 screwing up my job and alienating my work colleagues. Beat that! Bagpuss |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Matt_R Date: 21 Dec 00 - 08:32 PM Ok...let's see...
--Got through another year with the UC
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: kendall Date: 21 Dec 00 - 08:34 PM I found out that it was a cyst instaed of cancer on my voice box, and, that my Bells Palsy was not serious |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Bill in Alabama Date: 21 Dec 00 - 09:23 PM I held our first grandchild and saw generations stretch before me; I made it through two more semesters--saw some great students graduated; I played lead in a Ray Bradbury play which was attended by Bradbury himself; I played a lot of music for a great many folks, and most of them seemed to like it; Our annual "An Evening with Dr. Foster" raised a large amount of money for scholarships; As I move within ten or so days of another birthday, I am aware that I am blessed far beyond what I deserve.
Happy Holidays, Everybody Bill Foster |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: MMario Date: 21 Dec 00 - 10:13 PM saw the premier of "The spectator" a comedy short in which I had a part. Did my first "Mudcat Concert" Sang my first solo at a church I'm not a member at Attended "Old Songs" for the first time
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: GutBucketeer Date: 21 Dec 00 - 10:40 PM I right in there with Bagpuss! So not losing my job was a significant accomplishment. However, some of the highlights of 2000 for me were! Playing my banjo and singing for the first time in public (Even if it was only at a CubScout Campfire, they can be a mean audience). Breaking my foot! Attending the FSGW Getaway and meeting everyone! Getting a chapter I wrote publshed in the Institute of Transportation Engineer's new textbook "Intellgent Transportation Systems Primer" (I wrote chapter 26 on ITS and the planniing process). JAB |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Jimmy C Date: 21 Dec 00 - 11:42 PM Not a lot to report except I held my first granddaugter as well,, it was an amazing feeling. celebrated my 32nd wedding anniversary in the same month as my granddaughter was born Made it through another year without the cancer re-occuring, that makes 4 years now worked on my family tree, now back to 1790 No one in either my family or my wife's family passed away, which is quite afeat if you knew the history and the size of our families. Congratulations to the published authors above, it is something to be proud of. Overall it's been a very good year.
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Allan C. Date: 22 Dec 00 - 12:12 AM I...well...you already know because I shared all my triumphs with all of you as they happened. BTW, thanks for being there for that. Mark Twain said it best: "Grief can take care of itself; but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with." |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Rick Fielding Date: 22 Dec 00 - 12:35 AM Watched Banjo Bonnie become a PLAYER. Got to know a really nice man...Peter T. Finally played The Ark in Ann Arbour Mich. (sort of) learned the fiddle, thanks to jeri's encouragement...and the loan of her 2nd fiddle! Coming along on the single row button accordion, thanks to the initial help from Bob Bolton. Got to know a really nice woman..Pam Swan. Survived my sixth album (this one's the Dreamer). I HATE recording...but ya gotta do it if ya want to get gigs. (I LOVE playing live) Met and picked with Erik Darling! Same with Tony Trischka! (these guys are two of my all time heroes) Got to show Heather some of the Southern U.S. Good year all in all. Rick
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: john c Date: 22 Dec 00 - 01:51 AM BIG ups and BIG downs! Chronologically:
Achieved a lifelong ambition and recorded the first cd. Celebrated my fathers 80th birthday in Scotland. Went to Egypt. Went to Venice. Broke up with my girlfriend. Went to Florence. Ex-wife got pretty seriously ill and caused (and is still causing) a lot of worry. Saw Pearl Jam. Met the most amazing girl. She didnt want to know. Became the best of friends with the most amazing girl and started work on forming a new band with her (trying to keep in mind golden rule Nr.1 - ie No Complications!) Some good gigs and some pretty crap gigs. First TV + radio appearances. Problems with my kids and at work. Think Ive got them sorted out. Christmas coming up. With a live TV show on Christmas eve.(Just a wee bit nervous!) Planning on going back to Egypt. (Hopefully with the most amazing girl!!)
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: sledge Date: 22 Dec 00 - 02:25 AM Started singing and not just joining in at the weekly sing around. Started to learn the Bouzouki, my first stringed instrument. Managed not antagonise my girlfriend so much that she makes an attempt on my life. Went to Cropredy again. sledge |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Liam's Brother Date: 22 Dec 00 - 02:26 AM 1. With help at the right time from my dear wife, I moved house in a station wagon (estate car). 2. Got to be a better harmony singer during the course of the year. 3. Bought and can now knock out a couple of tunes on the button accordion... a long way to go to get the gold, however. 4. Wrote a few good melodies for some old songs. 5. Visited the sick. 6. Gave back a bit of what I've been given. 7. Toured Europe a few times with Bob Conroy returned unscathed. 8. Kept my cool a few times when I wanted to kill. 9. Comforted friends confronted with illness and death. 10. Caught more fish and drank more Guinness than Big Mick at the Getaway.
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Steve Parkes Date: 22 Dec 00 - 03:39 AM "Gave back a bit of what I've been given" ... yes, I think I've done that as well. I can't remember what else -- my memory doesn't seem to be what it was (but it's hard to tell!) ... I've avoided doing anything really silly, although there are still a few days to go. Steve |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Jock Morris Date: 22 Dec 00 - 03:51 AM Finished my first full restoration of a concertina. Had someone pay me to fix a melodeon! Met the most amazing woman. Got engaged to the most amazing woman. Broke up with a woman who doesn't seem quite so amazing anymore. Like Bagpuss, I've been screwing up my job; but a new job is just around the corner. Scott |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Little Neophyte Date: 22 Dec 00 - 06:32 AM Discovered I was following along with everyone elses chord changes and I was in tune too!!!! Took a test jump out of the Fielding nest and miraculously my scrawny baby feathers started flapping in mid-air. For the first time in my life I made where I live into a real home. Became good friends with my sister. Did not become involved with the wrong man. Learned how to enjoy being on my own as a single person. Learned to say no. Bonnie
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Jeri Date: 22 Dec 00 - 09:34 AM I learned to feel comfortable, and even enjoy singing for people. I sang in front of people I was terrified of singing in front of. Was invited by Karen K to sing a song I'd written at a workshop. (And I didn't screw it up!) Added a small shade garden in front of my house, and didn't kill any plants. Took the plunge and started painting inside. The living room is becoming dark green. One day, I will actually make my house visitable. ("You want me to sit on the couch?! Which pile of stuff is the couch under?!") Enjoyed the on-line and real world company of some truly fine people. Found joy in knowing the world is filled with people like that, but felt selfishly proud to call them friends. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: JedMarum Date: 22 Dec 00 - 10:04 AM First of all, I gotta say Way to Go, Kat!! Point counter point with Senator Orrin Hatch (arch conservative? I was kinda thinking Orrin was a bit pink compared to Pat Buchanan or Gary Bauer)! Accomplishments? I reached the 30 year mark with my wife. We were 18 when we married, not old enough to know better! It was the best thing that ever happened to me, and I am greatful every day. Found a home with Eammons Kitchen - a fine bunch of folks, and true friends with great love and skill for our brand of Celtic, Folk, Bluegrass music. I learned to play banjo. I ain't accomplished yet, but I can't really describe myself as a guitar player pickin' a banjo anymore ... Married off number 2 son, to a Taiwan born beauty with the spirit of a stallion and a heart of gold. Released a CD. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Uncle_DaveO Date: 22 Dec 00 - 12:00 PM Four things I can point to that stand out with pleasure this year, and one real bummer: I began doing volunteer concerts/shows/whatever for nursing homes and senior centers. What a great feeling! I attended MBA (Maryland Banjo Academy) for three days of banjo heaven, in April. I was invited to do (and did) a forty-minute featured spot at the annual public folk music festival sponsored by the Central Indiana Folk Music and Mountain Dulcimer Society in July. I did my first Mudcat Concert on HearMe on October 12th. Now THERE was a high! MAJOR BUMMER: I haven't been able to get onto PalTalk, for reasons undiagnosed, so have been deprived of those successor sessions to HearMe. Unfortunately, PalTalk's help available to those not already on is all canned text, none of which seems to address my situation, and you can't talk to a live representative who MIGHT be able to give some help unless you're already registered and in contact. Dave Oesterreich |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Kim C Date: 22 Dec 00 - 05:20 PM Joined Mudcat in the spring. Released first cassette in the summer. Had more paying gigs than ever this year. Actually getting to be a pretty fair fiddler. Got new tattoo of fiddle in strategic place. Thought about a lot of things. Happy New Year, y'all. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Peg Date: 22 Dec 00 - 05:29 PM lots of cool stuff happened this year. I got hired to teach at Emerson College in the film studies dept. It is only adjunct part-time stuff, but it is in my field. I spent a wonderful twelve days travelling in the UK in June. Met some great people, including one lovely young man with soulmate potential who, sadly, I never heard from again. I spent a not-so wonderful five days travelling in the UK in October. I was invited as a guest speaker for the Blair Witch Webfest to promote the Blair Witch sequel; they flew me out to LA and the organizers told me I was everyone'd favorite speaker of the whole three day event. While there, I hooked up with a long-distance love and had a heartbreaking time of it. Still dealing with that fallout but life goes on... I was asked to write a book for HarperSanFrancisco, but have not had much time to devote to it. I got laid off this week from my "day job" with 18 weeks severance pay which may well give me time to work on that book! Musically? I still don't have a band situation. But I am still singing and working on my repertoire and determined to do a recording project in the new year. Happy Holly Daze! Peg |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: GUEST Date: 22 Dec 00 - 05:37 PM Best thing: Finding a woman with whom I hope to spend the rest of my life Worst thing: Being drunk and starting the threads that necessitated Max to invoke the 'guest' prefix |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: InOBU Date: 22 Dec 00 - 06:20 PM Came up with the idea, Buffalo and Yorkshire Pudding. I will let you all know after Christmas if it was an accomplishment (Liver damage - shouldn't eat beef... Bufflow = deer fat... the GOOD clorestoral) :-0 Larry |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: GUEST,Melani Date: 22 Dec 00 - 06:31 PM Climbed 40 feet into the rigging of a three-masted ship, went out on the yard, and didn't die of fright. Had fun. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Greyeyes Date: 22 Dec 00 - 06:45 PM Joined Mudcat. Celebrated my Kidney Transplant's 7th anniversary. Celebrated my Mum's 70th birthday. Promoted to department head, survived the first few weeks "will I be found out" phase. Saw England beat the Springboks at Twickenham (Rugby). |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Sorcha Date: 22 Dec 00 - 09:57 PM Managed to recieve 10+ gushing Christmas newsletters all about how WONDERFUL life is, and how good Jesus has been to "hootsit's family" without replying:
"Well, we spent $5,000 to keep Luke from going to prison on a false charge. Kate is not pregnant yet, but we still have hope. We just pray that the abortion clinics will still be open when we need them. We lost our best friend to depression/suicide on Dec. 9, but the stock account has managed to tide over the extra Holiday Spending in fine style--we have only spent $10,000 on gifts this year, sorry you weren't on our list.
All the credit cards are maxed out, and sorry if we don't answer the phone, you are probably on the list of people we don't want to talk to--caller ID needs new batteries, but no one can find the time to change them, so just leave a message. Kate is not home anyway.
Our "friend" Mr. Bush was "elected" to the Presidency without our help, but I guess we are glad to hear that he has the Courts in his court." etc, etc, etc. No, seriously, we have no major accomplishments this year, I am just thankful that all 4 of us are alive and at home. I did manage to learn 1 new tune. I'm not cynical, am I? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: CarolC Date: 23 Dec 00 - 12:47 AM Hey Peg, my son is applying to the film studies department at Emerson. Maybe you'll be one of his teachers some day. Carol |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Joe Offer Date: 23 Dec 00 - 03:54 AM I almost completely resisted the temptation to work for a living (but I must confess that in a moment of weakness, I gave in and agreed to work a total of about a month, but not very hard). I got an unpaid job that I really love - doing daycare and washing dishes one morning a week at a drop-in center for poor women and their children. Those preschool kids are so cool. Every autumn for the last 6 years, I've driven along part of the Atlantic Coast of North America. This year, I filled in some gaps, so now I've gone from Dry Tortugas in Florida to Halifax in Nova Scotia. I typed 17,386 blue clicky thingies, and 14,386,782 <br> line breaks. Ah, retirement is wonderful. -Joe Offer- |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Noreen Date: 23 Dec 00 - 11:38 AM Thanks kat – good time to take stock. New Year 2000 shepherded in developments that culminated, at long last, at the beginning of November, in my moving out of the marital home into my own tiny cottage and haven of peace. Stress / depression reappeared with return to work in September and I've been on sick leave since mid-Sept. This is giving me the opportunity to reassess mylife after 21 yrs of marriage. Don't know where I'm going- but it's going to be ME doing it. It's sad, but also a major accomplishment- I found the confidence and courage to do what I should have done a long time ago, confidence developed in no small way due to friendship and support from friends in this wonderful place. Noreen xx |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: rube1 Date: 23 Dec 00 - 01:22 PM Big year for me in a personal sense. Bought my first computer and paid it off in 3 months. Learned how to use maybe 40% of it. Produced a demo cd of home recordings, 'The Rubes-Undisputed' Established a number of music sites w/ mp3s. Learned a tiny bit about self-promotion, enough to know I'm not good at it. Received a lot of comments and criticisms about the quality or lack of it in my recordings, which was not unexpected. Received a number of favorable comments from strangers who liked one or more of my songs even though they sounded rough, which was really the best thing that happened to me all year. Managed to pay off the last of my debt (back taxes) which I've been buried under for ten years. Finishing the year without extravagance, but finally debt free. Happy Holidays to all Mudcat folks. I've found this site to be largely invigorating, although you Canadians sure do think you know it all, don't you. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Diva Date: 23 Dec 00 - 02:07 PM First solo gig. With wonderful surprise attached...thank you Nynia :-) First cd.....Nynia again :-) First Irish Football Cup Final and my boys won after replay well done Shelbourne Best Newcasleton in ages. Started Uni. Changed job....at the moment this is not quite a plus but it could be. Got a lovely cat Got onto mudcat and made some good mates. And finally admitted things were crap in my marriage and got hubby to listen and we are working towards an amicble split...fingers crossed. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: rube1 Date: 23 Dec 00 - 02:38 PM I've been informed that some people might not have known I was joking when I included a mildly impolite comment about Canadians in my previous post. not trying to offend anyone. a little levity is all. The need to designate it as such did not occur to me. unfamiliar with smilies and such. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Matt_R Date: 23 Dec 00 - 02:45 PM Oh yes, I forgot! Another year of Mudcatters tolerating (barely) the irritable bastard that I am! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Zebedee Date: 23 Dec 00 - 02:53 PM Matt, some of us actually like you stay happy d |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Peter T. Date: 23 Dec 00 - 03:14 PM 1. Met an amazing array of Mudcatters. 2. Created an innovative new course that started well, and then crashed and burned when my university went on strike. 3. Discovered open tunings, Bob Dylan's bootleg recordings, and continued to marvel at Rick Fielding's patience with inquiring students. 4. Wrote the first characters of mine that ever came to life and wouldn't let go, here, over the course of a month. 5. Read John Ehrmann's 3-volume Life of Pitt the Younger. 6. Failed dismally to influence my government's policies on global warming, nuclear proliferation, and biogenetic engineering. 7. Taught Oriental thought and Zen practice to a willing student who recently sent me an e-mail from a cafe/brothel in Budapest asking about a complex problem in Hua-Yen Buddhism that was bothering him during his first bumming trip around Europe. yours, Peter T. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Barbara Shaw Date: 23 Dec 00 - 03:29 PM Did a lot of music-making, with what we now officially call a band on our one-year anniversary ("Shore Grass") and with various friends and strangers. Visited son and daughter-in-law and many relatives in California. First time back in 30 years. Went to 9 bluegrass festivals over the summer! Made the huge move in October to take the early retirement offer at work. Still working (they asked me to help get the team through the end-of-year crises) but will officially move on to my next challenge in a couple of months. Tune in next year to see what that may be. . .
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Pelrad Date: 23 Dec 00 - 09:08 PM Kat, congratulations on getting published! And Melani, congratulations on accomplishing something I could never do. I have tried numerous times and never managed to get above the crows nest. If I had tried for a yardarm I'd have starved to death in the rigging. Let's see... 1) Went through a miserable, horrible pregnancy (discovered I have a mild backflow heart problem when pregant) and only missed a few days of normal life. Delivered a gorgeous baby girl on November 29 and didn't come near to dying like last time I gave birth. Made the conscious decision that if we have any more children they aren't coming through me. 2) Got and kept a job as a reporter for a local newspaper, after an entire year of jobhunting. Realized I should have stuck to my convictions as a 15 yr-old, because I was definitely born to be a journalist. And after six years of losing jobs to disappearing grants (museums and archaeological digs can be risky workplaces), I finally found a boss who wants so badly to keep me that she doesn't mind if I take a year's maternity leave. 3) Sang my first solo onstage at the Mystic Sea Music Festival. Hopefully will do more next year. Would have done more this year but was busy being miserably pregnant. Life is good right now. Not very successful musically, as I had to take a ten-month break. That will be next year's accomplishment, I guess! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: John Hardly Date: 23 Dec 00 - 09:35 PM 1. Got works published in a book for the first time. 2. Gained speed with a flatpick (still no Clarence White--not even Betty White) 3. Shared on HearMe and it was helping with performance jitters. Bummer within an accomplisment--shared with DaveO (must be a hoosier deal)--can't PalTalk either! JH |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: GUEST,Caitrin at Home Date: 23 Dec 00 - 11:56 PM 'scuse the prefix, I haven't gotten 'round to resetting the cookie here. Let's see...accomplishments... I graduated high school! I worked my first professional theater. I survived a bunch of crazy relationship issues before finally finding a really great guy at school. I served as Props Master for the Scottish Play, my very first semester at college. I got over my stage-fright enough to act this semester, rather than hiding out in the tech crew. I survived my first semester of college! Overall, I guess I'm pretty proud of myself. :) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Naemanson Date: 24 Dec 00 - 07:08 AM I lived through the worst heartbreak of my life but if yesterday is any indicator that issue is not yet resolved. Otherwise, I guess there were a few things I could be proud of. I started my own coffeehouse. My group started recording our CD. At work we were audited and after detailed interviews with customers, clients and staff and looking into our records, the audit team judged us to be the best office they had visited to date. I'm looking forward to the new millennium. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Tattie Bogle Date: 24 Dec 00 - 08:06 PM Made a CD with Skeerwud Band and played in BBC Music Live. Went to several great festivals. Wrote a few more topical parodies, including the Scottish version of "Swing Low" when Scotland's rugby team beat England at Murrayfield and deprived them of the "dead cert" Grand Slam that everyone had predicted: oh, and a few weeks later I got to hold the Calcutta Cup - a magnificent piece of siverware, if ever I saw one! Sang in public a bit more including debut in the local Folk Club. Really her achievement, not mine, but my daughter got her degree in Sports Medicine: it was a proud day going to the graduation. And my son achieved 5 Highers. Walking in the Picos de Europa: did the Ruta del Cares both ways for the second year running, and walking through rain and fog up into sunshine to feast our eyes on the "Naranjo de Bulnes" at close quarters and look over a sea of cloud. Surviving all this and 27 years of marriage, my father-in-law's 80th birthday, a 25 year reunion of former colleagues,etc,etc. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Tattie Bogle Date: 24 Dec 00 - 08:07 PM Made a CD with Skeerwud Band and played in BBC Music Live. Went to several great festivals. Wrote a few more topical parodies, including the Scottish version of "Swing Low" when Scotland's rugby team beat England at Murrayfield and deprived them of the "dead cert" Grand Slam that everyone had predicted: oh, and a few weeks later I got to hold the Calcutta Cup - a magnificent piece of siverware, if ever I saw one! Sang in public a bit more including debut in the local Folk Club. Really her achievement, not mine, but my daughter got her degree in Sports Medicine: it was a proud day going to the graduation. And my son achieved 5 Highers. Walking in the Picos de Europa: did the Ruta del Cares both ways for the second year running, and walking through rain and fog up into sunshine to feast our eyes on the "Naranjo de Bulnes" at close quarters and look over a sea of cloud. Surviving all this and 27 years of marriage, my father-in-law's 80th birthday, a 25 year reunion of former colleagues,etc,etc. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Tattie Bogle Date: 24 Dec 00 - 08:11 PM Sorry I clicked twice - and it's SILVER. Happy Christmas everyone! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Allan C. Date: 24 Dec 00 - 09:10 PM Information about Ruta del Cares can be found here: http://www.jcyl.es/jcyl/cict/dgt/svfit/turismo/descubre/ecologico/espacios/piceur.htm and here: http://www.cabrales.org/2/frutas.htm Photos of Naranjo de Bulnes and others can be found here: http://weber.ucsd.edu/~rdesanti/Picos/picos0.html Looks quite rugged to me. I know I won't get an answer to this anytime soon but I wonder if it is a six mile trip one-way or round trip? |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Troll Date: 24 Dec 00 - 09:25 PM Survived a very difficult year but the OPM finally accepted my medical documtntation and let me retire. Our band released its 2nd CD: Klezarchy. My daughter and her SO announced that they are "almost" engaged. I met a lot of good people on Mudcat. Finally finished remodeling the back room.Next stop; the BATHROOM! Bought Memsahib a new (2nd hand) car. troll
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Peter Kasin Date: 25 Dec 00 - 01:57 AM 1. Successfully recovered from Fall, '99 cancer surgery. I'm minus one kidney, but cancer-free. Knock on wood. 2. Had a great visit with WyoWoman, who showed me around her corner of Colorado. 3. Went to Mystic Seaport's music festival and took in a great two days of music. Was completely blown away by the Brooklyn duo, The NexTradition. Met Liam's Brother there. 4. Organized music for a sea festival, and a sea music concert series - a true labor of love. 5. Met Joe Offer at the Festival Of The Sea. Had a Mudcat gathering there, with Joe, Riggy, Winters Wages, Melani, Elise, BSeed, Pam and Dave Swan, Radriano and new Mudcatter, Rev. 6. Joined Mudcat in late January. Many thanks to Pam and Dave Swan, who told me about it. Joining was one of my wiser decisions in life (what does that say about me?). :-) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Jeri Date: 25 Dec 00 - 09:47 AM I know this thread is mainly about just stating what we've accomplished, and not meant for discussion, but as I read what everyone has to say, I marvel at what a strong and loving bunch of folks we have here. You are all, each and every one of you, remarkable people. I lift my coffee cup (hey, it's not even 10AM here) in a toast to you! Here's to the bridges we've burned |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Dave (the ancient mariner) Date: 25 Dec 00 - 09:50 AM QUITTERS! (year ain't over yet) I aint finished accomplishin yet...LOL Yours, Aye. Dave |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: bbc Date: 25 Dec 00 - 02:16 PM Started playing autoharp--my 1st instrument as an adult. Performed publically for the 1st time (& had fun)! Looking forward to more of both of the above! bbc
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: catspaw49 Date: 25 Dec 00 - 02:41 PM Well geez Jeri.......If I'd known you were going to write a song about all of this, I would have mentioned the really healthy bowel movement I had on August 23rd. It was really spectacular and I think it would have been worthy of inclusion. Oh well............ Spaw |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Peter Kasin Date: 25 Dec 00 - 03:21 PM Spaw, I am flushed with pride over your accomplishment. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: catspaw49 Date: 25 Dec 00 - 03:31 PM Thank you chantey my man! It wasn't something I wanted to let go with and dump on anyone else's piles of achievement, but a load of praise from you is nothing to sniff at so I feel its my doody to say thank you. Spaw |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: GUEST,Noreen (at my sister's) Date: 25 Dec 00 - 03:59 PM Thanks, Jeri. And reading Brett's post made me realise that I am looking forward too- an unusual and wonderful feeling! Noreen |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Jeri Date: 25 Dec 00 - 07:27 PM Here's to the friends that we make And here's to the crap we must take Let's hope that it all comes out fine in the end Here's to you Catspaw, my friend. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: catspaw49 Date: 25 Dec 00 - 07:50 PM LOL.....I love you too. Merry Christmas Jeri!!! Spaw
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Peter Kasin Date: 25 Dec 00 - 08:28 PM You're not just pulling our chain. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: catspaw49 Date: 25 Dec 00 - 08:46 PM Aw geez Peter.....That one just BEGS the old line, "I wouldn't s**t you, you're my favorite t**d." But then again, beggars can't be choosers, so there ya' go! Tanks for the interest. Now scat!!! Spaw-This has gotta' stop........ |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Peter Kasin Date: 25 Dec 00 - 09:31 PM OK, OK, I'll "go." |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Peter Kasin Date: 25 Dec 00 - 09:45 PM But not without saying that your accomplishment is really no more than a drop in the bucket! :-) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: catspaw49 Date: 25 Dec 00 - 10:18 PM A mere pee in the Grand Canyon (as we move on to other functions).......... Spaw |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: GUEST,.gargoyle Date: 25 Dec 00 - 10:22 PM Dearest and most benevolently wonderous KAT.....
PLEASEshare with us mortals....the title and publisher of your "book" so we may share in the glory!
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: catspaw49 Date: 25 Dec 00 - 11:03 PM ..........and speaking of other functions, how ya' been Garg? Merry Christmas! Spaw |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Peg Date: 28 Dec 00 - 11:55 AM CarolC; I teach some required courses for film students so I may indeed teach your son if I am still there! Good luck to him as he applies for school. I forgot to mention I made my "HearMe" debut thanks to Micca in East London! I just got a new computer (an iMacDV) and I hope to get it set up to do this at some point... It was great fun singing with Jon Freeman, Matt, kat, and whoever else was there (I forget now). In fact, meeting fellow UK Mudcatters Micca and his partner Aud, Liz the Squeak and her folk in London, and Ralph (aka Popular Halfwit) and his family in Devizes. Also attending the MudCat Gathering at Barry's place was a definite musical highlight! Looking forward to more MudCat encounters in the new year! peg |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: tar_heel Date: 28 Dec 00 - 12:35 PM we throw a "shindig in the pasture"every year at our home...we have a mixture of bluegras and old-time music from 6 bands performing from 12noon-6pm...and we open it up to the public..FREE!we also invite concessions,crafts,whatever to set up and sell stuff...FREE!!(its our only way of having food/drinks for folks)its all free to our fans,friends,anyone....but this year was different!since taking early retirement in the summer of 1999,i have met lots of friends on the internet,,,,,,i invited many of them to come to our shindig.many of them have a copy of our cd!to my surprise,they came!they drove here from....NY,PA,MASS,GA,SC,TENN,W.VA,VA,i even picked up one lady from the airport who flew in fron OMAHA NEBRASKA....36 of them all together.not only had i not met any of them in person,but they had not met each other in person,either!i helped many get motel reservations,other places to stay....dang,it was the most wonderful experience of my life.they were all wonderful people,hard working,god fearing,many retired,many on fixed incomes,many still working and just all wonderful folks.....deciding to meet their friends at a location somewhere,not exactly centrally located for us all,but at my humble little farm here in rural hall,n.c..after the last band played,we all went out to dinner together that night at a local,Golden coral buffet restaurant...again,the fellowship was terrific and i mean after hearing all kinds of horror stories about the freaks people run into on the internet,i thanked god for blessing us with what had happened here...but then,it was over...we all hugged,cried,shook hands,said good-byes,cried again!! so what did i accomplish?well maybe nothing to some of you,but to me some of the most wonderful memories of my entire life...i'll never forget it!....a little foot note:i invited the local media to give us some coverage,but apparently they didnt think it was good enough to compete with the flash,trash and garbage,blood,gut and sex that they usually cover from day to day!! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: tar_heel Date: 28 Dec 00 - 12:39 PM if you want to see some pictures of the gathering and SHINDIG,go to website http://communities.msn.com/vampscastle and click on the TARS SHINDIG section.many pictures of the whole thing..!! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Llanfair Date: 28 Dec 00 - 07:06 PM I think I'm a bit late adding to this thread, but, having read everyone's wonderful accomplishments, I must add my positive experiences. 1. Became a granny. 2. Began the process of finding out what skills have been repressed during 30 years of wage-slavery. 3. Organised the first UK Mudcat gathering. 4. Recorded my first CD,"Songs from Ashdale". 5. Met some wonderful people, mostly Mudcatters. 6. Used my free ticket to travel around the country by rail (the one that isn't broken!)(you have to be British to get that one) That's a pretty good list, and I can't wait to see what 2001 brings!!! Cheers, Bron. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Amergin Date: 28 Dec 00 - 07:12 PM Don't know if I really accomplished anything. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: katlaughing Date: 28 Dec 00 - 08:25 PM YOu made some friends, here, and wrote a wonderful memorial song for my daughter's beloved horse, Nathan, AND you got the job you'd been wanting!;-) luvyakat |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: InOBU Date: 28 Dec 00 - 09:12 PM Right, as some of you know, I was in hopes of cooking buffalo and Yorkshire pud for Xmas, as the greatest accomplishment of mankind. The wild game store was out of both buffalo and carabou, so it had to be vinison. Great substitute, cooked almost like a regualar cow... big chunks of garlic stuffed in cuts into the meat, slopped over with brown mustard, then, a good glop of cream sherry, and bake with onions and potatos. Very nice... Cheers, Larry |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Sorcha Date: 28 Dec 00 - 09:50 PM Well, yea, Lorcan, us Game Cooks in Wyoming could have told you that. Actually, "venison" includes caribou, as it is Cervidae......split hooves, with antlers. Moose,hart, deer, elk, etc. Buffalo (American Bison) is Bovine, and closer to beef than any of the above. I have always treated any large game meat just like VERY lean beef. Add just a little fat or barding, and most people can't tell the difference, if it was properly taken care of at the time of the kill.
Moose is very sweet, bear is very greasy and strong flavored sort of like wild pork. Elk is very protein rich and similar to rich lean beef. Deer (US style--mule or white tail) is like dry beef--needs a braising/moisture cooking procedure. US Antelope (Pronghorn) REALLY needs to be taken care of properly IMMEDIATELY upon killing or it will smell and taste of nasty musk.........which cannot be fixed at any time later......not even with soaking in milk. PS--American Antelope, aka Pronghorn, don't have "antlers", they have horns.....antlers shed from the skull cap every year, and horns have a bone core that never sheds.......see me for game recipes....... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Sorcha Date: 28 Dec 00 - 09:59 PM ps--don't tell kat--she hates hunting and killing. I don't much like either one, but I still eat meat, she doesn't. (NO disrepect at all, kat. Quite the opposite--if you can't kill it then don't eat it. Not quite living up to my principles here, am I?) |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Amergin Date: 29 Dec 00 - 02:09 AM Sorcha, I think most of us are not living up to those principles... Kat, alas, you are right....I also discovered that I can still write, that the muse is not dead like I thought for a couple of years or so....I signed up with this beautiful place....I have met wonderful people (in cyberland if not in the flesh), I faced my wounds from the past, and I survived this year when at times I did not think I would. Blessed be. Nathan |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: CamiSu Date: 29 Dec 00 - 03:15 AM Not in any particular order: Told stories at the Clearwater Great Hudson River Revival. Put up 50-60 dozen jars of jam (and figured out the Ginger Jam recipe so I don't have to do every batch twice) Started selling my jewelry in earnest. ] Survived both older kids being overseas for several months. Got my taxes done. Managed to make welcome a youngster from another country and another life. (Or is he from another planet?) Went to a Mudcat gathering in Derry NH. Celebrating, in a week, 26 years of marriage to the same man. And I guess I do live up to the standard, because we butchered 8 sheep today. Now maybe the hay will last 'til spring! This year I want to: Clean up the barn. Have a garden. See more mudcatters. Keep on enjoying my and everyone else's kids. Happy New Year! CamiSu |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Luke Date: 29 Dec 00 - 09:05 AM I guess the biggest thing this year is, after 27 years of parenhood we are now emptynesters. Don't like it. Want more babies. My wife and I are working on a movie for her Master's thesis about a music and arts festival that takes place on a small island off the coast of Maine. Boiling 40 hours of video down into 90 minutes. Hard. Don't recommend it. Beautiful though. Just found out that Alison Krauss will record two more of my songs on her next CD. Very good. It just feels nice to have someone really fine love my work. I met up with the terrific yahoos here at the Mudcat. This is very good also and I wonder how I lived before. My youngest son said he wanted to do a tour with me. He's now playing songs in waltz time with major 7th chords. I don't know how it happened. But he's singing words I can understand. Go figure. I wrote songs for a new play about Eugene Bullard the first African American to fight in an airwar. Did about 250 shows in theaters and schools around the country. Made it through Christmas. I love my wife. Luke |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Peg Date: 29 Dec 00 - 10:37 AM My, such a nice heartwarming thread this! Happy 2001 everyone! Congrats on that buffalo dish, Larry! sounds great. Sorcha, thanks for the tips about cooking game. I quite agree with your statements on hunting and meat eating. I grew up in a hunting household--in fact at Christmas my dad gave me a few pounds of tenderloin from the deer he got recently. He has a friend who now vaccum packs it for freezing so it will probably be great assuming all went well at the kill and butchering--it usually does, and rarely have I eaten venison attended to by him that was less than sweet and tender. Occasionally a deer downed with bow and arrow was a bit gamey; sometimes they die more slowly which toughens the meat. As it should; payback for making the animal suffer needlessly I suppose. I do not hunt myself anymore (tried it as a kid, loved going into the woods at dawn, hated shooting a gun, but continued fishing which I still enjoy). But I try to remain VERY aware of the fact that an animal has given its life for my nourishment. Was a vegetarian for a few years...now I try to only eat naturally-raised meat, hoping the animal was treated well in its life and killed in a humane fashion...I am hoping the new organic food laws in the US will increase the trend in humane farming in this country. I worked on a bill to pass such regulations a decade ago in Massachusetts and it was a debacle. Here's to increasing awareness of our animal brothers and sisters and thanks to those who give their lives to us. May we treat them kindly in life and mourn their loss in death, and be mindful of this sacrifice each time we are nourished by them. The way of nature is not kind, nor is it cruel, it merely IS, and the further removed we become from it, the more estranged we become from the food we eat, the water we drink, the plants that shelter and feed us, the animals that share the forests and fields with us. oops, sorry for the tangent. Happy new year everybody! Peg
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: InOBU Date: 29 Dec 00 - 05:05 PM Oh forgot the best part - Pork fat sueit over the meat... yum! (sorry kat, I'm an omnivore!) Cheers all, Larry, thanks for the correction on carabou! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Mrrzy Date: 29 Dec 00 - 05:29 PM Joined the Mudcat and the Alliance Française, and have already met many new and wonderful people. Had my first meeting-someone-you-only-knew-over-the-net experience - and discovered we'd already met! Got through all the custody-visitation-child support court shenanigans, yay! Survived three separate reorganization/merger fallout/restructurings/Dilbertlike things with my job intact - for now! Got my wonderful twins into Kindergarten where they are both doing just fine, despite all the prematurity issues, showing that the prior year was well-spent in OT for Timothy... Got my first NEW car, just like that woman in the commercial I, the seasoned marketer, fell for lo those many moons ago... Not only raked in great loot over the Midwinter Holiday, but had one of the gifts I chose (for Mom, who is notoriously hard to shop for) be the one that everyone who didn't get it wished they had ... Got listed in the International Who's Who!!! Sang in front of strangers for the first time... Signed up to sing in a "rock band" at my kids' school Talent Show (that doesn't happen till next year...) - which will be the first time I sing in front of people who knew I would sing before they got there (the other was a little impromptu lullaby at a coffeehouse on the Mudcat Adventure)... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Allan C. Date: 29 Dec 00 - 07:53 PM "which will be the first time I sing in front of people who knew I would sing before they got there..." Nope, the second. The first time was when you and BeauDangles came to my house last August. You sang well and nobody ran for the door. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Tattie Bogle Date: 03 Jan 01 - 08:15 PM Allan C; Ruta del Cares is 7 miles or 11km each way, so if you're not back-packing it's 14 miles or 22 km back to the hotel! However not as hard a walk as some in the area - just lonnnnnnnggggggg! There's a "bar" halfway along where they put whole crates of cerveza and agua in the canal to keep them cool! Time this thread was turned into New Year resolutions: one of mine was to burn less midnight oil on Mudcat so it's broken already! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: GUEST,Fibula Mattock Date: 04 Jan 01 - 08:26 AM Finally joined Mudcat after much time spent nervously lurking (except I'm always posting from a GUEST name at work) Left archaeology (sob...) and took up computer programming full time Travelled to Chicago for "training" and made lifelong friends with some of the people with whom I worked Travelled to Italy to visit my friend Was offered a PhD in Bristol combining my beloved computers and archaeology. Accepted, and quit the programming job (hurrah!) My work friends bought me a guitar as a leaving present. Fantastic. Moved from Belfast to Bristol, and I quite like it (despite the humour differences!) Realised that leaving the Other Half behind in the wilds of Ireland is even harder than I feared, and now know beyond any doubt that he's the one I'm definitely keeping for life, unfortunately for my phone bill. It's been one of the best years of my life, and despite the fact that I'm not fatalistic, I feel quite guilty and think that I don't deserve any of it! There were a couple of very low points in the year, but compared to the crap time I had last year, 2000 has been grand. Here's to a great 2001 for all! |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: mousethief Date: 04 Jan 01 - 11:51 AM Joined Mudcat. Sang/played in public for the first time since college. Alex |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Amergin Date: 04 Jan 01 - 12:18 PM Well, as Kat mentioned above I started a new job Tuesday, no not a new job,, a new career.....am now in training to do tech support for an isp.... |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Jon W. Date: 04 Jan 01 - 12:41 PM My musical acomplishments for 2000: 1) organized a semi-regular song circle, the only one I know of in Utah (four meetings in 2000, another scheduled for Jan 2001). 2) somewhat formed a group with my wife and my cousin, we've played on four occasions (me on banjo & some guitar, her on vocals, him on vocals and guitar). Need to get back to rehearsing regularly. 3) built a hammered dulcimer for my wife for Christmas, got it done on time and it sounds good too. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Alice Date: 04 Jan 01 - 01:31 PM I can relate to Carol and Bonnie.
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: blt Date: 04 Jan 01 - 01:56 PM Here's what I got myself into and out of: completed my second year at Antioch New England in dance/movement therapy, broke my toe, bought a computer, climbed up to the AMC hut on Mt. Lafayette in the Presidentials, turned around and climbed back down, played at various open mikes in VT/MA/NH, went to Maine for the first time ever, went to Acadia National Park, sang and danced in a musical called "What the Dragon Stole" (I was "the mom"), went to Provincetown, MA to check it out and saw the sun set at Race Point, sold or gave away most of my belongings and drove from NH to OR, lost my alternator in Montana and my battery in Idaho, struggled with premenopause, wandering around on the internet I ran into the Mudcat, celebrated my birthday and Christmas with my grandson for the first time in 3 years. And survived. |
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Subject: RE: BS: Share your accomplishments, etc. of 2000 From: Alice Date: 04 Jan 01 - 02:01 PM Forgot to add: December 29, 2000, created a page of songs at mp3.com (see the thread, Mudcatters on MP3.com). |