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Hope all you Chordies in Eastern USA and Canada are doing OK through this terrible storm. The news media as seen from down here in NZ just repeats all the big networks reports and footage, but that just glosses over the real suffering of the ordinary guy in those parts of the storm path. Thnking of you all.

The trouble with large "professional" sports, is that the "sport" has really gone out of the equation. i.e; the notion that sport played purely for its own sake and the honest competitive pitting of skills against each other, is today an anachronism. Sport is about money, period. From the big corporations who own the teams or provide sponsorship  all the way down to the players who are only in it for the the big paycheck. This is where cheating comes in, because getting away with cheating means eaveryone in the sports foodchain gets to satisfy their ever expanding greed. Getting caught simply means all those sponsors, and administrators have to adopt a hand-wringing self rightious posture for a while, get rid of the scapegoat, then carry on as normal.

I guess southern New Zealand doesnt count...? Sounds a wonderful idea

Your personal sacrifice will be be duly noted by Mrs JJJoey and may be to your advantage at a later day when you most need it.

Congratulations on a great achievement.

Remember the days when cars were simple - you could pull them apart and do own maintenance without worrying whether you are stuffing up your electronics - there weren't any! Now you have to pay far too much money to repair guys who would have you believe only they can do it, and it ends up costing you the price of a small house for a basic service.  Whew I feel better after that rant!

And Now, 2012

Hi Zurf, thanks for asking about me. I'm fine, just life is busy, and haven't checked in with Chordie as much as I'd like to. Even the guitar playing has been quiet, which is a terrible sin!!  Don't like to leave it too long,  the fingers get soft. However we are heading into summer down here so theres more incentive to sit outside and warble away with nature!

Damn - haven't mowed the grass. Shame if it was the end of the world and the yard looked messy

As the man himself once said:“My doctor tells me I should start slowing it down -- but there are more old drunks than there are old doctors so let's all have another round.”

Get well.

My computer is 6 years old, and had it fully serviced recently - physically cleaned out internally of all the dust and fluff, because apparently it causes the cooling fans to overwork and slows down the processor speed. Also had it virus cleansed - even though I use Norton 360, there were over 500 viruses, worms, bugs, and other nasties sitting in there!! It now works like new, much faster.  well worth the $90 spend.

When TV news create news where there isnt any. Theres lots of really important stuff happening out there that should be reported, yet some news channels will tell you  over and over that John Smith politician has changed the colour of his undies, and invent several reasons why, then analyse it to bits with mindless interviews and talkbacks, when really Who gives a flying fart...