HK wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:


No, he left Thailand awhile ago. He called and left a message is in
one of those countries called ....stan. It was a bad connection, so I
really couldn't understand it well.

I appreciate you asking about my son. Did I tell you about his gf?
Wow, she is a beauty and a really sweet personality. They are having
the time of their life.


Maybe when your imaginary son returns, the two of you can visit an
imaginary computer store and you can buy him an imaginary computer.




Nah, when he returns he has decided he wants a MacPro, he has seen all
of the problems with Vista and is smart enough not to buy one.

Did I tell you when my son and his gf were in either Cambodia or Loas,
they volunteered to help build a community center in one of the small
villages. They were spending time in the mountains treking thru the
rain forest, and living with a native trible. They came across this
community that needed some help with the project before the rainy season
started. I don't think he used a shovel, but I think he did mix mud,
straw and manure to make some kind of brick. While he is an
intellectual and into academia, he does have a higher opinion of those
who work with their hands than you and JimH seem to have. The fact that
he was dirty and sweaty working with manure, in a extremely hot country,
he was proud to be able to do something to help. As I said, he didn't
mention if he used a shovel, but I know he would not have thought twice
about using one, and definitely would not have been insulted if someone
said something about it. I am not sure, but i think the marine base in
japan might have a considerable more comfortable working conditions than
the mountains of Loas and Cambodia.

I said it at the time, and i will repeat it. I think JimH's son was
smart to enlist in the Marines and get paid to learn a skill that he can
use in the civilian world. Hopefully he will stay in the Marines long
enough to actually learn how to operate a bulldozer. The fact that he
has been placed in a really nice, safe cushy marine base, is the icing
on the cake.