[note: I found this little gem trolling around on an old shell account that I'd forgotten about. -rw-r--r-- 1 nugget bbs 2747 Feb 10 1994 .plan Very strange... ] --- "If the truth can be told so as to be understood, it will be believed." -Shamen Boss Drum (1993) "The optimist proclaims we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears that this is true." -Unknown "Those, my friend, are the finest sugared turkles money can buy..." -The dwarf, Baldin _Hawk_the_Slayer_ "I believe everyone does everything just to get laid." "Who said that, Freud?" "No--I did." -Conversation from _The_Big_Chill_ "Life is a comedy for those who think, and a tragedy for those who feel." -Unknown ~~~ A cold and lonely frozen winter in Indianapolis. I never should have left the south. Sports car slide and shimmy on icy streets under glassy, reflected neon. Another smoke. Need to get a charge account at Blockbuster. Spend my evenings at Barnes and Noble. Give me a glass of Wild Turkey and Coke (no ice) and a steady rave beat; Tell me I won't have to get up for work in the morning. Yes, Virginia, some people *do* pay for their Internet access. You won't find the meaning of life here--It's just a .plan file. Just excuse my ramblings and drop me a note. The voice : David (Nugget) McNett The paradigm : Cynicism bound by the computer industry and grounded in a sincere love of life and experience. The travesty : Draconian drug-control laws, Metzenbaum's crime bill, and socialized medicine. The frustration: Self-taught electric guitar The medium : Home-brew 486DX/50 with aging components and a USRobotics HST Dual Standard modem. The dream : Education reform, restoration of personal freedoms, responsibility for one's own actions, an end to the social entropy of the Welfare Department, an oscar for John Cusack, and a full mailbox. The reality : I don't have enought clean socks. The movie : _The_Big_Chill_ The book : _13th_Gen_ The music : Sheryl Crow/Tuesday Night Music Club William Orbit/Strange Cargo III Nine Inch Nails/Pretty Hate Machine U2/War The humour : A daily dose of the Far Side and an appreciation for the absurd. Could Bay~