From: Alan Cairns 

Congrats and good luck, Phil!

Alan


On 9/20/04 2:53 AM, in article 414EA8A6.A152B1E0{at}isham-research.com,
"Phil Payne"  wrote:

> I don't seem to be embroiled in any long-term arguments at the moment -
> apart from the list of URLs dealing with pre-invasion Saddam & sons'
> behaviour, which I _will_ get round to - and so it seems a good time to
> announce a reduced involvement.
>
> Several reasons.  The crowd here has lost many people who enriched it
> greatly - Judy, as only one example.  We all know everyone's position and
> pretty well all responses are highly predictable.  Time is an issue, as
> well - I need to devote more of it to earning money.
>
> This is in some degree related to something that happened about six weeks
> ago.  Suffice to say it involves a yound lady - probably the most stunning
> example I've ever been close to.  I've been aware of her for around 18
> months - I've never seen her with a boyfriend of any sort, and about six
> weeks ago we started talking.  About Johann Sebastian Bach's Toccata and
> Fugue in D Minor, as it happens.  Her idea.  We share a strong common
> interest in live music.
>
> The age difference is almost thirty years.  Yup, we know.  Her father is
> younger than me.  Yup, we know.

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