On or about: 07-11-08  14:46, Ardith Hinton did engage James Bradley
regarding, but not limited to: Trash or Treasure...  3A.

 JB>  before I subject another pet to my care.

 AH> Uh-huh.  There is a fair amount of research indicating that
 AH> pets  are beneficial to human health, but we are responsible for 
 AH> the health & welfare of these creatures too.  All three of 
 AH> us miss the cats & dogs who once shared our living 
 AH> quarters.  Dallas & I made little or no effort to replace 
 AH> them, though, as Nora's medical condition began to take up 
 AH> more bandwidth.

I've complained about dogs here, that were under-(more like
"not")exercised. You just reminded me to post in our forsale
newsgroup. Some lady is taking advice, that a pit, or Rottweiler might be
ideal for a small yard. 

 
 JB>  have a collection of sound engineering periodicals I
 JB>  should find a new home for.

 AH> Yeah... if you didn't realize these periodicals
 AH> might be of value to somebody, you could just chuck them 
 AH> out & go to sleep with a clear conscience.
 AH> I have some old music magazines I should find a new home for...

I'm disheartened I haven't read more of these periodicals, as they were
equally thorough with topics like acoustics, and electronics, as they were
with flavour-of-the-day products. I had left many 'popular' (AKA:
mainstream) music/instrument/sound magazines in my back ally, but not many
were taken, if any.

 
 AH> That's one of the things I appreciate about you!  
 AH> You recognize your own shortcomings, thus making it easier 
 AH> for me to admit I have difficulty with similar issues.  
 AH> I've met more than enough people who believe they know 
 AH> better although they may not have the faintest idea what is 
 AH> going on in my life.  :-)

If you were perfect, I'd have no interest in conversing with you. How many
"perfect" people do you find interesting?

 
 JB>  "skein >noun
 JB>  It sounds like "loosely coiled and knotted."


 AH> suppose if a person did that they might tie the resulting 
 AH> coil in the middle, probably by using the bit at the end.  
 AH> I've done that on a smaller scale with odd lengths of 
 AH> string.  Embroidery thread & suchlike are often sold in 
 AH> loose coils with a strip of paper across the middle.  I 
 AH> would refer to such
 AH> a coil as a "skein"... and I'd also use this term to
refer to a bundle
 AH> of wool wound diagonally by machine & wrapped with a strip of paper.

Oh, sure... "Knotted" can include a singular. I read into it, as
being knotted throughout.


 AH> That bit about geese & swans is fascinating, 
 AH> isn't it?  Now you know why I enjoy reading the dictionary! 

It still doesn't stand to reason, why loosely coiled and knotted thread,
can be misunderstood for a flight of birds, and be sanctioned for it, by
the "rules".


 AH> I'd never heard the word used to apply to birds... but I'd
 AH> seen geese in flight & noticed how they swap positions.  
 AH> When one leader gets tired, s/he rests in the slipstream & 
 AH> another takes over.  :-)

One thing a dictionary, or an encyclopedia is not likely to contain, is why
one leg is longer than the other?



... James

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