On Sat, 22 Dec 2001 02:36:19 GMT, "Alexander Ibrahim" wrote:

>You really ought to hang out by the water cooler a bit more...

I know, but I've just been too busy slogging away at the keyboard
earning a living writing this stuff to afford time away from it
picking up the latest news at the WC...
BTW, are you going to attend the International Association of
Usenet Newsgroup Drivel-Writers this year? I think its time
we organize and push hard for higher pay - few realize how
time-consuming (and even draining, at times) writing drivel
for public consumption can be! Let's get together at the
IAUNDW meeting this year and declare, "More PAY, or No
More DRIVEL!", until our employers see the light and begin
to give us fair pay for our hard work here! Who's with me on
this?! Come on! As fellow Drivel-Writers here, it's time we
all get our due for what we do!
And, hey, downtown Peoria isn't TOO horrible a place to meet
in the winter...;-)