Klarinet Archive - Posting 000034.txt from 2010/03

From: Susan Kundert <ohsuzan@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl]The lists will be migrating to new software/servers soon
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:26:54 -0400

<<after it became apparent that I was
destined to come live with these particular humans.>>

Congratulations, Lelia! And Jane, good choice!

Susan K.

On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 7:49 AM, Lelia Loban <lelialoban@-----.net> wro=
te:
> Mark Charette wrote,
>>
>> This year's donation drive hasn't gone as well as in the past, so like
>
> every other company I had to figure a way to squeeze fixed costs without
> sacrificing service. >
>
> I'm sorry to hear about the donation drive. =A0Maybe it'll unstall a bit,=
once
> people who procrastinated have a chance to read your message.
>
>> I came to the conclusion that I could significantly down-size the "baby
>
> server farm" located in my home and use some as a backup system, cut the
> bandwidth, and host the lists and other web servers at a commercial
> entity.>
> [snip]
>>
>> However, as with any massive change, I'm sure there'll be little things
>> that I haven't thought of - the 'gotchas'. >
>
> Good luck with the Gotcha Gremlins, Mark. =A0I'm sure you'll turn their
> missiles into boomerangs. =A0And thanks for everything you do to keep thi=
s
> list and the website going despite the crummy economy.
>
> Lelia Loban
> http://members.sibeliusmusic.com/Lelia_Loban
>
> I'm causing my human staffer to type this. =A0I notice that, throughout h=
er
> most recent 21 years in the breathing life, the late Ms. Shadow Cat,
> currently a Professor in the Feline Afterlife Academy, referred to Lelia =
as
> "my stupid pet human." =A0Professor Shadow Cat teaches this method of add=
ress
> at the Academy, where I was sent for a special sleep-education class duri=
ng
> my week in the cage at the Animal Rescue after it became apparent that I =
was
> destined to come live with these particular humans. For now, pending furt=
her
> experience in the breathing life as a cat, I'm following the usual policy=
of
> sending messages without the human staffer's knowledge, by causing her to
> believe she's fallen asleep at the computer. =A0However, I don't agree wi=
th
> that sort of language. =A0It's simply rude. =A0Surely one should treat on=
e's
> human staff with common civility.
>
> At any rate, may I say that I have heard quite a lot of the clarinet duri=
ng
> the week and a half I have spent with these humans, and while I believe
> that, as translation devices, the so-called "screech-sticks," surely bett=
er
> referenced by their correct names, clarinets, need a great deal of
> improvement, I am convinced that these, are in fact inanimate objects,
> manufactured by humans. =A0Therefore, any attribution of demonic, violent=
or
> otherwise dangerous properties to these instruments is manifestly incorre=
ct
> and, if I may say so, superstitious. =A0It may be that there is little
> advantage in having achieved Permanent Cat Status for -- how long has Ms.
> Shadow Cat been a Permanent Cat now? =A0Two thousand years or so? =A0Cert=
ainly
> she achieved that exaulted status before the Industrial Age and one can o=
nly
> commend her for her longevity. =A0Well, one can't expect so senior a cat =
to
> keep up with the times, can one? =A0It may be that more modern sensibilit=
ies
> are required in this day and age.
>
> Indeed, certain felines may call me "apostate" and all manner of other
> impolite names, and may make unpleasant little threats they're not really=
in
> any position to carry out, such as averring that after the current breath=
ing
> life, unless I mend my "heretical" ways, I'll come back as a grasshopper =
and
> have to work my way back up to Cat status, but such propaganda only amuse=
s
> me. =A0I quite like the sound of a clarinet, thank you very much, and I s=
hall
> follow the vicissitudes of this list with considerable interest. =A0I wis=
h Mr.
> Charette well in this worthy endeavor.
>
> Rrrk,
> Jane Feline
>
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