From: jontom@HQ.Ileaf.COM (J.T. Kittredge)
Subject: Old Postings
Reply-To: jontom@ileaf.com (JT Kittredge)
Organization: Interleaf, Waltham, Mass
Posting-Front-End: GNU Emacs 18.52.65 of Mon Apr 22 1991 on kontrol (berkeley-unix)
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 92 16:14:08 GMT

Yesterday, for-I-forget-what-reason, I was sifting through my very
arbitrary cache of old soc.motss postings. Very nostalgic, many of
these articles I hadn't read since they were posted up to three years
ago.

I found surprisingly little by Rob, but I did find this article by Ms.
Spadix. It's tone is a little too jocular for how I feel right now,
but it was still good for memories.

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From: oriana@mtdiablo.Concord.CA.US (Oriana Spadix)
Newsgroups: soc.motss
Subject: Beyond bumperstickers
Date: 28 Jul 91 16:52:12 GMT
Organization: Mt. Diablo Software Solutions

rob@mtdiablo.Concord.CA.US (Rob Boldbear) writes:
>Any takers? I have a beautiful remodeled country kitchen and a 
>gorgeous new backyard lawn. :-)

rdonahue@spdcc.COM (Bob Donahue) writes:
>Gee, not to mention your own horse who is a motss luminary in 
>her own right!  :-)  

It's hard to blush when you're bay.

I remember when Rob first asked me if I'd like to post to motss, I asked
"Is the riding so rough on motss that you have to post to stay on?"
And he replied, "Yes, many motssketeers have the trots. You know,
verbal diarrhea."

Melinda, I've been meaning to ask. Is your horse a mare? Now if just
Rob were a lesbian ... >nicker< >nicker<

rjwill6@PacBell.COM (Rod Williams) asks Rob:
>And how are you managing to maintain that nice new lawn under Kontra
>Kosta Kounty's water restrictions?  E-hugs to Oriana...

KKK rationing came to an end and I must say that lawn looks mighty
lush-ous! >nicker< >nicker< But that boy's crazy! He planted this
huge vegetable garden and NO CARROTS!!!! Tomatoes (Two whole rows: Who's
going to eat them all!?!?), peppers, jalapen~os, watermelon, honeydew,
corn, squash, cucumber and eggplant but not one single carrot plant.

Aneighway :-) , he's been working hard on the yard and will soon
reschedule the postponed ba.motss party - probably sometime in mid
or late August. I guess I'll see many of you there. >nicker<
-- 
Oriana Spadix, stall 2, R Bar JB, Concord, California
"Bind me in leather, hammer nails through my feet, beat me with a crop,
 and I'll do tricks for you". >::)	- me
">snort< >snort> >neeeeeeeigh< >snort<" - Doc Bar (That's my great grandsire!)

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I also found the following posting, which is just as poignant. Long
time Motsseurs will remember Doug Mosher; he, like Rob Bernardo, was
at the first Motss Con in 1988. That was the only time I met either of
them. Doug died on Christmas Eve, 1989.

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From: SPGDCM@CMSA.BERKELEY.EDU (Doug Mosher)
Newsgroups: soc.motss
Subject: heirs are where you find 'em
Date: 17 Mar 89 22:11:02 GMT

 In recent discussions about coming out to one's parents, people have
 identified several concerns parents have; one of these has been the desire for
 heirs or grandchildren.

 I wanted to share a heart-warming story about my mom. Recently I visited her
 with my lover of three years, Andrew. Andrew and I had visited her before once
 or twice, as well.

 Anyway, she asked if Andrew wanted to see the family scrapbooks and baby books
 that covered the earlier span of my life. He did, and we had a great time
 going through them. When we were about to leave Oregon and go home, she packed
 the lot of them and presented them to Andrew. She said that previously, she
 had to keep them because I was single, but that now that I had an heir, he was
 the person to keep them. (add the fact that he's much younger than me and I
 have not been well, to further understand this).

 So! Heirs are where you find them; parents can make major strides if allowed
 to and helped along.

 (                                                            )
 (          Doug Mosher <SPGDCM@CMSA.Berkeley.edu>            )
 (                      ...!ucbvax!cmsa!spgdcm                )
 ( 257 Evans, Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA, 415/642-5823 )
      heirs are where you find 'em

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Yours in motss, John Thomas	(jontom@ileaf.com)


-- 
"'Life is distracting and uncertain'
  she said, and went to draw the curtain" - The Eleventh Episode, Edward Gorey

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