>From: Steven Brust <skzb at dreamcafe.com> >To: Mia McDavid <mia_mcdavid at attbi.com>, "dragaera at dragaera.info" ><dragaera at dragaera.info> >Subject: Re: The Phoenix succession (was: The Jhereg) >Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 15:51:28 -0800 > >At 12:42 PM 12/30/2002 -0600, Mia McDavid wrote: >>I think we-all are missing something basic here. The Phoenix dies and is >>reborn. No conception required. I don't know how this would translate in >>human terms, but the whole speculation about tinkering with genes seems >>too complicated. > >Oh, my goodness. > >Give the girl a cigar. Well, I'm not *entirely* sure what that means, but at least we can lay to rest a number of hypotheses, including the simplest: that you simply hadn't bothered to come up with a solution (and, maybe, never would). _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963