On Tue, 31 Dec 2002, Mark A Mandel wrote: > #- Philip, now driving 400 miles to a boring party out of friendship > > Ah ha! And this, I say, is not a dishonest deed; nor is it subterfuge, > or at least it isn't culpable subterfuge, if you say you enjoyed it even > if you were bored. I should have noted that I hate travel almost as much as Paarfi hates describing it. The party turned out to be a blast, but my car, after 390 miles, decided not to attend, and will now be cut to pieces instead. Stupid machines - now I finally understand why Dragaerans have not (despite 200k years of recorded history and near-human intelligence) developed technology - it's a quality-of-life issue. (I assume Brust doesn't plan to pull a Titus Alone on us.) Anyone selling a cheap Browncap or even a Megaslep? - Philip