Larry wrote:
>P.S.: I also offer to chair an entirely unofficial symposium/gathering
>of those, like myself, who have sent personal/off-list emails
>inadvertently to the entire Histarch list.  Perhaps we could all sit
>together in a big circle on the deck, beers/beverages in hand, as we
>relate our sad tales.  And, maybe even have a best-of award!

Larry:
        I'd like to join you for this but I've never been so foolish as to send
such a message inadvertantly to the list.  That's good as my private
messages are always loaded with blasphemous and suit-rendering statements.
        I can't imagine how the world would react if that story about Wally
falling down the mine shaft because he had way too much to drink ever got
out.  What was perhaps worse is that the crew (who were equally saturated)
actually hung tight for a day (to sober up) and told the Coast Guard folks
that air lifted him out that we were actually working at the time.  Then
Wally goes on permanent disability for life.  That's a great way to find
time to get things published.
        Then there was the time that that jerk of all jerks Bob beat the daylights
out of Art on the beach after the symposium.  I'd hate to be the one to
tell Bob that Art wasn't the one that was messing around with his wife and
daughter.  He'd best be trying to duke it out with Rita.
        One thing that I have steadfastly refuse to discuss for some ten years,
but will break my silence just for this one moment, is that Ted was the one
who forged that map that had the survey crews running in circles for two
months and wasted about $120,000 in federal funds!  Boy, I'd hate to think
what would happen to me if ever word got out that I knew about that!
        As I said, I'd like to join you for a cold one, but, I doubt that I'll
screw up like some people here have done.  Maybe some day when I've had too
much sun, too many sips from the "special" canteen, or the poison ivy
finally eats its way into my brain, will I screw up like that, but don't
expect that anytime soon.

        Dan W.