Stone Hill Launch Times

AUGUST 1997

A Wade in the Water publication by Raggedy Ann Morris

74273.1607@CompuServe.com
-or-
ann@stonehill.org
ph: 813/677-6347
P.O. Box 2076, Riverview, FL 33568
Web pages: http://www.stonehill.org and http://www.milieux.com
NOTES FROM ANNIE'S ATTIC
    It's only two months till NECRONOMICON and everything's fine. The hotel has not changed management and lost our records. Our guests of honor have not moved to South Africa, vowing never to attend a convention in North American again. Our treasurer has not been seen driving around town in a new Porsche and no one on the staff has recently come down with malaria. Yeah, I'd say all is well.
    That being the case, it's time for those of you who would like to work at the convention to decide in what departments you wish to put your efforts. The con suite is a pleasant place to work if you enjoy the company of others and like being around food and beverages. Video is a good place for the more reclusive among you. As your friendly, liberal, neighborhood Masquerade Goddess, I can use several helpers during line-up and the masquerade itself. Security always needs observant folks to make sure that those who attend our major events have badges. Registration can use some people to run errands around the convention. The Art Show always needs helpers too. Though there is a lot to do, we don't ask anyone to volunteer to do so much that he or she becomes overwhelmed by it. Just work 10 hours during the three days of the convention and you not only don't have to pay to get in but you have the thanks of everyone else who works on it. You can also go home when it's over safe knowing that it was a job well done.

CHARITY AUCTION DONATIONS
    As always, we will have a charity auction to benefit Wildlife Rescue, Inc. If any of you have items you would like to donate to the auction, we'd love to have them. We can even give you a receipt for their value so you can claim them on your tax forms. NECRONOMICON is a non-profit organization and so is our pet charity, Wildlife Rescue, Inc.. Therefore, it is legal for you to take tax deductions for anything you donate to us to sell at the charity auction.

SEPTEMBER STONE HILL MEETING
    The September Stone Hill meeting is going to be on the first Sunday of the month, SEPTEMBER 7th, rather than the usual second Sunday. We made the change because a large number of our members will be at NEXUS on the second weekend.    The location of the SEPTEMBER 7th (do you get the idea I want you to know that date) meeting is the Lovers Lane house in Riverview. If you need directions, please call us at 813/677-6347 or e-mail us at 74273.1607@compuserve.com.

YOU ARE INVITED
    Marna and Jack Faber would like to announce that their son Ian William Faber will be Christened on September 13 at 3:30 p.m., at Incarnation Catholic Church on the corner of Hillsborough and Webb Road. All Stone Hill friends are invited to attend the ceremony.

STONE HILL BIRTHDAYS
    Our fellow members and friends who get to celebrate the passing of another year this month are:

Rolaine Smoot---August 3
Ellen Lindow---August 6
Avalon Warren---August 8
Jason Collin---August 15
Andrew Offutt---August 16
Bob Yazel---August 20
Darrell Schweitzer---August 2

Many Happy Returns of the Day to you all!

YOU MIGHT BE A HIGH-TECH REDNECK IF
    The following list is one I got by e-mail from fellow Stone Hill member OZ Oswald. As is the case with most of the humorous tidbits that are forwarded time and time again through cyberspace, the author is unknown. Whoever the clever soul is who thought this one up, he or she deserves a hearty HA! HA! HA!

YOU MIGHT BE A HIGH-TECH REDNECK IF YOU THINK THESE TERMS MEAN:

Hard Drive:
Trying to climb a steep, muddy hill with 3 flat tires and pulling a trailer load of fertilizer.
Keyboard:
Place to hang your truck keys. Window: Place in the truck to hang your guns.
Floppy:
When you run out of Polygrip.
Modem:
How you got rid of your dandelions.
Byte:
First word in a kiss-off phrase.
Reboot:
What you do when the first pair gets covered with barnyard stuff.
Network:
Activity meant to provide bait for your trot line.
LAN:
To borrow, as in, "Hey, Delbert, LAN me yore truck."
Cursor:
What some guys do when they are mad at their wife or girlfriend.
Bit:
A wager, as in, "I BIT you can't spit that watermelon seed across the porch longways."
Digital Control:
What your fingers do on the TV remote.
Packet:
What you do to a suitcase or Wal-Mart bag before a trip.

TILL NEXT TIME, TAKE CARE AND HAVE FUN!

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