[SEDXC] Something to think about....
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While I'm sure this was an unintentional oversight somewhere down the line,=20=
in all fairness to the original author it should be noted that this piece is=
actually entitled "A Thousand Marbles." The author is Jeff Davis N9AVG, pr=
eviously pubished in the Delta Amateur Radio Club's SPARKS newsletter and wa=
s posted on the ARRL WebExtra web site as a Feature Article on July 7th, and=
very probably copyrighted by N9AVG, ARRL, Delta ARC or some combination the=
reof.
=20
It's no fun to read something you wrote suddently converted into an "anonymo=
us" posting and pasted all over the Internet with no credit, no matter how v=
alid the message is. And if indeed the previous poster received this from a=
non-ham friend, then that's exactly what's happening to this excellent piec=
e of writing.
=20
73=20
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From:=20
To: dx-news@pro-usa.net <dx-news@pro-usa.net>; DX-list <dx-list@egroups.=
com>
Date: Saturday, July 08, 2000 8:31 AM
Subject: [DXR] Something to think about....
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While you're DX'ing, Contesting, or such, here's something to think abou=
t....balance is an important aspect.
I received this the other day via email from a non-ham friend.
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The older I get, the more I enjoy Saturday mornings.
Perhaps it's the quiet solitude that comes with being the first to
rise, or maybe it's the unbounded joy of not having to be at work. Eith=
er
way, the first few hours of a Saturday morning are most enjoyable.
=20
A few weeks ago, I was shuffling toward the basement shack with a
steaming cup of coffee in one hand and the morning paper in the other.
What began as a typical Saturday morning, turned into one of those lesso=
ns
that life seems to hand you from time to time. Let me tell you about
it. I turned the dial up into the phone portion of the band on my ham
radio in order to listen to a Saturday morning swap net. Along the way,=
I
came across an older sounding chap, with a tremendous signal and a golde=
n
voice. You know the kind, he sounded like he should be in the broadcast=
ing
business. He was telling whoever he was talking with something about
"a thousand marbles". =20
=20
I was intrigued and stopped to listen to what he had to say. "Well
Tom, it sure sounds like you're busy with your job. I'm sure they pay y=
ou
well but it's a shame you have to be away from home and your family so m=
uch.
Hard to believe a young fellow should have to work sixty or seventy hour=
s a
week to make ends meet. Too bad you missed your daughter's dance recita=
l."
He continued, "let me tell you something Tom, something that has helped=20=
me
keep a good perspective on my own priorities."
=20
And that's when he began to explain his theory of a "thousand
marbles."
=20
"You see, I sat down one day and did a little arithmetic. The average pe=
rson lives
about seventy-five years. I know, some live more and some live less, bu=
t on
average, folks live about seventy-five years."
=20
"Now then, I multiplied 75 times 52 and I came up with 3900 which is the
number of Saturdays that the average person has in their entire
lifetime.
=20
Now stick with me Tom, I'm getting to the important part."
=20
"It took me until I was fifty-five years old to think about all this in=20=
any
detail", he went on, "and by that time I had lived through over
twenty-eight hundred Saturdays. I got to thinking that if I lived to
be seventy-five, only had about a thousand of them left to enjoy."
"So I went to a toy store and bought every single marble they had. I
ended up having to visit three toy stores to round-up 1000 marbles. I t=
ook
them home and put them inside of a large, clear plastic container right
here in the shack next to my gear. Every Saturday since then, I have ta=
ken
one marble out and thrown it away."
=20
"I found that by watching the marbles diminish, I focused more on the
really important things in life. There is nothing like watching your
time here on this earth run out to help get your priorities straight."
=20
"Now let me tell you one last thing before I sign-off with you and
take my lovely wife out for breakfast. This morning, I took the very la=
st
marble out of the container. I figure if I make it until next Saturday=20=
then
I have been given a little extra time. And the one thing we can all
use is a little more time."
"It was nice to meet you Tom, I hope you spend more time with your
family, and I hope to meet you again here on the band. 73 Old Man, this=
is
K9NZQ, clear and going QRT, good morning!"
=20
You could have heard a pin drop on the band when this fellow signed
off.
=20
I guess he gave us all a lot to think about. I had planned to work
on
the antenna that morning, and then I was going to meet up with a few ham=
s
to work on the next club newsletter. Instead, I went upstairs and woke
my wife up with a kiss. "C'mon honey, I'm taking you and the kids to
breakfast."
=20
"What brought this on?" she asked with a smile. "Oh, nothing
special, it's just been a long time since we spent a Saturday together w=
ith the
kids.
=20
Hey, can we stop at a toy store while we're out? I need to buy some
marbles."
=20
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND AND MAY ALL SATURDAYS BE SPECIAL!
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>While I'm sure this was an unintentional=
=20
oversight somewhere down the line, in all fairness to the original author it=
=20
should be noted that this piece is actually entitled "A Thousand=20
Marbles." The author is Jeff Davis N9AVG, previously pubished in=20=
the=20
Delta Amateur Radio Club's SPARKS newsletter and was posted on the ARRL WebE=
xtra=20
web site as a Feature Article on July 7th, and very probably copyrighted by=20
N9AVG, ARRL, Delta ARC or some combination thereof.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>It's no fun to read something you wrote=20
suddently converted into an "anonymous" posting and pasted all ove=
r=20
the Internet with no credit, no matter how valid the message is. And i=
f=20
indeed the previous poster received this from a non-ham friend, then that's=20
exactly what's happening to this excellent piece of writing.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>73 </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><B>-----Original Message-----</B><BR><B=
>From:=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><B></B><B>To: </B><A=20
href=3D"mailto:dx-news@pro-usa.net">dx-news@pro-usa.net</A> <<A=20
href=3D"mailto:dx-news@pro-usa.net">dx-news@pro-usa.net</A>>; DX-list=
=20
<<A=20
href=3D"mailto:dx-list@egroups.com">dx-list@egroups.com</A>><BR><B>Da=
te:=20
</B>Saturday, July 08, 2000 8:31 AM<BR><B>Subject: </B>[DXR] Something t=
o=20
think about....<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4>While you're DX'ing, Contesting, or such, here's som=
ething=20
to think about....balance is an important aspect.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4>I received this the other day via email from a non-h=
am=20
friend.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>The older I get, the more I enjoy Saturday=20
mornings.<BR>Perhaps it's the quiet solitude that comes with being the f=
irst=20
to<BR>rise, or maybe it's the unbounded joy of not having to be at=20
work. Either<BR>way, the first few hours of a Saturday morning are=
=20
most enjoyable.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>A few weeks ago, I was shuffling toward the base=
ment=20
shack with a<BR>steaming cup of coffee in one hand and the morning paper=
in=20
the other.<BR>What began as a typical Saturday morning, turned into one=20=
of=20
those lessons<BR>that life seems to hand you from time to time. Le=
t me=20
tell you about<BR>it. I turned the dial up into the phone portion=20=
of=20
the band on my ham<BR>radio in order to listen to a Saturday morning swa=
p=20
net. Along the way, I<BR>came across an older sounding chap, with=20=
a=20
tremendous signal and a golden<BR>voice. You know the kind, he sou=
nded=20
like he should be in the broadcasting<BR>business. He was telling=20
whoever he was talking with something about<BR>"a thousand=20
marbles". </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>I was intrigued and stopped to listen to what he=
had=20
to say. "Well<BR>Tom, it sure sounds like you're busy with yo=
ur=20
job. I'm sure they pay you<BR>well but it's a shame you have to be=
=20
away from home and your family so much.<BR>Hard to believe a young fello=
w=20
should have to work sixty or seventy hours a<BR>week to make ends=20
meet. Too bad you missed your daughter's dance recital."<BR>H=
e=20
continued, "let me tell you something Tom, something that has helpe=
d=20
me<BR>keep a good perspective on my own priorities."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>And that's when he began to explain his theory o=
f a=20
"thousand<BR>marbles."<BR> <BR>"You see, I sat down=
one=20
day and did a little arithmetic. The average person lives<BR>about=20
seventy-five years. I know, some live more and some live less, but=
=20
on<BR>average, folks live about seventy-five years."<BR> =20
<BR>"Now then, I multiplied 75 times 52 and I came up with 3900 whi=
ch=20
is the<BR>number of Saturdays that the average person has in their=20
entire<BR> lifetime.<BR> <BR>Now stick with me Tom, I'm getti=
ng=20
to the important part."<BR> <BR>"It took me until I was=20
fifty-five years old to think about all this in any<BR>detail", he=20=
went=20
on, "and by that time I had lived through over<BR>twenty-eight hund=
red=20
Saturdays. I got to thinking that if I lived to<BR>be seventy-five=
,=20
only had about a thousand of them left to enjoy."<BR>"So I wen=
t to=20
a toy store and bought every single marble they had. I<BR>ended up=
=20
having to visit three toy stores to round-up 1000 marbles. I=20
took<BR>them home and put them inside of a large, clear plastic containe=
r=20
right<BR>here in the shack next to my gear. Every Saturday since t=
hen,=20
I have taken<BR>one marble out and thrown it away."<BR> =20
<BR>"I found that by watching the marbles diminish, I focused more=20=
on=20
the<BR>really important things in life. There is nothing like watc=
hing=20
your<BR>time here on this earth run out to help get your priorities=20
straight."<BR> <BR>"Now let me tell you one last thing=20
before I sign-off with you and<BR>take my lovely wife out for=20
breakfast. This morning, I took the very last<BR>marble out of the=
=20
container. I figure if I make it until next Saturday then<BR>I hav=
e=20
been given a little extra time. And the one thing we can all<BR>us=
e is=20
a little more time."<BR>"It was nice to meet you Tom, I hope y=
ou=20
spend more time with your<BR>family, and I hope to meet you again here o=
n=20
the band. 73 Old Man, this is<BR>K9NZQ, clear and going QRT, good=20
morning!"<BR> <BR>You could have heard a pin drop on the band=
=20
when this fellow signed<BR>off.<BR> <BR>I guess he gave us all a l=
ot=20
to think about. I had planned to work<BR>on<BR>the antenna that=20
morning, and then I was going to meet up with a few hams<BR>to work on t=
he=20
next club newsletter. Instead, I went upstairs and woke<BR>my wife=
up=20
with a kiss. "C'mon honey, I'm taking you and the kids=20
to<BR>breakfast."<BR> <BR>"What brought this on?" s=
he=20
asked with a smile. "Oh, nothing<BR>special, it's just been a=
=20
long time since we spent a Saturday together with the<BR>kids.<BR> =
=20
<BR>Hey, can we stop at a toy store while we're out? I need to buy=
=20
some<BR>marbles."<BR> <BR>HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND AND MAY ALL=20
SATURDAYS BE SPECIAL!<BR> </FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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