<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2716.2200" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Thanks ... great stuff.  Alan in Salem</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black">From: <A title=gnewell@ameritech.net = href="mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net">Greg Newell</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">To: <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> ; <A title=MPT@philbondi.com = href="mailto:MPT@philbondi.com">MPT@philbondi.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Sent: Thursday, November 28, = 2002 5:57 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Subject: Fw: Martha will NOT be = dining with us this year.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> Happy = Thanksgiving everyone!!!! Greg = Newell <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"> Thanksgiving Martha Stewart will not be dining with us this = Thanksgiving. I'm telling you in advance, so don't act surprised. Since Ms. = Stewart won't be coming, I've made a few small changes: Our = sidewalk will not be lined with homemade, paper bag luminaries. After a trial  run, it was decided that no matter how cleverly = done, rows of flaming lunch sacks do not have the desired welcoming = effect. Once inside, our guests will note that the entry hall is not = decorated with the swags of Indian corn and fall foliage I = had planned to make. Instead, I've gotten the kids involved in = the decorating by having them track in colorful autumn leaves = from the front yard. The mud was their idea. The dining table = will not be covered with expensive linens, fancy china, or crystal goblets.  If possible, we will use dishes that match and = everyone will get a fork. Since this IS Thanksgiving, we will refrain = from using the plastic Peter Rabbit plate and the Santa napkins from = last Christmas. Our centerpiece will not be the tower of fresh = fruit and flowers that I promised. Instead we will be displaying a = hedgehog-like decoration hand-crafted from the finest construction paper. = The artist assures me  it is a turkey. We will be dining fashionably late. The children will entertain you while you = wait. I'm sure they will be happy to share every choice comment I have made = regarding Thanksgiving, pilgrims and the turkey hotline. = Please remember that most of these comments were made at 5:00 a.m. upon = discovering that the turkey was still hard enough to cut = diamonds. As accompaniment to the children's recital, I will play a = recording of tribal drumming. If the children should mention that I = don't own a recording of tribal drumming, or that tribal drumming = sounds suspiciously like a frozen turkey in a clothes dryer, ignore = them. They are lying. We toyed with the idea of ringing a = dainty silver bell to announce the start of our feast. In the end, = we chose to keep our traditional method. We've also decided against a = formal seating arrangement. When the smoke alarm sounds, please = gather around the table and sit where you like. In the spirit of = harmony, we will ask the children to sit at a separate table. In a separate = room. Next door. Now, I know you have all seen pictures of one = person carving a turkey  in front of a crowd of appreciative = onlookers. This will not be happening at our dinner. For safety = reasons, the turkey will be carved in a private ceremony. I stress = "private" meaning: Do not, under any circumstances, enter the kitchen to = laugh at me. Do not send small, unsuspecting children to check on my progress.  I have an electric knife. The turkey is unarmed. It stands to reason that I will eventually win. When I do, = we will eat. I would like to take this opportunity to remind my = young diners that "passing the rolls" is not a football play. Nor is = it a request to bean your sister in the head with warm tasty bread. Before I forget, there is one last change. Instead of = offering a choice between 12 different scrumptious desserts, we will be = serving the traditional pumpkin pie, garnished with whipped cream and = small fingerprints. You will still have a choice; take it or leave it. = Martha Stewart will not be dining with us this = Thanksgiving! ____________________________________________= ____________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per = month! Visit <A href="http://www.juno.com/" eudora="autourl">www.juno.com</A></BLOCKQUOTE><X-SIGSEP> </X-SIGSEP>Greg Newell <A href="mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net" eudora="autourl">mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net</A> <HR> --- Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). 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