Re: Determining SPT with gum Was: Gums a la Demachy and Puyo

Dear Mark

Good wishes to you too !

Terry

In a message dated 16/07/2006 20:16:26 GMT Daylight Time, Ender100@aol.com
writes:

>
> Dear T-Rex,
>
> Thanks for taking the time to define "Stuff."
>
> " If you read the correspondence Mark, you will find that what is meant by
> 'stuff' in this context is clear. But here is a little further explanation
> of the background."
>
> I did read most carefully and would never skim one of your posts—it must be
> that air bubble in the IV at the hospital that has caused me to be so slow to
> understand things lately. The nurse argued that "a few little air
> bubbles" wouldn't hurt anything. I asked her to define "a few little air bubbles"
> and she took offense—but just to humor me and at my insistence, she detached
> the IV and cleared the line. I told her that I would rather watch MSNBC
> than watch the air bubbles travel through the IV line towards my arm—and it
> would keep my vital signs within the realm of normalcy. However, later she
> refused to come back to my room to fix the IV, which had somehow worked loose
> from the vein and was injecting the contents into my arm causing a bit of
> swelling, redness and tenderness.
>
> "Incidentally, the names chrysotype rex and cyanotype rex were not only a
> means of differentiating them but a joke, maybe rather an 'in' joke, but
> perhaps that was why you did not get it, hehe ! But it won't be funny if I have to
> explain it."
>
> I'm game—explain away! hehe
>
> By the way, when I was a kid, we took in a stray dog that was a mix of
> Collie and German Shepherd. Since Lassie and Rin Tin Tin were already taken and
> Rinsie Tinsie Tinsie seemed somewhat feminine and awkward, we named
> him..................REX. He was somewhat an unpredictable sort of dog though, given
> the two diverse genetic origins. He would be the first to the pond to save
> the drowning kitten that had accidentally fallen in. Then after valiantly
> saving the kitten, likely as not, he might eat the poor bedraggled creature. So
> you could never quite trust where he stood on things.
>
> There is a propensity in the world of alt printing, and is the amateur
> approach generally, from fishing to doing up old cars, to make thngs unnecessarily
> complicated. For some it's part of the fun and thatis fair enough.
>
> I do think that people sometimes can do more talking than doing and at some
> point, if you really want to learn something you have to do it. I also enjoy
> and admire people that exhibit curiosity (and a sense of humor—especially if
> they don't take themselves too seriously). I think that curiosity leads
> people to look deeper into what they do and leads to discovery. The results of
> this discovery may be the simplification of their workflow and elimination of
> unnecessary steps. It may also lead to a refining of their workflow which
> provides an incredible mastery of the medium they choose to work with. This
> type of mastery is important because it makes the generation of their art more
> easy—however, it is only a means to an end. The final test, is what is hung
> on the wall.
>
> I did notice you are starting to chuckle or laugh like me—I'm not sure there
> is an antidote, so be cautious. But I guess, as they say, imitation is the
> height of flagellation ....gee, watch out, you may find yourself curious
> about curves for digital negatives. Well, back to print making.
>
> Best Wishes,
>
Received on 07/16/06-02:00:54 PM Z