anybody here anymore?

[Emerald]

I'll just tear down these adverts that are plastered all over the door,
peek in, and ask if anybodyu's still around...

[Gemini535]

Post by Emerald
I'll just tear down these adverts that are plastered all over the door,
peek in, and ask if anybodyu's still around...

Gemini peers around the side of a large overstuffed chair.

"Thanks for getting those. I've been meaning to get to that..."

[Diana]

Post by Gemini535

Post by Emerald
I'll just tear down these adverts that are plastered all over the door,
peek in, and ask if anybodyu's still around...

Gemini peers around the side of a large overstuffed chair.
"Thanks for getting those. I've been meaning to get to that..."

Smiling from ear to ear, and with a wave to Emerald (one of her alter
egos) Diana pops in the door of the old place.

"Gemini! Glad you're here! It'e been a long while for me, for sure!
(Ever since my old news reader turned out to be incompatible with my
latest computer, by way of explanation.) Still running? Kid's still
excelling at everything? Hope all has been well. Think I'll just help
myself to a cup of Jasmine tea."

[Gemini535]

Post by Diana

Post by Gemini535

Post by Emerald
I'll just tear down these adverts that are plastered all over the door,
peek in, and ask if anybodyu's still around...

Gemini peers around the side of a large overstuffed chair.
"Thanks for getting those. I've been meaning to get to that..."

Smiling from ear to ear, and with a wave to Emerald (one of her alter
egos) Diana pops in the door of the old place.
"Gemini! Glad you're here! It'e been a long while for me, for sure!
(Ever since my old news reader turned out to be incompatible with my
latest computer, by way of explanation.) Still running? Kid's still
excelling at everything? Hope all has been well. Think I'll just help
myself to a cup of Jasmine tea."

Gemini shifts her feet on the ottoman as she sets her novel to the side.

"I'm a bit gimpy these days," she says, flexing an ankle. "The kids are
all grown up. The older one is working on her Ph.D in astrophysics.
The younger one is done with college and working in Chicago."

Gemini takes a sip of her tea, then picks up the paperback. "The
jasmine tea is excellent today."

[Diana]

Post by Gemini535

Post by Diana

Post by Gemini535

Post by Emerald
I'll just tear down these adverts that are plastered all over the door,
peek in, and ask if anybodyu's still around...

Gemini peers around the side of a large overstuffed chair.
"Thanks for getting those. I've been meaning to get to that..."

Smiling from ear to ear, and with a wave to Emerald (one of her alter
egos) Diana pops in the door of the old place.
"Gemini! Glad you're here! It'e been a long while for me, for sure!
(Ever since my old news reader turned out to be incompatible with my
latest computer, by way of explanation.) Still running? Kid's still
excelling at everything? Hope all has been well. Think I'll just help
myself to a cup of Jasmine tea."

Gemini shifts her feet on the ottoman as she sets her novel to the side.
"I'm a bit gimpy these days," she says, flexing an ankle. "The kids are
all grown up. The older one is working on her Ph.D in astrophysics.
The younger one is done with college and working in Chicago."
Gemini takes a sip of her tea, then picks up the paperback. "The
jasmine tea is excellent today."

Diana leaves Gemini to her readin as she finishes a second cup of the
excellent Jasmine. Carrying her third cup to a chair near Gemini's, she
sets the tea dowm on one of the low tables and pulls a paperback of her
own out of her bag.

"It's Game of Thrones. I'm SO late with starting this series--been
on a mystery kick for quite a long time. Very sorry about the
gimpiness, Gemini. I've always been more into reading than running, but
I remember you being quite big on it. Sounds as if the all-grown-up
kids are doing well. Astrophysics! How cool is that! And the other (a
son, IIRC?) gainfully employed in my favorite city. I'd say they're
doing you proud."

[Gemini535]

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Post by Gemini535

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Post by Gemini535

Post by Emerald
I'll just tear down these adverts that are plastered all over the door,
peek in, and ask if anybodyu's still around...

Gemini peers around the side of a large overstuffed chair.
"Thanks for getting those. I've been meaning to get to that..."

Smiling from ear to ear, and with a wave to Emerald (one of her alter
egos) Diana pops in the door of the old place.
"Gemini! Glad you're here! It'e been a long while for me, for sure!
(Ever since my old news reader turned out to be incompatible with my
latest computer, by way of explanation.) Still running? Kid's still
excelling at everything? Hope all has been well. Think I'll just help
myself to a cup of Jasmine tea."

Gemini shifts her feet on the ottoman as she sets her novel to the side.
"I'm a bit gimpy these days," she says, flexing an ankle. "The kids are
all grown up. The older one is working on her Ph.D in astrophysics.
The younger one is done with college and working in Chicago."
Gemini takes a sip of her tea, then picks up the paperback. "The
jasmine tea is excellent today."

Diana leaves Gemini to her readin as she finishes a second cup of the
excellent Jasmine. Carrying her third cup to a chair near Gemini's, she
sets the tea dowm on one of the low tables and pulls a paperback of her
own out of her bag.
"It's Game of Thrones. I'm SO late with starting this series--been
on a mystery kick for quite a long time. Very sorry about the
gimpiness, Gemini. I've always been more into reading than running, but
I remember you being quite big on it. Sounds as if the all-grown-up
kids are doing well. Astrophysics! How cool is that! And the other (a
son, IIRC?) gainfully employed in my favorite city. I'd say they're
doing you proud."

Gemini fold the paperback closed over her thumb.

"Yup. The boy is doing well there. I visited about a year ago, just to
go see a game at Wrigley. That was fun.

"I'm going to see the daughter in a few weeks. She's had me help her
tune SQL, since the data she's studying is in relational databases. She
still sometimes has me proofread papers, even though all the math is way
over my head."

Gemini opens the paperback again.

"I'm on a mystery kick myself at the moment. The next alphabet murder
is high on my list."

[Kandace]

Kandace opens the door, spots Galileo in the shadows and asks him for a mug of his famous hot cocoa. She's sure he won't recognize her, but then gives her a wink and adds a couple of marshmallows to the nearly-overflowing cup.

"It has been almost 18 years since I've been here. It is good to see that it hasn't totally disappeared."

"Today I posed a question in another group... 'what is your first memory of the internet?' which made me think of this place and all of the fun we had here.



--Kandace, tripping down memory lane

[Diana]

Post by Kandace
Kandace opens the door, spots Galileo in the shadows and asks him for a mug
of his famous hot cocoa. She's sure he won't recognize her, but then gives
her a wink and adds a couple of marshmallows to the nearly-overflowing cup.
"It has been almost 18 years since I've been here. It is good to see that it
hasn't totally disappeared."
"Today I posed a question in another group... 'what is your first memory of
the internet?' which made me think of this place and all of the fun we had
here.
--Kandace, tripping down memory lane

Diana waited for the "newcomer" to get a beverage in hand, then walked
over to introduce herself.

"Hi, I'm Diana. Don't believe I've had the pleasure. No idea when I
first found the place. It was one day after work, when I was driving
home from the office. Sometime near the 4th of July. Took a different
route than usual, and there it was: the Amethyst!" She smiles at the
memory. "But I've been away for quite some time. Gemini here had young
kids when we first met, and now they're both grown. I've got
grandchildren, myself. Tempis fugit and all that.

"Hmmm...first memory of the internet..." A long pause ensues, as
Diana is momentarily lost in thought. "Began using it in the early to
mid '90's. Not before 1993."

[Gemini535]

Gemini steps in the door, dusting herself off.

"We got wifi? There's a power outage at work. Thought I'd hang out
here and wait for the 'all clear' email."

Post by Diana

Post by Kandace
Kandace opens the door, spots Galileo in the shadows and asks him for a mug
of his famous hot cocoa. She's sure he won't recognize her, but then gives
her a wink and adds a couple of marshmallows to the nearly-overflowing cup.
"It has been almost 18 years since I've been here. It is good to see that it
hasn't totally disappeared."
"Today I posed a question in another group... 'what is your first memory of
the internet?' which made me think of this place and all of the fun we had
here.
--Kandace, tripping down memory lane

Diana waited for the "newcomer" to get a beverage in hand, then walked
over to introduce herself.
"Hi, I'm Diana. Don't believe I've had the pleasure. No idea when I
first found the place. It was one day after work, when I was driving
home from the office. Sometime near the 4th of July. Took a different
route than usual, and there it was: the Amethyst!" She smiles at the
memory. "But I've been away for quite some time. Gemini here had young
kids when we first met, and now they're both grown. I've got
grandchildren, myself. Tempis fugit and all that.
"Hmmm...first memory of the internet..." A long pause ensues, as
Diana is momentarily lost in thought. "Began using it in the early to
mid '90's. Not before 1993."