On Sun, 2004-03-07 at 09:12, jerry davis wrote:
> I just got on the list. I have been a fairly long time linux user, and linux 
> evangelist. I have also been a perl programmer for 4 years.

Speaking on long time Linux people.  Is someone on this list the owner
of the Kia RIO with the license plate SEGFALT (or something similar)?

> I am from the South originally, (Alabama and Texas), but have lived in 
> Milwaukee for almost 10 years.

Did you go to the LUG there?  I have never been to Milwaukee, but a few
GNUe developers are in that area so I get to hear about their LUG quite
often. :)

> My bride and I are moving to Phoenix in a little over 2 years (after my 
> youngest son graduates HS). We have relatives in the Phoenx area, and have 
> already bought land for eventual retirement in Strawberry. We have been 
> coming to AZ for over 10 years every year to see the relatives and do 
> sight-seeing. We are SO looking forward to coming to AZ, and we have so many 
> plans and interests in AZ (like getting a jeep and joining a 4WD club and 
> getting a nice telescope and joining the east side astronomy club for 
> instance). Well anyway, you might say as the time finally draws near we are 
> getting very excited. In fact, I am bringing my youngest son to AZ this 
> Summer on vacation.

Forget the 4WD club.  Get a jeep and join a geocaching team[0] instead.
:)

> One of the first things of course on my mind is Linux User Group. I am very 
> active in the one up here, and of course want to be involved when I get to 
> AZ.

Welcome.  We like new friends.  What part of the valley will you be
coming to?  Phoenix, Mesa, Chandler, Scottsdale, Glendale, Peoria,
Gilbert, etc... (or just general East or West Valley) :)

[0] http://www.azgeocaching.com/

-- 
Derek Neighbors
GNU Enterprise
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derek@gnue.org

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