Conference turris::womannotes-v3

    Tony, you'll be missed.  I know it's your choice, given the
    alternatives, and so I'm glad that you'll be doing what's best for you,
    but...you'll be missed.
    
    						=m

    Drat!  wait....I mean.....have a good life and be good to yourself.  
    
    Aw, you know what I mean....
    
    take care,
    
    -Jody
    

    Tony,
    
    I'm so sorry to hear you'll no longer be here!  I can only wish
    you a happy life filled with good things, good people and good times.
    Best of luck to you!
    
    Hugs,
    Barb

    So sorry to hear you're leaving, Tony. Very best wishes.
    
    Eileen
    

    I posted a message from Tony a week ago in the "Books" topic, including
    his new email address.  He now recommends a different one, so if you
    wrote him last week and got no answer, its probably because it didn't
    get to him.  He is now reachable through this address, and would love
    to hear from folks.
    
    TO: nm%DECWRL::"[email protected]" 
    
    DougO

    i hate to usurp tony's goodbye note, but i think that is better than
    starting a new basenote.
    
    today i am visiting a few files before deleting my notebook.
    
    i've deleted it before, when notes became an outlet for my depression
    over my job and threatened to destroy my performance.  when i felt
    healthy and productive again, i came back - i may do so again.
    
    but when i consider how little work i've done in the past few weeks, i
    think that i'd much rather be in my lab taking apart ICs.
    
    i choose the term "feminazi" to describe myself much in the way many
    lesbians choose the term "dyke"; i simply want to remind those
    unfamiliar and uncomfortable with feminists that we come in all sorts
    of flavors.
    
    i hope that someone will notify me of upcoming parties which i may
    attend.
    
    lee

    I'll be thinking of you, Lee!  
    
    Take care and a {{{HUG}}} with you,
    
    Barb

    
    
    Hugs, LeeT.  Don't worry, I'll be sure to inform you and your honey of
    any upcoming exciting events!  
    
    
    There are many times that I feel the need to leave a space
    too.....especially when I find it no longer is beneficial to me (ie, if
    it gives me more bad vibes than good ones).  It goes in cycles and I,
    too, feel another one coming on.
    
    Take care, Lee.  May everything work out FANTASTIC for you!
    
    kath

From:	BIGRED::GALE         "Bring them peace, bring them joy, bring them home" 27-FEB-1991 08:16:11.93
To:	WMOIS::B_REINKE
CC:	
Subj:	Bonnie, will you please post this in =wm= for me at 11:30am New England

I have asked Bonnie to post this at 11:30 New England time.  I would have 
posted it, but I needed the element of surprise this am, and I'm not sure
that I will have an account at noon today :-)

Gale Kleinberger

Hi,


This is a very weird message to be writing. I have been with Digital for 
almost seven years, and I thought I would always be with Digital. I just 
couldn't see life after Digital.  However, Digital isn't the company I
so much wanted to get a job with in 1983, and struggled to achieve in 
1984, when I finally secured a spot with Digital.

It is time in everyone's life to move on at one point or the other. I have 
decided to leave Digital. I will be giving them notice while this is being 
posted.  With the state of the company, I can't be sure how that will be 
handled. If you'd like to know  what plans I have, Bonnie does know, and its 
okay for her to pass it on. 

It will be REALLY weird not having VAXNOTES around anymore, or USENET,
but if that is the only reason a person is staying with a company, then
that is a very poor excuse.

Mail from friends like you will be missed, however, I do have some of your 
home addresses,.  Will you take a few minutes after you read this, and send 
me yours, so that I know I have the latest up to date address.  We can 
still keep in touch, but not as easy as EMAIL.  I have enjoyed the jokes, 
and the passing of information to and from.

My address is:

	Gale Kleinberger
	1503 Grand Junction
	Katy, Texas 77450

Please take care and God Bless!

Gale

    	In case anyone is trying (or tried) to send Gale mail, her
    account was indeed locked yesterday.  I am in touch with her
    regularly, so I can pass on messages/addresses if you wish.

    	amy

    Thanks amy
    
    Bonnie

    
    
    So long!  Farewell!  Goodbye!
    
    I have a DEC offer this summer, but........
    
    NICK
    

    Thanks Amy, I was kinda bummed when Gale and I didn't have
    a chance to talk before she left...
    
    
    Rick

    This isn't exactly a goodbye, but since things have been pretty
    volatile in here lately, I thought I'd tell everybody that I'm not
    going to be in here a lot over the next few months.  My project's
    getting close to shipping, I'm going to be in a steep learning
    curve on my new job (look out C, here I come), and I'm in the
    middle of revising a novel and starting to think about starting a
    new one.  So I'm just not going to have time for much noting.
    
    I'll drop in from time to time.  I hope my friends will keep me
    posted on anything that needs my input [ :) ] and anyone who needs
    a hug will send me mail or drop by in person at my office in
    ZK1-1.
    
    --bonnie

    Goooood Byeeeeee!!!
    
    Friday April 12th will be my last day with DEC after 2-1/2 years.
    Not a terribly long time, but lots of wonderful experiences (including
    this notesfile and running the computer room in piscataway, n.j.) and 
    lots of great people.
    
    I've decided that the fabulous world of Software Sales Support was not
    for me.  I missed the toys and the hands-on toooooo much!  So, I'm
    going to Parke Davis (pharmacutical branch of Warner Lambert) as an
    Associate Systems Programmer/Analyst, End User Support Group for the
    sales and marketing people (300 All-in-1 users) at corporate
    headquarters in Morris Plains, N.J.
    
    I'm going to miss you all and would love to hear from you (I know,
    EVERYONE SAYS THAT!!!) so here's my home info (of course the new job is
    54 miles from my home and I hope to be moving closer in June/July
    timeframe, but for now, this is it):
    
    		Miriam Hidalgo
    		92-C Valley Road
    		Clark, N.J.  07066
    		tel (908) 396-9859  
    

    I am posting this information on behalf of Barb.
    
    As of April 30th, she was involuntarily severed, or whatever.
    
    She said it was okay to tell you, and also give you all her address:
    
    Barbara Haslam
    1191 East Forget Me Not Avenue              (how sadly apt :(  )
    Sandy, UT  84094
    
    
    She says she *will* be at the fifth anniversary party.
    
    -Jody
    

Bye folks.  Have a good life.

Ron

    
    This is a different kind of good-bye.
    
    Like many people who first came to DEC hungry for interaction with
    other women, Womannotes originally satisfied a hunger I had for many
    things. Female companionship, exploration of women's issues, etc.
    
    I've hung in with three volumes, but its time for me to go. Feminism
    isn't as PC as it used to be, now that the competition for the pie is
    more bitter, and there aren't enough jobs to go around. Its very true
    that men are going to be fighting back more frequently. Out there AND
    in here. And the gains that might be made in here are nothing if I lose
    my job in the real world... I'm beginning to think the feminism has a
    lot more to do with my actions than my words.
    
    To all of you who have nominated me to the Hall of Fame in every
    volume, I can't tell you what wonders it has done for my ego. Ray Davis
    described my noting persona as logical and sensible. And I felt good
    about that. Being the notes addict that I am, its unlikely that I'll be
    able to keep from reading, at least in the beginning. 
    
    I want to say a special good-bye to all of the moderators, past and
    present, who have let me form friendships with them. I hope those
    friendships will continue. And to all of you whom I have had the
    pleasure of meeting, please know that I hope to keep you as friends as
    well. Maybe I'll show up at parties more as I note less.
    
    Last of all, there has been a special group of people who have sent me
    a lot of hugs lately. Y'all know who you are, and words can't express
    how much your warm thoughts have meant to me.
    
    							Farewell,
    
    							Lauren Foster
    
    							'ren to friends

    sorry to see you go.  good luck always, and many hugs -- Sara

    gosh darn it, 'ren, i hate when that happens
    i still get ya in person, don't i?
    
    NT

Referencing: 352.20 ("'ren"):

   You may not realize this, but I, too, am sorry to see you go.

                                                      -Robert Brown III

See you around 'ren. It was fun having dinner with you. See you again sometime.

	-- Charles

    take care, ~ren

    Even I must return full force for this one.
    
    Three years ago, a NYC summer hire sat alone in the Hudson halls, just
    waiting for the ride back to Worcester.  
    A very personable full time woman walked up to her, said hello, asked what
    the hire what she was reading, and the conversation went on.
    The smooth skinned, self assured woman, African-American, with long 
    reddish hair offered many things.  Among them, as part of her name/
    identification, she said :      
    
       "I am Lauren Foster, you may have seen me in Blacknotes."
    
    I had never seen it.  I had never used notes.  I did not know where
    or how they worked.  But she explained it to me.  I learned much
    about it, and was very grateful.
    
    One year ago, the summer hire returned, as a full hire.  She found,
    when she eventually returned to reading notes... that the supportive/
    strong voice of ::FOSTER was still within the file =bn= , but was being
    out shouted, bulk noted, and/or pounded by several crude/cruel voices.
    To watch this happen was painful, and anger inducing.  The one time
    summer hire (me) began to note.  I did not want to see her fight
    alone.  We had a good time, for a while.
    
    We parted noting ways with =wn=.  However, I still hung on, looking
    for the words/concepts/and ideas of LKF.  They were strong, clear,
    and whether I agreed with them or not, they were hers... and she
    is a special person, that I just loved to watch think.
    
    As downsizing procedes, and other parts of life progress, it has
    become difficult for many of us to allocate the time for noting.
    It is painful to see that the few precious moments that I may get
    to grasp at the end of my OT hours, will be without the benefit
    of her voice.
    
    If it will make her stronger, however, it will be good.
    
    Through it all,
    For reasons I can not explain,
    With Love,
    Cynthia Barber-Mingo
    

    Your voice and strength will be missed here. sniff.
    
    Love and Light in your journey,
    
    PJ

    
    I'll miss seeing your notes 'ren,
    Be happy.
    
    'gail

    
    'ren,
    
    We'll dance again.  =8-)
    
    All the best to you, with bright love,
    
    Carla
    

    Bye 'ren, I'll miss your voice - Sorry you feel you have to go.  Maybe
    someday we'll meet....Take care.
    
    bright blessings,
    -HA

We argued a few times but usually I've agreed with your notes and felt you are
a valuable part of the persona of =wn=. liesl

    I've enjoyed your notes and enjoyed meeting you, too, 'ren.  Take care.
    
    Lorna