You have three choices: 1. use your delete key. 2. Unsubscribe from the list. 3. Get a life. Tom Terbush Guy Snow wrote: > What is this ???? I sure hope this is not going to be repeated every > freacking Sunday !!!! > > Genealogy not Coffee ,,, Geezzzz > > If you want to continue this please find yourself a web site to post this > BS to and invite those who wish to come visit it. > > If you have someone you are trying to get info on post it here. > > Take your Coffee somewhere Else !!! > > At 07:54 AM 4/30/2000 -0600, you wrote: > > ) > > ( > > ) Good Morning Family! > > .-.,--^--. ( Come on in. . . > > \\|`----'| - The coffee pot's on. . . > > \| |// ...and we even have decaf, > > | |/ tea, and hot chocolate! > > \ / > > ------ > > > > > >Today's topics include: > > > >1. Welcome to new cousins > >2. Roll call > >3. The Retreat > >4. Help needed with computer language > > > >If you've been with the family [the BOWER-L list] for at least three > >weeks, you'll probably want to skip the following paragraphÂ… > > > >TO OUR NEWEST COUSINS ~~ > > > >On behalf of the entire family, I'd like to extend a most hearty welcome > >to those cousins who came into the family fold this past week. We are > >very glad to have you with us and hope you'll stay and remain a part of > >our online family. As soon as you're comfortable with us and the list, > >please send in your Bower[s]/Bauer/Baur lines so we can all see how > >we're related > >to you. We do not have a fancy format for sending in records or queries > >to the list. Post as many as you wish! If the data has anything to do > >with Bower[s]/Bauer/Baur lines or any of the variant spellings that > >might help someone, please feel free to post it. Every scrap of > >information is appreciated. If you haven't visited the homesite of this > >list yet, you are > >encouraged to do so. The Bower Family Homestead [a.k.a., the Homestead] > >is our homesite and the gathering place for much of our information. It > >waits to join us all in welcoming you into the family at > ><http://www.crosswinds.net/~bowerhomestead>. > > > >ROLL CALL > > > >Our first roll call was carried out rather smoothly and I noticed a lot > >of new information passing through. Did anyone make a BINGO [connect > >with another cousin]? If so, please tell us about it [using the CHAT: > >format]. > > > >This enmasse roll call for the family's three lists was a one-time only > >event simply to get everyone's data onto the table where we can all see > >it right away. However, in the future, roll calls will be staggered > >with one group holding one in one week, a second group the next, and so > >on. That way everyone won't be facing the massive amounts of e-mails we > >had this past week. I have to thank everyone for being so patient will > >all the e-mail. I'm sure some of you are still tunneling out from it > >all! :) > > > >There won't be another roll call for about three months. If, however, > >one group's growth exceeds 20 new cousins, that particular group will > >hold one right away. Just like this time, I'll manually forward > >messages so nobody will miss any important family data. > > > >Even without a roll call though, I'll still manually cross-post your > >messages. > > > >THE RETREAT > > > >Our new [and private] family center at myfamily.com officially opens > >today! Have you notified one of the administrators that you want to > >participate, received and returned your invitation? I hope so. Our > >first family chat is scheduled for 1 p.m. US PST [4 p.m. US EST]. It's > >going to be a real gabby group this afternoon and I look forward to > >meeting each of you 'live'! :) > > > >Vicky Bowers-Gieslau has been working very hard the last two weeks > >getting everything set up and the administrators trained. Vicky, we all > >thank you so much for giving all your time toward making this area such > >a nice one for us. Your efforts are going to be extremely appreciated! > >:) > > > >I know we don't REALLY need them....we being who we are and all - but > >two guidelines have been instituted that everyone should know before > >going to the Retreat's chatroom: > > > >1. No profanity or lewdness. After all, we are Bower/Bauer descendants > >and we're all above that anyway. :) > > > >2. Please, no discussions about race, religion or politics. The only > >thing any of those subjects cause is arguments which lead to anger and > >hurt feelings -- and we're above that as well. > > > >The chatroom is NOT for genealogical discussion only. You can talk > >about your dog, your funny-looking toes, the broken branch on the tree > >in your backyard... just anything! The Retreat and our chatroom are > >giving us the opportunity to get to know each other personally and bring > >our family even closer together than we already are. Of course, if you > >WANT to discuss genealogy, I'm sure nobody will mind..... :) > > > >HELP NEEDED WITH COMPUTER LANGUAGE > > > >The search engine in the hallway at the Homestead is throwing script > >errors to those cousins using Internet Explorer. Will one of you who is > >super-brilliant in computer language please contact me and let me know > >what a Code "0", "Unterminated string constant" error is and how to fix > >it? I think I could probably make the repair if I just knew what the > >error meant. > > > >To you May babies - the cousins and I wish you a very happy and exciting > >year ahead. Happy Birthday! You are loved! > > > >Family....it's what we're all about. > > > >I really enjoyed this time with you. I hope your upcoming week is > >filled with health, productivity, fun, and above all, filled with love. > > > > ) > > ( > > ) > > _.-~~-. > > (@\'--'/. Colleen > > ('``.__.'`) > > `..____.' > > > > > > > > > > > >==== BOWERS Mailing List ==== > >The Bower Family Homestead, homesite of the Bowers mailing list -- > > http://www.crosswinds.net/~bowerhomestead > > > >============================== > >Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > >RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > > > > ==== BOWERS Mailing List ==== > The Bower Family Homestead, homesite of the Bowers mailing list -- > http://www.crosswinds.net/~bowerhomestead > > ============================== > The RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Tens of millions of individuals... and counting. > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/