On 24 Dec 97, Eric Cordian was found to have commented thusly:

If anyone wants to drop by #Cypherpunks on EFNet this evening, myself and others will be around to chat.

-- Eric Michael Cordian 0+ O:.T:.O:. Mathematical Munitions Division "Do What Thou Wilt Shall Be The Whole Of The Law"

The holidays are upon us...for some it will be a time for getting together with friends and family, maybe some heavy drinking of the egg nog, and good fun. For others, this may not be the best holiday time because of life's usual difficulties, whether real or imagined. Don't be depressed and alone--in general, but especially this time of year. Push yourself away from keyboard & monitor for the day (or two) and get together with your friends and family. A special greeting and reminder is sent to the paranoids of the list that it might do them good to give it a rest, make that special call to the psychotherapist to tell them how much you appreciate his/her service to humanity, go out and get some fresh, brisk air, and maybe go up to a stranger--maybe a fellow militiaman--say howdy, and maybe dare to give them a friendly hug. :) Sequoia & Nilgun & Mitch +------------------------------------------------------+ | send a more environmentally friendly greeting card | | courtesy of the Internet | | ***this tip brought to you by your local forester*** | +------------------------------------------------------+