by way of Dorothea’s LJ:
If you read this, if your eyes are passing over this right now, even if we don’t speak often, please post a comment with a memory of you and me. It can be anything you want, either good or bad. I promise not to come after you with a spatula, either way.
When you’re finished, post this little paragraph on your blog and be surprised (or mortified) about what people remember about you.
okay, deep breath….
I remember being impressed by the little Javascript jewelry-image rotator in your blog page. The jewelry as much as the JScript, of course.
About a year ago or so, you asked me for some information about shortwave radio, because you and C had noticed some in Radio Shack and you knew I had some experience with the subject. I wrote you a long, rambling dissertation, pointing you toward some radios and away from others and such. You sent me a very sweet reply about what a gift that e-mail was. Personally, I thought your reply was a gift. 🙂
*Dorothea* — I’d forgotten about the jewelry-image thing…. ::sigh::
*Ralph* — we *still* haven’t bought a radio, and I still have your email, because, honestly, it was darn useful.
For some reason reading this makes me think of all the time you spent out on the front lawn sitting on a blanket reading. That and the photo we took with the polirod camra were the photo is the three of us but because of the light level the photo is a shadows and outlines