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Title: Brown
Post by: KingSparta on November 03, 2008, 05:19:54 pm

Brown Showed Up On My Door Step Today With Two Books From Amazon.Com

Addressed To 832 Not 834 Where I Live

It Was Raining, Dark, The UPS Guy Was Looking All Over The Street For Me

One Day I Found Out They Get Paid On How Many Packages They Deliver During The Day.  I Figured I Got Paid 3 Times That So It Was Not A Move Up For Me. I Do Like To Ware Shorts However, And I Would Not Need To Wear A Tie Every Day (And I Hate It).

The Girl In The Plain Brown Wrapper

And

The Long Lavender Look

Thanks Jim

6 Days And Counting, Liver Dr. Tomorrow

Title: Re: Brown
Post by: JimH on November 03, 2008, 05:40:04 pm

Good job, Mark.  I'm glad Mr. Brown found you. 

The books are about Travis McGee, who lives on a barge in the Florida Keys, and makes his living in the "salvage" business, getting stolen property back for people.  The characters and scenery are a lot of fun.  Lots of boat stuff.

Title: Re: Brown
Post by: KingSparta on November 05, 2008, 01:26:46 pm

The Reason I Said Something About The UPS Guy Is Because It Was Raining And It Was Dark, And He Kept Saying He Was Sorry To Bother me, And Apologyzing.

I Wonder To Think If He Was Reading What I Have Posted On My Door

www.spartasoftware.com/MyPictures/100_4860.JPG (http://www.spartasoftware.com//MyPictures/100_4860.JPG)

Title: Re: Brown
Post by: Peter_T on November 05, 2008, 02:00:01 pm

Brilliant!   ;D

Title: Re: Brown
Post by: Mr ChriZ on November 05, 2008, 03:33:58 pm

I asked for UPS to pick up a parcel the other day from a residential address.
15 minutes after hitting submit on the internet the guy turned up in the van.
Turns out he was delivering something to another address on the street.
I was quite impressed that their systems alerted him to the fact that he could pick my parcel up so quick though!

Title: Re: Brown
Post by: KingSparta on November 05, 2008, 05:22:58 pm

I often wonder about there GPS navigation systems, they must have there route all mapped out for them in the computer to drive the lest miles in the lest time with out going back and forth over there route.

If not I could believe it would be complete Chaos

Drinking "Wink" Tonight

Title: Re: Brown
Post by: John Gateley on November 05, 2008, 06:20:20 pm

I read in the news recently how their mapping software calculates routes minimizing left turns, and thus saves a surprising amount of gas (spent idling waiting for lights to change or traffic to break).

Enjoy the wink King!

j

Title: Re: Brown
Post by: KingSparta on November 05, 2008, 06:55:14 pm

Quote

I read in the news recently how their mapping software calculates routes minimizing left turns

Now That You Mention It That's Right.

Title: Re: Brown
Post by: JimH on November 05, 2008, 07:20:05 pm

So, how's the reading going?

Title: Re: Brown
Post by: KingSparta on November 05, 2008, 09:01:04 pm

Since I Don't Have A Car Now (For A Few Days) I Guess It Will Go Better Starting Tomorrow.

Title: Re: Brown
Post by: KingSparta on November 06, 2008, 10:09:16 am

The Auther Of The Two Books Is

John D. MacDonald

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_D._MacDonald (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_D._MacDonald)

Title: Re: Brown
Post by: JimH on November 06, 2008, 10:19:53 am

So you made it to the title page?

Title: Re: Brown
Post by: KingSparta on November 06, 2008, 10:39:37 am

Past The Instruction

Title: Re: Brown
Post by: JimH on November 06, 2008, 10:44:56 am

I always skip the Title Page, the Table of Contents, the Preface, and the Introduction.  Sometimes the first three or four chapters, too.  I've found I can read more books that way.

Title: Re: Brown
Post by: KingSparta on November 06, 2008, 11:37:08 am

Just Jump To The Last Chapter