Catherine wrote - > Best of luck with your surgery and recovery, Dick.

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What Catherine said!

--
A R Pickett aka Woodstock

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Dick Adams <rdadams[at]smart.net> wrote in news:10t5dliegdrua70

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Best of luck with your surgery and recovery, Dick.

Many thanks for all your work as moderator, plus best wishes
to you and to every reader here at m.t.m for a great 2005!

Catherine

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Dick Adams wrote:

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When I attempted to go to www.asktax.org, I received the
error that my connection was refused (whatever that means).

Greg

MODERATOR: I will check it out.

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Dick Adams <rdadams[at]smart.net> writes:

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I never knew you were Irish. Such a gift of the gab.

A very happy, HEALTHY, and prosperous 2005 to you.

Phil Marti
Clarksburg, MD

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David Samuel Barr wrote:

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Unless you are an auditor and the person complaining is your
client and he's talking about you. ;-))

Congratulations on a successful surgery. I just hope this
doesn't mean you'll be out playing polo instead of
moderating the group.

Good luck with your back, the insurance company and the
upcoming year.

Stu

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We all wish you very well in the new year.
Especially those of us who tune in here after checking
various newsgroups for health issues. From diabetes to taxes
- reminds me of some other saying.....

Nan, EA in LA

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If any consolation, I now hate you too!

And your save line will not work with me.

Happy New Year everyone!

Helen, EA in PA
Director, NAEA; Immediate Past President, PSEA; Tax Expert, AOL
Enrolled Agents - THE Tax Professionals

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Hurry back with those strong shoulders, Dick!!!= Often,
we need them to carry us through the maze. I hope you a
SPEEDY recovery, with no pain, throughout your malaise!!!=

I, too, wish all MTM contributors a very happy, healthy, and
prosperous New Year!!!

"Jack" - John H. Fisher - TaxService[at]aol.com
Philadelphia, Pa - Atlantic City, NJ - West Wildwood, NJ
My Newsgroups & Boards at: http://members.aol.com/TaxService/index.html

Where Ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise!=

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Dick Adams wrote:

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And I did lose about 600 pounds, all because my credit card
insurance company rejected my claim for damage to a car in
the UK. Oh well, live and learn. or is it live and earn?

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Ah you smooth talker you! Must be the Southern genes, too.
Don't forget the black eyed peas on New Year's day.

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Likewise from here. Happy New ChEAr$, to all except the
above AND the jerk from Wisconsin.

Harlan Lunsford

Moderator:
New Year's Day South is Black-eyed peas. New Year's Eve
South is Janis Joplin, Southern Comfort, Alabama, and
Johnny Cash. Plus Waylon, Willlie, Chris LeDeux, Brother
Garth and Buddy Holly singin "Annie's been workin the
Midnight Shift".

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Happy New year to you as well Dick,

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Dick Adams wrote:

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Best wishes...

MTW

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Dick Adams wrote:

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I'll send my good wishes anyway. After all, I certainly
wouldn't want anything to interfere with your moderation of
MTM.

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Good to hear that progress is being made.

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Love causes your body to spew out endorphins, which are
fabulous for you in so many ways. Between that and hot
chocolate, that may be the only fitness schedule you'll
need.

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As long as you don't lump lawyers as a group into he
category of other trans (99% give the rest of us a bad
name), same to you and yours.

Stu

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Dick Adams wrote:
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Well, Dick, on Friday, 10 December 2004, I had unexpected
surgery on my left shoulder--since I broke it in a freak
accident the day before. I figure since you didn't have
your back surgery that day as scheduled, I must have been
chosen as your replacement for that day's required m.t.m.
sacrifice to the orthopaedic volcano gods.

Lots of pain for weeks (no drugs work; one even gave me
night terrors on top of everything else), major immobility,
and several months of therapy are in the offing for a partial
recovery.

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Back atcha, dude.

Moderator's Reply:
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My surgery went very, very well. After they got in there
with a scope and looked around, they decided the minimum
was necessary. Now I have to go after the insurance co.
for the surgery on my back.

BTW: Bone pain is the worst pain. Percaset works. 10mg is
better than 5mg. The failure to complain about pain is
outright #^():[at]* stupid.

Dick

On Thursday, 30 December 2004 (as they write it in Europe),
I'm having surgery on my right shoulder. This is not major
surgery and no drastic consequences are expected.

All I will need after this is the back surgery which is very
simple and has a fast recovery period.

As of Monday I have lost 40 pounds this year (and it was not
in a Casino in London), my blood pressure was 110/70, my bad
cholesterol is low, and my good cholesterol is high. This
angers Susan who has always watched her weight and exercises
daily. She said "How the hell do you get away with this?"
My response was "Terrific genes and being in love with you."
The latter almost always causes a change of subject.

I am hoping for 2005 to be a great year and hope it is a
great year for each and every person who reads this except
for terrorists, tax portestors, and other trash.

Dick

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