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by spikeparker
March 6th, 2006, 4:35 am
Forum: New Here? Introduce Yourself!
Topic: Greetings from Austin... and Texas
Replies: 8
Views: 3725

Kawa

Thanks, Chip. I have heard many great things about the Concours.

It is a joy, when on two wheels, to note that you just got 40+ MPG rather than 17.3 in the Yukon.
by spikeparker
March 5th, 2006, 7:27 pm
Forum: New Here? Introduce Yourself!
Topic: Greetings from Austin... and Texas
Replies: 8
Views: 3725

Changes can really last

That's so true. Something else happened the following Winter that only a few people really "get" - I'm sure you are among those who do. It was really only in the early 70's that women were beginning to graduate and be hired by major companies as professionals. NO woman would have dreamed o...
by spikeparker
March 5th, 2006, 1:59 pm
Forum: Completed Projects
Topic: COMPLETE - Short Story Collection Vol. 003 - SW/tc
Replies: 53
Views: 32897

Redundancy

I will select something else. I'm not a fan of redundancy unless it's mission critical.
by spikeparker
March 5th, 2006, 12:11 pm
Forum: New Here? Introduce Yourself!
Topic: Greetings from Austin... and Texas
Replies: 8
Views: 3725

Cedar Fever

Well, Ted, that is a hell of a note for an Austinite. There's no getting loose from cedar around the central Texas hill country, I recon. Do you go to a studio to do your volunteer work for the blind (like over near 45th and Burnet) or do you work from home? My Austin house is quite close to there. ...
by spikeparker
March 5th, 2006, 11:39 am
Forum: Completed Projects
Topic: COMPLETE - Short Story Collection Vol. 003 - SW/tc
Replies: 53
Views: 32897

First Effort

I intend to try my first reading as a newbie with "The Duplicity of Hargraves" by O. Henry, found on the Gutenberg site. Does that look/feel OK with y'all?
by spikeparker
March 5th, 2006, 9:50 am
Forum: New Here? Introduce Yourself!
Topic: Greetings from Austin... and Texas
Replies: 8
Views: 3725

Greetings from Austin... and Texas

Howdy! I am Spike Parker. I was born in Austin, TX in 1945 and finished High School there in 1964. I spent 2 years in the Navy as a photographer aboard the USS Canberra (CAG-2) - Viet Nam. I then attended Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas and graduated with a degree in Accounting in ...