Mark Wonsil <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>The Augur writes:
>>  Let the revolution begin, I applaud Carly's efforts, more power to
>>  her, all you rascals that dog her because she's a woman should go
>>  somewhere, let's just wait a few years out and see how much of a fool
>>  Walter Hewlett turns out to be.  Either way he will end up eating his
>>  own words, if the merger doesn't complete, HP will meltdown and Compaq
>>  will rise high over the printer company.  IF the merger completes,
>>  we'll see a true player in the technology industry for the long term.
>>  Look out IBM, Dell, Sun, there's a new player in town.
>
>That's right, watch out.  We're going to be all over you.  Just wait until
>we get the expected return on $22B in purchase costs, and just wait until we
>decide which handheld we are going to keep, and just wait to see how we'll
>split up the Windows Server market, and just wait to see which PC line we'll
>eliminate, and just wait while we layoff 16K people and place new
>supervisors who'll have to learn the new ecosystem, and wait until we teach
>the Compaq people the HP Way.  In a short two or three years we'll be ready
>to kick your butt.  In Internet time, what could you possibly do?  Just
>wait.  Please, will you wait.  Pretty please...
>
>Mark "'Burp!'  I think I have indigestion." Wonsil


Mark's comments about eating well (or not) brought back fond memories
of a wonderful drive I had a few days ago in California's Napa Valley.

I feel quite guilty even mentioning this, because at the very same
time that I was enjoying indescribable vistas from the top of Mount
Tamalpais (close to Bob Green's ancestral home) followed by even more
awe-inspiring sunset views as I drove amid the perfectly-lined rows upon
rows of grape vines in some of California's most charming vineyards, I know
for a fact that many people were sweating out (on both camps) all the
implications of the merger (or failure thereof).

While driving amid this splendor (and, yes, I'll admit that I had no
clue regarding WHERE I was exactly, because one small and twisty road
looked just like another small and twisty road), I called a good friend
who works for HP to ask for advice regarding a superior restaurant.  My
friend was kind enough to interrupt his work (mind you, this was BEYOND
normal working hours) and to direct me to an excellent restaurant where
I had a great dinner and an even greater glass of wine.  The restaurant
was full (of course, all good restaurants tend to be full) and, as a
"drop in" (what an endearing term), I was kindly offered a seat at the
bar.  I gratefully accepted the seat, which happened to be located
across an officially-looking government notice (one of those that one
tends to ignore).  Eventually, though, I realized that something was not
quite "right" (even though it made perfect sense otherwise).  You be
the judge:

     WARNING: Preoccupation with government (city, state, or federal)
     required precautionary notices is known to the proprietors to
     make you paranoid, boring, and no fun at all.



Pop quiz:  Where is this restaurant and what is its name?

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  |            r  |  Alfredo                     [log in to unmask]
  |          e    |                           http://www.adager.com
  |        g      |  F. Alfredo Rego
  |      a        |  Manager, R & D Labs
  |    d          |  Adager Corporation
  |  A            |  Sun Valley, Idaho 83353-3000            U.S.A.
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