Posted by Paul Andrew Mitchell on March 19, 1998 at 16:49:42:
In Reply to: Re: Let this site die a natural death posted by one man on March 19, 1998 at 14:05:49:
: Yes, goodbye and good riddance, and the same to
: this site. It's outta here as of April 5th.
: You can add it to your list of unfinished projects.
The Parable of the Amateur
"If you bind the blade of your chop saw,
it will surely break," warned the carpenter
to the amateur, twice in the same minute.
But then, the amateur forced the blade
into his firewood, slowing it to a crawl,
whereupon the motor's torque broke
the drive belt.
It was a rare drive belt, obsolete in fact,
now impossible to replace.
Perhaps he never heard the carpenter's
warning, or ignored it, even if he did.
Jobs go unfinished when tools get broken,
and never get repaired.
/s/ Paul Mitchell
Counselor at Law, Federal Witness
and Private Attorney General