That's the very one. However, we don't mention anything to do with knives
around Beau - he gets very upset.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim <jdeatsc1@rochester.rr.com>
To: Michael Marr <mmarr@idcnet.com>
Cc: Ken Gano <kengano@mcleodusa.net>; Triumphs mailing list
<triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, August 14, 1999 7:11 AM
Subject: Re: Bio's, was goofing off at work
>Mike,
>honestly now, would that be THE Beau of "operational" fame?
>The wizard of cutlery? The Knave of the Knife?
>Baron Manfred von Kutkoffen.
>
>
>Michael Marr wrote:
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ken Gano <kengano@mcleodusa.net>
>> To: Triumphs mailing list <triumphs@autox.team.net>
>> Date: Friday, August 13, 1999 4:03 PM
>> Subject: Bio's, was goofing off at work
>>
>> Ken Gano said:
>>
>> >It occurs to me that similar
>> >information might be interesting here.......
>> >
>> Here's mine:
>>
>> Michael (Mike) Marr, 50 next month, second marriage, combined family of
>> five, four of which are in college (the last one leaves for college in
two
>> weeks). Born in Tilbury, Essex, UK, came to Wisconsin in 1973. Grew up
>> with and worked on Morris Minors, Ford Anglias, Austin A40s, MG Midgets,
>> TR3As, MGBs etc etc for my friends, usually for free beer! I own a 60
TR3A
>> that needs a body-off restoration, but every spring for the last ten
years I
>> have fired it up and think "She'll do for another year!" Other than the
TR,
>> my hobbies are sailing, playing soccer, model railways and playing
>> blackjack. I am one of those fortunate people that works from his home -
I
>> am an engineer and I work for a major electric utility located in the
east,
>> designing and installing large energy related projects for industrial
>> clients anywhere east of the Mississippi. I travel a lot, therefore. My
>> wife is a magazine publisher in the aviation industry, so she travels a
lot,
>> also. We have been known to meet up at airports 600 miles away from home
as
>> our paths cross.
>>
>> My constant companion during my workday is my dog, Beau, a black lab who
can
>> count and can hear the word "frisbie" (his favorite game) from a half
mile
>> away...
>>
>> Past cars I have owned, in chronological order:
>>
>> In the UK: '59 Morris Minor Van, '48 Morris Minor Saloon, '59 Ford
Popular,
>> '66 Hillman Imp (what a great car...)
>>
>> In the US: '71 Pinto, '74 MGBGT, '60 MGA Coupe, '76 Audi Fox, '67 Ford
>> F250, '73 Chevy C10, '80 Datsun Pickup, '81 Audi 4000, '81 VW Rabbit, '84
VW
>> Rabbit GTI (hte second best car I have owned), '84 Audi 4000s Quattro,
>> '86(?) Chevy Astro Van, '86 Audi 200 Turbo Quattro (definitely the best
car
>> I ever owned), '90 Ford Aerostar Van, '96 Ford Explorer and a '98 Ford
>> Ranger. I have also had two Tauruses (Tauri?) as company cars, plus
sundry
>> beaters that I have bought for the kids to drive. Is this conspicuous
>> consumption, or what? God, I love this country!
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