News of two from the Foxpro Hall of Fame :

Mac Rubel :

Greetings to one and all,

I ... realize that there is a large group of friends that I have lost contact with now that my life has transitioned from FoxPro guru to honest work. Life, depending on how you choose to look at it, is a hoot and a wonderful ride. Here is what has happened to me.

1. Eight years after my wife's death, I am happily married again. Deb works for the Jackson Lab in Bar Harbor and is a scientific curator and hula dancer.
2. We live in Pamlico County NC, and are awfully proud of the county stop light. It's a far cry from New York City.
3. I've gone into business. Check out www.acadiaguideservice.com and see what happens when you work hard at escaping computers work.
4. I spend yesterday cutting cars in a junk yard with really big hydraulic scissors practicing extrication. I'm a volunteer fireman and an EMT for Pamlico County Rescue Squad. I get to drive big vehicles with loud sirens and lots of lights.
5. My kids have grown and, although they have all had their share of problems, are doing well. My youngest is a sophomore at UGA, Nina is working in Wilmington NC, Nick is a Paramedic in LA, Tom, after four years in the marines and two difficult tours in Iraq is a freshman at Harvard, and Sasha, my eldest, has put aside her PhD program for the moment in favor of a job with UNESCO in Paris.

Life goes on.

I hope all of you are doing well and, despite the fact that I am, for the first time in a long time, truly happy, I really miss you guys.

Love and Hugs to you all
Mac

And I am pleased to note that Les Pinter is now part of the Strataframe Team at Microfour.