>>>>>>>As requested, here's our first woman picture on the Universal Thread.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Welcome aboard.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>This is good for a virtual pizza. :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I guess Barbara, Patricia and Tina waited too long. :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>I applaud her bravery; I'm afraid I've slung too many arrows to put my picture up there now.
>>>>>
>>>>>They seem to be treating both Jasper and me with kid gloves, Tina, so jump in. I expected the usual rude comments, and have a couple of pictures of my blond daughter-in-law and my titian-haired daughter to send as replacements if there's too much flak.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Hi! (eg)
>>>>
>>>>Jasper -- The first lady of UT -- Way to go! (S)
>>>>
>>>>Barbara -- what a fine brave woman (to put up with Scot!).
>>>
>>>After 15 years of foster parenting and another 13 of programming (That white hair was EARNED, folks!) "putting up" with Scot & the rest of you isn't a big deal. :-))
>>>
>>>Barbara
>>
>>Oh, I thought you asked your hair-dresser to give you a ... ehhr ... more mature look. :-)
>>BTW, has Lucien sent you the membership form already? :-)
>
>a gentleman does NOT presume upon a lady's age by sending such forms unbid!!
>
>~)

You don't have to presume anything! Barbara actually wrote the numbers...
The programming year together with the parenting years is older that my full age... :-)