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[Dale Bengston]

Thanks for the post, Chris!

I'd like to see support for MS SQL Server data sources. I may be able  
to work on that part myself soon. Would this benefit anyone else?

Dale

On Feb 25, 2009, at 4:34 PM, Chris Hansen wrote:

> Nashville has another claim to fame (besides Bob) that is directly  
> related to FX.php -- it's where I got my start with FileMaker and  
> Lasso.  I spent two summers doing summer jobs at Vanderbilt while my  
> wife did internships, etc.  The second summer I was given a crash  
> course in FM and recruited to web-enable the university directory.   
> How's that for trivia :-p
>
> Okay, now a few other items:
>
> 1) I'm a bit short of 9 feet tall (sorry, Bob);
>
> 2) I'm not musically inclined, so no, I don't play the fiddle,  
> piano, etc.;
>
> 3) Tricky that English humor;
>
> 4) No offense taken -- that should be clear from the above -- but...  
> <rant> the term "homophobic" has devolved into an ad hominem too  
> often used by one type of intolerant folks in a generally successful  
> effort to hide their own intolerance </rant> (pet peeve there, not  
> trying to take away from an otherwise excellent explanation, and not  
> intended to apply to any specific person, and yes, I do realize that  
> I'm railing against what has become generally accepted usage *sigh*);
>
> Finally, back on topic:
>
> 5) About time to work on a new FX.php release -- any requests for  
> features, fixes, etc.?
>
> 6) I'd like suggestions for good PHP and/or FileMaker books -- the  
> section on iViking.org is hopelessly outdated.
>
> Thanks!
>
> --Chris
>
> On Feb 25, 2009, at 10:49 AM, Bob Patin wrote:
>
>> Well explained, David!
>>
>> Yes, Jonathan has this view of this part of the South as being full  
>> of toe-picking, barefoot tobacco-spitting hillbillies... wait,  
>> that's exactly accurate... oh no!
>>
>> Actually, Nashville is a funny place in that respect; I can go 10  
>> miles, maybe even just 5, and find people living in shacks out in  
>> the woods, living true to the old stereotype of hillbillies--there  
>> are still people up in the woods in northeast Tennessee making  
>> moonshine, for example.
>>
>> At the same time, as a city of over a million people in the metro  
>> area, Nashville is a pretty cool place; we have world-class  
>> musicians of every stripe, not just music; Stevie Winwood lives  
>> here, Cheryl Crowe, many other from the rock world... Vanderbilt  
>> Med. Center is one of the finest medical schools and hospitals in  
>> the country; Nissan's intl. headquarters is here; in addition, we  
>> have probably a dozen colleges within 25 miles of here, and a truly  
>> excellent symphony. And of course, there's ME!
>>
>> But...
>>
>> The old southern Nascar-loving big-truck redneck tobacco-spitting  
>> mentality is alive and thriving, unfortunately... as part of the  
>> Bible Belt, there is a church on every street corner--there are at  
>> least 8 churches within 5 miles of my house.
>>
>> And we have the Tennessee Titans!
>>
>> Bob Patin
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>>
>> On Feb 25, 2009, at 11:15 AM, david weiner wrote:
>>
>>> I believe the second half of the joke was that Bob lives in the  
>>> Southern US which is typically characterized as homophobic and so  
>>> two guys making out would be an invitation to abuse.
>>
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