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class=EmailStyle15><font size=3 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Vivat means </span></font></span><font
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face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>-----Original
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> bordermarch-bounces+kpicou=gt.rr.com@ansteorra.org
[mailto:bordermarch-bounces+kpicou=gt.rr.com@ansteorra.org]<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>David Lathrop<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, March 01, 2005 4:13
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> bordermarch@ansteorra.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Bordermarch] Frozen
Throat Thingy</span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>February 25
2005</st1:date>, </span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>I arrived
early at the Ravens March event alone because my lady the Good Elisabeth had to
work and pick up our son after school. Me thinks she is starting to think like
a man. I therefore set up camp alone. It went well except for the pinched
fingers from sliding the tent poles together and the sore spots where bungie
cords snapped back and slapped my skull. My love muffin of a wife noticed that
the covers on the cots were too small, of course it was I who grabbed a handful
from the house and told her I had the bedding situation under control. She was
right of course, they looked like baby blankets but we had quite a few of them.
I, Bad Bad Santiago, figured if I got cold I would snuggle up to her and steal
her body warmth. When bedtime finally arrived she started putting on socks,
flannel shirts and long pants. She warned me to do the same. Bad Bad Santiago
did not listen. I couldnt snuggle up beca! use the cots I had put together now
had a ridge between them that felt like the continental divide. It was cold
that night. My feet kept sticking out from the covers so I had to bow up like a
cutworm to keep them under the covers. Bad move. I had helped set up pavilions
until the wee hours that evening and I flew out of bed with leg cramps. If you
could have seen me I probably looked like a chicken bobbing up and down
grabbing my leg and thinking bad thoughts.</span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The cramps
finally decided it was too cold and went away. I then realized I had to go to
the rest room, thought a moment and decided I would rather go in the bed than
get dressed and go the bathhouses. I think my wife was pretending to be
comatose so she would not have to listen to my whining. Once back in bed I
pulled the blankets around my head and the only thing left exposed was my
mouth. Deep sleep at last. Why I must have slept for a good hour before my
mouth and throat froze. That little throat thingy that hangs down in the back
was stuck to the back of my throat and hurt real bad. After mourning coffee it
finally thawed out and fell back in place doing whatever it is supposed to do.
It still hurts four days later. Next time I will listen to the Good Elisabeth.
Vivat!</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>P.S. What the
heck does Vivat mean?</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;
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face="Times New Roman"><st1:City><st1:place><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>Santiago</st1:place></st1:City> of <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Green</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType>Mountain</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> Keep</span></font><font
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size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>03/01/05</span></font></st1:date><font color=black><span
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