[sdiy] Synth DIY UK 2003

[Andy Main]

My wife to be doesn't get involved with any of my stuff - says its all
'nerdish'.  The funny thing is we have a new house, and my studio/office
area is still full of boxes - she won't know until it's too late!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl [mailto:owner-synth-
> diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl] On Behalf Of Magnus Danielson
> Sent: 14 June 2003 20:24
> To: tim102 at tstinchcombe.freeserve.co.uk
> Cc: john.l.marshall at gte.net; synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Synth DIY UK 2003
> 
> From: "Tim Stinchcombe" <tim102 at tstinchcombe.freeserve.co.uk>
> Subject: RE: [sdiy] Synth DIY UK 2003
> Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2003 20:02:46 +0100
> 
> > So that they have some idea what they are letting themselves in for,
> perhaps
> > this should be required reading for all potential spouses:
> >
> > "Thoughts on Becoming and Being an Analog Circuit Designer", Gregory
> T.A.
> > Kovacs
> > in
> > 'The Art and Science of Analog Circuit Design', Jim Williams
> > (Ed.),Butterworth-Heinemann, 1998.
> >
> > Guaranteed a very good laugh!
> 
> What the priest should have asked but never did during the cermony:
> 
> Will thou support your huspand/wife in joy and fault analysis?
> Will thou go the extra mile to get the missing hard to get IC?
> Will thou tolarate the soldering-iron smoke and cut-offed resistor
legs in
> the
> carpet?
> Will thou be able to sleep when thou huspand/wife keeps mumbling over
> schematics
> in bed?
> Will thou gently close and put away the big expensive book when thou
> huspand/wife has fallen asleep when reading it?
> 
> ... so now you know why it takes three times...
> 
> Cheers,
> Magnus - well, a little weirdo is allright... or rather needed ;O)