Nice Picture Mike.

Who is the guy on the left that your kissing?

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-----Original Message----- From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of Michael Raithel Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 10:28 AM To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: Re: Fans of SAS Books comment

Dear SAS-L-ers,

The inimitable Ray Burton posted the following:

> Mike, > > Just read your comment on Linked-In's Fans of SAS Books. > > It makes me wonder if you have a scruffy salt-n-pepper beard and have > a pair of red and green suspenders holding up your khakis. > Ray, hey man; what's shaking?!?!?!

LOL! Well, actually, I traded in my salt-n-pepper beard, read and green suspenders, khakis, pocket protector, slide rule, and MVS userid long ago. These days, I'm more like the chill dude in this picture:

http://www.sascommunity.org/wiki/User_talk:MMMMIIIIKKKKEEEE

:-)

Considering you are in Richmond; hope you didn't suffer any property damage in the big shake-up yesterday!

Ray, best of luck in all your SAS endeavors!

I hope that this suggestion proves helpful now, and in the future!

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