Re: [privacy] Wristwatches and socks

[Blanchard_Michael () emc com]

 The opening sequence of "the time Machine" and "Back to the Future" comes
to mind :-)


Michael P. Blanchard 
Antivirus / Security Engineer, CISSP, GCIH, CCSA-NGX, MCSE
Office of Information Security & Risk Management 
EMC ² Corporation 
4400 Computer Dr. 
Westboro, MA 01580 


-----Original Message-----
From: Drsolly [mailto:drsollyp () drsolly com] 
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 9:48 AM
To: Blanchard, Michael (InfoSec)
Cc: gar () askgar com; privacy () whitestar linuxbox org
Subject: RE: [privacy] Wristwatches and socks

Can anyone suggest a use for all these wristwatches?

On Fri, 16 Jun 2006 Blanchard_Michael () emc com wrote:

>  I have a drawer full of watches too, I guess people noticed the same
thing and figured the same as well.  I finally had to announce during one
family gathering that I don't wear watches and that they'd kindly stop
buying them for me for gifts.
>   My sock drawer isn't nearly as organized as yours though!  A couple pair
of black socks somewhere on the bottom (haven't been seen in a looong time),
amongst a pile of white socks.
> Michael P. Blanchard 
> Antivirus / Security Engineer, CISSP, GCIH, CCSA-NGX, MCSE
> Office of Information Security & Risk Management 
> EMC ² Corporation 
> 4400 Computer Dr. 
> Westboro, MA 01580 
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Warner [mailto:gar () askgar com] 
> Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 5:23 PM
> To: Drsolly
> Cc: Blanchard, Michael (InfoSec); privacy () whitestar linuxbox org
> Subject: Re: [privacy] preserve your privacy and avoid reliance on flawed
systems (was: Dispute Credit Card Charges at Your Peril)
> Its starting to sound like active "info sharing" security geeks are all 
> cut from the same mold.
>
> I bought twelve pair of identical black socks a couple years ago for the 
> same reason -- I just randomly grabbed socks (in the dark) out of my 
> drawer and figured that whatever came out was close enough if they were 
> the same shade as observed by the red LED of the alarm clock.  (Back 
> then I got up at 4:30 and wife not until 6:00.  Now we both get up at 
> 5:00 and I turn the light on.  And I have three colors now.  White on 
> the far left, black on the far right, and tan in the middle, lined up 
> perpendicular to the others.
>
> And I have somewhere around twelve watches, because people keep 
> observing that I don't wear a watch, determining that I must therefore 
> need one, and using it for the next gift giving occasion.  I remove the 
> battery, and stick it in the drawer with all the others.  (A couple of 
> them are REALLY nice watches!  Maybe someday my grandchildren will enjoy 
> them.)
>
>
> _-_
> gar

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