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Wade would like to know how did you get the wife to stop calling you names? I think he wants this information because of an incident this weekend involving ice fishing, an auger and a big knot on his head... Johanna

That was a great game...better luck next year Cardinals! Johanna

I know Jimmy Waldrep from Pgh. too, and my "old guild", the Georgia Leathercrafters, has said nothing but good things about him since he went to Atlanta. I'm a veteran store manager of JoAnn's and Tandy. Good help is hard to find. Some people can teach, some people can sell. It it hard to find both of those qualities in the same person. Without Tandy stores to serve as point-of-contacts for leather guilds, all the guilds suffered when the stores closed in the late 90s. If there is something you wish would change in your local leather store, Tandy or not, talk to the manager. The managers know you can buy your stuff from anyone, and they will go out of their way to make sure you want to call on them. Johanna

I like those, Tina! Big enough for your DL, cigs and a cell phone, and I like the clasp you used to close them. As usual, excellent job on the carvings, and I like the hair, too. Keep rocking, girl! Johanna

Ian- I haven't seen an email change yet today- did you get it done? Let me know if you need any help. Johanna

Bree's story also illustrates the point that David made with me this morning..."They don't pay you for what you do, they pay you for what you know." Think about the doctor, the electrician, the plumber, car mechanic, the tax preparer- do we blink when they hand us a bill? Are we glad they did the job, not us? Johanna

It has been a long time since I have asked for a catalog, but I remember having to pay a nominal fee that was refunded with my first order.

My dad still has Wade on probation for being a Bengals fan. I tried to defend him with "Being a Bengals fan PROVES how loyal a man is!" C'mon, even people in Ohio call them "The Bungles". Kurt Warner sounds like a great guy, but he's got to deal with the Steel Curtain. Good luck, Kurt! And Windy, I was trying to be polite with the "if". Ask the guys in Vegas who is going to win and what the point spread is. Go STEELERS! Johanna (who always liked Jack Lambert)

I just received a nice note from the president of OTB who wanted to let us know that OTB does NOT require a wholesale tax number for an order, but that they do have a $30 minimum order policy. OTB carries an enormous selection of hardware, and if you do a good bit of custom work, you will find yourself reaching for their catalog often. They carry a few items you probably can't get anywhere else. http://ohiotravelbag.com Johanna

I am planning to go- any Awful Waffles in the neighborhood, Brent? ~J

Okay, the economy is in the toilet, and there is a foot of snow on the ground. It is a relief to have something worth cheering! The Steelers (Pittsburgh!) are playing the Cardinals (what town are they from this year, anyway?) on Sunday. If the Steelers win, it will be their 6th Superbowl victory, more than any other team in the NFL's 43 years. I will be waving a terrible towel and wearing black and gold! Gooooo PITTSBURGH!!!

This flyer courtesy of Leatheroo. Thank you Roo! dimensionsinleather.pdf dimensionsinleather.pdf

I can't get the site either with my regular ISP, but Verizon sees it just fine. Odd. Must be a DNS issue. Johanna

From 711 to 1492 AD, Islamic Northern Africans, now known as Moors, conquered and occupied the Iberian Peninsula in various degrees, defeating the Christian kings of Spain and Portugal. The intricate floral designs we see today of scrolls and swirls stems from Muslim customs involving the depiction of animals and people. The Moors' leatherworking techniques were incorporated into the Spanish culture, and later carried to the New World via Mexico and Latin American exploration and conquest. Modern western floral carving is the result of many different cultures and their interpretations of ancient work. Johanna

Fourteen of you have chipped in to this unexpected, but sorely needed, pledge drive. The LW members and volunteer staff thank you all for remembering that we have bills that must be paid. Fresh coffee for everybody! Cookies over there on the table, help yourself. Thank you all. Johanna

My records show that you donated in November 2008, Darryl. Thank you for helping LW! John, you are right. Every little bit helps, and anyone who wants to chip into the kitty is welcome to click "My Controls" then "Purchase a Paid Subscription". or use the Pay Pal button on the main page, or we gratefully accept checks or money orders by snail mail. Thank you all for supporting LW. Without you folks, we couldn't keep going. Johanna

You guys all noticed that billyjoe posted this in May '08, right? ~J moving to old/sold.

One post to answer the PMs- she is talking about our Pabloz, Paul Zalesak, leatherwranglers home of the SK-3 swivel knife. Kathy- very nice! I hope you do the whole alphabet! Will a yak be featured on the Y? People have cases for their shotglasses? How cool is that? Is the mermaid's name Christina? Why is she swimming around a "C"? Sea! Oh, I see now. Yep, it's probably time for me to go to bed. Johanna

I get about a thousand junk emails a day. I'm lucky my ISP has a good filter. A router is a device that allows you to split your broadband service to different areas, either with a wired connection, or wirelessly. If you have one of these, flip it over and "log in" to your router and secure your network, if you haven't already done so. On the bottom there is usually a sticker with the default user name and password, and a web address to log in and set it. If you don't secure the router, the neighbor may use your connection to do something illegal, and the law will want to talk to you. You can turn off the automatic reboot in XP & Vista by going to Control Panel> System> Start Up and Recovery Options and untick the automatically reboot. This will result in the computer getting a "blue screen of death" which has a helpful code number that lets you start to guess or Google where the problem is, but if that is your only computer, and it won't reboot, well, that could be a problem. A lot of times errors like this are caused by incompatible drivers (like getting a new DVD unit) or power surges (hardware failure) or a bad update...sometimes Windows recovers and carries on, and sometimes it just coughs and dies. (Life is often mysterious just like that, too!) I would do BACK UPS of anything of value to you on that computer, just because you don't know how sick the patient is. It might be nothing, and never do it again, or it might be the start of a headache. Computers are like that. Gotta love 'em. But, thanks to computers, I've met some really neat leatherworkers from all over the planet... Johanna

Welcome to LW! We're neighbors! I live near Grand Lake St Marys in New Knoxville. Glad you found the board, looking forward to seeing more of your work! Johanna

You've got the Extreme Leather Workshop coming up in March in Asheville! Welcome to LW! Johanna

My first sweetheart had a bike a lot like yours, but the leather wasn't nearly as nice. I liked sitting up high like that because I didn't get any hair in my mouth. ~J

Grandchildren are just the most fun- you play with them, sugar them up, then when you've had enough....you give them back their parents and leave, laughing! Congratulations, Clay! Pics please! Johanna

I have to agree with what Shorts said. She's right about being in shape, and everything fitting better. I like the way she explained that if the holster or belt is drawing her attention to adjust it, it doesn't fit properly. Also, being 40-something years old, I know my body is not like it was before I had babies. My hips are wider in proportion to my waist, even though I am the same weight and height, than when I was in my twenties. And, I cut my belts straight and let my body put the natural curve into them over time. When I measure someone for a belt, I have them take off the one they are wearing. I put my tape measure next to it, kinda adjust for the curve, and measure from the hole they are using to the end. That's how I figure out their center hole, then two up and two down, because we girls do change sizes in the course of a month. I have cut guitar straps on a curve, but it "wastes" leather (I know, there is no such thing as scrap!) because you can't cut as many from a side. When I buy a side I cut off straps from the back, not the belly (too stretchy) and I can usually pay for the side with a few of the straps, leaving me plenty of leather for whatever I'm doing with the rest. I expect my belts to acquire a natural curve after use. Johanna ps- most women do not use belts to hold their pants up. Our pants stay up whether we have a belt on or not (that hips thing!) Belts are fashion accessories, not for "function" MOST of the time with women. That is not true for men who require a belt to avoid showing a "plumber butt" when their pants slide below their hips. Add their wallet, holster etc. into the mix, and they need a belt or they will walk around hiking their pants up, or worse, showing everyone more than they want to see.

Some of the older viruses will show in task manager, but the newer infections are much more sophisticated. Best advice is to: 1. Click responsibly (no P2P filesharing etc) 2. Use a reputable security program, let it update and never never turn it off 3. If you have your doubts about whether a process in task manager is legit- Google it. 4. If you think your computer is infected, go to geekstogo and get help. 5. Set up limited accounts for guests on your computer. Prevention is always easier than the cure. But when you buy a new computer, INSIST that you get a recovery cd or dvd because if you really trash your computer, that's the only foolproof (and the fastest) way to make things right. Johanna