Thank you, Mike.

I meant the surprise part of Uff Da, but more like a kid stepping
into a candy store than something else. Was also about to write you
and apologize for not calling while we were in Seattle. I am happy
that Mom decided a week was long enough to be gone instead of the two
or three she'd talked about, though. And no, I probably still didn't
see those houses that may not really even be in Mt. Vernon.

Nina, the Introduce Yourself letter was just something that's been
sitting in my mailbox waiting for some kind of answer ever since I
joined the group. Struck me as kind of funny that I missed reading
these messages so much when you all didn't even know I was ever here.

Looking forward to getting back into the archives now. Guess the
present realities aren't ever enough for me.

peace,
connie

--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, "m. nease" <mlnease@...> wrote:
> Dear Connie and Nina,
>
> In Seattle, where I live, there are many of Norwegian extraction. A
> favorite expression among them is "Uff Da!", often seen e.g. on
bumper
> stickers. I'm told it's a colloquialism without an exact meaning,
being
> mainly an exclamation of surprise--as at having just stepped in
something
> accidentally...!
>
> mike
>