you are a dear, and one of my internationally traveled friends who can appreciate what a laptop failure can mean. i’m sure if you were in a situation similar to mine you’d have *sumund* (resilience) in abundance. one reason: we both frequent places like palestine and pakistan and parts of africa that are filled with people who persist and eventually overcome their obstacles. they influence us. teach us.

see ya down the road, old buddy,

—Skip

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Skip Schiel (a.k.a Ein al-Nour)

9 Sacramento St Cambridge MA 02138-1843 USA skipschiel@gmail.com 054-585-1214/059-236-7380 (mobile—currently in Palestine-Israel; to phone from outside: 972 + 54+ 585 + 1214 or 970 + 59 + 236 + 7380) http://teeksaphoto.org http://skipschiel.wordpress.com http://eyewitnessgaza.net

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—Peace Pilgrim

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P.S. I can relate … had scary problems with my own hard drive last summer in Ghana.