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Tom Nakashima wrote:
"rw" wrote in message
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Stanford allows the public to use their libraries. It's not quite as easy
as wandering in off the street, but it's not difficult.

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Thought you had to have a Stanford ID.

A member of the public can get a card permitting them access to the
libraries for some fixed number of visits per year. I don't recall
exactly how many. Also, alumni and alumnae have free access.

My son is a freshman at Stanford University. Says he loves to study in the
music library because very few students use it.
He also thinks it's haunted. Late one night he was the only one in the
music library, looking over their great selection of cello concertos and
said he thought he heard someone playing the harpsichord very softly.
-tom

Good for your son. It's an achievement even to get in. Stanford is a
great place to go to college. It has just the right mix of brilliant
professors, serious students, a beautiful campus, and nearly perfect
weather. I taught there occasionally as a visiting scholar when I worked
at SRI, and I have a residence in Menlo Park, virtually right next door.
My wife went there for undergraduate study and law school.

I highly recommend going to a baseball game at the sunken diamond, the
most intimate baseball venue I've ever seen. Stanford regularly has a
kick-ass baseball team, too.

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Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

rw wrote:
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I highly recommend going to a baseball game at the sunken diamond, the
most intimate baseball venue I've ever seen. Stanford regularly has a
kick-ass baseball team, too.

College baseball is pathetic and bears almost no resemblence
to the real game at all.

When the bat meets the ball you should hear a solid THWACK,
not tink. It'll take some poor relief pitcher with a ****
poor curve ball getting killed with a hard line drive right
to the noggin to remedy that travesty. And that's a shame.

--
Ken Fortenberry

Ken Fortenberry wrote:
rw wrote:

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I highly recommend going to a baseball game at the sunken diamond, the
most intimate baseball venue I've ever seen. Stanford regularly has a
kick-ass baseball team, too.


College baseball is pathetic and bears almost no resemblence
to the real game at all.

Whatever. I like the college game much more than the overpriced,
roid-rage pro game played in huge stadiums. The college kids are playing
for fun and glory, as the game is supposed to be played. They have no
real shot at "the show." I prefer college hockey for the same reason.

I'm not crazy about the aluminum bats, either, but it's a small price to
pay.

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Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

"William Claspy" wrote in message
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On 11/22/05 6:32 AM, in article
, "lazarus cooke"
wrote:

Whoa, whoa, WHOA there! Just because I didn't put a smiley in doesn't
mean
you get to go all Wayne Knight on me! :-)


FY Claspy. And get yer own cane rod next time.

On 11/22/05 11:56 PM, in article
, "Wayne Knight"
wrote:


"William Claspy" wrote in message
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On 11/22/05 6:32 AM, in article
, "lazarus cooke"
wrote:

Whoa, whoa, WHOA there! Just because I didn't put a smiley in doesn't
mean
you get to go all Wayne Knight on me! :-)


FY Claspy. And get yer own cane rod next time.

Who loves ya, Sugar Daddy?

:-)

Bill

"rw" wrote in message
nk.net...
Tom Nakashima wrote:
"rw" wrote in message
news
Stanford allows the public to use their libraries. It's not quite as easy
as wandering in off the street, but it's not difficult.

Thought you had to have a Stanford ID.

A member of the public can get a card permitting them access to the
libraries for some fixed number of visits per year. I don't recall exactly
how many. Also, alumni and alumnae have free access.

I found the link to the Stanford Libraries for public access:
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/how_to/b...ers/index.html


My son is a freshman at Stanford University. Says he loves to study in
the music library because very few students use it.
He also thinks it's haunted. Late one night he was the only one in the
music library, looking over their great selection of cello concertos and
said he thought he heard someone playing the harpsichord very softly.
-tom

Good for your son. It's an achievement even to get in. Stanford is a great
place to go to college. It has just the right mix of brilliant professors,
serious students, a beautiful campus, and nearly perfect weather. I taught
there occasionally as a visiting scholar when I worked at SRI, and I have
a residence in Menlo Park, virtually right next door. My wife went there
for undergraduate study and law school.

That's great rw for you and your wife. Stanford is indeed a beautiful
campus, my son is a local boy, 30 min. from home and 7 min. from my work. I
asked my son about the academic load, says the exams aren't that hard, it's
just that the professors try to make you use your brain. I guess they
figure any Stanford student can ace a normal test, so they throw in a lot of
trick questions.
My son plays the cello for the Stanford Symphony Orchestra, wants to major
in Biological Sciences and someday become a physician. It's a long haul for
me as well, as I had ideas of retiring at 55, but it looks as though I'll
have to put that on hold.



I highly recommend going to a baseball game at the sunken diamond, the
most intimate baseball venue I've ever seen. Stanford regularly has a
kick-ass baseball team, too.


Yes, I plan to watch a few sports events on the campus in baseball,
basketball and swimming.
-tom