Author: Miguel A. Ballicora
Date: 14:57:13 06/12/02
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On June 12, 2002 at 17:36:34, Jonas Cohonas wrote: >On June 12, 2002 at 16:00:19, Miguel A. Ballicora wrote: > >>On June 12, 2002 at 14:31:57, Slater Wold wrote: >> >>>Where'd you come up with the name? >>> >>>Crafty, Fritz, Junior, Rebel, Chess Tiger, Movei, Ferret, Monsoon, etc., etc. >>> >>> >>>Where'd they all come from? >> >>Gaviota is spanish for "Seagull". There two main reasons for its name >>1) My wife nickname when she was a kid >>2) The book "John Livingston Seagull" (Juan Salvador Gaviota in spanish) deals >>with a seagull that flies for the pleasure, trying to reach higher not for >>finding just food. That is the spirit of my programming: Pleasure. >> >>Regards, >>Miguel > >Isn't that the wonderful movie "_Jonathan_ Livingston Seagull" based on the >novel by Richard bach?? (in case it is, it is one of my favorite movies) >And i will dig it up from my humongus pile of OLD VHS tapes and watch it again >:) Yes, Richard Bach is the author. I may have confused the name in english since I read it in spanish when I was a kid. I didn't know there was a movie!! Regards, Miguel > >Regards >Jonas"a fellow flyer"cohonas
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