Geez, Uncle Mike, Maybe you didn’t get my letter? As you are a self proclaimed hermit and believer in the reading of good books, I thought ‘Hey! I ’ll ask Uncle Mike for some book recommendations.’ I even sent my own list along for encouragement. To my puzzlement you answer, instead, letters about pop-tops and such in what, to my mind, is a none-too-helpful tone. I worry you may be getting wrinkly spending so long in the deep end of the pool of sensationalism. I can understand, I’ve spent too much time there myself upon occasion. But Uncle Mike, I invite you to dry off a little and to please share some meaningful and needed advice with fellow wintering Oregonians. Thanks so much. Mari in Eugene, Oregon Dear Mari, Your worst suspicions are true. Uncle Mike didn’t get your letter. His editor in Cannon Beach does remember seeing it and, if it’s any comfort, is beside himself with shame that he hasn’t the foggiest notion where it went. All that’s left is to hope this is the worst thing that ever happens to any of us. If nothing else, it allowed you to get snotty and, as any number of self help books tell us, it’s best not to bottle up your feelings. Uncle Mike reviewed his answer to the letter you refer to and, in all fairness, would hardly call it’s tone “none- too-helpful”. H e’d call it derisive and openly hostile. People who fuss about nothing can sometimes bring this out in him. His only defense is that he’s never claimed to be Ann Landers. You ask about favorite books and, being helpful, Uncle Mike is happy to oblige with a short list. The Alexandria Quartet by Lawrence Durrel (four interwoven novels: “Justine”, “Balthazar”, “Mountolive”, and “Clea”); “Siddhartha” by Herman Hesse; the Smiley series by John LeCarre’: “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy”, “The Honorable Schoolboy”, “Smiley’s People”, and “Quantum Reality” by Nick Herbert. As for meaningful and needed advice for his fellow wintering Oregonians: stay warm and dry, drink lots of cocoa, and don’t harbor dark thoughts. Dear Uncle Mike, I don’t have a problem that needs your sage advice but I would like to hear your take on the YK2000 situation. End of civilization as we know it or another media flap? Front beach to boulevard, a natural choice fo r w om en's clothing. S’ ? 3O sr o 3 C N Dear Marv, Good for you for not having a problem and for having the good sense not to invent one just to appear normal. Knowing nothing more about computers than what to do with the on/off button, Uncle Mike hasn’t the foggiest notion who or what to believe. He does, however, have an abiding faith in the determination of corporate man to allow nothing to thwart the billing process. At best, they may be slow in arriving the first month. The due date will be unchanged. As delicious as it might sound, Uncle Mike doubts that when the little clocks tum to 00, the playing field will be leveled by a grand melt down of information as we know i t We’ll not be standing in line with Donald Trump and Bill Gates at the Office of Re-establishing Identity. What those in power need to retain their power will be tucked away in the safe. They’ll still know who you are, where you live, and whether or not you’re likely to buy a Buick. The peasants may, of course, be inconvenienced. There may be distribution glitches, w e’ll all need new computers or something new and scandalously profitable to slap into them, gasoline prices will certainly rise, and resort reservations will need to be confirmed. The sun, on the other hand, will continue to rise and set, the birds will still sing in the trees, the tides will go right on going in and out. 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