small victory at work

I got SAS to print an ODS .rtf table, and it needed minimal editing.

Of course, I still don't know how to use PROC TEMPLATE, but there is at least some info on the web. I'd like my .rtf tables to come out the way I want them, without having to do any editing in MSWord.

However, I still think someone at SAS had a sense of humor, when they made sure their new spiffy Output Delivery System has an acronym that is best pronounced as "odious."

(and the stuff I had to verify yesterday is now verified. Victor's all over it. So I done good.)

a big ol birthday girl

Happy 60th birthday, Dolly Parton! (a day late, but oh well...)

and a few words from her song "Hello God"

This old world has gone to pieces
Can we fix it, is there time?
Hate and violence just increases
We're so selfish, cruel and blind
We fight and kill each other
In your name, defending you
Do you love some more than others?
We're so lost and confused
…
Hello God, we beseech you
In the name of all that’s true
Hello God, please forgive us
For we know not what we do.