[at-l] Trailname Explanation (was re:Another cold weather question)

In a message dated 12/3/00 7:01:13 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
orangebug74@yahoo.com writes:

<< BTW, you can't take a trailname without a reason behind it. Tell the
 tale, Out Patient!
  >>

Ok, I'll try to explain this so it makes sense. A few days ago I made a post 
to the effect that I don't really feel well unless I'm outside. This isn't a 
new revelation to me, it's something I've been aware of for a very long time, 
it seems to be foremost in my mind as of late. Then Friday I was literally an 
out-patient for a procedure at the local hospital. As I was sitting in the 
waiting area, I was thinking about the outside/feeling good correlation and 
happened to look up at the sign which read, "Out Patient". Somehow it just 
seemed to click.  I'm a patient who needs to get "out" in order to be well. 
Then I had such a great time outside on Saturday, that it just seemed even 
more right.  My other choice would've been Outsider, but that has a different 
story, and seemed more likely to have been used.  Hope that explanation makes 
sense, and is acceptable to the trailname approval board. <VBG>
        Out Patient  (aka Tina)
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