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And the Oscar for Longest Email That Few Will Read goes to...




Beth




B <beeline AT mindspring.com> wrote:

>'Lo, I'networkers! I just finished a marathon session reading all of my 
>unread list emails for the past two months, an opportunity brought to me by 
>a nasty headcold that has left me with no ability to really *think*, 
>ifyouknowwhatImean. But talkative. Sorry.
>
>This session did not include every email passing to the list since Jan 1, 
>but pretty close: I cherry-picked during the past busy couple of months, 
>leaving followup threads for later....  Now, in no particular order....
>
>... The discussion about the so-called Internet cannibal in Germany charged 
>with "manslaughter" <chuckle> and the accompanying oblique references to mad 
>cow disease pulled this small haiku from my fevered brain:
>
>     nuts, fruits, seeds and eggs
>     the unborn are all fair game
>     but don't eat your own
>
>hummmm....
>
>... I already read the Marriage thread that Diana started, and must agree 
>that it was a great thread. I think that if two people love each other and 
>want to commit to each other, society should support their decision as there 
>is nothing quite so sad as love thwarted and no one quite so unstable as a 
>person *forced* to face life alone. Prayers for marriage aside....
>
>... And, Phil, as for a tie-in to the the ever-present privacy/rights 
>issues, what could possibly be more private or personal than how one chooses 
>to build one's household and who one accepts into it? [You said: "Looking at 
>this list as a microcosm of overall sentiment, we can see that the issue of 
>Gay marriage is more important to most people than the issue of whether or 
>not we live in a police state, and whether or not the Bill of Rights is 
>going to continue to be whittled away, bit by bit, until it's all gone."] ...
>
>... Veep Chaney has an openly lesbian daughter (and consider the so-called 
>"Log Cabin Republicans"), so really there are no firm and fast rules about 
>who should feel what about social constructs such as marriage....
>
>... Gay unions lead to poligamy, polyandry, and polyamory, like sex ed leads 
>to sexually active teens?...  (Perhaps giving minorities the vote led to 
>female suffrage.... Danger Will Robinson!)... I know a couple where he's 
>probably sincere but she's probably just looking for a passport to 
>citizenship, we'll know in a year.... "Simply divorce"? Having been through 
>that let me tell you that there's nothing really simple about divorce....
>
>... lib/conserv and flame wars on Our List? Wha'!? Shocked, shocked! A 
>conservative shows up and says he's gonna speak out? Oh Tom Woods, I'm glad 
>your gonna stay and play, as conservatives are not nearly as rare as once 
>thought.... D'ya think the primates at the zoo aren't amused by the hairless 
>apes standing on the concrete?...
>
>The emotional whirlpool whipped up by 9-11 has not yet settled, so most of 
>those (of us) who were formerly quite comfortable in their (our) 
>conservative/liberal skins are still checking out their (our) new and 
>improved vision of the universe. ... Don't pigeonhole I'networkers: I call 
>myself "conservative" when it comes to defending the shores of my country 
>and the tenants that I understand form this country's basic philosophy, yet 
>I am a card-carrying, ACLU "liberal" when it comes to how I want the 
>government to treat its citizens. I think. The definitions are becoming 
>amorphous, or it may be my poor head that's fuzzin' out....
>
>Me? Christian? Absolutely. Religious? No longer: there's simply too much 
>emotionalism in today's churches for _this_ bluestocking (that's a pre-nerd 
>female nerd, BTW). I believe God gave us our senses, our brains, and our 
>intellect for use rather than just for show. But I certainly don't require 
>those who whip themselves into a religious frenzy and reach for the 
>'lectricity of the Lord every Sunday to take an hour a week to sit quietly 
>and contemplate the beauty and logic of the universe with me, from my fallen 
>cedar tree atop a certain nearby wooded knoll....
>
>... Will I go see The Mel's film? No. I don't do The Violence. Besides, I 
>read The Book....
>... (<snork>... The Passion of The Dilbert. ... )
>
>And then there was the current events politics thread, introduced by council 
>consort Paul Jones:
>> http://www.presidentmatch.com/Main.jsp2?cp=main
>> to match yourself with a candidate for president. my students were shocked 
>> at the candidate that was picked for them based on their answers. i on the 
>> otherhand rigged my answers and got bush at 100%
>
>Paul, you missed a good opportunity to add a hearty 
><evil>BRRAHAHAHAHA!!!</evil> to our day. Never mind, those of us who read 
>minds heard it. (*Lie* to those nosy old pollsters, dahlin'....) I'd wrap it 
>all up nicely and tell you the stats from the posts but... sniffff... the 
>cold meds... ahchooo.... never real good at stats anyway, much better with 
>anecdotes.
>
>One thing bears repeating: Democrats, put April 17 on your calendar, and 
>collect some like-minded friends (register them 25 days before the election 
>so they can vote). Unfortunately, Diana, these caucuses won't be like those 
>in Iowa - you'll just fill out a piece of paper and leave. ...If one were 
>conspiracy minded, one could mutter darkly about the way the redistricting 
>imbroglios are confusing the whole election process this year....
>
>... Shea (and > TaB):
>
>>> It will be an interesting year.
>> Oh, it certainly will be, that is for sure.
>
>Yes, we are roundly cursed, Chinese style....
>
>... The Stork Video Rocked! ...  condos in carrboro seek high speed access 
>... Web Dev overview wanted [RTF(3rdparty)M] ... tech info ... more tech 
>info ... save our bbq, yeah! ... Howard D. may be out, but the Internet is 
>only stronger for his having run! Can't ignore that kind of money... privacy 
>issues (whatever happened to jack booted thugs?) ... tech help ...  will i 
>remember the tie-ins to these comments tomorrow? prob'ly not... ... ...
>
>...calling 911 ...  stomach virus, ugh ... "mandatory military service" and 
>"perks" - hummm ... the polygamist who got busted was busted for welfare 
>fraud, I believe ... alcoholic beverage recipe ... hacked snow closings ... 
>SpyBot (My Hero!) ... 
>
><yawn>
>
>... There were a lot of "snow here" posts.... what d'ya call a 4-wheel drive 
>with snow tires on ice? a sled.... <tease>learned Tom Boucher is a 
>misanthrope ("I hate most people....")</tease>.... 
>
>... Dave M, I admire your ability to blithly chum the shark-infested waters 
>that you're standing in....
>... Steve B, Now I know who to call if I need a theremin player....
>... Rah! Rock 'n' roll!...
>... G'night....
>
>"B"
>
>==
>People who did it but don't any more should be the very last ones in line to 
>regulate it, right behind those who do it all the time. 
>==
>
>
>
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