From: owner-eda-thoughts-digest@smoe.org (eda-thoughts-digest) To: eda-thoughts-digest@smoe.org Subject: eda-thoughts-digest V2 #341 Reply-To: eda-thoughts@smoe.org Sender: owner-eda-thoughts-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-eda-thoughts-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk eda-thoughts-digest Sunday, November 28 1999 Volume 02 : Number 341 * If you ever wish to unsubscribe, send an email to * eda-thoughts-digest-request@smoe.org with ONLY * the word unsubscribe in the body of the email * . * PLEASE :) when you reply to this digest to send a post TO the list, * change the subject to reflect what your post is about. A subject * of Re: eda-thoughts-digest V2 #xxx or the like gives readers no clue * as to what your message is about. Today's Subjects: ----------------- ET: calender.. [JewelAng@aol.com] ET: steve ["steve c" <51peg@abts.net>] ET: Power of a smile (fwd) [Seth Fulmer ] ET: ~ aeroplane ~ ["maRty" ] ET: friday writings on your printed e-mail :) [shivergirl ] ET: ~ star-spangled ceiling at nitee&hot like the sun ~ ["maRty" ] ET: yo ["C. C. & S." ] ET: RE: steve ["Kevin B. Pease" ] ET: NOT A POH-EMM! THANK GOD! ;) [shivergirl ] Re: ET: RE: steve ["~* cymbaline *~" ] ET: nye and other stuff [KTLUVSJOE@aol.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 28 Nov 1999 00:04:24 EST From: JewelAng@aol.com Subject: ET: calender.. 27-TV "Sessions At West 54th Street" (Jewel's Christmas Special for this popular music series will begin broadcasting this weekend on many PBS stations. Check local listings or contact your local PBS station for accurate broadcasting information for your location.) 30 Release- "Jewel: A Life Uncommon" Home Video (Jewel's long awaited first home video project is released to retail stores. Please see Headline ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Nov 1999 02:38:49 -0500 From: "steve c" <51peg@abts.net> Subject: ET: steve New Year? Millennium? To be honest.. hmmmm, well... I do wish I were with Claudia.. but really.... Big Deal.. It is only another day. Just another excuse for mankind to drink beer, have unprotected sex with whoever we meet, and act really stupid... I know that is harsh. I do apologize to many people... Yet, I wonder.. How many people will get killed by drunk drivers.. how many riots.. how many unwanted pregnancies... how many more victims of STD's... how many more problems will we give each other.." I kissed so and so for new years.. i screwed so and so .. wow.. how cool" " GET A LIFE "... It's the same thing I always talk about.. The only reason I ever post things like this.. Isn't to tell everyone that i hate who we are.. or that they should not party or do whatever they want..( why it is fun to get drunk.. i still can't figure out ) but anyway.. just .. think.. I mean if you just add a little brainpower and common sense into your equations.. maybe you will say to yourself " o.k. i think I've had one too many.. Maybe it would be a bad idea for me to be a stupid slut and screw this guy.." DUH!!!!... just wake up... I'm not pointing any fingers.. I think EDA thoughts is just wonderful.. All of you have given me so much understanding and help... I wish you the best... This email isn't even targeted at any of you.. I guess.. I guess i just finally found a place where i can speak my mind.. (hugs to you all) Steve ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Nov 1999 08:01:01 -0500 (EST) From: Seth Fulmer Subject: ET: Power of a smile (fwd) Heya :) Sorry everyone if I didn't send this right away. I really don't know what is wrong with society these days *sigh* :/ Well, enjoy and if you don't want to receive any more of these forwards anymore, please let me know and I won't send them to you any more. -Seth - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 09:02:57 -0500 From: Daniel C Siciliano To: kaosking@voicenet.com Subject: Power of a smile I am a mother of three (ages 14, 12, 3) and have recently completed my college degree. The last class I had to take was Sociology. The teacher was absolutely inspiring with the qualities that I wish every human being had been graced with. Her last project of the term was called "Smile." The class was asked to go out and smile at three people and document their reactions. I am a very friendly person and always smile at everyone and say hello anyway, so, I thought, this would be a piece of cake, literally. Soon after we were assigned the project, my husband, youngest son, and I went out to McDonald's one crisp March morning. It was just our way of sharing special play time with our son. We were standing in line, waiting to be served, when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back away, and then even my husband did. I did not move an inch...an overwhelming feeling of panic welled up inside of me as I turned to see why they had moved. As I turned around I smelled a horrible "dirty body" smell, and there standing behind me were two poor homeless men. As I looked down at the short gentleman, close to me, he was "smiling". His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of God's Light as he searched for acceptance. He said, "Good day" as he counted the few coins he had been clutching. The second man fumbled with his hands as he stood behind his friend. I realized the second man was mentally deficient and the blue eyed gentleman was his salvation. I held my tears as I stood there with them. The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted. He said, "Coffee is all Miss" because that was all they could afford. (If they wanted to sit in the restaurant and warm up, they had to buy something. He just wanted to be warm). Then I really felt it - the compulsion was so great I almost reached out and embraced the little man with the blue eyes. That is when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were set on me, judging my every action. I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a separate tray. I then walked around the corner to the table that the men had chosen as a resting spot. I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue eyed gentleman's cold hand. He looked up at me, with tears in his eyes, and said, "Thank you." I leaned over, began to pat his hand and said, "I did not do this for you. God is here working through me to give you hope." I started to cry as I walked away to join my husband and son. When I sat down my husband smiled at me and said, "That is why God gave you to me, Honey. To give me hope." We held hands for a moment and at that time we knew that only because of the Grace that we had been given were we able to give. That day showed me the pure Light of God's sweet love. I returned to college, on the last evening of class, with this story in hand. I turned in "my project" and the instructor read it. Then she looked up at me and said, "Can I share this?" I slowly nodded as she got the attention of the class. She began to read and that is when I knew that we, as human beings and being part of God, share this need to heal people and be healed. In my own way I had touched the people at McDonald's, my husband, son, instructor, and every soul that shared the classroom on the last night I spent as a college student. I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn: UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE. Much love and compassion is sent to each and every person who may read this and learn how to LOVE PEOPLE AND USE THINGS - NOT LOVE THINGS AND USE PEOPLE. An Angel wrote: Many people will walk in and out or your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart. To handle yourself, use your head, To handle others, use your heart. Anger is only one letter short of danger. Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people. God Gives every bird it's food, but He does not throw it into it's nest. He who loses money, loses much; He who loses a friend, loses more; He who loses faith, loses all. Beautiful young people are acts of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art. Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself. The tongue weighs practically nothing, but so few people can hold it. Friends, you and me..you brought another friend... And then there were 3....we started our group.... Our circle of friends......and like that circle....... There is no beginning........there is no end ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Nov 1999 16:05:56 +0100 From: "maRty" Subject: ET: ~ aeroplane ~ ¤ gazing at the western sky there she is my lantern my burning hope my star* like an angel from the sky like the sun like the planets over land over seas thousand ocean-s-miles apart carried away by ~ wings of affection ~ ¤ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Nov 1999 12:39:35 -0500 From: shivergirl Subject: ET: friday writings on your printed e-mail :) * you are inside my head all day you crawl around in my heart you are the extra pillow in my bed at night you are the original beckoning beautiful northern star* * ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Nov 1999 14:32:46 -0600 From: Courtney M Gordon Subject: ET: my weekend, NYE Dear Everybody, Well, yesterday I broke up with tony, and he took it a lot better than I thought. (whew!) He just said it was understandable that Bob and I would get back together cuz we'd dated for 8 months before all this. This happened yesterday, and Bob is grounded off his phone, so he won't find out until Monday...But that's okay. Yesterday I was shopping with my sister Monica, and this little girl mis-pronounced Britney Spears' name, and called her Stinky Beer. Then her mom corrected her... It was so cute. (yes I'm easily amused) For New Years...I was thinking of seeing if Serina and some of my other friends could spend the night.. but serene's mom is extremely over protective and doesn't trust me anyway (thinks i'm going to corrupt her daughter who isn't exactly an angel anyway) so I'll probably be chatting with Chris and everybody else. Either that or sitting around doing nothing, on the phone with serene, or something else totally unproductive. love and luck always Courtney ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Nov 1999 22:22:17 +0100 From: "maRty" Subject: ET: ~ star-spangled ceiling at nitee&hot like the sun ~ ¤ you* are the shivering well-being quivering i feel whenever a quiet and peaceful moment comes my way at werk at home at night in bed you* are the stuffing in my comfy mattress you* are the hot water in my shower the soap you* are my most private listener through the day you* are in the smileys i scatter around me you* are the sunlight ¤ and the moonlight º and all the stars * ¤ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Nov 1999 15:35:24 -0800 From: "C. C. & S." Subject: ET: ~ >>><< bleh! see all the problems women cause?!?! >> That WOMEN cause?? Look at all the ones men cause...but the blame on the right side..<<< DAMN, i know, no KIDDING! as for me, my retardo parents are Y2K-theory-bugged (eeh), so I can't travel. and the people here..have THE lamest parties. i mean, i'm sorry but it would be nice if i'm not going to be high or plastered or sugar-crazed, to do SOMETHING crazy! i know it's JUST the new year but GODDAMN, would it kill this world to have some fun? um, yeah, so anyway, i might go to this party my friend's having but i bet it'll be lame...but it's that, or be home drinking nonalcoholic wine watching movies with my family AAAAAAAAH >> I totaly agree that the millenium date isnt until 2001, but I certainly hope Im not going to be with people who just talk about that all night.....and plus, whos to say we cant have TWO massive parties? :)<<< i'm all for it babe! >>>Well, as of yet I have no plans. Course, I have a month. What I'd really like to do is spend it with Joe... ;) but seeing how as I want to try and be upfront with my parents when it comes to going out with him by then, and my mom would probably just plant me down for a lecture... I'd imagine I'll more likely end up with girlfriends. Or by myself waiting for that fateful hour where the world goes black -- heh, not if I can help it.<<< yeah nai, i'll prob be doin that too. a nice little par-tay with ..my girl friends. i'd love to have a real sweet hot guy to kiss, but--- apparently, my Mr. Future isn't going to arrive in time. sam the ? angel who has been quiet for awhile on here ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Nov 1999 15:44:06 -0800 From: "C. C. & S." Subject: ET: yo ~~~hey everyone~~~ i'm going to be gone today-wednesday for my dad's surgery (which is tomorrow). and i won't be home much the whole week. so talk to yall when i get back. lotsa love sam ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Nov 1999 20:38:33 -0500 From: "Kevin B. Pease" Subject: ET: RE: steve On Sunday, November 28, 1999 2:39 AM, steve c [SMTP:51peg@abts.net] wrote: > but really.... Big Deal.. It is only another day. Just another excuse for > mankind to drink beer, have unprotected sex with whoever we meet, and act > really stupid... I know that is harsh. I do apologize to many people... Yeah, it is pretty harsh... and I think it's a remarkably unfair oversimplification. Yes, there will be people drinking beer on New Year's Eve (honestly, if I had my choice, I'd far rather sit back and have a beer with my friends than sit at work for 9 hours over New Year's Eve), and yes, there probably will be people acting stupid, and people having unprotected sex. But to make such grand & sweeping statements about "mankind" I think is a grossly unfair exaggeration. > I wonder.. How many people will get killed by drunk drivers.. One is too many. > how many riots.. One is too many. > how many unwanted pregnancies... One is too many. > how many more victims of STD's... One is too many. I guess the difference between our outlooks is that I think we're capable of also doing countless really _good_ things for each other. Yes, there's always going to be ugly crap going on in life. But there's also a lot of beauty out there -- just because humans are fallible & make mistakes doesn't mean we're beyond salvage, and doomed to kill ourselves out of our own stupidity. I agree - -- all of the stuff you mentioned above is tragic, and I wish it wouldn't happen. But for every tragedy, how many kids will be born into loving families that desperately want them? How many people will fall in love? How many lives will be saved by advances in medicine? How much kindness will be done by people, for other people? Think about it before you write us all off as a lost cause... > " I kissed so and so for new > years.. i screwed so and so .. wow.. how cool" " GET A LIFE "... It's the > same thing I always talk about.. The only reason I ever post things like > this.. Isn't to tell everyone that i hate who we are.. It certainly sounds that way to me? > or that they should > not party or do whatever they want..( why it is fun to get drunk.. i still > can't figure out ) but anyway.. just .. think.. I mean if you just add a > little brainpower and common sense into your equations.. maybe you will say > to yourself " o.k. i think I've had one too many.. Maybe it would be a bad > idea for me to be a stupid slut and screw this guy.." Well, it does take two to tango (legally)... Let's not simply bash on the ladies.... ;) I'll agree, there's a LOT that's wrong with this world, and there's a lot that needs improvement... but to make these sweeping, widescale statements about mankind (and of course, present company is excepted, although their comments prompted your diatribe, apparently) is a little rash, I think. Kevin - ---------- Kevin Pease kbpease@concentric.net ICQ UIN: 3106063 AOL IM: kbpease ". . . no I don't need a miracle, but I could use a push in the right direction . . . " ---(The Refreshments, Interstate)--- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Nov 1999 21:40:59 -0500 From: shivergirl Subject: ET: NOT A POH-EMM! THANK GOD! ;) so the hot-top is the time when the numbers change.. k. don't mind if i leave the glass half-emptee debate on earth and.. i'll be packin my suitcase for heaven when the clock strikes twelve in case any of you were wonderin (yeah right ;) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 03:16:39 GMT From: "~* cymbaline *~" Subject: Re: ET: RE: steve Actually... though I hate drinking... getting drunk is so much fun! I can't describe why... but it gives you this great sense of relaxation and happiness. For me, at least. Then when i start acting like an ass, and going up to my exboyfriend saying "Wanna Fuck?!", then getting all dizzy, disorientated, and nasty feeling... then that's a different story. But yes... getting drunk can be so fun! I am a very shy and uptight person when in a large crowd. I'm very uncomfortable... but give me a few drinks: I'm relaxed, more at ease with the situation and can have a great time... dancing the night away! (Sober... I'd never dance or anything in front of people. I'm so shy I'd stand in a corner by myself) Anyways... ttyl kelly ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Nov 1999 23:26:26 EST From: KTLUVSJOE@aol.com Subject: ET: nye and other stuff well, here I am in front of this damn computer again. And hows everyone's evening? mine was good, I just got home from my boyfriends house and i miss him already. :o(. For new years, most likely my parents arent gonna be home and its me and Joeys two year anniversary so i'm cooking him a candlelight dinner and we'll probably just watch the ball drop on tv and have our new years kiss!:o) wow.... almost two years ago...january first 1998 at 3:07 am....I first realized what love was! sorry i'm blabbering. i'm so mad i couldnt make it to coconuts on friday i really wanted to see jewel and bring either my poems or my guitar and ask her to sign it, but thats over now. talk to you guys later! Katherine (the angel w/ the silver lined wings) ------------------------------ End of eda-thoughts-digest V2 #341 **********************************