From: owner-eda-thoughts-digest@smoe.org (eda-thoughts-digest) To: eda-thoughts-digest@smoe.org Subject: eda-thoughts-digest V2 #118 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, April 25 1999 Volume 02 : Number 118 * 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: Outcasts? we're all outcasts [Mandabear four ] [none] [Kristin A Maynard ] ET: my fault, his fault, her fault [winters ] Re: ET: Outcasts? we're all outcasts [Fervent Spirit ] [none] [Mandabear four ] [none] [Courtney M Gordon ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 10:07:30 -0400 From: Mandabear four Subject: ET: Outcasts? we're all outcasts It's kinda funny how everyone keeps saying that these kids are outcasts and everything but they made themselves that way. Teachers and faculty tried to get these boys into activities and the only one they wanted to be in was a video club. They made themselves more of an outcast by refusing to participate. And if you think about it, we are all outcasts. Not a single person fits into every clique at school or at work or wherever. We are all outcasts from some group of sorts and yet we don't go around shooting people cuz of our social status. Anyone can make themselves fit in anywhere if you try hard enough. ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 11:49:00 -0400 From: Kristin A Maynard Subject: [none] As I was driving to work this morning I passed by an elementary school and noticed that the flag had been lowered to half-mast in memory of the students and their families in Littleton, Colorado. What a wonderful gesture that simple act is. But, I thought to myself, what can I do to show others that I too am deeply affected by this tragedy. Turn on a light. Turn on my headlights. Turn on my porch light. But how do I get this message to others? Use the Internet. I'm sending this message to everyone on my email list and am asking that you do the same. I am going to turn on my headlights on Friday morning on my way to work, on Saturday as I run my errands and especially on Sunday as I go to my place of worship. I'm also going to turn on my porch lights on Friday, Saturday and Sunday night. I'm going to turn on my lights for the families in Littleton to show them that I care about them, that I feel the pain and hurt and heartache. I'm going to turn on my lights for what is right about this country. I'm going to turn on my lights against the darkness, the anger and the prejudice. I hope you will join me. One light is not much but put them together and we can light up the world. Turn on your lights - show that you stand for what is right about America. And as you turn on your headlights and porch lights this weekend; turn on the light in your heart and soul. Show the world that this is not what America is all about. With your light shining bright, along with others, we can come together (if only for a brief moment) and combat the evil that confronts us all. Please pass this email on to everyone on your address list. Let's see if we can get this message to everyone across this great country before Friday morning and use lets the Internet for what it was intended - good. Turn on your headlights on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 23, 24, and 25. Turn on your porch lights Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night, April 23, 24, and 25. Light up America. Show that you care about what is right about our country. Pass this email along as soon as possible. Klaus Driessen 5314 Hidden Trials Drive Arlington, Texas 76017 (817) 478-5134 klaus@tenet.edu <> ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 11:12:53 -0700 From: winters Subject: ET: my fault, his fault, her fault there was a recent survery done, said dad's talk to their kids on average 30 seconds a day, the mothers just a minute longer. and what do they say? i love you? i'm concerend about you? i'm proud of you? of course not, they wanna know about the weather. what i'm trying to say here is, parents don't know their children. some do, some amazing parents do. i'd hate to say that my father is the exception to the rule, but he has been by my side since day one. he wasn't by my sister's side at all, she got messed up. sometimes, father's especialy, aren't aware of what an important influence they are. your greatest influence in life isn't media, it's not your friends or music, it's your parents. this just proves yet again, how evil guns are. the point of a handgun is to kill someone. it is made for murder, yet it is completely legal. england is doing great without guns and a lot of other western nations are, so why must we be so violent? i think it would be close to impossible to outlaw all guns, but we can outlaw handguns and create restrictions, but mostly, beyond gun control, parents need to be more active. a parent being involved in a child's life adds so much, simply by being there helps. just take a second, look beyond your clique of friends, look past the favorite hang out, past the parties out in the woods, and look into the eyes of the quiet one, of the student that gets a hard time. we live each day unaware of so many people, we live in our bubbles, burst that bubble and get out of the comfort zone. eat lunch not at your usual table, go someplace else. driving home from school? offer someone a ride home, someone that you don't know very well.everyone has a story to tell, you can never pick out which person is in what pain,but you can try and be a friend to everyone, even the people who don't seem to want to be friends. kat imperfect angels ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 11:48:16 -0500 From: Fervent Spirit Subject: Re: ET: Outcasts? we're all outcasts What makes this world of our so great is Diversity! We are all different, we have many races and religions and we all like to do what we like to do. You cant push someone to do something they dont want to do! If i didnt want to play sports, you cant make me! But does that give my peers the right to harrase me? Because i dont like sports or i'm in the A/V club or in the chess club (for example). Rarely have i ever heard of someone hatting what they like to do, it takes another person/s to hate what you do! "Scott S." -Big Sexy Angel "WE ARE ALL GOD'S CHILDREN! BUT WHY DO WE KILL EACH OTHER?" P.E.A.C.C.EŠ President/Founder and Proud EDA! http://homestead.com/rocksolid ICQ#9685289 ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 19:21:39 -0400 From: Mandabear four Subject: [none] ATTITUDE DETERMINES ATTITUDE > >I woke up early today, excited over all I get to do before the clock >strikes midnight. I have responsibilities to fulfill today. I am >important. >My job is to choose what kind of day I am going to have. > >Today I can complain because the weather is rainy or I can be thankful that >the grass is getting watered for free. > >Today I can feel sad that I don't have more money or I can be glad that my >finances encourage me to plan my purchases wisely and guide me away from >waste. > >Today I can grumble about my health or I can rejoice that I am alive. > >Today I can lament over all that my parents didn't give me when I was >growing up or I can feel grateful that they allowed me to be born. > >Today I can cry because roses have thorns or I can celebrate that thorns >have roses. > >Today I can mourn my lack of friends or I can excitedly embark upon a quest >to discover new relationships. > >Today I can whine because I have to go to work or I can shout for joy >because I have a job to do. > >Today I can complain because I have to go to school or eagerly open my mind >and fill it with rich new tidbits of knowledge. > >Today I can murmur dejectedly because I have to do housework or I can feel >honored because the Lord has provided shelter for my mind, body and soul. > >Today stretches ahead of me, waiting to be shaped. And here I am, the >sculptor who gets to do the shaping. > >What today will be like is up to me. I get to choose what kind of day I >will have! > >Have a Great Day ... Unless you have other plans? > > > > ________________________________________________________________ Get secure free e-mail that you don't need Web access to use from Juno, the world's second largest online service. Download your free software at http://www.juno.com/getit.b.html. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 22:29:18 -0400 From: Courtney M Gordon Subject: [none] (untitled) that shouldn't have ever happened. not that i had a problem with it. but it did help to ruin a friendship. the friendship was also something that shouldn't have happened. so by falling in love with you which caused me a lot of grief for the next 8 months, i got rid of a "friend" who ran her mouth about me. and regretably all i have to show for it is knowing that a true friend will only stab you in the front. constructive criticism, questions and comments all welcomed with open arms! love and luck always Courtney ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. 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