From: owner-eda-thoughts-digest@smoe.org (eda-thoughts-digest) To: eda-thoughts-digest@smoe.org Subject: eda-thoughts-digest V3 #408 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 Wednesday, December 20 2000 Volume 03 : Number 408 * 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 V3 #xxx or the like gives readers no clue * as to what your message is about. Today's Subjects: ----------------- ET: Starving inside ["*~*~ Claudia ~*~*" ] ET: Military Friends and the Holidays [Rachel Musser Subject: ET: Starving inside ~Starving inside~ Back to the brit-pop years every song was about her fears Enjoying her pain in the morning rain it made her feel like a watercolor stain. Watching everybody from another world she only felt safe in her little cold hole. She craved cigarettes just to disappear in their smoke that way her loneliness seemed just another joke. Starving indide/ it gives such a perfect smile craving not to crave/lighter and lighter every day you can almost disappear/but the pain is always here. The grey of the sky was her strength how she wished she wanted less. That guy smiled to her, you know another reason to say no. It hurt so bad to fight against her will but their love was a chance she could not miss. Just a little more and it won't hurt anymore just lose some more and they won't leave you alone. Starving inside/it feels so good to die wanting not to want/just empty like your soul you can almost disappear/but the pain is always here. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 16:20:54 -0800 (PST) From: Rachel Musser Subject: ET: Military Friends and the Holidays Note: forwarded message attached. Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. http://shopping.yahoo.com/ X-Apparently-To: silverangel13_1985@yahoo.com via web5505 Return-Path: X-Track: 1: 40 Received: from f31.law11.hotmail.com (EHLO hotmail.com) (64.4.17.31) by mta203.mail.yahoo.com with SMTP; 18 Dec 2000 20:49:32 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 18 Dec 2000 20:41:46 -0800 Received: from 216.230.163.29 by lw11fd.law11.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Tue, 19 Dec 2000 04:41:46 GMT X-Originating-IP: [216.230.163.29] From: "Black Rain" To: Silverangel13_1985@yahoo.com, balvarado56@hotmail.com, ralvarado61@hotmail.com, terryw61@excite.com, dragonfly_69_99@yahoo.com, smunkin@stny.rr.com, thetitan03@aol.com, socialbug2@hotmail.com Subject: Fwd: Military Friends and the Holidays Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 23:41:46 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 19 Dec 2000 04:41:46.0793 (UTC) FILETIME=[FE7AE190:01C06975] Content-Length: 4225 >From: SAW23@webtv.net (Steve) >To: ambie45@hotmail.com, jana_ortiz@houghton.edu, marshmello8@hotmail.com, >jessy_larson@hotmail.com, lazy_bum03@hotmail.com, mikesgrl329@aol.com, >bsb_freak_22@hotmail.com, emmieandus@mkl.com, purple_97@hotmail.com, >wiccanmoon_stella@hotmail.com >Subject: Fwd: Military Friends and the Holidays >Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 23:29:53 -0500 (EST) > > >Dear Family & Friends, >When I joined the Air Force many years ago, I knew it would take me away >from family. I chose the Air Force and love it. But holidays were >without family and at times it was very difficult. But I knew it would >be that way. I feel I have a small but important role in keeping freedom >in our country. Please read this poem and be happy but remember those >serving your country. > T'WAS THE NIGHT BEFORE >CHRISTMAS, HE LIVED ALL ALONE, IN A ONE BEDROOM HOUSE >MADE OF PLASTER AND STONE. > I HAD COME DOWN THE >CHIMNEY WITH PRESENTS TO >GIVE, > AND TO SEE JUST WHO IN THIS HOME DID LIVE. > I LOOKED ALL >ABOUT, A STRANGE SIGHT I DID >SEE, > NO TINSEL, NO PRESENTS, NOT EVEN A TREE. > NO STOCKING BY >MANTLE, JUST BOOTS FILLED WITH SAND, ON THE WALL HUNG >PICTURES OF FAR DISTANT LANDS. > WITH MEDALS AND BADGES, >AWARDS OF ALL KINDS, A SOBER THOUGHT CAME THROUGH MY MIND. > FOR THIS HOUSE WAS >DIFFERENT, IT WAS DARK >AND DREARY, > I FOUND THE HOME OF A >SOLDIER, ONCE I COULD >SEE CLEARLY. > THE SOLDIER LAY >SLEEPING, SILENT, ALONE, > CURLED UP ON THE FLOOR IN THIS ONE BEDROOM >HOME. > THE FACE WAS SO GENTLE, >THE ROOM IN SUCH DISORDER, NOT HOW I PICTURED A UNITED >STATES SOLDIER. > WAS THIS THE HERO OF >WHOM I'D JUST READ? CURLED UP ON A PONCHO, THE FLOOR FOR A >BED? > I REALIZED THE FAMILIES >THAT I SAW THIS >NIGHT, > OWED THEIR LIVES TO THESE SOLDIERS WHO WERE >WILLING TO FIGHT. > SOON ROUND THE WORLD, >THE CHILDREN WOULD >PLAY, > AND GROWNUPS WOULD CELEBRATE A BRIGHT >CHRISTMAS DAY. > THEY ALL ENJOYED FREEDOM >EACH MONTH OF THE >YEAR, > BECAUSE OF THE SOLDIERS, LIKE THE ONE LYING >HERE. > I COULDN'T HELP WONDER >HOW MANY LAY ALONE, > ON A COLD CHRISTMAS EVE IN A LAND FAR FROM >HOME. > THE VERY THOUGHT BROUGHT >A TEAR TO MY EYE, I DROPPED TO MY KNEES AND STARTED TO CRY. > THE SOLDIER AWAKENED AND >I HEARD A ROUGH >VOICE, > "SANTA DON'T CRY, THIS LIFE IS MY CHOICE; > I FIGHT FOR FREEDOM, I >DON'T ASK FOR MORE, MY LIFE IS MY GOD, MY COUNTRY, MY >CORPS." > THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER >AND SOON DRIFTED TO >SLEEP, > I COULDN'T CONTROL IT, I CONTINUED TO WEEP. > I KEPT WATCH FOR HOURS, >SO SILENT AND STILL > AND WE BOTH SHIVERED FROM THE COLD NIGHT'S >CHILL. > I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE >ON THAT COLD, DARK, >NIGHT, > THIS GUARDIAN OF HONOR SO WILLING TO FIGHT. > WHEN THE SOLDIER ROLLED >OVER, WITH A VOICE >SOFT AND PURE, > WHISPERED, "CARRY ON >SANTA, IT'S CHRISTMAS >DAY, ALL IS >SECURE." > ONE LOOK AT MY WATCH, >AND I KNEW HE WAS >RIGHT. > "MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FRIEND, AND TO ALL A GOOD >NIGHT." > This poem was written by >a Marine stationed >in Okinawa Japan. > The following is his request. I think it is >reasonable..... > PLEASE. Would you do me >the kind favor of >sending this to as many > people as you can? Christmas will be >coming >soon and some credit is due > to our U.S. service men and women for our >being able to celebrate these festivities. > Let's try in this small >way to pay a tiny bit >of what we owe. > Make people > stop and think of our >heroes, living and >dead, who sacrificed themselves for > us. Please, do your >small part to plant this >small seed. > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ------------------------------ End of eda-thoughts-digest V3 #408 **********************************