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Date Posted: 21:36:37 03/23/10 Tue
Author: joann Kennedy Ross (I so admire you and all you do!!!)
Subject: Re: All Quiet on the Western Front...and elsewhere!!
In reply to: Denny Whalen 's message, "Re: All Quiet on the Western Front...and elsewhere!!" on 21:22:44 03/22/10 Mon

> Wildly liberal? You? Kathleen?
> I just penned off notes to all my elected
>representatives in Washington...won't go into details
>but
>one line I wrote was, " If you voted yea for the
>health care bill you obviously didn't read it. Thus,
>you aren't reading this either but read my
>lips--November is coming and I'll do what I can to see
>that you're going."
>
>Crocus and daffodils in bloom...
>
>Doing a stint as a substitute teacher--signed on for
>science, social studies and English--I was out loading
>the truck at 10 this morning when Amy hollered for me
>to come and call the high school--they wanted me to
>come in at 11--I complied--and spent two periods with
>PE classes. Tomorrow and Wednesday I have three
>periods each of Environmental/ Earth Science...looking
>forward to that.
>
>Stomach bug ran rampant through the family last
>week--boys had it four days each, Amy had it three
>days--I was awakened at 2 AM Friday with it but got
>shed of it by 2pm Saturday. Daughter Melissa and her
>husband were stricken on Saturday and were still a
>tad under the weather today but toughed it out and
>went to work.
>
>Atlanta mission trip went well...without me. Doctor
>ordered me not to swing a hammer or draw a saw until
>my shoulder gets straightened out--MRI showed two
>herniated discs in my neck and the tendons in my
>shoulder look like dried out rubber bands. This came
>on suddenly and left me unable to scratch my head with
>the right hand--after lots of PT and a round of
>steroids I can use it again--I hust don't have my
>stength back fully--yet. Got to get it squared away as
>I have a large oak to be bucked out and split in the
>side yard, with two more to take down. Doc ssaid no
>chain saw work for awhile, and if I wanted, he'd give
>me a note for Amy to excuse me from any vaccuuming,
>dish washing, laundry loading or anything else I
>wanted to get out of doing...he did say fishing would
>be good theraphy, though...as long as I took him along
>to monitor my progress. Y'all stay well.
>
>
>
>
>>to my best knowledge there are no written nor
>>unwritten Forum rules....Each is allowed to embarrass
>>him/herself without reprisal.
>>
>> I live in a wealthy conservative Republican community
>>and go to an Episcopalian church of the same type. I
>>learned early on to keep my wildly liberal opinions to
>>myself thus ensuring peace and tranquility in my
>>social life with some great people who do not share my
>>political bent. It is all in knowing your audience
>>and deciding just how much you want to alienate or
>>welcome them.
>>
>>Sunday, I was advertising a Bach concert to be held at
>>the church and needed an ad gimmick...
>>
>>I took my much beloved stand-up cut-out of my Barack
>>and placed a picture of Bach on his face and an
>>announcement of the concert across his chest. Only
>>the Republican Senator who is a parishioner recognized
>>him "from his stance...the way he crosses his arms on
>>his chest." Thank God no one from any other party
>>ever crosses his arms on his chest!
>>
>> Now, you know how I feel. One of us has embarrassed
>>ourself with part of our population and the other one
>>with the rest of it....Not so sure it is worth the
>>time and effort to turn the class Forum into a place
>>of contention but it
>>is here to be used as each sees fit...

Denny,
I wish I had gotten to know you better in school! I love reading your postings
and sense that you have created a wonderful life, full of balance of family,
charity towards others and a very clear meaning of being on this planet.

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