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     1996/09/03
     doubble troubble
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     in january 1996, so many things changed for me ... and seem to
     have been predicted in jonathan's horoscope. he accurately
     described my 'hermitage' cd period as being from january 1994 to
     january 1996. he tied the cause to saturn's sojourn in pisces
     during that time. saturn started moving out of pisces in january,
     and was gone completely as of april 7th.

     "... Jupiter's presence in your eleventh house will enable you to
     develop a wider circle of friends, to appreciate that which is
     truly special in your existing companions and to generally feel
     much more like a resident than a tourist in your social world.
     Meanwhile Uranus, in its passage through your 12th house of dreams
     and visions, will be awakening you to an inspiring series of new
     possiblities at almost every level. Pisces rules the waves (both
     air and sea) ..."

     the changes that happened in january 1996 were:

            1. my business, sterling, got rescued from a certain
               death (official re-birthdate: march 1st 1996)
            2. my long lost daughter, michelle, started the search
               process for me
            3. while surfing the net, i found michelle's father
               and more of his family
            4. i started to notice 'gracie's' influence on me
            5. i 'rounded up' the bootsnet
            6. i signed up for a creative writing class at
               spectrum virtual university (discovered via the pd
               list) and re-discovered my love for writing, and
               where ...
            7. i met james

     love, family, friends, and work all seemed to turn 180 degrees and
     all seemed tied together by gracie somehow.
     time marched on, things progressed. gracie stopped in for the
     occasional visit.
     but she moved in full time again on 1996/06/07 and is still
     hanging around now on 1996/06/13.
     the connection with james is stronger than ever. we have both done
     a lot of growing and learning. we can almost read each other's
     minds.

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     a little history
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     my 'lucky' numbers have always been 3 and 13 (first noticed at
     high school assembly - my seat was number 3, row 13 )

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     my 'family' birthdays
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     1909/11/30 - was 87 this year - dad (hugh) (sagittarius)
     (d1977/12/07)
     1913/11/29 - was 83 this year - mum (daisy) (sagittarius)
     (d1964/02/03)
     1937/03/16 - age 59 this year - half-sister (mickey) (pisces)
     1943/06/27 - age 53 this year - sister (trish) (cancer)
     1947/03/13 - age 49 this year - me (janet) (pisces)
     194?/02/27 - age ?? this year - 1st (john) (aries)
     194?/10/10 - age ?? this year - 2nd (maurice) (libra)
     1966/03/27 - age 30 this year - daughter (michelle)(aries)

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     double numbers
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     i noticed this when i first had a 'real' astrological birth chart
     done in toronto many years ago.
     1955 - i essentially 'lost' my mother to depression.
     1966 - my daughter was born
     1977 - my father died
     1988 - received the 'gift' of my pd diagnosis
     1999? - [ed: as at 2000/09/14: new home, new (old) country, new
     'work']
     2000? - [ed: as at 2000/09/14: new love, new (old) family, new
     'book']

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     james
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     1995/07/07 - james got hooked up to the net
     1995/07/07 - janet got hooked up to the net
     we met at spectrum on line university. we were cruising the site
     before classes started, he left messages which i followed. we
     connected immediately. we were both enrolled in the 'creative
     writing' class. our first assignment was about an 'unforgettable
     character.' we both wrote about our grandmothers. mine was called
     - 'the two janets'
     james (called 'beau' by his family)
     1963/12/15 - age 33 this year (sagittarius)
     1989/07/10 - age 7 this year (aa 're-birth')

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     my marriage 'mistake'
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     dennis (called 'bo' by his family)
     1964/07/10 - age 32 this year - (cancer)
     (his birthday in 1989 (see james) was the only one we spent
     together)

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     david
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     1995/10/01 - first wrote to me in response to my first message to
     the pd list. 'hello lurker' - 'nice letter' he said.
     1996/01/?? - after he sent me a photo saying 'this is how i want
     to be remembered', i was concerned about suicide, and rallied the
     troops into the bnet

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     the original seven bootsnetters
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     1941/01/05 - age 55 this year - helen (capricorn)
     1944/09/21 - age 52 this year - donald (virgo)
     1947/03/13 - age 49 this year - janet (pisces)
     1948/02/26 - age 48 this year - mary (pisces)
     1952/06/08 - age 44 this year - joyce (gemini)
     1955/01/26 - age 41 this year - lucy (aquarius)
     1958/05/05 - age 38 this year - david (taurus)

     in every bootsnetter's birthday [eggcept fer me], there is a
     double number: in the date, or their age this year, or in both

     lucy and i are twin babbling sisters (separated at birth?) feeling
     gracie's presence hovering over both of us

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     lucy's doubles - 1996/06/13
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     1919 - my dad was born
     1922 - my mom was born
     1933 - my dad, who had TB, came home from 6 years in a sanatorium
     1944 - my (current = second) husband (David ...) was born
     1955 - i was born
     1966 - i received the 'gift' of my diabetes diagnosis
     1977 - i was divorced from my first husband
     1988 - i met my current-and-forever husband (he's the David....)
     1999 - ?
     2000 - ?

     janet's comment on david multiples (unknown-to-lucy):
     david b was the first person on the pd list to respond to my first
     message.
     david pantry and
     david hanwell are my new partners in sterling's re-birth.
     david is james' partner (in holistic.com)
     david is lucy's husband

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     lucy's work-day - 1996/06/13
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     1st invoice goes to a law firm on:
     333 S. Grace Street
     Total amount of invoice - $13.00

     2nd invoice goes to a law firm named:
     James & Wellman
     P.O. Drawer 666
     Total no. of copies - 3
     Total amount of invoice - $3.00

     3rd invoice goes to a local City Attorney's office:
     ATTN: Janet
     P.O. Box 1313

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     lucy heads home - 1996/06/13
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     may god's grrl-friend smack me right upside the head if this ain't
     true: I left my office, walked to the parking lot, and got in my
     car. Dead ahead, parked right smack-dab in front of me was ... a
     freaking volkswagen!!! it was blue...my favorite color. I can't
     remember seeing a VW in years...and if I have, I didn't notice it.
     geeeeez, I feel a chill coming on. is it getting cold in here,
     janet? ... lucy (who has blue eyes and is wearing a blue dress)

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     a birthday missive to lucy's daddy - 1996/09/03

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          From: Janet
          Date: 1996/09/03
          To:   mack
          Cc:   Lucia, Sherria, Giannetta
          Subj: BBB (Belated Birthday Bestwishes) from the WWW
          (Wunderful Weird Wimmin)
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          dear mack;

          we have never met, but we share a couple of important
          influences. one is parkinson's disease and the parkinson
          mailing list on the internet, and the other is your
          daughter lucy. lucy has become a dear ether-friend over
          the past 6 months, during which time, she and sherri and
          i have formed a mini-network of our own, the www.net,
          i.e. wunderful weird wimmin!

          i joined the pd list just over a year ago, and remember
          feeling like i'd stepped into a poetry corner by
          mistake. i didn't realize that lucy had sent out a call
          for submissions for a birthday book for her daddy! i
          have since taken a short writing course on the net, and
          lucy has helped me a great deal with my appreciation of
          writing and poetry.

          i've been struck by too (two?) many 'coincidences' over
          the past several months, mostly centred around doubles
          and double numbers and double dates. and that's another
          link that lucy and i share.

          and here you are having a 77th birthday.

          i did a little research - your date of birth was
          1919/09/02; my father's [hugh paterson] was 1909/11/30
          ... and he died on 1977/12/07. i was very close to him.

          i was also close to his mother, janet, for whom i was
          named. oddly enough her wedding anniversary is coming up
          - she (janet turnbull) and her husband (hugh paterson
          also) were married on 1898/09/21 (ed: see donald above),
          which means that this year would be their 98th
          anniversary. their mantle clock wedding present still
          chimes in my living room.

          so in honour of all these double connections, i want to
          wish you a happy 77th, and humbly offer 'the two janets'
          for your possible enjoyment.

          best regards

          janet paterson

          encl.

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janet paterson: an akinetic rigid subtype, albeit perky, parky
pd: 54/41/37 cd: 54/44/43 tel: 613 256 8340 email: [log in to unmask]
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