hi all

just to give this "i smell a rat" episode a definitive ending
here is a message that teresa sent me privately

as is my wont sometimes
i have mulled and thought and decided to answer her publicly

>Subj:=09Parkinsn list
>Date:=091998/10/29  21:23:04
>From:=09TSJRB
>To:=09Janet313
>
>Dear Janet,
>I give up. I was naive about the list being an information forum.
>So that I may learn from this please tell me what you would do
>under my circumstances. Keep it to myself? or say my husband
>is 40% better but can't tell why. I quit the list .. too much on my
>e-mail and I felt abused. So please e-mail my regular address.
>Thanks
>Teresa

hi teresa

i find the wording of your message odd to say the least
[and also oddly + suddenly error free]

it appears that you are trying to generate sympathy from me
while at the same time conceding defeat to my challenge
when i was the one who was calling your bluff

you felt abused... probably by me...
and now you ask me for advice?
very odd indeed

but
at the risk of giving on-line hucksters additional tips
on how to improve their sales figures
i have decided to answer you

what would i do under the circumstances?
e.g. living in CA
with a parkie husband
who ingests an unregulated product
[at a cost of $3,500.00 - a gift [not!] to the sales manager]
and finds his parkie symptoms improved by a whopping 40%?

1. i would yell it from the rooftops
2. i would 'show and tell' all our parkie friends and support group buddie=
s
3. i would 'show and tell' all our medicos

there would have been a history and network around us
based on our struggling with pd for nine years

where is yours?
why has this not happened with the other 30 "patients" aka customers?

however, this discussion is pointless:
i take my brain chemistry too seriously
to ever consider ingesting any unregulated product
let alone spending that kind of money on it

and i keep forgetting;
you don't answer uncomfortable [to you] questions

if you want any further input from me on this subject
and want to know why i  suffer from not only pd,
but also Multiple Huckster Syndrome,
and assuming you have wwweb access,
please take a look at my web-page:
http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/janet/hustled.htm

on second thought
here it is:

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being 'hustled' on the list =A0 =A0=A0 =A0=A0 =A0=A0 =A0=A0 =A0=A0 =A0 98/=
01/17
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hi all

>...How can we tell anything
>about anyone over the web?

we can't

that is the problem / blessing paradox of this amazing medium
the anonymity can be used for any purpose

on the internet i cannot judge you based on your
disabilities nationality skin-colour
hair-colour appearance life-style
profession eye-colour abilities
clothing religion accent

this can create
the ultimate democracy
every participant has an uncensored voice

i have only the words
and the fact of messages sent
to base any judgment/opinion on

however, the other side of the coin is

i have only the words
and the fact of messages sent
to base any judgment/opinion on

this paradox requires more work on my part
in reserving my judgment/opinion
until i've considered carefully
what has been presented

'actions speak louder than words'
'walk your talk'
'talk is cheap'

all of these are truisms
which need to be re-interpreted in this new era

...i read 'x's first post several times very carefully
so i felt comfortable in my suspicions
i did not conclude anything

since you have not read the posts being discussed
how can you come to a conclusion
without making assumptions?

>Sounds to me like 'x' could have had good motives ...

maybe
maybe not
'x' still has not answered a direct question
how can any conclusion be drawn?
the anonymity of this medium is a double-edged sword

>...and be feeling indignant because they
>were questioned in the way that they were....

i don't understand why anyone
would feel indignant about a simple question
unless the indignation is based on a sense of false pride or guilt
viz
i don't feel indignant by your questioning me
i'm happy to explain my reasoning behind anything i do or say
and am open to suggestions or debate

as i have said to 'x'
i would love to be proved wrong

in the past i have referred to myself as cynical
and now realize that i may have been using the term a tad loosely
since i have just found that the oxford dictionary defines a cynic
'as a person who has little faith in human sincerity and goodness'

i have a lot of faith in humanity's sincerity and goodness
but i try to remain impartial and assumption free
until i have enough information to go on
in re any individual i encounter

your cyber sis

janet

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surely there must be a happier way to earn a living?

janet

janet paterson - 51 now / 41 dx / 37 onset - almonte/ontario/canada
http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/janet/
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