Thank you, thank you, i wrote this for my weekly column in our locality, 28m pop. send Elian to papa. bernard arole Hercun <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I love this...and I agree 100% that we Parkinsonians are > everything you stated...AND MORE! Modest and humble, too. > ROFL, Carole > > --- brad kay <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > From the Press > > > > *Shake, Shake, Janet Reno, Shake in Your Boots > > > > I am here to defend Parkinson's Disease. > > > > This malady has been maligned in certain circles using it > > as an excuse for > > Janet Reno's inferior performance in the "Elian" case. > > > > It is whispered that her highly visible shaking > > is the impetus for her faulty > > decisions, for her "blinking" on the three or four > > occasions she set deadlines > > and then backed off. Nothing is further from the truth. > > > > Oh, it is true that we Parkinsonians may at times look > > slightly inebriated, > > drag our feet and stumble as we amble and saunter down > > life's highway; and oh > > heavens some may inadvertently drool occasionally, and > > sometimes "freeze" in > > place unable to move an inch. > > > > And, after a dozen years or so one may find it laborious > > to egress from an > > auto, or get up from a chair, with handwriting totally > > illegible, and > > weakened eye muscles bringing on double vision, and other > > muscles constantly > > producing "charley horses" in the most unusual places, > > etc. etc. > > > > BUT, during all these visible hardships and burdensome > > afflictions PD , > > strangely enough ,allows the brain to continue operating > > normally. In numerous > > cases PD patients become more brilliant, ingenious and > > penetrating. Thus, > > they can speedily scrutinize and assess carefully thorny > > situations and > > generate the best solution for all involved. > > > > Not to brag , I find my intellect and understanding is as > > sharp as ever, > > making me able to dole out the right response to any > > question to the annoyance > > of those dealing with my superior erudition. I may be > > still oblivious and > > amnesic about the little things in life, but when it > > comes to major > > discussions or controversies I am semi-infallible. > > > > Ergo, the Janet Reno's shaking is due to the stress of > > making the wrong > > political decisions intended to appease and mollify a > > small group of exiles, > > who have created a 51st State in the state of Florida. > > And while Janet is > > shaking in her boots, hoping to resolve this simple > > question of kidnapping, so > > is the rest of America shaking a bit, including those not > > suffering from > > Parkinson's/ > > > > Support finding the cure. The brain is a terrible thing > > to lose. > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________ > > Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account > > today at http://webmail.netscape.com. > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send online invitations with Yahoo! Invites. > http://invites.yahoo.com ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.