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Hi Barb and Jo Ann and all, Don't pay any attention to Barb's denials.... Barb, you are a great writer! And extremely creative! :-) ....... murray On 14 May 2000, at 23:44, Barb_MSN wrote: > Jo Ann... > > MOI a published writer? Nope, m'dear, after being the systems > operator of my own computer bulletin board (a "BBS" in the lingua > franca of that era) for 5 years, I was hired by MSN as a > independent contractor to develop and manage one of their online > forums. > > I decided to do a medical-related forum, hence the birth of Ms.'s > "Chronic Disease & Disorders Forum." Eventually I had a staff of > 14 individuals - all having some kind of illness as of course did > (errrrr.... make that :"DO") did > too, since I'd already lived with PD for almost two decades.... > MSN and I parted ways when I felt my health was being jeopardized > by working 16 or 18 hours a day 7 days a week... 'bout 3 years of > that was 'bout 2 years too long - health-wise. > > Funny, but I worked just as long if not longer for a LOT less > money when I was the SysOp of my own BBS, and while I liked > working for MSN, I LOVED working for MYSELF. > > Barb Mallut > [log in to unmask] > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jo Ann Coen <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Sunday, May 14, 2000 12:17 PM > Subject: Re: depression > > > >Barb Mallit - I didn't know you are a published writer. That's > why you > >post such cute sayings. You are creative, huh? Best wishes, Jo > Ann from > >Houston [log in to unmask]