william any buddhists any dont knows who else do we have any fed ups with religion/s i suspect we have every colour and shape of believer there is i need the dictionary to see whether i am a theosophist think i know a little about pantheism william you know how to stress one :-))):-))) judy-dont-really-know after all these years life in religious limbo is at time difficult like now!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >From: "William A. Parrette" <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Mermaids, ducks, nature, and such ... (Some PD >content near the end, well, sorta' :-) ) >Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2000 07:01:40 -0400 > >Hi all, > > On Sun, 18 Jun 2000 the digest contained: > > > Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 19:08:03 -0700 > > From: Barb_MSN <[log in to unmask]> > > Subject: Re: Brain cells linked to a Robot > > ... > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Murray Charters <[log in to unmask]> > > > To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> > > > Date: Saturday, June 17, 2000 1:55 PM > > > Subject: Re: Brain cells linked to a Robot > > > ... > > > Holy Smoke! Gee Joao, if they can't cure Parkinson's > > > maybe they can at least send me a "mermaid" to look > > > after me.... (Barb M has *ducks*) > > ... > > Errrrr., Murray... I don't 'zactly HAVE them ducks! These > > came along with my new condo, in company with an awful > > lotta squirrels, hummingbirds, a possum family (they look > > like giant sewer rats!) <YUCK> (shuddering), and are > > easily the size of a full-grown Cocker Spaniel! > > ... > > The wild life going on about living has enchanted me, > > relaxing me better than any pill or alcoholic beverage > > could ever do.; > > ... > > Hey, Murray: If your order for a Mermaid comes through, let me > know. I would like to place one too! > > And, Barb: I wish I didn't have to take all these pills (1 > Levoxyl, 4 Sinemet CR, 3 Benztropine, 2 Eldepryl, 9 Requip, 3 > Ginseng, 1 Solgar VM-75 Multivitamin), and I haven't felt the > need for a "drink" since I was a much younger man. But, anyway > ... > > I too get enchanted by all that nature has to offer. When I > take a walk through a park -- even down a quiet suburban street > -- I always try to notice the small, simple things: a tree and > how it grows to be so straight and tall; the patterns in a leaf > and how all plant life lives in a wonderful symbioses with the > human "animal;" the flowers and how they reach for and pull part > of their life from the sun; the little chipmunk who somehow knows > to save some of what it gathers for the next winter's dearth. > All part of some plan that I don't know a thing about but some- > times wish I could talk to the original architect about. > > Now, if I could only get my butt up off this chair and take > that walk. :-) Oooops, I forgot, it's a bit past 4 a.m., Mountain > time -- it's still a bit dark outside. :-0 > > BTW, do I remember someone saying they wanted to discuss spir- > ituality and Parkinson's? Does anyone remember what Edgar Cayce > said about P.D.? Are there any Theosophists on-list? ... Panthe- > ists? > > Well, enough rambling for this morning. Have a great Father's > Day, all. I'm spending mine in a hotel room in Salt Lake City. > ;-) Take care and try to always grok in fullness ... > (http://w3.one.net/~wap/wapGrok.html) > >Bill-- > ...who loves J.C.M.'s Tee-shirt that says "Curb your dogma." > >.. William A. Parrette ...... 7177 Heritage Drive ....+--- \\ // (42?) -+ >.. [log in to unmask] .............. Westchester ............| \'o.o'/ / | >.. [log in to unmask] ......... OH 45069-4012 ..........| =( )= | >.. [log in to unmask] ..... 513/779-0780 ...........| / U \ | >.............. http://w3.one.net/~wap/ ...............+------------------+ ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com