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Joan, you do more for Parkinson's awareness and fund-raising than 90% of those who would criticize you. Some people are congenitally grumpy. I also think one of the best ways to survive Parkinson's as long as possible is through the use of humor, especially the dark, dry, and delicious kind. So keep on calling your fund-raiser, "Shake, Rattle, and Roll," and as we used to say in the 60's-Keep On Keeping On. Carole Hercun --- Joan Blessington Snyder <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > c'mon boys and girls. you've gotta admit that this story > was cute, heartwarmig and funny. i know that it gave me a > good feeling to read this post. but there isn't a reason > in the world why the poster had to offer it almost > apologetically, careful not to tread on the toes of those > people who are known only as the "politically correct > police! i for one, am getting quit tired of having to > adjust my words and not say something funny just because > of it being deemed inappropuate. i think that we are > taking ourselves way too seriously when we cannot have a > bit of fun in the midst of this damn disease. now, i have > heard all about folks who think that it is an abhorance > to call ourselves 'parkies' > because it makes us sound like we are spending our days > fliting about a park all day like little elves or some > such nonsense. others dislike the name of my fund raiser: > "Shake, Rattle & Roll" because they find it offensive and > rude. today, i got a letter from some PETA wanna-be's, > who thouroughly denounced me because i had a butterfly > release and some of those butterflies didn't make it. now > i love animals (most types) as well as the next person > but i make a distinction between a butterfly who was born > into captivity, bred to flutter and doesn't realize in > his little butterfly soul that there is a whole new world > out there and people with parkinson's. i cannot see the > butterfly being mutilated and murdered by people who were > obviously having a wonderful time letting their > butterflies go. so now i am in a quandry-what to do about > butterflies next year when most of the people really were > into the idea. i suspect that i have not heard the end of > this discussion but before jumping in and taking sides, > let's stop for a second and think about the fires in > california, the war in iraq, iran and north korea > not to mention the diseases we need to cure before we > jump on the bandwagon. honest, i didn't know that some > butterflies can't fly! joan > > > Joan Blessington Snyder 56/17 > http://www.calipso-pd.org > "Hang tough.....no way through it but to do it." > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > Chris in the Morning Northern Exposure > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn