Dear Ardys Dunn @ UOFPORT and others on the PD DIgest;
I knew someone would defend the beautiful beaches of Oregon.
And in the tradition of Oregon, the defense was in the tone
of "they speak for themselves when compared to beaches outside
of the state." It is for that reason that I sent this around
on the PD Digest. I live in California. My first thought was
that Oregon fired the highway engineers and they were hired
by Caltrans (Ca. Dept. of Trans.).
This all leads to finding the cause of the recent earthquakes
in the Los Angeles area. Some of the theories are:
1. The fired Oregon engineers where removing a whale in North-
ridge! Ca. prides itself on doing things in "a bigger way" and
it really means the whale in CA. must have been 90 tons (twice
as big).
2. The Parkinson link to this story is that there was a convention
of neurosurgeons specializing in the thalamotomy (removes tremor)
and there was a large PD gathering of hopeful clients.
3. A NEUTRINO hit Northridge, CA that fateful day and caused a
neutral-atomic explosion. There was no mushroom cloud to speak of.
4. Forces inside the earth needed room to expand.
5. The above four all happened together with probability zero.
Now again how does blowing up a whale in Oregon have any meaning to
PD people.
"Those of us with PD were traveling down the 'highway of life' when
suddenly, out of nowhere, we are confronted with 'a whale of an
obstacle' called Parkinson's disease. Medical science has blasted
away at this 'whale' but there still remain major chunks blocking our
continued normal travel down the 'highway of life.' For some, their
life has been shattered, similar to having a major chunk of blubber
come crashing down on their car ... "
Or a better reason is humor. We need humor of all kinds to face
life's battles. We don't always need PD humor like:
A proposed mini-4 hour TV series for this fall was titled
'A Parkinsonian counts to 100.'
A elderly man suffering from 'rigidity' was offered a little time
with a young curvaceous lady of the night. She came into the room
and said, "Sir, I am here to give you super sex. What do you have
to say to that?" "I'll take the soup," he said without moving
a muscle.
In a more serious vein is Ian Ferguson's scientific explanation of
Neutrinos. It reminded of an article in 'Consumer Reports' dated
March 1994 on 'Homeopathy: Much ado about nothing?' Homeopathic
remedies violate the laws of science. So, change the laws they say. The
article doesn't reference PD, but it explains in laymen's language
the probability of zero chances of a medicine appearing in a
homeopathic brew. Yet, through laws of influence or contact, the
diluted homeopathic brew has some unknown curative powers. It is
easy reading for such a educated audience on the PD Digest. I
think Consumers Reports is written at a higher level than most
material written for consumption by the public. It is at a 7th
grade level at least.
This all leads into my really important announcement. My wife's
third historic romance has an April release from St. Martin's
Press. This means it should be on the bookshelves in your favorite
'romance book store' any day now. She writes under the name
Jane Bonander and the book is called "Forbidden Moon." This is the
third book in a trilogy. The other two books were "Secrets of a
Midnight Moon" and "Heat of a Savage Moon." Buy a copy and tell
your friends about it. But please, treasure your copy. Ask them
to buy their own copy, don't share. Remember you are helping a PD
family cope by adding a 'little romance' to your life.
While you are sitting on the 'highway of life' with a 'Whale' to
ponder, homeopathic significance incomprehensible and confusion
abounding, try reading a romantic fantasy to clear your mind of
reality.
Forbidden Moon by Jane Bonander.
St. Martin's Press release April 1994
I hope your live is a little richer having read the 'Whale of a story.' How
this answers life's puzzles, well, titles sell books.
Regards,
Alan Bonander ([log in to unmask])
