hi all so gail found WebRings and then i said Yowza and then jerry said Okay and so it Was and it was Good wow who said parkies were slow? and now he's getting impatient! he's not mad as heck but he's full of beans and gumption and spunk to the brim so... jerry... in re my pickle... for those who are unfamiliar with my pickle background [dill with extra garlic] a quick flashback to september 1997: "in short, i wanna write in medium, i wanna write and have it mean something in long, i wanna write and have it mean something and maybe pay the rent" back to jerry you said you would be honoured to have some of my writings on your site somehow sometime when i was ready i'm ready i would like to have a web page of my own i would like to name it "a new voice" and in re 'privacy'? i hardly believe in it any more i've had enough of it this list is meant for sharing our humanity including our struggles and our victories with others who might understand i wish for more sharing and fewer 'private' messages we can all learn from each other all modes of expression and keyboards allowed in re splitting or otherwise controlling this miracle i will not agree to any kind of censorship or restrictions on my voice here unless the list owner asks 75 messages a day might be a burden to some might be a blessing to some so be it in re apathy i think it might be shyness = fear in disguise jerry has expressed admiration for my expressions of emotion i have to reciprocate and reiterate: >Someone has already questioned what I have to gain out of >all this. Caught me cold, put the barrel of the gun right >there on my forehead and made me tell the truth. Okay, I >admit it. As ashamed as I am to tell you this, I'd like to >see my three grandchild grow up. I'd like to teach them to >love horses as much as I do. I'd like to go on long walks >with my wife. I'd like to throw all my pills in the trash >and wake up in the morning feeling wonderful. Pure >selfishness. > >You don't know me and I don't know you, either. But we have >something in common, you and I, something neither of us >want. Let's work together to get rid of our problem. Maybe >we won't succeed - but at least we tried. wow we might be working together to rid ourselves of something but in the process we might gain something even more important please note that this admitted editor from hell kept her itchy fingers off jerry's 'voice' we are all human we all make mistakes aint it grand? your cyber-sibling in awe janet janet paterson 51/10 - sinemet/selegiline/prozac almonte/ontario/canada - [log in to unmask]