-----Original Message----- From: Constance Tate <[log in to unmask]> To: janet paterson <[log in to unmask]> Cc: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Friday, August 06, 1999 7:48 PM Subject: petty bickering >dear janet maybe i should just be still.it is my husband who has pd and he refuses to even try to use a computer .so i am the one who is trying to learn how to use pc and decide what i will show him. > it seems that everybody is getting a bit feisty and carrying the whole >question about humor to vent their own ability to delete or go off list.if >some one isnt in the mood to read a bit of humor they can just hit the >command mark all as read and then move to a sub folder. i use drafts or new >messages and click off internet -then i can read, delete or keep stored till >i feel like plowing through email. > what i usually do is put med info in med folder and jokes in a joke >folder,later i figure what humor my husband might enjoy and print it to >give him when i think he will like a bit of fun. > i realise that since i am cg not the one with pd this may not appeal to >others but it does make our life a lot easier since dear jack is hard of >hearing and refuses to get a hearing aid. since we live in a cabin in >mountains >jack is reluctant to go beyond market or post office this list has been a >blessing to us. > we all speak the same language .and seem to be quite literate we must >remember that english is a silly >language because there are so many words have more than one definition a >person reading message can >think an entirely different meaning.please be patient with each other as >there are times when a person just doesn't have the energy to be polite. >remember dean martin's song everybody needs somebody sometime and let's be >more charitable toward each other. > >sincerely > >connie tate > > > > >