Joan U. wrote in part:
>I am a relatively new member of the list..,and one of the 73 'leavers an
>joiners' in the past month. I learned about the list while cleaning my
>livingroom (I found a newspaper article in the spring under my couch which
>listed the list's URL). I subscribed to the list in August and lurked for a
>week, astounded at the volume of mail coming in daily. I am part of two
>other (non-PD) academic list serves and it was hard to keep up with the
>volume...that and being new to PD info, I was intimidated by medical words I
>didn't understand and by the personal jokes, etc. all of which left me
>feeling 'out of the loop". So I unsubscribed for a number of days.
>Then...while feeling that void again remembered... certain voices
>(including Michel's and Janet's) were welcoming : in the end I did not know
>where esle I could get the amount of PD info offered here. SO I
>resubscribed, thinking " I will only read messages on weekends ". Now I
>check it daily and print off relevant messages for my mother who revels in
>the PD info. she did not have before.
Glad you came back, Joan---sounds like you have joined the "addicts" among
us ! Yes, I would call that serendipity ,which is a favorite word of mine,
and a favorite experience :-)
I have answered your inquiry re: CARE, and hope to see you there!
Camilla Flintermann, CG for Peter 81/70/55
Oxford, Ohio
http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/camilla/one.htm
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