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   From: dalton@nfld.com   
      
   On Mar 31, 2025, David Dalton wrote   
   (in article<0001HW.2D9B6786013678E070000CAE538F@news.eternal-september.org>):   
      
   > April 1 is Lupus Alert Day.   
   >   
   > This is significant to me since my mother had Lupus and died   
   > in front of me when I was about 1.5 from a stroke, aneurysm,   
   > or heart attack that was probably related to her Lupus.   
   >   
   > Such an early (or even earlier) death of the mother is   
   > said to be common to all buddhas. That doesn’t necessarily   
   > mean that I am a buddha, but without that factor I would   
   > be ruled out.   
   >   
   > Of course it is also April Fool’s Day, so this fool is hoping   
   > for good things for the world, even for criminals who start   
   > behaving.   
      
   April 1 is not over yet in North America, though foolishness   
   is usually restricted to the morning, but anyway note that   
   this year April 2 is Childhelp National Day of Hope.   
      
   --   
   https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)   
   "This could be the final breath; This is life and death;   
   This is hard rock and water; Out here between wind and flame;   
   Between tears and elation; Lies a secret nation" (Ron Hynes)   
      
   --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)