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-=> Daryl Stout wrote to Zazz <=-

 DS> disk disease and arthritis that I can't sit at the computer for long
 DS> periods of time...let alone stand for more than a minute at the stove,
 DS> sink, toilet, or in the shower.

 Za> That sucks.  But I do know about not able to stand for long period of
 Za> times, etc.  But I pray for your health.

 DS>   Thanks. I think about the bumper sticker I saw once:

 DS>   Life sucks when I can't. :P

 Za> Yes, being involved does bring its issues, but the alternate is even
 Za> worse for me, that is being alone.  I do have family 4 kids and 6
 Za> grandkids and even with all the "drama" that comes with a family, I
 Za> wouldn't trade them for anything.

 DS>   That's true. I gave my brother a "bizarre" birthday card yesterday,
 DS> but he said "that was uncalled for". I was just trying to bring a smile
 DS> to his day...I wanted to tell him "Get A Life!!".

 DS>   The card showed the nude back side (including the butt) of a woman
 DS> and a man. Inside, it noted "Thought you might expect some cracks about
 DS> your age".  I agree with what Roger Rabbit said..."if you don't have
 DS> a sense of humor, you're better off dead!!".

 Za> Have a great Xmas Holidays!

 DS>   I'm normally in severe depression between mid-November and
 DS> mid-January... and it's not because I'm alone. Even when my wife was
 DS> alive, we agreed that Christmas had gotten so commercial (there was
 DS> stuff in the stores in July). I kept saying "I should do my Easter
 DS> shopping before Labor Day". 

 Za> ... You're all insane and trying to steal my magic bag

 DS>   When it comes to sane, I'm with the IN crowd. 

Christmas seems empty and nihilistic to me, as if the visual forms are still
present, but the substance isn't there.  I tell people who ask me what to get
them, to get me nothing, because the whole commercialisation of Christmas turns
it into a chore, a grind, an obligation and little more.


... Dennis Katsonis
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