In athe vein of the law of three

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With that I have no argument except that I would put the elephant stuff in the same garbage can along with a great deal of what is presented as Art..

Just because the are poseurs ,amateurs and semi trained shmearers whose work is being accepted by some idiots as art doesn't mean that other trash is art either.

There is a great deal of whatever being called "art"...debasing that which truly is...the refined distillation of human experience.

If some want to call elephant smears on paper or elephant dung on canvas by the name of art...they can go right ahead and do so as far as I am concerned, but they shall not convince me of anything but their lack of ability to distinguish that which is, in fact, art.and the same applies to music and the written arts as well.

John

John

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Actually, John, I saw more pure art in the paintings of Ruby the elephant than i do in a lot of works hanging in art museums and passing themselves off as "art"

Felida

Felida

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Well, John,

When Ruby died in childbirth (or calfbirth), the whole dam city mourned for days. Her paintings of hers were sold over the years and helped raise money for the zoo to benefit all the animals. Painting gave her pleasure and did some good in raising awareness about elephants in the wild, those in captivity. Children especially loved to watch her paint. She had her own ideas of what she wanted to express and in what colors to express it. She didn't paint to please some rich count or duke or king. She painted to please herself and surprisingly, pleased a lot of people with what she did.

Not all "art" is ART, but Ruby's paintings did something a lot of quasi-artists could never do. They touched people and made them think. Not bad for a "dumb" animal, huh?

Felida

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ÿþ< ! D O C T Y P E H T M L P U B L I C " - / / W 3 C / / D T D H T M L 4 . 0 T r a n s i t i o n a l / / E N " > < H T M L > < H E A D > < M E T A c o n t e n t = " t e x t / h t m l ; c h a r s e t = u n i c o d e " h t t p - e q u i v = C o n t e n t - T y p e > < M E T A c o n t e n t = " M S H T M L 5 . 0 0 . 2 3 1 4 . 1 0 0 0 " n a m e = G E N E R A T O R > < S T Y L E > < / S T Y L E > < / H E A D > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > I r e a l l y a m g l a d I a m n o t a s t r u g g l i n g a r t i s t a n d c o m e u p u p o n t h i s p o s t . . . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > M e g g i e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > * * * * * * * * * * < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > < S T R O N G > < F O N T s i z e = 2 > & n b s p ; < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = V e r d a n a s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > W i t h t h a t I h a v e n o a r g u m e n t e x c e p t t h a t I w o u l d p u t t h e e l e p h a n t s t u f f i n t h e s a m e g a r b a g e c a n a l o n g w i t h a g r e a t d e a l o f w h a t i s p r e s e n t e d a s A r t . . < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = V e r d a n a s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > J u s t b e c a u s e t h e a r e p o s e u r s , a m a t e u r s & n b s p ; a n d s e m i t r a i n e d s h m e a r e r s w h o s e w o r k i s b e i n g a c c e p t e d b y s o m e i d i o t s a s a r t d o e s n ' t m e a n t h a t o t h e r t r a s h i s a r t e i t h e r . < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = V e r d a n a s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > T h e r e i s a g r e a t d e a l o f w h a t e v e r b e i n g c a l l e d " a r t " . . . d e b a s i n g t h a t w h i c h t r u l y i s . . . t h e r e f i n e d d i s t i l l a t i o n o f h u m a n e x p e r i e n c e . < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > I f s o m e w a n t t o c a l l e l e p h a n t s m e a r s o n p a p e r o r e l e p h a n t d u n g o n c a n v a s b y t h e n a m e o f a r t . . . t h e y c a n g o r i g h t a h e a d a n d d o s o a s f a r a s I a m c o n c e r n e d , b u t t h e y s h a l l n o t c o n v i n c e m e o f a n y t h i n g b u t t h e i r l a c k o f a b i l i t y t o d i s t i n g u i s h t h a t w h i c h i s , i n f a c t , a r t . a n d t h e s a m e a p p l i e s t o m u s i c a n d t h e w r i t t e n a r t s a s w e l l . < / D I V > < / F O N T > < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < / H T M L >

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ÿþ< ! D O C T Y P E H T M L P U B L I C " - / / W 3 C / / D T D H T M L 4 . 0 T r a n s i t i o n a l / / E N " > < H T M L > < H E A D > < M E T A c o n t e n t = " t e x t / h t m l ; c h a r s e t = u n i c o d e " h t t p - e q u i v = C o n t e n t - T y p e > < M E T A c o n t e n t = " M S H T M L 5 . 0 0 . 2 3 1 4 . 1 0 0 0 " n a m e = G E N E R A T O R > < S T Y L E > < / S T Y L E > < / H E A D > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > F e l i d a , < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > T e l l m e m o r e a b o u t R u b y a n d t h e p a i n t i n g s . . . . I t h i n k I r e m e m b e r s o m e t h i n g a b o u t t h i s , b u t I a m n o t s u r e . . . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > M e g g i e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > * * * * * * < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > W e l l , J o h n , < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > W h e n R u b y d i e d i n c h i l d b i r t h ( o r c a l f b i r t h ) , t h e w h o l e d a m c i t y m o u r n e d f o r d a y s . & n b s p ; & n b s p ; H e r p a i n t i n g s o f h e r s & n b s p ; w e r e s o l d o v e r t h e y e a r s a n d h e l p e d r a i s e m o n e y f o r t h e z o o t o b e n e f i t a l l t h e a n i m a l s . & n b s p ; P a i n t i n g g a v e h e r p l e a s u r e a n d d i d s o m e g o o d i n r a i s i n g a w a r e n e s s a b o u t e l e p h a n t s i n t h e w i l d , t h o s e i n c a p t i v i t y . & n b s p ; & n b s p ; C h i l d r e n e s p e c i a l l y l o v e d t o w a t c h h e r p a i n t . S h e h a d h e r o w n i d e a s o f w h a t s h e w a n t e d t o e x p r e s s a n d i n w h a t c o l o r s t o e x p r e s s i t . & n b s p ; S h e d i d n ' t p a i n t t o p l e a s e s o m e r i c h c o u n t o r d u k e o r k i n g . & n b s p ; S h e p a i n t e d t o p l e a s e h e r s e l f a n d & n b s p ; s u r p r i s i n g l y , p l e a s e d a l o t o f p e o p l e w i t h w h a t s h e d i d . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > N o t a l l " a r t " i s A R T , b u t R u b y ' s p a i n t i n g s d i d s o m e t h i n g a l o t o f q u a s i - a r t i s t s c o u l d n e v e r d o . & n b s p ; T h e y t o u c h e d p e o p l e a n d m a d e t h e m t h i n k . & n b s p ; N o t b a d f o r a " d u m b " a n i m a l , h u h ? < / F O N T > < / D I V > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < / H T M L >

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Tho I might take some exception as to what was going on in Ruby's brain...the rest is certainly true...but as interesting as it might have been, as beneficial might have been the results, as popular as might some have found it...not one of these serve as criteria for art.

To say something is not art does not serve to deny that it may have other valuable characteristics...just that it does not qualify as art...

John

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ÿþ< ! D O C T Y P E H T M L P U B L I C " - / / W 3 C / / D T D H T M L 4 . 0 T r a n s i t i o n a l / / E N " > < H T M L > < H E A D > < M E T A c o n t e n t = " t e x t / h t m l ; c h a r s e t = u n i c o d e " h t t p - e q u i v = C o n t e n t - T y p e > < M E T A c o n t e n t = " M S H T M L 5 . 0 0 . 2 6 1 4 . 3 4 0 1 " n a m e = G E N E R A T O R > < S T Y L E > < / S T Y L E > < / H E A D > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = V e r d a n a s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > I t m i g h t s u g g e s t t o y o u t h a t i f y o u c o n t i n u e d t o s t r u g g l e t h e r e w o u l d b e s o m e w h o m i g h t r e c o g n i z e t h e f a c t t h a t y o u w o r k m i g h t b e b e t t e r t h a n t h a t o f a n y k i d w i t h a c r a y o n . < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > M e g g i e & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : m j t @ p a c i f i e r . c o m " > m j t @ p a c i f i e r . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 k q b 4 $ 1 u 4 b u $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 k q b 4 $ 1 u 4 b u $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > I r e a l l y a m g l a d I a m n o t a s t r u g g l i n g a r t i s t a n d c o m e u p u p o n t h i s p o s t . . . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > M e g g i e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > * * * * * * * * * * < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > < S T R O N G > < F O N T s i z e = 2 > & n b s p ; < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = V e r d a n a s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > W i t h t h a t I h a v e n o a r g u m e n t e x c e p t t h a t I w o u l d p u t t h e e l e p h a n t s t u f f i n t h e s a m e g a r b a g e c a n a l o n g w i t h a g r e a t d e a l o f w h a t i s p r e s e n t e d a s A r t . . < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = V e r d a n a s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > J u s t b e c a u s e t h e a r e p o s e u r s , a m a t e u r s & n b s p ; a n d s e m i t r a i n e d s h m e a r e r s w h o s e w o r k i s b e i n g a c c e p t e d b y s o m e i d i o t s a s a r t d o e s n ' t m e a n t h a t o t h e r t r a s h i s a r t e i t h e r . < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = V e r d a n a s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > T h e r e i s a g r e a t d e a l o f w h a t e v e r b e i n g c a l l e d " a r t " . . . d e b a s i n g t h a t w h i c h t r u l y i s . . . t h e r e f i n e d d i s t i l l a t i o n o f h u m a n e x p e r i e n c e . < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > I f s o m e w a n t t o c a l l e l e p h a n t s m e a r s o n p a p e r o r e l e p h a n t d u n g o n c a n v a s b y t h e n a m e o f a r t . . . t h e y c a n g o r i g h t a h e a d a n d d o s o a s f a r a s I a m c o n c e r n e d , b u t t h e y s h a l l n o t c o n v i n c e m e o f a n y t h i n g b u t t h e i r l a c k o f a b i l i t y t o d i s t i n g u i s h t h a t w h i c h i s , i n f a c t , a r t . a n d t h e s a m e a p p l i e s t o m u s i c a n d t h e w r i t t e n a r t s a s w e l l . < / D I V > < / F O N T > < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < / H T M L >

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D O C T Y P E H T M L P U B L I C " - / / W 3 C / / D T D H T M L 4 . 0 T r a n s i t i o n a l / / E N " > < H T M L > < H E A D > < M E T A c o n t e n t = " t e x t / h t m l ; c h a r s e t = u n i c o d e " h t t p - e q u i v = C o n t e n t - T y p e > < M E T A c o n t e n t = " M S H T M L 5 . 0 0 . 2 9 1 9 . 6 3 0 7 " n a m e = G E N E R A T O R > < S T Y L E > < / S T Y L E > < / H E A D > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > I d o n ' t r e m e m b e r h o w i t s t a r t e d b u t i b e l i e v e a k e e p e r n o t i c e d R u b y p i c k i n g u p a s t i c k a n d d o o d l i n g o n t h e g r o u n d . & n b s p ; S o m e b o d y g o t t h e i d e a o f p u t t i n g a p a i n t b r u s h o n t h e g r o u n d a n d s e e i n g w h a t s h e ' d d o w i t h i t . & n b s p ; T h e y e n d e d u p w i t h v a r i o u s c o l o r s o f p a i n t a n d a n e a s e l a n d t h e r e s t i s h i s t o r y . & n b s p ; S o m e d a y s s h e w o u l d f e e l l i k e p a i n t i n g a l l i n o n e c o l o r . s o m e d a y s i n a r i o t o f c o l o r . & n b s p ; S h e u s e d t h e c o l o r a n d t h e a m o u n t o f p a i n t t o g i v e a s o r t o f i d e a h o w s h e f e l t t h a t d a y . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > W h e n i l o o k a t o n e o f h e r p a i n t i n g s , i d o n ' t s e e t h e s c r i b b l e s o f a c h i l d . & n b s p ; I s e e a c e l e b r a t i o n o f c o l o r . & n b s p ; A n d a n a t t e m p t b y a n o t h e r s p e c i e s t o s p e a k t o u s i n w a y s w e c a n o n l y b e g i n t o u n d e r s t a n d . & n b s p ; < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > R u b y w a s n o t j u s t a n e l e p h a n t . & n b s p ; S h e w a s a t r e a s u r e . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > F e l i d a < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " M e g g i e " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : m j t @ p a c i f i e r . c o m " > m j t @ p a c i f i e r . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 k q l a $ 1 t g d f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 k q l a $ 1 t g d f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > F e l i d a , < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > T e l l m e m o r e a b o u t R u b y a n d t h e p a i n t i n g s . . . . I t h i n k I r e m e m b e r s o m e t h i n g a b o u t t h i s , b u t I a m n o t s u r e . . . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > M e g g i e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > * * * * * * < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > W e l l , J o h n , < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > W h e n R u b y d i e d i n c h i l d b i r t h ( o r c a l f b i r t h ) , t h e w h o l e d a m c i t y m o u r n e d f o r d a y s . & n b s p ; & n b s p ; H e r p a i n t i n g s o f h e r s & n b s p ; w e r e s o l d o v e r t h e y e a r s a n d h e l p e d r a i s e m o n e y f o r t h e z o o t o b e n e f i t a l l t h e a n i m a l s . & n b s p ; P a i n t i n g g a v e h e r p l e a s u r e a n d d i d s o m e g o o d i n r a i s i n g a w a r e n e s s a b o u t e l e p h a n t s i n t h e w i l d , t h o s e i n c a p t i v i t y . & n b s p ; & n b s p ; C h i l d r e n e s p e c i a l l y l o v e d t o w a t c h h e r p a i n t . S h e h a d h e r o w n i d e a s o f w h a t s h e w a n t e d t o e x p r e s s a n d i n w h a t c o l o r s t o e x p r e s s i t . & n b s p ; S h e d i d n ' t p a i n t t o p l e a s e s o m e r i c h c o u n t o r d u k e o r k i n g . & n b s p ; S h e p a i n t e d t o p l e a s e h e r s e l f a n d & n b s p ; s u r p r i s i n g l y , p l e a s e d a l o t o f p e o p l e w i t h w h a t s h e d i d . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > N o t a l l " a r t " i s A R T , b u t R u b y ' s p a i n t i n g s d i d s o m e t h i n g a l o t o f q u a s i - a r t i s t s c o u l d n e v e r d o . & n b s p ; T h e y t o u c h e d p e o p l e a n d m a d e t h e m t h i n k . & n b s p ; N o t b a d f o r a " d u m b " a n i m a l , h u h ? < / F O N T > < / D I V > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < / H T M L >

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John,

As a non sequitur, your writings dont quite measure up to Tolstoy or Plato or even e.e.cummings, but it's how you communicate. whether we consider them great literature or not doesn't matter, just as Ruby's paintings may not be great art. But both of you use the things at hand to try to get a message across. Even if it is no more than "today i just want to make blue lines."

Felida

"John S. McEnery" <bigjohn...@email.msn.com> wrote in message news:81krf5$1tq5a$1...@fu-berlin.de...

I would never suggest that what I write here or any place else is any kind of art...I know better....

I have tried

I have written quite a bit of what I wish was poetry, both sacred and profane...but I'm enough of a critic to know that it doesnt measure up...the same with short stories and essays..I tried...but they do not meet the standards of not only "Great" but of any art.

I also do some woodworking as a hobby...it entertains me and the results....being cartoon characters entertain others, or so I'm told...but it is, by no stretch of the imagination, art.

I attempt to communicate here, and ordinarily I try to take some care with ref. to the manner, form and content...but obviously, from the few I am able to impress...it does not measure up even to the beginning requirement of art...that it touch a common cord.

So I am under no illusions about my own abilities...and applying those same standards to the work of others I find that a great deal of what is presented as art ...just doesn't meet the requirements.

One might, for those interested in criticism in the arts, that to start with Aristotle's Poetics is a good place.

John

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I d o n ' t f e e l b l e s s e d . . . N o , I j u s t s e n s e a n i n j u s t i c e . . . M y h e a r t s a y s t h a t e v e r y o n e s h o u l d h a v e h a d a n d h a v e a g r e a t l i f e , b u t m y m i n d s a y s n o , t h i s i s a g r e a t p o k e r g a m e a n d e a c h o f u s i s s u b j e c t t o t h e l u c k o f t h e d r a w . . . Y e s , I a m a w i n n e r , b u t i t ' s a t s o m e o n e e l s e ' s e x p e n s e . . . H o w c a n I b e h a p p y ? < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > A p e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > W h i t e t i g e r & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m " > N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 o s j d $ 2 1 l c f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 o s j d $ 2 1 l c f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > H u m i l i t y . & n b s p ; : - ) < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > I t h o u g h t y o u ' d f e e l b l e s s e d , & n b s p ; t h o u g h . & n b s p ; Y o u p r o b a b l y d o b u t h a v e n ' t s a i d t h a t . . . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > - - S a n d y C o l o r E a c h D a y . & n b s p ; P e o p l e S m i l e W h e n Y o u W e a r T i e - D y e . < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " A p e " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 n m i 8 $ 2 0 6 c p $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 n m i 8 $ 2 0 6 c p $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > W h y m e ? M o s t a r e n ' t . . . & n b s p ; A p e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > W h i t e t i g e r & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m " > N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 n j p k $ 2 1 1 2 r $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 n j p k $ 2 1 1 2 r $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > W h y ? < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > - - S a n d y , & n b s p ; s u r p r i s e d C o l o r E a c h D a y . & n b s p ; P e o p l e S m i l e W h e n Y o u W e a r T i e - D y e . < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " A p e " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 n d c r $ 2 1 8 3 n $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 n d c r $ 2 1 8 3 n $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > Y e s , I a m f o r t u n a t e a n d & n b s p ; a c t u a l l y f e e l r e a l l y v e r y s t r a n g e a b o u t i t . . . & n b s p ; & n b s p ; A p e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > W h i t e t i g e r & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m " > N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 m q h q $ 2 0 e n f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 m q h q $ 2 0 e n f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > Y o u ' r e a f o r t u n a t e m a n . & n b s p ; : - ) < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > - - S a n d y C o l o r E a c h D a y . & n b s p ; P e o p l e S m i l e W h e n Y o u W e a r T i e - D y e . < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " A p e " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 m p 7 5 $ 1 v m q r $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 m p 7 5 $ 1 v m q r $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > I t ' s o d d h o w t h i n g s w o r k o u t . . . I t r i e d t o e m u l a t e m y f a t h e r , b u t f o u n d I w a s a l o u s y a r t i s t w i t h a b r u s h a n d p a i n t . . . N o t l o n g a f t e r , h o w e v e r , I p i c k e d u p a c a m e r a a n d d i s c o v e r e d t h a t m y c a n v a s w a s f i l m . . . T h a t s t e p l e a d t o a c a r e e r a n d a m a g i c c a r p e t r i d e t h r o u g h l i f e . . . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > A p e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > W h i t e t i g e r & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m " > N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 m o d 5 $ 1 v 8 d 3 $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 m o d 5 $ 1 v 8 d 3 $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > M y u n c l e d i d a c o u p l e o f t h o s e . . . & n b s p ; T h e y l i v e o n i n h i s s t u d y w i t h h i s s o n . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > - - S a n d y C o l o r E a c h D a y . & n b s p ; P e o p l e S m i l e W h e n Y o u W e a r T i e - D y e . < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " A p e " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 m m 8 l $ 2 1 1 t l $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 m m 8 l $ 2 1 1 t l $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > D e n n i s , < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > M y f a t h e r s t a r t e d p a i n t i n g j u s t b e f o r e h e d i e d . . . E v e r y t h i n g , e s p e c i a l l y t h e s c e n i c s , l o o k e d a s t h o u g h & n b s p ; t h e y & n b s p ; w e r e a d e p i c t i o n o f & n b s p ; a l a n d s c a p e a s i t w o u l d a p p e a r o n a n o v e r c a s t a n d r a i n y d a y . . . T h e o n l y o n e s t i l l i n e x i s t e n c e i s j u s t o v e r m y s h o u l d e r . . . H e w a s r e a l l y g o o d . . . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > A p e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > D e n n i s L o m e n z o & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : D e n n i s _ l o m @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > D e n n i s _ l o m @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 m 6 l p $ 1 u u k 9 $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 m 6 l p $ 1 u u k 9 $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > F e l i d a < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > I M O a r t i s a n y t h i n g t h a t o p e n s u s u p t o s e e s o m e t h i n g t h a t w e w o u l d n o t s e e . & n b s p ; M y m o t h e r w h o i s n o w d e a d s t a t i n g p a i n t i n g a t 5 9 a n d d i e d a t 6 1 . < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > I s e e h e r i n h e r p a i n t i n g s . I t ' s h o w s h e s a w l i f e i s w h a t s h e p a i n t e d . I k n o w t h a t b e c a u s e I k n e w h e r . < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > W e h a v e t h e p a i n t i n g s i n t h e l i v i n g r o o m a n d w h e n o t h e r s s h e t h e m w h o d i d n o t k n o w h e r s o m e s e e h e r i n t h e m , s o m e d o n o t . S o m e s e e t h e m s e l v e s . S o m e s e e a d r e a m . S o m e s e e n o t h i n g . T h e y a r e j u s t a w e l l d e s i g n e d k e y t o o p e n a d o o r w i t h i n u s . < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > T h i s I M O i s a r t < / D I V > < D I V > - - D e n n i s < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > F e l i d a & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : c a t s p a w 3 7 @ h o t m a i l . c o m " > c a t s p a w 3 7 @ h o t m a i l . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 k s 2 8 $ 1 u t e i $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 k s 2 8 $ 1 u t e i $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > I d o n ' t r e m e m b e r h o w i t s t a r t e d b u t i b e l i e v e a k e e p e r n o t i c e d R u b y p i c k i n g u p a s t i c k a n d d o o d l i n g o n t h e g r o u n d . & n b s p ; S o m e b o d y g o t t h e i d e a o f p u t t i n g a p a i n t b r u s h o n t h e g r o u n d a n d s e e i n g w h a t s h e ' d d o w i t h i t . & n b s p ; T h e y e n d e d u p w i t h v a r i o u s c o l o r s o f p a i n t a n d a n e a s e l a n d t h e r e s t i s h i s t o r y . & n b s p ; S o m e d a y s s h e w o u l d f e e l l i k e p a i n t i n g a l l i n o n e c o l o r . s o m e d a y s i n a r i o t o f c o l o r . & n b s p ; S h e u s e d t h e c o l o r a n d t h e a m o u n t o f p a i n t t o g i v e a s o r t o f i d e a h o w s h e f e l t t h a t d a y . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > W h e n i l o o k a t o n e o f h e r p a i n t i n g s , i d o n ' t s e e t h e s c r i b b l e s o f a c h i l d . & n b s p ; I s e e a c e l e b r a t i o n o f c o l o r . & n b s p ; A n d a n a t t e m p t b y a n o t h e r s p e c i e s t o s p e a k t o u s i n w a y s w e c a n o n l y b e g i n t o u n d e r s t a n d . & n b s p ; < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > R u b y w a s n o t j u s t a n e l e p h a n t . & n b s p ; S h e w a s a t r e a s u r e . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > F e l i d a < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " M e g g i e " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : m j t @ p a c i f i e r . c o m " > m j t @ p a c i f i e r . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 k q l a $ 1 t g d f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 k q l a $ 1 t g d f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > F e l i d a , < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > T e l l m e m o r e a b o u t R u b y a n d t h e p a i n t i n g s . . . . I t h i n k I r e m e m b e r s o m e t h i n g a b o u t t h i s , b u t I a m n o t s u r e . . . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > M e g g i e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > * * * * * * < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > W e l l , J o h n , < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > W h e n R u b y d i e d i n c h i l d b i r t h ( o r c a l f b i r t h ) , t h e w h o l e d a m c i t y m o u r n e d f o r d a y s . & n b s p ; & n b s p ; H e r p a i n t i n g s o f h e r s & n b s p ; w e r e s o l d o v e r t h e y e a r s a n d h e l p e d r a i s e m o n e y f o r t h e z o o t o b e n e f i t a l l t h e a n i m a l s . & n b s p ; P a i n t i n g g a v e h e r p l e a s u r e a n d d i d s o m e g o o d i n r a i s i n g a w a r e n e s s a b o u t e l e p h a n t s i n t h e w i l d , t h o s e i n c a p t i v i t y . & n b s p ; & n b s p ; C h i l d r e n e s p e c i a l l y l o v e d t o w a t c h h e r p a i n t . S h e h a d h e r o w n i d e a s o f w h a t s h e w a n t e d t o e x p r e s s a n d i n w h a t c o l o r s t o e x p r e s s i t . & n b s p ; S h e d i d n ' t p a i n t t o p l e a s e s o m e r i c h c o u n t o r d u k e o r k i n g . & n b s p ; S h e p a i n t e d t o p l e a s e h e r s e l f a n d & n b s p ; s u r p r i s i n g l y , p l e a s e d a l o t o f p e o p l e w i t h w h a t s h e d i d . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > N o t a l l " a r t " i s A R T , b u t R u b y ' s p a i n t i n g s d i d s o m e t h i n g a l o t o f q u a s i - a r t i s t s c o u l d n e v e r d o . & n b s p ; T h e y t o u c h e d p e o p l e a n d m a d e t h e m t h i n k . & n b s p ; N o t b a d f o r a " d u m b " a n i m a l , h u h ? < / F O N T > < / D I V > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < / H T M L >

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The way I figure it, life is not a zero sum game. One person's good fortune does not detract from that of another. We live in an abundant world and are called to love one another in it. If we truly do that, there is more than enough to go around.

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Ape,

I don't tend to look at things materially, although I surely see injustice there as I've said many times. I think of what you have in your heart and the happiness you have found. I will easily pick happiness and inner wealth than outer things. I think they can coexist; I'm not one of those who believes it's an either/or situation. Still, for me, I choose happiness. If I get there, I have gotten everything fulfilled in this lifetime. Everybody has an equal shot at this and no one has to lose...

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"Ape" <Naked...@email.msn.com> wrote in message news:81ouq3$20mb8$1...@fu-berlin.de...

Sandy,

Blessed? I don't feel blessed. .. No, I just sense an injustice. .. My heart says that everyone should have had and have a great life, but my mind says no, this is a great poker game and each of us is subject to the luck of the draw. .. Yes, I am a winner, but it's at someone else's expense. .. How can I be happy?

Ape

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Humility. :-)

I thought you'd feel blessed, though. You probably do but haven't said that...

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"Ape" <Naked...@email.msn.com> wrote in message news:81nmi8$206cp$1...@fu-berlin.de...

Why me? Most aren't. .. Ape

Whitetiger <Newsgrou...@aol.com> wrote in message news:81njpk$2112r$1...@fu-berlin.de...

Why?

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"Ape" <Naked...@email.msn.com> wrote in message news:81ndcr$2183n$1...@fu-berlin.de...

Yes, I am fortunate and actually feel really very strange about it. .. Ape

Whitetiger <Newsgrou...@aol.com> wrote in message news:81mqhq$20enf$1...@fu-berlin.de...

You're a fortunate man. :-)

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"Ape" <Naked...@email.msn.com> wrote in message news:81mp75$1vmqr$1...@fu-berlin.de...

It's odd how things work out. .. I tried to emulate my father, but found I was a lousy artist with a brush and paint. .. Not long after, however, I picked up a camera and discovered that my canvas was film. .. That step lead to a career and a magic carpet ride through life. ..

Ape

Whitetiger <Newsgrou...@aol.com> wrote in message news:81mod5$1v8d3$1...@fu-berlin.de...

My uncle did a couple of those... They live on in his study with his son.

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"Ape" <Naked...@email.msn.com> wrote in message news:81mm8l$211tl$1...@fu-berlin.de...

Dennis,

My father started painting just before he died. .. Everything, especially the scenics, looked as though they were a depiction of a landscape as it would appear on an overcast and rainy day. .. The only one still in existence is just over my shoulder. .. He was really good. ..

Ape

Dennis Lomenzo <Denni...@email.msn.com> wrote in message news:81m6lp$1uuk9$1...@fu-berlin.de...

Felida

IMO art is anything that opens us up to see something that we would not see. My mother who is now dead stating painting at 59 and died at 61.

I see her in her paintings. It's how she saw life is what she painted. I know that because I knew her.

We have the paintings in the living room and when others she them who did not know her some see her in them, some do not. Some see themselves. Some see a dream. Some see nothing. They are just a well designed key to open a door within us.

This IMO is art

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Dennis

Felida <cats...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:81ks28$1utei$1...@fu-berlin.de...

I don't remember how it started but i believe a keeper noticed Ruby picking up a stick and doodling on the ground. Somebody got the idea of putting a paintbrush on the ground and seeing what she'd do with it. They ended up with various colors of paint and an easel and the rest is history. Some days she would feel like painting all in one color. some days in a riot of color. She used the color and the amount of paint to give a sort of idea how she felt that day.

When i look at one of her paintings, i don't see the scribbles of a child. I see a celebration of color. And an attempt by another species to speak to us in ways we can only begin to understand.

Ruby was not just an elephant. She was a treasure.

Felida

"Meggie" <m...@pacifier.com> wrote in message news:81kqla$1tgdf$1...@fu-berlin.de...

Felida,

Tell me more about Ruby and the paintings.... I think I remember something about this, but I am not sure...

Meggie

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We talk of that a lot, and yet look at all the have nots... I agree there's enough to go around, yet it's not happening. How do we create a groundswell of change in human hearts to change the balance? Most of us are not that, what, 5%? with all the goodies.

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Karyn

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We start where we always do, with ourselves.

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That's all I can do, at least until I befriend some land barons and etc. :-)

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We start where we always do, with ourselves.

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Karyn

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There's really a lot which can happen on our level, Sandy. My pastor tells us that it is not necessary to be wealthy in order to be philanthropist, that is, a lover of humanity. It involves being interested in meeting human needs and, for us, being part of community which makes that a priority. There are so many ways to help others become emancipated from poverty and, in so doing, emancipate ourselves from some of the "imbalance." Befriending land barons is nice, but not necessary <g>

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That's all I can do, at least until I befriend some land barons and etc. :-)

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"Karyn" <Karyn...@msn.com> wrote in message news:81p0j5$2204n$1...@fu-berlin.de...

We start where we always do, with ourselves.

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Sandy:

Speaking of which..."Stewardship" again

My cousin( actually my cousins' son ( first cousin once removed as we Irish family fanatics call him) came for Thanksgiving...his two sons went to something the last couple of summers called a "work camp"....in their case it's Church connected tho other groups, (scouts, red cross, etc) also sponsor them...The kids pay for a week or 2 of going away to work.

The way they pay for it is the church has a call in number...people who need some kind of help...lawn mowing, snow shoveling , assistance with some household chores, call the Church who calls the kids..The Church charges a nominal fee for the service and the money is deposited to the work Camp account.

Come summer they travel away...this group, from Maryland, went this last summer to a little town in Vermont were they broke up into groups and did some home repair, scraping, painting, garden set up for people in the town who were unable to do it for themselves and couldn't afford to have it done.

I had never heard of this before...but from their description there are work camps ( usually run out of churches) all over the country......The recipient of the help are selected by local groups...C of C, churches, various relief agencies and what have you....the kids apparently work their buns off and have a wonderful time....and this year they only had to pay an extra $50.00 for the privilege.

I like it...

John

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ÿþ< ! D O C T Y P E H T M L P U B L I C " - / / W 3 C / / D T D H T M L 4 . 0 T r a n s i t i o n a l / / E N " > < H T M L > < H E A D > < M E T A c o n t e n t = " t e x t / h t m l ; c h a r s e t = u n i c o d e " h t t p - e q u i v = C o n t e n t - T y p e > < M E T A c o n t e n t = " M S H T M L 5 . 0 0 . 2 7 2 2 . 2 8 0 0 " n a m e = G E N E R A T O R > < S T Y L E > < / S T Y L E > < / H E A D > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > & n b s p ; I w o u l d a g r e e w i t h y o u , S a n d y , a b o u t " i n n e r w e a l t h " , b u t n o o n e w i l l e v e r c o n v i n c e m e t h a t e v e r y o n e h a s a n e q u a l s h o t a t t h a t . . . I f e v e r y o n e r e a l l y h a d t h a t o p t i o n , a l l w o u l d c h o o s e i t . . . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > & n b s p ; A p e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > W h i t e t i g e r & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m " > N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 o v l p $ 2 1 p 5 s $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 o v l p $ 2 1 p 5 s $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > A p e , < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > I d o n ' t t e n d t o l o o k a t t h i n g s m a t e r i a l l y , & n b s p ; a l t h o u g h I s u r e l y s e e i n j u s t i c e t h e r e a s I ' v e s a i d m a n y t i m e s . & n b s p ; I t h i n k o f w h a t y o u h a v e i n y o u r h e a r t a n d t h e h a p p i n e s s y o u h a v e f o u n d . & n b s p ; I w i l l e a s i l y p i c k h a p p i n e s s a n d i n n e r w e a l t h t h a n o u t e r t h i n g s . & n b s p ; I t h i n k t h e y c a n c o e x i s t ; & n b s p ; I ' m n o t o n e o f t h o s e w h o b e l i e v e s i t ' s a n e i t h e r / o r s i t u a t i o n . & n b s p ; S t i l l , & n b s p ; f o r m e , & n b s p ; I c h o o s e h a p p i n e s s . & n b s p ; I f I g e t t h e r e , & n b s p ; I h a v e g o t t e n e v e r y t h i n g f u l f i l l e d i n t h i s l i f e t i m e . & n b s p ; & n b s p ; E v e r y b o d y h a s a n e q u a l s h o t a t t h i s a n d n o o n e h a s t o l o s e . . . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > - - S a n d y C o l o r E a c h D a y . & n b s p ; P e o p l e S m i l e W h e n Y o u W e a r T i e - D y e . < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " A p e " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 o u q 3 $ 2 0 m b 8 $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 o u q 3 $ 2 0 m b 8 $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > S a n d y , < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > B l e s s e d ? I d o n ' t f e e l b l e s s e d . . . N o , I j u s t s e n s e a n i n j u s t i c e . . . M y h e a r t s a y s t h a t e v e r y o n e s h o u l d h a v e h a d a n d h a v e a g r e a t l i f e , b u t m y m i n d s a y s n o , t h i s i s a g r e a t p o k e r g a m e a n d e a c h o f u s i s s u b j e c t t o t h e l u c k o f t h e d r a w . . . Y e s , I a m a w i n n e r , b u t i t ' s a t s o m e o n e e l s e ' s e x p e n s e . . . H o w c a n I b e h a p p y ? < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > A p e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > W h i t e t i g e r & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m " > N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 o s j d $ 2 1 l c f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 o s j d $ 2 1 l c f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > H u m i l i t y . & n b s p ; : - ) < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > I t h o u g h t y o u ' d f e e l b l e s s e d , & n b s p ; t h o u g h . & n b s p ; Y o u p r o b a b l y d o b u t h a v e n ' t s a i d t h a t . . . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > - - S a n d y C o l o r E a c h D a y . & n b s p ; P e o p l e S m i l e W h e n Y o u W e a r T i e - D y e . < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " A p e " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 n m i 8 $ 2 0 6 c p $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 n m i 8 $ 2 0 6 c p $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > W h y m e ? M o s t a r e n ' t . . . & n b s p ; A p e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > W h i t e t i g e r & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m " > N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 n j p k $ 2 1 1 2 r $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 n j p k $ 2 1 1 2 r $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > W h y ? < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > - - S a n d y , & n b s p ; s u r p r i s e d C o l o r E a c h D a y . & n b s p ; P e o p l e S m i l e W h e n Y o u W e a r T i e - D y e . < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " A p e " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 n d c r $ 2 1 8 3 n $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 n d c r $ 2 1 8 3 n $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > Y e s , I a m f o r t u n a t e a n d & n b s p ; a c t u a l l y f e e l r e a l l y v e r y s t r a n g e a b o u t i t . . . & n b s p ; & n b s p ; A p e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > W h i t e t i g e r & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m " > N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 m q h q $ 2 0 e n f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 m q h q $ 2 0 e n f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > Y o u ' r e a f o r t u n a t e m a n . & n b s p ; : - ) < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > - - S a n d y C o l o r E a c h D a y . & n b s p ; P e o p l e S m i l e W h e n Y o u W e a r T i e - D y e . < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " A p e " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 m p 7 5 $ 1 v m q r $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 m p 7 5 $ 1 v m q r $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > I t ' s o d d h o w t h i n g s w o r k o u t . . . I t r i e d t o e m u l a t e m y f a t h e r , b u t f o u n d I w a s a l o u s y a r t i s t w i t h a b r u s h a n d p a i n t . . . N o t l o n g a f t e r , h o w e v e r , I p i c k e d u p a c a m e r a a n d d i s c o v e r e d t h a t m y c a n v a s w a s f i l m . . . T h a t s t e p l e a d t o a c a r e e r a n d a m a g i c c a r p e t r i d e t h r o u g h l i f e . . . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > A p e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > W h i t e t i g e r & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m " > N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 m o d 5 $ 1 v 8 d 3 $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 m o d 5 $ 1 v 8 d 3 $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > M y u n c l e d i d a c o u p l e o f t h o s e . . . & n b s p ; T h e y l i v e o n i n h i s s t u d y w i t h h i s s o n . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > - - S a n d y C o l o r E a c h D a y . & n b s p ; P e o p l e S m i l e W h e n Y o u W e a r T i e - D y e . < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " A p e " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 m m 8 l $ 2 1 1 t l $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 m m 8 l $ 2 1 1 t l $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > D e n n i s , < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > M y f a t h e r s t a r t e d p a i n t i n g j u s t b e f o r e h e d i e d . . . E v e r y t h i n g , e s p e c i a l l y t h e s c e n i c s , l o o k e d a s t h o u g h & n b s p ; t h e y & n b s p ; w e r e a d e p i c t i o n o f & n b s p ; a l a n d s c a p e a s i t w o u l d a p p e a r o n a n o v e r c a s t a n d r a i n y d a y . . . T h e o n l y o n e s t i l l i n e x i s t e n c e i s j u s t o v e r m y s h o u l d e r . . . H e w a s r e a l l y g o o d . . . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > A p e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > D e n n i s L o m e n z o & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : D e n n i s _ l o m @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > D e n n i s _ l o m @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 m 6 l p $ 1 u u k 9 $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 m 6 l p $ 1 u u k 9 $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > F e l i d a < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > I M O a r t i s a n y t h i n g t h a t o p e n s u s u p t o s e e s o m e t h i n g t h a t w e w o u l d n o t s e e . & n b s p ; M y m o t h e r w h o i s n o w d e a d s t a t i n g p a i n t i n g a t 5 9 a n d d i e d a t 6 1 . < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > I s e e h e r i n h e r p a i n t i n g s . I t ' s h o w s h e s a w l i f e i s w h a t s h e p a i n t e d . I k n o w t h a t b e c a u s e I k n e w h e r . < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > W e h a v e t h e p a i n t i n g s i n t h e l i v i n g r o o m a n d w h e n o t h e r s s h e t h e m w h o d i d n o t k n o w h e r s o m e s e e h e r i n t h e m , s o m e d o n o t . S o m e s e e t h e m s e l v e s . S o m e s e e a d r e a m . S o m e s e e n o t h i n g . T h e y a r e j u s t a w e l l d e s i g n e d k e y t o o p e n a d o o r w i t h i n u s . < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > T h i s I M O i s a r t < / D I V > < D I V > - - D e n n i s < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > F e l i d a & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : c a t s p a w 3 7 @ h o t m a i l . c o m " > c a t s p a w 3 7 @ h o t m a i l . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 k s 2 8 $ 1 u t e i $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 k s 2 8 $ 1 u t e i $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > I d o n ' t r e m e m b e r h o w i t s t a r t e d b u t i b e l i e v e a k e e p e r n o t i c e d R u b y p i c k i n g u p a s t i c k a n d d o o d l i n g o n t h e g r o u n d . & n b s p ; S o m e b o d y g o t t h e i d e a o f p u t t i n g a p a i n t b r u s h o n t h e g r o u n d a n d s e e i n g w h a t s h e ' d d o w i t h i t . & n b s p ; T h e y e n d e d u p w i t h v a r i o u s c o l o r s o f p a i n t a n d a n e a s e l a n d t h e r e s t i s h i s t o r y . & n b s p ; S o m e d a y s s h e w o u l d f e e l l i k e p a i n t i n g a l l i n o n e c o l o r . s o m e d a y s i n a r i o t o f c o l o r . & n b s p ; S h e u s e d t h e c o l o r a n d t h e a m o u n t o f p a i n t t o g i v e a s o r t o f i d e a h o w s h e f e l t t h a t d a y . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > W h e n i l o o k a t o n e o f h e r p a i n t i n g s , i d o n ' t s e e t h e s c r i b b l e s o f a c h i l d . & n b s p ; I s e e a c e l e b r a t i o n o f c o l o r . & n b s p ; A n d a n a t t e m p t b y a n o t h e r s p e c i e s t o s p e a k t o u s i n w a y s w e c a n o n l y b e g i n t o u n d e r s t a n d . & n b s p ; < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > R u b y w a s n o t j u s t a n e l e p h a n t . & n b s p ; S h e w a s a t r e a s u r e . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > F e l i d a < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " M e g g i e " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : m j t @ p a c i f i e r . c o m " > m j t @ p a c i f i e r . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 k q l a $ 1 t g d f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 k q l a $ 1 t g d f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > F e l i d a , < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > T e l l m e m o r e a b o u t R u b y a n d t h e p a i n t i n g s . . . . I t h i n k I r e m e m b e r s o m e t h i n g a b o u t t h i s , b u t I a m n o t s u r e . . . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > M e g g i e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > * * * * * * < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > W e l l , J o h n , < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > W h e n R u b y d i e d i n c h i l d b i r t h ( o r c a l f b i r t h ) , t h e w h o l e d a m c i t y m o u r n e d f o r d a y s . & n b s p ; & n b s p ; H e r p a i n t i n g s o f h e r s & n b s p ; w e r e s o l d o v e r t h e y e a r s a n d h e l p e d r a i s e m o n e y f o r t h e z o o t o b e n e f i t a l l t h e a n i m a l s . & n b s p ; P a i n t i n g g a v e h e r p l e a s u r e a n d d i d s o m e g o o d i n r a i s i n g a w a r e n e s s a b o u t e l e p h a n t s i n t h e w i l d , t h o s e i n c a p t i v i t y . & n b s p ; & n b s p ; C h i l d r e n e s p e c i a l l y l o v e d t o w a t c h h e r p a i n t . 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I d o n ' t f e e l b l e s s e d . . . N o , I j u s t s e n s e a n i n j u s t i c e . . . M y h e a r t s a y s t h a t e v e r y o n e s h o u l d h a v e h a d a n d h a v e a g r e a t l i f e , b u t m y m i n d s a y s n o , t h i s i s a g r e a t p o k e r g a m e a n d e a c h o f u s i s s u b j e c t t o t h e l u c k o f t h e d r a w . . . Y e s , I a m a w i n n e r , b u t i t ' s a t s o m e o n e e l s e ' s e x p e n s e . . . H o w c a n I b e h a p p y ? < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > A p e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > W h i t e t i g e r & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m " > N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 o s j d $ 2 1 l c f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 o s j d $ 2 1 l c f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > H u m i l i t y . & n b s p ; : - ) < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > I t h o u g h t y o u ' d f e e l b l e s s e d , & n b s p ; t h o u g h . & n b s p ; Y o u p r o b a b l y d o b u t h a v e n ' t s a i d t h a t . . . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > - - S a n d y C o l o r E a c h D a y . & n b s p ; P e o p l e S m i l e W h e n Y o u W e a r T i e - D y e . < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " A p e " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 n m i 8 $ 2 0 6 c p $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 n m i 8 $ 2 0 6 c p $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > W h y m e ? M o s t a r e n ' t . . . & n b s p ; A p e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > W h i t e t i g e r & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m " > N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 n j p k $ 2 1 1 2 r $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 n j p k $ 2 1 1 2 r $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > W h y ? < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > - - S a n d y , & n b s p ; s u r p r i s e d C o l o r E a c h D a y . & n b s p ; P e o p l e S m i l e W h e n Y o u W e a r T i e - D y e . < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " A p e " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 n d c r $ 2 1 8 3 n $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 n d c r $ 2 1 8 3 n $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > Y e s , I a m f o r t u n a t e a n d & n b s p ; a c t u a l l y f e e l r e a l l y v e r y s t r a n g e a b o u t i t . . . & n b s p ; & n b s p ; A p e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > W h i t e t i g e r & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m " > N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 m q h q $ 2 0 e n f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 m q h q $ 2 0 e n f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > Y o u ' r e a f o r t u n a t e m a n . & n b s p ; : - ) < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > - - S a n d y C o l o r E a c h D a y . & n b s p ; P e o p l e S m i l e W h e n Y o u W e a r T i e - D y e . < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " A p e " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 m p 7 5 $ 1 v m q r $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 m p 7 5 $ 1 v m q r $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > I t ' s o d d h o w t h i n g s w o r k o u t . . . I t r i e d t o e m u l a t e m y f a t h e r , b u t f o u n d I w a s a l o u s y a r t i s t w i t h a b r u s h a n d p a i n t . . . N o t l o n g a f t e r , h o w e v e r , I p i c k e d u p a c a m e r a a n d d i s c o v e r e d t h a t m y c a n v a s w a s f i l m . . . T h a t s t e p l e a d t o a c a r e e r a n d a m a g i c c a r p e t r i d e t h r o u g h l i f e . . . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > A p e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > W h i t e t i g e r & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m " > N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 m o d 5 $ 1 v 8 d 3 $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 m o d 5 $ 1 v 8 d 3 $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > M y u n c l e d i d a c o u p l e o f t h o s e . . . & n b s p ; T h e y l i v e o n i n h i s s t u d y w i t h h i s s o n . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > - - S a n d y C o l o r E a c h D a y . & n b s p ; P e o p l e S m i l e W h e n Y o u W e a r T i e - D y e . < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " A p e " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 m m 8 l $ 2 1 1 t l $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 m m 8 l $ 2 1 1 t l $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > D e n n i s , < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > M y f a t h e r s t a r t e d p a i n t i n g j u s t b e f o r e h e d i e d . . . E v e r y t h i n g , e s p e c i a l l y t h e s c e n i c s , l o o k e d a s t h o u g h & n b s p ; t h e y & n b s p ; w e r e a d e p i c t i o n o f & n b s p ; a l a n d s c a p e a s i t w o u l d a p p e a r o n a n o v e r c a s t a n d r a i n y d a y . . . T h e o n l y o n e s t i l l i n e x i s t e n c e i s j u s t o v e r m y s h o u l d e r . . . H e w a s r e a l l y g o o d . . . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > A p e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > D e n n i s L o m e n z o & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : D e n n i s _ l o m @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > D e n n i s _ l o m @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 m 6 l p $ 1 u u k 9 $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 m 6 l p $ 1 u u k 9 $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > F e l i d a < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > I M O a r t i s a n y t h i n g t h a t o p e n s u s u p t o s e e s o m e t h i n g t h a t w e w o u l d n o t s e e . & n b s p ; M y m o t h e r w h o i s n o w d e a d s t a t i n g p a i n t i n g a t 5 9 a n d d i e d a t 6 1 . < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > I s e e h e r i n h e r p a i n t i n g s . I t ' s h o w s h e s a w l i f e i s w h a t s h e p a i n t e d . I k n o w t h a t b e c a u s e I k n e w h e r . < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > W e h a v e t h e p a i n t i n g s i n t h e l i v i n g r o o m a n d w h e n o t h e r s s h e t h e m w h o d i d n o t k n o w h e r s o m e s e e h e r i n t h e m , s o m e d o n o t . S o m e s e e t h e m s e l v e s . S o m e s e e a d r e a m . S o m e s e e n o t h i n g . T h e y a r e j u s t a w e l l d e s i g n e d k e y t o o p e n a d o o r w i t h i n u s . < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > T h i s I M O i s a r t < / D I V > < D I V > - - D e n n i s < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > F e l i d a & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : c a t s p a w 3 7 @ h o t m a i l . c o m " > c a t s p a w 3 7 @ h o t m a i l . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 k s 2 8 $ 1 u t e i $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 k s 2 8 $ 1 u t e i $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > I d o n ' t r e m e m b e r h o w i t s t a r t e d b u t i b e l i e v e a k e e p e r n o t i c e d R u b y p i c k i n g u p a s t i c k a n d d o o d l i n g o n t h e g r o u n d . & n b s p ; S o m e b o d y g o t t h e i d e a o f p u t t i n g a p a i n t b r u s h o n t h e g r o u n d a n d s e e i n g w h a t s h e ' d d o w i t h i t . & n b s p ; T h e y e n d e d u p w i t h v a r i o u s c o l o r s o f p a i n t a n d a n e a s e l a n d t h e r e s t i s h i s t o r y . & n b s p ; S o m e d a y s s h e w o u l d f e e l l i k e p a i n t i n g a l l i n o n e c o l o r . s o m e d a y s i n a r i o t o f c o l o r . & n b s p ; S h e u s e d t h e c o l o r a n d t h e a m o u n t o f p a i n t t o g i v e a s o r t o f i d e a h o w s h e f e l t t h a t d a y . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > W h e n i l o o k a t o n e o f h e r p a i n t i n g s , i d o n ' t s e e t h e s c r i b b l e s o f a c h i l d . & n b s p ; I s e e a c e l e b r a t i o n o f c o l o r . & n b s p ; A n d a n a t t e m p t b y a n o t h e r s p e c i e s t o s p e a k t o u s i n w a y s w e c a n o n l y b e g i n t o u n d e r s t a n d . & n b s p ; < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > R u b y w a s n o t j u s t a n e l e p h a n t . & n b s p ; S h e w a s a t r e a s u r e . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > F e l i d a < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " M e g g i e " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : m j t @ p a c i f i e r . c o m " > m j t @ p a c i f i e r . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 k q l a $ 1 t g d f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 k q l a $ 1 t g d f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > F e l i d a , < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > T e l l m e m o r e a b o u t R u b y a n d t h e p a i n t i n g s . . . . I t h i n k I r e m e m b e r s o m e t h i n g a b o u t t h i s , b u t I a m n o t s u r e . . . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > M e g g i e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > * * * * * * < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > W e l l , J o h n , < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > W h e n R u b y d i e d i n c h i l d b i r t h ( o r c a l f b i r t h ) , t h e w h o l e d a m c i t y m o u r n e d f o r d a y s . & n b s p ; & n b s p ; H e r p a i n t i n g s o f h e r s & n b s p ; w e r e s o l d o v e r t h e y e a r s a n d h e l p e d r a i s e m o n e y f o r t h e z o o t o b e n e f i t a l l t h e a n i m a l s . & n b s p ; P a i n t i n g g a v e h e r p l e a s u r e a n d d i d s o m e g o o d i n r a i s i n g a w a r e n e s s a b o u t e l e p h a n t s i n t h e w i l d , t h o s e i n c a p t i v i t y . & n b s p ; & n b s p ; C h i l d r e n e s p e c i a l l y l o v e d t o w a t c h h e r p a i n t . S h e h a d h e r o w n i d e a s o f w h a t s h e w a n t e d t o e x p r e s s a n d i n w h a t c o l o r s t o e x p r e s s i t . & n b s p ; S h e d i d n ' t p a i n t t o p l e a s e s o m e r i c h c o u n t o r d u k e o r k i n g . & n b s p ; S h e p a i n t e d t o p l e a s e h e r s e l f a n d & n b s p ; s u r p r i s i n g l y , p l e a s e d a l o t o f p e o p l e w i t h w h a t s h e d i d . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > N o t a l l " a r t " i s A R T , b u t R u b y ' s p a i n t i n g s d i d s o m e t h i n g a l o t o f q u a s i - a r t i s t s c o u l d n e v e r d o . & n b s p ; T h e y t o u c h e d p e o p l e a n d m a d e t h e m t h i n k . & n b s p ; N o t b a d f o r a " d u m b " a n i m a l , h u h ? < / F O N T > < / D I V > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < / H T M L >

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ÿþ< ! D O C T Y P E H T M L P U B L I C " - / / W 3 C / / D T D H T M L 4 . 0 T r a n s i t i o n a l / / E N " > < H T M L > < H E A D > < M E T A c o n t e n t = " t e x t / h t m l ; c h a r s e t = u n i c o d e " h t t p - e q u i v = C o n t e n t - T y p e > < M E T A c o n t e n t = " M S H T M L 5 . 0 0 . 2 3 1 4 . 1 0 0 0 " n a m e = G E N E R A T O R > < S T Y L E > < / S T Y L E > < / H E A D > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > A b s o l u t e l y ! @ < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > M e g g i e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > * * * * * * < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 0 0 f a c e = " L u c i d a C a s u a l " s i z e = 2 > T h e w a y I f i g u r e i t , l i f e i s n o t a z e r o s u m g a m e . O n e p e r s o n ' s g o o d f o r t u n e d o e s n o t d e t r a c t f r o m t h a t o f a n o t h e r . W e l i v e i n a n a b u n d a n t w o r l d a n d a r e c a l l e d t o l o v e o n e a n o t h e r i n i t . I f w e t r u l y d o t h a t , t h e r e i s m o r e t h a n e n o u g h t o g o a r o u n d . < / F O N T > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < / H T M L >

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Yes, and I agree that is where we start. I just do notice the continuing inequity and wonder how to get that 5% to join in. ;-)

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D O C T Y P E H T M L P U B L I C " - / / W 3 C / / D T D H T M L 4 . 0 T r a n s i t i o n a l / / E N " > < H T M L > < H E A D > < M E T A c o n t e n t = " t e x t / h t m l ; c h a r s e t = u n i c o d e " h t t p - e q u i v = C o n t e n t - T y p e > < M E T A c o n t e n t = " M S H T M L 5 . 0 0 . 2 9 1 9 . 6 3 0 7 " n a m e = G E N E R A T O R > < S T Y L E > < / S T Y L E > < / H E A D > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > I d o b e l i e v e i t . . . & n b s p ; a n d I b e l i e v e p e o p l e d o t r y t o c h o o s e i t , b u t g e t c a u g h t u p i n t h e i r i d e a s o f w h a t a c t u a l l y w i l l m a k e t h e m h a p p y . & n b s p ; $ $ , & n b s p ; a p e r f e c t b o d y , & n b s p ; p e r f e c t j o b , & n b s p ; p e r f e c t r e l a t i o n s h i p , & n b s p ; c h a n g i n g a n o t h e r , & n b s p ; e t c e t c e t c . & n b s p ; < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > - - S a n d y C o l o r E a c h D a y . & n b s p ; P e o p l e S m i l e W h e n Y o u W e a r T i e - D y e . < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " A p e " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 p 4 h 1 $ 2 1 t 4 d $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 p 4 h 1 $ 2 1 t 4 d $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > & n b s p ; I w o u l d a g r e e w i t h y o u , S a n d y , a b o u t " i n n e r w e a l t h " , b u t n o o n e w i l l e v e r c o n v i n c e m e t h a t e v e r y o n e h a s a n e q u a l s h o t a t t h a t . . . I f e v e r y o n e r e a l l y h a d t h a t o p t i o n , a l l w o u l d c h o o s e i t . . . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > & n b s p ; A p e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > W h i t e t i g e r & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m " > N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 o v l p $ 2 1 p 5 s $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 o v l p $ 2 1 p 5 s $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > A p e , < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > I d o n ' t t e n d t o l o o k a t t h i n g s m a t e r i a l l y , & n b s p ; a l t h o u g h I s u r e l y s e e i n j u s t i c e t h e r e a s I ' v e s a i d m a n y t i m e s . & n b s p ; I t h i n k o f w h a t y o u h a v e i n y o u r h e a r t a n d t h e h a p p i n e s s y o u h a v e f o u n d . & n b s p ; I w i l l e a s i l y p i c k h a p p i n e s s a n d i n n e r w e a l t h t h a n o u t e r t h i n g s . & n b s p ; I t h i n k t h e y c a n c o e x i s t ; & n b s p ; I ' m n o t o n e o f t h o s e w h o b e l i e v e s i t ' s a n e i t h e r / o r s i t u a t i o n . & n b s p ; S t i l l , & n b s p ; f o r m e , & n b s p ; I c h o o s e h a p p i n e s s . & n b s p ; I f I g e t t h e r e , & n b s p ; I h a v e g o t t e n e v e r y t h i n g f u l f i l l e d i n t h i s l i f e t i m e . & n b s p ; & n b s p ; E v e r y b o d y h a s a n e q u a l s h o t a t t h i s a n d n o o n e h a s t o l o s e . . . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > - - S a n d y C o l o r E a c h D a y . & n b s p ; P e o p l e S m i l e W h e n Y o u W e a r T i e - D y e . < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " A p e " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 o u q 3 $ 2 0 m b 8 $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 o u q 3 $ 2 0 m b 8 $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > S a n d y , < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > B l e s s e d ? I d o n ' t f e e l b l e s s e d . . . N o , I j u s t s e n s e a n i n j u s t i c e . . . M y h e a r t s a y s t h a t e v e r y o n e s h o u l d h a v e h a d a n d h a v e a g r e a t l i f e , b u t m y m i n d s a y s n o , t h i s i s a g r e a t p o k e r g a m e a n d e a c h o f u s i s s u b j e c t t o t h e l u c k o f t h e d r a w . . . Y e s , I a m a w i n n e r , b u t i t ' s a t s o m e o n e e l s e ' s e x p e n s e . . . H o w c a n I b e h a p p y ? < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > A p e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > W h i t e t i g e r & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m " > N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 o s j d $ 2 1 l c f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 o s j d $ 2 1 l c f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > H u m i l i t y . & n b s p ; : - ) < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > I t h o u g h t y o u ' d f e e l b l e s s e d , & n b s p ; t h o u g h . & n b s p ; Y o u p r o b a b l y d o b u t h a v e n ' t s a i d t h a t . . . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > - - S a n d y C o l o r E a c h D a y . & n b s p ; P e o p l e S m i l e W h e n Y o u W e a r T i e - D y e . < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " A p e " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 n m i 8 $ 2 0 6 c p $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 n m i 8 $ 2 0 6 c p $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > W h y m e ? M o s t a r e n ' t . . . & n b s p ; A p e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > W h i t e t i g e r & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m " > N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 n j p k $ 2 1 1 2 r $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 n j p k $ 2 1 1 2 r $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > W h y ? < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > - - S a n d y , & n b s p ; s u r p r i s e d C o l o r E a c h D a y . & n b s p ; P e o p l e S m i l e W h e n Y o u W e a r T i e - D y e . < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " A p e " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 n d c r $ 2 1 8 3 n $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 n d c r $ 2 1 8 3 n $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > Y e s , I a m f o r t u n a t e a n d & n b s p ; a c t u a l l y f e e l r e a l l y v e r y s t r a n g e a b o u t i t . . . & n b s p ; & n b s p ; A p e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > W h i t e t i g e r & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m " > N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 m q h q $ 2 0 e n f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 m q h q $ 2 0 e n f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > Y o u ' r e a f o r t u n a t e m a n . & n b s p ; : - ) < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > - - S a n d y C o l o r E a c h D a y . & n b s p ; P e o p l e S m i l e W h e n Y o u W e a r T i e - D y e . < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " A p e " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 m p 7 5 $ 1 v m q r $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 m p 7 5 $ 1 v m q r $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > I t ' s o d d h o w t h i n g s w o r k o u t . . . I t r i e d t o e m u l a t e m y f a t h e r , b u t f o u n d I w a s a l o u s y a r t i s t w i t h a b r u s h a n d p a i n t . . . N o t l o n g a f t e r , h o w e v e r , I p i c k e d u p a c a m e r a a n d d i s c o v e r e d t h a t m y c a n v a s w a s f i l m . . . T h a t s t e p l e a d t o a c a r e e r a n d a m a g i c c a r p e t r i d e t h r o u g h l i f e . . . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > A p e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > W h i t e t i g e r & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m " > N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 m o d 5 $ 1 v 8 d 3 $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 m o d 5 $ 1 v 8 d 3 $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > M y u n c l e d i d a c o u p l e o f t h o s e . . . & n b s p ; T h e y l i v e o n i n h i s s t u d y w i t h h i s s o n . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > - - S a n d y C o l o r E a c h D a y . & n b s p ; P e o p l e S m i l e W h e n Y o u W e a r T i e - D y e . < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " A p e " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 m m 8 l $ 2 1 1 t l $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 m m 8 l $ 2 1 1 t l $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > D e n n i s , < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > M y f a t h e r s t a r t e d p a i n t i n g j u s t b e f o r e h e d i e d . . . E v e r y t h i n g , e s p e c i a l l y t h e s c e n i c s , l o o k e d a s t h o u g h & n b s p ; t h e y & n b s p ; w e r e a d e p i c t i o n o f & n b s p ; a l a n d s c a p e a s i t w o u l d a p p e a r o n a n o v e r c a s t a n d r a i n y d a y . . . T h e o n l y o n e s t i l l i n e x i s t e n c e i s j u s t o v e r m y s h o u l d e r . . . H e w a s r e a l l y g o o d . . . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > A p e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > D e n n i s L o m e n z o & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : D e n n i s _ l o m @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > D e n n i s _ l o m @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 m 6 l p $ 1 u u k 9 $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 m 6 l p $ 1 u u k 9 $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > F e l i d a < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > I M O a r t i s a n y t h i n g t h a t o p e n s u s u p t o s e e s o m e t h i n g t h a t w e w o u l d n o t s e e . & n b s p ; M y m o t h e r w h o i s n o w d e a d s t a t i n g p a i n t i n g a t 5 9 a n d d i e d a t 6 1 . < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > I s e e h e r i n h e r p a i n t i n g s . I t ' s h o w s h e s a w l i f e i s w h a t s h e p a i n t e d . I k n o w t h a t b e c a u s e I k n e w h e r . < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > W e h a v e t h e p a i n t i n g s i n t h e l i v i n g r o o m a n d w h e n o t h e r s s h e t h e m w h o d i d n o t k n o w h e r s o m e s e e h e r i n t h e m , s o m e d o n o t . S o m e s e e t h e m s e l v e s . S o m e s e e a d r e a m . S o m e s e e n o t h i n g . T h e y a r e j u s t a w e l l d e s i g n e d k e y t o o p e n a d o o r w i t h i n u s . < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > T h i s I M O i s a r t < / D I V > < D I V > - - D e n n i s < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > F e l i d a & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : c a t s p a w 3 7 @ h o t m a i l . c o m " > c a t s p a w 3 7 @ h o t m a i l . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 k s 2 8 $ 1 u t e i $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 k s 2 8 $ 1 u t e i $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > I d o n ' t r e m e m b e r h o w i t s t a r t e d b u t i b e l i e v e a k e e p e r n o t i c e d R u b y p i c k i n g u p a s t i c k a n d d o o d l i n g o n t h e g r o u n d . & n b s p ; S o m e b o d y g o t t h e i d e a o f p u t t i n g a p a i n t b r u s h o n t h e g r o u n d a n d s e e i n g w h a t s h e ' d d o w i t h i t . & n b s p ; T h e y e n d e d u p w i t h v a r i o u s c o l o r s o f p a i n t a n d a n e a s e l a n d t h e r e s t i s h i s t o r y . & n b s p ; S o m e d a y s s h e w o u l d f e e l l i k e p a i n t i n g a l l i n o n e c o l o r . s o m e d a y s i n a r i o t o f c o l o r . & n b s p ; S h e u s e d t h e c o l o r a n d t h e a m o u n t o f p a i n t t o g i v e a s o r t o f i d e a h o w s h e f e l t t h a t d a y . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > W h e n i l o o k a t o n e o f h e r p a i n t i n g s , i d o n ' t s e e t h e s c r i b b l e s o f a c h i l d . & n b s p ; I s e e a c e l e b r a t i o n o f c o l o r . & n b s p ; A n d a n a t t e m p t b y a n o t h e r s p e c i e s t o s p e a k t o u s i n w a y s w e c a n o n l y b e g i n t o u n d e r s t a n d . & n b s p ; < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > R u b y w a s n o t j u s t a n e l e p h a n t . & n b s p ; S h e w a s a t r e a s u r e . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > F e l i d a < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " M e g g i e " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : m j t @ p a c i f i e r . c o m " > m j t @ p a c i f i e r . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 k q l a $ 1 t g d f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 k q l a $ 1 t g d f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > F e l i d a , < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > T e l l m e m o r e a b o u t R u b y a n d t h e p a i n t i n g s . . . . I t h i n k I r e m e m b e r s o m e t h i n g a b o u t t h i s , b u t I a m n o t s u r e . . . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > M e g g i e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > * * * * * * < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > W e l l , J o h n , < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > W h e n R u b y d i e d i n c h i l d b i r t h ( o r c a l f b i r t h ) , t h e w h o l e d a m c i t y m o u r n e d f o r d a y s . & n b s p ; & n b s p ; H e r p a i n t i n g s o f h e r s & n b s p ; w e r e s o l d o v e r t h e y e a r s a n d h e l p e d r a i s e m o n e y f o r t h e z o o t o b e n e f i t a l l t h e a n i m a l s . & n b s p ; P a i n t i n g g a v e h e r p l e a s u r e a n d d i d s o m e g o o d i n r a i s i n g a w a r e n e s s a b o u t e l e p h a n t s i n t h e w i l d , t h o s e i n c a p t i v i t y . & n b s p ; & n b s p ; C h i l d r e n e s p e c i a l l y l o v e d t o w a t c h h e r p a i n t . 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D O C T Y P E H T M L P U B L I C " - / / W 3 C / / D T D H T M L 4 . 0 T r a n s i t i o n a l / / E N " > < H T M L > < H E A D > < M E T A c o n t e n t = " t e x t / h t m l ; c h a r s e t = u n i c o d e " h t t p - e q u i v = C o n t e n t - T y p e > < M E T A c o n t e n t = " M S H T M L 5 . 0 0 . 2 9 1 9 . 6 3 0 7 " n a m e = G E N E R A T O R > < S T Y L E > < / S T Y L E > < / H E A D > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > I n m y m i n d I w a s m a k i n g r e f e r e n c e t o t h o s e w h o b e l i e v e t h a t t h e t w o a r e m u t u a l l y e x c l u s i v e a n d t h a t i f o n e c h o o s e s t h e s p i r i t u a l l i f e o n e w i l l l o s e m a t e r i a l p r o s p e r i t y . & n b s p ; I d o n ' t b e l i e v e i t . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > - - S a n d y C o l o r E a c h D a y . & n b s p ; P e o p l e S m i l e W h e n Y o u W e a r T i e - D y e . < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " D e n n i s L o m e n z o " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : D e n n i s _ l o m @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > D e n n i s _ l o m @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 p 4 r h $ 2 2 5 4 v $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 p 4 r h $ 2 2 5 4 v $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > S a n d y < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > " I t h i n k t h e y c a n c o e x i s t " < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > W h y w o u l d o n e c h o s e o n l y o n e ? < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > - - D e n n i s < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > W h i t e t i g e r & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m " > N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 o v l p $ 2 1 p 5 s $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 o v l p $ 2 1 p 5 s $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > A p e , < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > I d o n ' t t e n d t o l o o k a t t h i n g s m a t e r i a l l y , & n b s p ; a l t h o u g h I s u r e l y s e e i n j u s t i c e t h e r e a s I ' v e s a i d m a n y t i m e s . & n b s p ; I t h i n k o f w h a t y o u h a v e i n y o u r h e a r t a n d t h e h a p p i n e s s y o u h a v e f o u n d . & n b s p ; I w i l l e a s i l y p i c k h a p p i n e s s a n d i n n e r w e a l t h t h a n o u t e r t h i n g s . & n b s p ; I t h i n k t h e y c a n c o e x i s t ; & n b s p ; I ' m n o t o n e o f t h o s e w h o b e l i e v e s i t ' s a n e i t h e r / o r s i t u a t i o n . & n b s p ; S t i l l , & n b s p ; f o r m e , & n b s p ; I c h o o s e h a p p i n e s s . & n b s p ; I f I g e t t h e r e , & n b s p ; I h a v e g o t t e n e v e r y t h i n g f u l f i l l e d i n t h i s l i f e t i m e . & n b s p ; & n b s p ; E v e r y b o d y h a s a n e q u a l s h o t a t t h i s a n d n o o n e h a s t o l o s e . . . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > - - S a n d y C o l o r E a c h D a y . & n b s p ; P e o p l e S m i l e W h e n Y o u W e a r T i e - D y e . < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " A p e " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 o u q 3 $ 2 0 m b 8 $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 o u q 3 $ 2 0 m b 8 $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > S a n d y , < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > B l e s s e d ? I d o n ' t f e e l b l e s s e d . . . N o , I j u s t s e n s e a n i n j u s t i c e . . . M y h e a r t s a y s t h a t e v e r y o n e s h o u l d h a v e h a d a n d h a v e a g r e a t l i f e , b u t m y m i n d s a y s n o , t h i s i s a g r e a t p o k e r g a m e a n d e a c h o f u s i s s u b j e c t t o t h e l u c k o f t h e d r a w . . . Y e s , I a m a w i n n e r , b u t i t ' s a t s o m e o n e e l s e ' s e x p e n s e . . . H o w c a n I b e h a p p y ? < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > A p e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > W h i t e t i g e r & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m " > N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 o s j d $ 2 1 l c f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 o s j d $ 2 1 l c f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > H u m i l i t y . & n b s p ; : - ) < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > I t h o u g h t y o u ' d f e e l b l e s s e d , & n b s p ; t h o u g h . & n b s p ; Y o u p r o b a b l y d o b u t h a v e n ' t s a i d t h a t . . . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > - - S a n d y C o l o r E a c h D a y . & n b s p ; P e o p l e S m i l e W h e n Y o u W e a r T i e - D y e . < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " A p e " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 n m i 8 $ 2 0 6 c p $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 n m i 8 $ 2 0 6 c p $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > W h y m e ? M o s t a r e n ' t . . . & n b s p ; A p e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > W h i t e t i g e r & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m " > N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 n j p k $ 2 1 1 2 r $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 n j p k $ 2 1 1 2 r $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > W h y ? < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > - - S a n d y , & n b s p ; s u r p r i s e d C o l o r E a c h D a y . & n b s p ; P e o p l e S m i l e W h e n Y o u W e a r T i e - D y e . < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " A p e " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 n d c r $ 2 1 8 3 n $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 n d c r $ 2 1 8 3 n $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > Y e s , I a m f o r t u n a t e a n d & n b s p ; a c t u a l l y f e e l r e a l l y v e r y s t r a n g e a b o u t i t . . . & n b s p ; & n b s p ; A p e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > W h i t e t i g e r & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m " > N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 m q h q $ 2 0 e n f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 m q h q $ 2 0 e n f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > Y o u ' r e a f o r t u n a t e m a n . & n b s p ; : - ) < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > - - S a n d y C o l o r E a c h D a y . & n b s p ; P e o p l e S m i l e W h e n Y o u W e a r T i e - D y e . < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " A p e " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 m p 7 5 $ 1 v m q r $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 m p 7 5 $ 1 v m q r $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > I t ' s o d d h o w t h i n g s w o r k o u t . . . I t r i e d t o e m u l a t e m y f a t h e r , b u t f o u n d I w a s a l o u s y a r t i s t w i t h a b r u s h a n d p a i n t . . . N o t l o n g a f t e r , h o w e v e r , I p i c k e d u p a c a m e r a a n d d i s c o v e r e d t h a t m y c a n v a s w a s f i l m . . . T h a t s t e p l e a d t o a c a r e e r a n d a m a g i c c a r p e t r i d e t h r o u g h l i f e . . . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > A p e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > W h i t e t i g e r & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m " > N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 m o d 5 $ 1 v 8 d 3 $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 m o d 5 $ 1 v 8 d 3 $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > M y u n c l e d i d a c o u p l e o f t h o s e . . . & n b s p ; T h e y l i v e o n i n h i s s t u d y w i t h h i s s o n . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > - - S a n d y C o l o r E a c h D a y . & n b s p ; P e o p l e S m i l e W h e n Y o u W e a r T i e - D y e . < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " A p e " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 m m 8 l $ 2 1 1 t l $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 m m 8 l $ 2 1 1 t l $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > D e n n i s , < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > M y f a t h e r s t a r t e d p a i n t i n g j u s t b e f o r e h e d i e d . . . E v e r y t h i n g , e s p e c i a l l y t h e s c e n i c s , l o o k e d a s t h o u g h & n b s p ; t h e y & n b s p ; w e r e a d e p i c t i o n o f & n b s p ; a l a n d s c a p e a s i t w o u l d a p p e a r o n a n o v e r c a s t a n d r a i n y d a y . . . T h e o n l y o n e s t i l l i n e x i s t e n c e i s j u s t o v e r m y s h o u l d e r . . . H e w a s r e a l l y g o o d . . . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > A p e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > D e n n i s L o m e n z o & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : D e n n i s _ l o m @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > D e n n i s _ l o m @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 m 6 l p $ 1 u u k 9 $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 m 6 l p $ 1 u u k 9 $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > F e l i d a < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > I M O a r t i s a n y t h i n g t h a t o p e n s u s u p t o s e e s o m e t h i n g t h a t w e w o u l d n o t s e e . & n b s p ; M y m o t h e r w h o i s n o w d e a d s t a t i n g p a i n t i n g a t 5 9 a n d d i e d a t 6 1 . < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > I s e e h e r i n h e r p a i n t i n g s . I t ' s h o w s h e s a w l i f e i s w h a t s h e p a i n t e d . I k n o w t h a t b e c a u s e I k n e w h e r . < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > W e h a v e t h e p a i n t i n g s i n t h e l i v i n g r o o m a n d w h e n o t h e r s s h e t h e m w h o d i d n o t k n o w h e r s o m e s e e h e r i n t h e m , s o m e d o n o t . S o m e s e e t h e m s e l v e s . S o m e s e e a d r e a m . S o m e s e e n o t h i n g . T h e y a r e j u s t a w e l l d e s i g n e d k e y t o o p e n a d o o r w i t h i n u s . < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > T h i s I M O i s a r t < / D I V > < D I V > - - D e n n i s < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > F e l i d a & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : c a t s p a w 3 7 @ h o t m a i l . c o m " > c a t s p a w 3 7 @ h o t m a i l . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 k s 2 8 $ 1 u t e i $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 k s 2 8 $ 1 u t e i $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > I d o n ' t r e m e m b e r h o w i t s t a r t e d b u t i b e l i e v e a k e e p e r n o t i c e d R u b y p i c k i n g u p a s t i c k a n d d o o d l i n g o n t h e g r o u n d . & n b s p ; S o m e b o d y g o t t h e i d e a o f p u t t i n g a p a i n t b r u s h o n t h e g r o u n d a n d s e e i n g w h a t s h e ' d d o w i t h i t . & n b s p ; T h e y e n d e d u p w i t h v a r i o u s c o l o r s o f p a i n t a n d a n e a s e l a n d t h e r e s t i s h i s t o r y . & n b s p ; S o m e d a y s s h e w o u l d f e e l l i k e p a i n t i n g a l l i n o n e c o l o r . s o m e d a y s i n a r i o t o f c o l o r . & n b s p ; S h e u s e d t h e c o l o r a n d t h e a m o u n t o f p a i n t t o g i v e a s o r t o f i d e a h o w s h e f e l t t h a t d a y . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > W h e n i l o o k a t o n e o f h e r p a i n t i n g s , i d o n ' t s e e t h e s c r i b b l e s o f a c h i l d . & n b s p ; I s e e a c e l e b r a t i o n o f c o l o r . & n b s p ; A n d a n a t t e m p t b y a n o t h e r s p e c i e s t o s p e a k t o u s i n w a y s w e c a n o n l y b e g i n t o u n d e r s t a n d . & n b s p ; < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > R u b y w a s n o t j u s t a n e l e p h a n t . & n b s p ; S h e w a s a t r e a s u r e . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > F e l i d a < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " M e g g i e " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : m j t @ p a c i f i e r . c o m " > m j t @ p a c i f i e r . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 k q l a $ 1 t g d f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 k q l a $ 1 t g d f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > F e l i d a , < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > T e l l m e m o r e a b o u t R u b y a n d t h e p a i n t i n g s . . . . I t h i n k I r e m e m b e r s o m e t h i n g a b o u t t h i s , b u t I a m n o t s u r e . . . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > M e g g i e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > * * * * * * < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > W e l l , J o h n , < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > W h e n R u b y d i e d i n c h i l d b i r t h ( o r c a l f b i r t h ) , t h e w h o l e d a m c i t y m o u r n e d f o r d a y s . & n b s p ; & n b s p ; H e r p a i n t i n g s o f h e r s & n b s p ; w e r e s o l d o v e r t h e y e a r s a n d h e l p e d r a i s e m o n e y f o r t h e z o o t o b e n e f i t a l l t h e a n i m a l s . & n b s p ; P a i n t i n g g a v e h e r p l e a s u r e a n d d i d s o m e g o o d i n r a i s i n g a w a r e n e s s a b o u t e l e p h a n t s i n t h e w i l d , t h o s e i n c a p t i v i t y . & n b s p ; & n b s p ; C h i l d r e n e s p e c i a l l y l o v e d t o w a t c h h e r p a i n t . S h e h a d h e r o w n i d e a s o f w h a t s h e w a n t e d t o e x p r e s s a n d i n w h a t c o l o r s t o e x p r e s s i t . & n b s p ; S h e d i d n ' t p a i n t t o p l e a s e s o m e r i c h c o u n t o r d u k e o r k i n g . & n b s p ; S h e p a i n t e d t o p l e a s e h e r s e l f a n d & n b s p ; s u r p r i s i n g l y , p l e a s e d a l o t o f p e o p l e w i t h w h a t s h e d i d . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > N o t a l l " a r t " i s A R T , b u t R u b y ' s p a i n t i n g s d i d s o m e t h i n g a l o t o f q u a s i - a r t i s t s c o u l d n e v e r d o . & n b s p ; T h e y t o u c h e d p e o p l e a n d m a d e t h e m t h i n k . & n b s p ; N o t b a d f o r a " d u m b " a n i m a l , h u h ? < / F O N T > < / D I V > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < / H T M L >

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ÿþ< ! D O C T Y P E H T M L P U B L I C " - / / W 3 C / / D T D H T M L 4 . 0 T r a n s i t i o n a l / / E N " > < H T M L > < H E A D > < M E T A c o n t e n t = " t e x t / h t m l ; c h a r s e t = u n i c o d e " h t t p - e q u i v = C o n t e n t - T y p e > < M E T A c o n t e n t = " M S H T M L 5 . 0 0 . 2 7 2 2 . 2 8 0 0 " n a m e = G E N E R A T O R > < S T Y L E > < / S T Y L E > < / H E A D > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > S o w h y h a s n ' t t h i s h a p p e n e d ? & n b s p ; A p e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > M e g g i e & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : m j t @ p a c i f i e r . c o m " > m j t @ p a c i f i e r . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 p 7 f 3 $ 2 1 b 2 8 $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 p 7 f 3 $ 2 1 b 2 8 $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > A b s o l u t e l y ! @ < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > M e g g i e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > * * * * * * < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 0 0 f a c e = " L u c i d a C a s u a l " s i z e = 2 > T h e w a y I f i g u r e i t , l i f e i s n o t a z e r o s u m g a m e . O n e p e r s o n ' s g o o d f o r t u n e d o e s n o t d e t r a c t f r o m t h a t o f a n o t h e r . W e l i v e i n a n a b u n d a n t w o r l d a n d a r e c a l l e d t o l o v e o n e a n o t h e r i n i t . I f w e t r u l y d o t h a t , t h e r e i s m o r e t h a n e n o u g h t o g o a r o u n d . < / F O N T > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < / H T M L >

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D O C T Y P E H T M L P U B L I C " - / / W 3 C / / D T D H T M L 4 . 0 T r a n s i t i o n a l / / E N " > < H T M L > < H E A D > < M E T A c o n t e n t = " t e x t / h t m l ; c h a r s e t = u n i c o d e " h t t p - e q u i v = C o n t e n t - T y p e > < M E T A c o n t e n t = " M S H T M L 5 . 0 0 . 2 7 2 2 . 2 8 0 0 " n a m e = G E N E R A T O R > < S T Y L E > < / S T Y L E > < / H E A D > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > O r p e r f e c t l o v e . . . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > W h i t e t i g e r & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m " > N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 p 9 j u $ 1 o 7 o b $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 p 9 j u $ 1 o 7 o b $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > I d o b e l i e v e i t . . . & n b s p ; a n d I b e l i e v e p e o p l e d o t r y t o c h o o s e i t , b u t g e t c a u g h t u p i n t h e i r i d e a s o f w h a t a c t u a l l y w i l l m a k e t h e m h a p p y . & n b s p ; $ $ , & n b s p ; a p e r f e c t b o d y , & n b s p ; p e r f e c t j o b , & n b s p ; p e r f e c t r e l a t i o n s h i p , & n b s p ; c h a n g i n g a n o t h e r , & n b s p ; e t c e t c e t c . & n b s p ; < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > - - S a n d y C o l o r E a c h D a y . & n b s p ; P e o p l e S m i l e W h e n Y o u W e a r T i e - D y e . < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " A p e " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 p 4 h 1 $ 2 1 t 4 d $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 p 4 h 1 $ 2 1 t 4 d $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > & n b s p ; I w o u l d a g r e e w i t h y o u , S a n d y , a b o u t " i n n e r w e a l t h " , b u t n o o n e w i l l e v e r c o n v i n c e m e t h a t e v e r y o n e h a s a n e q u a l s h o t a t t h a t . . . I f e v e r y o n e r e a l l y h a d t h a t o p t i o n , a l l w o u l d c h o o s e i t . . . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > & n b s p ; A p e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > W h i t e t i g e r & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m " > N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 o v l p $ 2 1 p 5 s $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 o v l p $ 2 1 p 5 s $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > A p e , < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > I d o n ' t t e n d t o l o o k a t t h i n g s m a t e r i a l l y , & n b s p ; a l t h o u g h I s u r e l y s e e i n j u s t i c e t h e r e a s I ' v e s a i d m a n y t i m e s . & n b s p ; I t h i n k o f w h a t y o u h a v e i n y o u r h e a r t a n d t h e h a p p i n e s s y o u h a v e f o u n d . & n b s p ; I w i l l e a s i l y p i c k h a p p i n e s s a n d i n n e r w e a l t h t h a n o u t e r t h i n g s . & n b s p ; I t h i n k t h e y c a n c o e x i s t ; & n b s p ; I ' m n o t o n e o f t h o s e w h o b e l i e v e s i t ' s a n e i t h e r / o r s i t u a t i o n . & n b s p ; S t i l l , & n b s p ; f o r m e , & n b s p ; I c h o o s e h a p p i n e s s . & n b s p ; I f I g e t t h e r e , & n b s p ; I h a v e g o t t e n e v e r y t h i n g f u l f i l l e d i n t h i s l i f e t i m e . & n b s p ; & n b s p ; E v e r y b o d y h a s a n e q u a l s h o t a t t h i s a n d n o o n e h a s t o l o s e . . . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > - - S a n d y C o l o r E a c h D a y . & n b s p ; P e o p l e S m i l e W h e n Y o u W e a r T i e - D y e . < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " A p e " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 o u q 3 $ 2 0 m b 8 $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 o u q 3 $ 2 0 m b 8 $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > S a n d y , < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > B l e s s e d ? I d o n ' t f e e l b l e s s e d . . . N o , I j u s t s e n s e a n i n j u s t i c e . . . M y h e a r t s a y s t h a t e v e r y o n e s h o u l d h a v e h a d a n d h a v e a g r e a t l i f e , b u t m y m i n d s a y s n o , t h i s i s a g r e a t p o k e r g a m e a n d e a c h o f u s i s s u b j e c t t o t h e l u c k o f t h e d r a w . . . Y e s , I a m a w i n n e r , b u t i t ' s a t s o m e o n e e l s e ' s e x p e n s e . . . H o w c a n I b e h a p p y ? < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > A p e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > W h i t e t i g e r & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m " > N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 o s j d $ 2 1 l c f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 o s j d $ 2 1 l c f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > H u m i l i t y . & n b s p ; : - ) < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > I t h o u g h t y o u ' d f e e l b l e s s e d , & n b s p ; t h o u g h . & n b s p ; Y o u p r o b a b l y d o b u t h a v e n ' t s a i d t h a t . . . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > - - S a n d y C o l o r E a c h D a y . & n b s p ; P e o p l e S m i l e W h e n Y o u W e a r T i e - D y e . < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " A p e " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 n m i 8 $ 2 0 6 c p $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 n m i 8 $ 2 0 6 c p $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > W h y m e ? M o s t a r e n ' t . . . & n b s p ; A p e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > W h i t e t i g e r & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m " > N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 n j p k $ 2 1 1 2 r $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 n j p k $ 2 1 1 2 r $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > W h y ? < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > - - S a n d y , & n b s p ; s u r p r i s e d C o l o r E a c h D a y . & n b s p ; P e o p l e S m i l e W h e n Y o u W e a r T i e - D y e . < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " A p e " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 n d c r $ 2 1 8 3 n $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 n d c r $ 2 1 8 3 n $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > Y e s , I a m f o r t u n a t e a n d & n b s p ; a c t u a l l y f e e l r e a l l y v e r y s t r a n g e a b o u t i t . . . & n b s p ; & n b s p ; A p e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > W h i t e t i g e r & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m " > N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 m q h q $ 2 0 e n f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 m q h q $ 2 0 e n f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > Y o u ' r e a f o r t u n a t e m a n . & n b s p ; : - ) < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > - - S a n d y C o l o r E a c h D a y . & n b s p ; P e o p l e S m i l e W h e n Y o u W e a r T i e - D y e . < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " A p e " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 m p 7 5 $ 1 v m q r $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 m p 7 5 $ 1 v m q r $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > I t ' s o d d h o w t h i n g s w o r k o u t . . . I t r i e d t o e m u l a t e m y f a t h e r , b u t f o u n d I w a s a l o u s y a r t i s t w i t h a b r u s h a n d p a i n t . . . N o t l o n g a f t e r , h o w e v e r , I p i c k e d u p a c a m e r a a n d d i s c o v e r e d t h a t m y c a n v a s w a s f i l m . . . T h a t s t e p l e a d t o a c a r e e r a n d a m a g i c c a r p e t r i d e t h r o u g h l i f e . . . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > A p e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > W h i t e t i g e r & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m " > N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 m o d 5 $ 1 v 8 d 3 $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 m o d 5 $ 1 v 8 d 3 $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > M y u n c l e d i d a c o u p l e o f t h o s e . . . & n b s p ; T h e y l i v e o n i n h i s s t u d y w i t h h i s s o n . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > - - S a n d y C o l o r E a c h D a y . & n b s p ; P e o p l e S m i l e W h e n Y o u W e a r T i e - D y e . < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " A p e " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 m m 8 l $ 2 1 1 t l $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 m m 8 l $ 2 1 1 t l $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > D e n n i s , < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > M y f a t h e r s t a r t e d p a i n t i n g j u s t b e f o r e h e d i e d . . . E v e r y t h i n g , e s p e c i a l l y t h e s c e n i c s , l o o k e d a s t h o u g h & n b s p ; t h e y & n b s p ; w e r e a d e p i c t i o n o f & n b s p ; a l a n d s c a p e a s i t w o u l d a p p e a r o n a n o v e r c a s t a n d r a i n y d a y . . . T h e o n l y o n e s t i l l i n e x i s t e n c e i s j u s t o v e r m y s h o u l d e r . . . H e w a s r e a l l y g o o d . . . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > A p e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > D e n n i s L o m e n z o & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : D e n n i s _ l o m @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > D e n n i s _ l o m @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 m 6 l p $ 1 u u k 9 $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 m 6 l p $ 1 u u k 9 $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > F e l i d a < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > I M O a r t i s a n y t h i n g t h a t o p e n s u s u p t o s e e s o m e t h i n g t h a t w e w o u l d n o t s e e . & n b s p ; M y m o t h e r w h o i s n o w d e a d s t a t i n g p a i n t i n g a t 5 9 a n d d i e d a t 6 1 . < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > I s e e h e r i n h e r p a i n t i n g s . I t ' s h o w s h e s a w l i f e i s w h a t s h e p a i n t e d . I k n o w t h a t b e c a u s e I k n e w h e r . < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > W e h a v e t h e p a i n t i n g s i n t h e l i v i n g r o o m a n d w h e n o t h e r s s h e t h e m w h o d i d n o t k n o w h e r s o m e s e e h e r i n t h e m , s o m e d o n o t . S o m e s e e t h e m s e l v e s . S o m e s e e a d r e a m . S o m e s e e n o t h i n g . T h e y a r e j u s t a w e l l d e s i g n e d k e y t o o p e n a d o o r w i t h i n u s . < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > T h i s I M O i s a r t < / D I V > < D I V > - - D e n n i s < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > F e l i d a & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : c a t s p a w 3 7 @ h o t m a i l . c o m " > c a t s p a w 3 7 @ h o t m a i l . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 k s 2 8 $ 1 u t e i $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 k s 2 8 $ 1 u t e i $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > I d o n ' t r e m e m b e r h o w i t s t a r t e d b u t i b e l i e v e a k e e p e r n o t i c e d R u b y p i c k i n g u p a s t i c k a n d d o o d l i n g o n t h e g r o u n d . & n b s p ; S o m e b o d y g o t t h e i d e a o f p u t t i n g a p a i n t b r u s h o n t h e g r o u n d a n d s e e i n g w h a t s h e ' d d o w i t h i t . & n b s p ; T h e y e n d e d u p w i t h v a r i o u s c o l o r s o f p a i n t a n d a n e a s e l a n d t h e r e s t i s h i s t o r y . & n b s p ; S o m e d a y s s h e w o u l d f e e l l i k e p a i n t i n g a l l i n o n e c o l o r . s o m e d a y s i n a r i o t o f c o l o r . & n b s p ; S h e u s e d t h e c o l o r a n d t h e a m o u n t o f p a i n t t o g i v e a s o r t o f i d e a h o w s h e f e l t t h a t d a y . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > W h e n i l o o k a t o n e o f h e r p a i n t i n g s , i d o n ' t s e e t h e s c r i b b l e s o f a c h i l d . & n b s p ; I s e e a c e l e b r a t i o n o f c o l o r . & n b s p ; A n d a n a t t e m p t b y a n o t h e r s p e c i e s t o s p e a k t o u s i n w a y s w e c a n o n l y b e g i n t o u n d e r s t a n d . & n b s p ; < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > R u b y w a s n o t j u s t a n e l e p h a n t . & n b s p ; S h e w a s a t r e a s u r e . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > F e l i d a < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " M e g g i e " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : m j t @ p a c i f i e r . c o m " > m j t @ p a c i f i e r . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 k q l a $ 1 t g d f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 k q l a $ 1 t g d f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > F e l i d a , < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > T e l l m e m o r e a b o u t R u b y a n d t h e p a i n t i n g s . . . . 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I d o n ' t f e e l b l e s s e d . . . N o , I j u s t s e n s e a n i n j u s t i c e . . . M y h e a r t s a y s t h a t e v e r y o n e s h o u l d h a v e h a d a n d h a v e a g r e a t l i f e , b u t m y m i n d s a y s n o , t h i s i s a g r e a t p o k e r g a m e a n d e a c h o f u s i s s u b j e c t t o t h e l u c k o f t h e d r a w . . . Y e s , I a m a w i n n e r , b u t i t ' s a t s o m e o n e e l s e ' s e x p e n s e . . . H o w c a n I b e h a p p y ? < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > A p e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > W h i t e t i g e r & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m " > N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 o s j d $ 2 1 l c f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 o s j d $ 2 1 l c f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > H u m i l i t y . & n b s p ; : - ) < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > I t h o u g h t y o u ' d f e e l b l e s s e d , & n b s p ; t h o u g h . & n b s p ; Y o u p r o b a b l y d o b u t h a v e n ' t s a i d t h a t . . . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > - - S a n d y C o l o r E a c h D a y . & n b s p ; P e o p l e S m i l e W h e n Y o u W e a r T i e - D y e . < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " A p e " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 n m i 8 $ 2 0 6 c p $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 n m i 8 $ 2 0 6 c p $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > W h y m e ? M o s t a r e n ' t . . . & n b s p ; A p e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > W h i t e t i g e r & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m " > N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 n j p k $ 2 1 1 2 r $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 n j p k $ 2 1 1 2 r $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > W h y ? < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > - - S a n d y , & n b s p ; s u r p r i s e d C o l o r E a c h D a y . & n b s p ; P e o p l e S m i l e W h e n Y o u W e a r T i e - D y e . < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " A p e " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 n d c r $ 2 1 8 3 n $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 n d c r $ 2 1 8 3 n $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > Y e s , I a m f o r t u n a t e a n d & n b s p ; a c t u a l l y f e e l r e a l l y v e r y s t r a n g e a b o u t i t . . . & n b s p ; & n b s p ; A p e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > W h i t e t i g e r & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m " > N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 m q h q $ 2 0 e n f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 m q h q $ 2 0 e n f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > Y o u ' r e a f o r t u n a t e m a n . & n b s p ; : - ) < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > - - S a n d y C o l o r E a c h D a y . & n b s p ; P e o p l e S m i l e W h e n Y o u W e a r T i e - D y e . < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " A p e " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 m p 7 5 $ 1 v m q r $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 m p 7 5 $ 1 v m q r $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > I t ' s o d d h o w t h i n g s w o r k o u t . . . I t r i e d t o e m u l a t e m y f a t h e r , b u t f o u n d I w a s a l o u s y a r t i s t w i t h a b r u s h a n d p a i n t . . . N o t l o n g a f t e r , h o w e v e r , I p i c k e d u p a c a m e r a a n d d i s c o v e r e d t h a t m y c a n v a s w a s f i l m . . . T h a t s t e p l e a d t o a c a r e e r a n d a m a g i c c a r p e t r i d e t h r o u g h l i f e . . . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > A p e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > W h i t e t i g e r & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m " > N e w s g r o u p i e N O S P A M @ a o l . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 m o d 5 $ 1 v 8 d 3 $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 m o d 5 $ 1 v 8 d 3 $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = B a s k e r v i l l e > M y u n c l e d i d a c o u p l e o f t h o s e . . . & n b s p ; T h e y l i v e o n i n h i s s t u d y w i t h h i s s o n . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > - - S a n d y C o l o r E a c h D a y . & n b s p ; P e o p l e S m i l e W h e n Y o u W e a r T i e - D y e . < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " A p e " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > N a k e d _ A p e s @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 m m 8 l $ 2 1 1 t l $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 m m 8 l $ 2 1 1 t l $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > D e n n i s , < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > M y f a t h e r s t a r t e d p a i n t i n g j u s t b e f o r e h e d i e d . . . E v e r y t h i n g , e s p e c i a l l y t h e s c e n i c s , l o o k e d a s t h o u g h & n b s p ; t h e y & n b s p ; w e r e a d e p i c t i o n o f & n b s p ; a l a n d s c a p e a s i t w o u l d a p p e a r o n a n o v e r c a s t a n d r a i n y d a y . . . T h e o n l y o n e s t i l l i n e x i s t e n c e i s j u s t o v e r m y s h o u l d e r . . . H e w a s r e a l l y g o o d . . . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > A p e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > D e n n i s L o m e n z o & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : D e n n i s _ l o m @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > D e n n i s _ l o m @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 m 6 l p $ 1 u u k 9 $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 m 6 l p $ 1 u u k 9 $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > F e l i d a < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > I M O a r t i s a n y t h i n g t h a t o p e n s u s u p t o s e e s o m e t h i n g t h a t w e w o u l d n o t s e e . & n b s p ; M y m o t h e r w h o i s n o w d e a d s t a t i n g p a i n t i n g a t 5 9 a n d d i e d a t 6 1 . < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > I s e e h e r i n h e r p a i n t i n g s . I t ' s h o w s h e s a w l i f e i s w h a t s h e p a i n t e d . I k n o w t h a t b e c a u s e I k n e w h e r . < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > W e h a v e t h e p a i n t i n g s i n t h e l i v i n g r o o m a n d w h e n o t h e r s s h e t h e m w h o d i d n o t k n o w h e r s o m e s e e h e r i n t h e m , s o m e d o n o t . S o m e s e e t h e m s e l v e s . S o m e s e e a d r e a m . S o m e s e e n o t h i n g . T h e y a r e j u s t a w e l l d e s i g n e d k e y t o o p e n a d o o r w i t h i n u s . < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > T h i s I M O i s a r t < / D I V > < D I V > - - D e n n i s < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > F e l i d a & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : c a t s p a w 3 7 @ h o t m a i l . c o m " > c a t s p a w 3 7 @ h o t m a i l . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 k s 2 8 $ 1 u t e i $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 k s 2 8 $ 1 u t e i $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > I d o n ' t r e m e m b e r h o w i t s t a r t e d b u t i b e l i e v e a k e e p e r n o t i c e d R u b y p i c k i n g u p a s t i c k a n d d o o d l i n g o n t h e g r o u n d . & n b s p ; S o m e b o d y g o t t h e i d e a o f p u t t i n g a p a i n t b r u s h o n t h e g r o u n d a n d s e e i n g w h a t s h e ' d d o w i t h i t . & n b s p ; T h e y e n d e d u p w i t h v a r i o u s c o l o r s o f p a i n t a n d a n e a s e l a n d t h e r e s t i s h i s t o r y . & n b s p ; S o m e d a y s s h e w o u l d f e e l l i k e p a i n t i n g a l l i n o n e c o l o r . s o m e d a y s i n a r i o t o f c o l o r . & n b s p ; S h e u s e d t h e c o l o r a n d t h e a m o u n t o f p a i n t t o g i v e a s o r t o f i d e a h o w s h e f e l t t h a t d a y . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > W h e n i l o o k a t o n e o f h e r p a i n t i n g s , i d o n ' t s e e t h e s c r i b b l e s o f a c h i l d . & n b s p ; I s e e a c e l e b r a t i o n o f c o l o r . & n b s p ; A n d a n a t t e m p t b y a n o t h e r s p e c i e s t o s p e a k t o u s i n w a y s w e c a n o n l y b e g i n t o u n d e r s t a n d . & n b s p ; < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > R u b y w a s n o t j u s t a n e l e p h a n t . & n b s p ; S h e w a s a t r e a s u r e . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > F e l i d a < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " M e g g i e " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : m j t @ p a c i f i e r . c o m " > m j t @ p a c i f i e r . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 k q l a $ 1 t g d f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 k q l a $ 1 t g d f $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > F e l i d a , < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > T e l l m e m o r e a b o u t R u b y a n d t h e p a i n t i n g s . . . . I t h i n k I r e m e m b e r s o m e t h i n g a b o u t t h i s , b u t I a m n o t s u r e . . . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > M e g g i e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > * * * * * * < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > W e l l , J o h n , < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > W h e n R u b y d i e d i n c h i l d b i r t h ( o r c a l f b i r t h ) , t h e w h o l e d a m c i t y m o u r n e d f o r d a y s . & n b s p ; & n b s p ; H e r p a i n t i n g s o f h e r s & n b s p ; w e r e s o l d o v e r t h e y e a r s a n d h e l p e d r a i s e m o n e y f o r t h e z o o t o b e n e f i t a l l t h e a n i m a l s . & n b s p ; P a i n t i n g g a v e h e r p l e a s u r e a n d d i d s o m e g o o d i n r a i s i n g a w a r e n e s s a b o u t e l e p h a n t s i n t h e w i l d , t h o s e i n c a p t i v i t y . & n b s p ; & n b s p ; C h i l d r e n e s p e c i a l l y l o v e d t o w a t c h h e r p a i n t . S h e h a d h e r o w n i d e a s o f w h a t s h e w a n t e d t o e x p r e s s a n d i n w h a t c o l o r s t o e x p r e s s i t . & n b s p ; S h e d i d n ' t p a i n t t o p l e a s e s o m e r i c h c o u n t o r d u k e o r k i n g . & n b s p ; S h e p a i n t e d t o p l e a s e h e r s e l f a n d & n b s p ; s u r p r i s i n g l y , p l e a s e d a l o t o f p e o p l e w i t h w h a t s h e d i d . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = A r i a l s i z e = 2 > N o t a l l " a r t " i s A R T , b u t R u b y ' s p a i n t i n g s d i d s o m e t h i n g a l o t o f q u a s i - a r t i s t s c o u l d n e v e r d o . & n b s p ; T h e y t o u c h e d p e o p l e a n d m a d e t h e m t h i n k . & n b s p ; N o t b a d f o r a " d u m b " a n i m a l , h u h ? < / F O N T > < / D I V > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < / H T M L >

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It means we all have money to spare for the likes of this.

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So what has gone wrong with your theory, Karyn? Talk of loving one another is easy, but action would dictate that we each actually share our abundance with all others according to their need. .. Do we? No, we don't. .. Everyone of us here has more than needed, and yet we collectively cling to our excess at the expense of our neighbors. .. Did we deserve to be born into this abundance? Hell no, and as long as there are people in the world who eat less than our domestic cats, we are hypocrites if we pretend to share Perfect Love with our fellow man. ..

Ape, who is suffering the angst of good fortune which is followed by greed. ..

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Marylyn

So did you skip a meal to be here ?

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Marylyn <mmo...@cncnet.com> wrote in message news:81pg5b$21vsg$4...@fu-berlin.de...

I don't think so Dennis. Many of us scrimp a bit to be here.

"Dennis Lomenzo" <Denni...@email.msn.com> wrote in message news:81p9jc$21v20$1...@fu-berlin.de...

Sandy

Are we not all who are on line ?

It means we all have money to spare for the likes of this.

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ÿþ< ! D O C T Y P E H T M L P U B L I C " - / / W 3 C / / D T D H T M L 4 . 0 T r a n s i t i o n a l / / E N " > < H T M L > < H E A D > < M E T A c o n t e n t = " t e x t / h t m l ; c h a r s e t = u n i c o d e " h t t p - e q u i v = C o n t e n t - T y p e > < M E T A c o n t e n t = " M S H T M L 5 . 0 0 . 2 3 1 4 . 1 0 0 0 " n a m e = G E N E R A T O R > < S T Y L E > < / S T Y L E > < / H E A D > < D I V > J o h n < / D I V > < D I V > " < F O N T f a c e = V e r d a n a s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > Y o u r b e l i e f . . . . n o t m i n e . . . . . . " < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < / D I V > < D I V > - - D e n n i s < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > J o h n S . M c E n e r y & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : b i g j o h n m c e n e r y @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > b i g j o h n m c e n e r y @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 l 5 i r $ 1 i n i m $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 l 5 i r $ 1 i n i m $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = V e r d a n a s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > Y o u r b e l i e f . . . . n o t m i n e . . . . . . < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > M e g g i e & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : m j t @ p a c i f i e r . c o m " > m j t @ p a c i f i e r . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 k s d m $ 1 u n 9 0 $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 k s d m $ 1 u n 9 0 $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > N o , I a c t u a l l y t h o u g h t y o u r p o s t w a s r u d e a n d r a t h e r i g n o r a n t o f t h e c r e a t i v e a r t i s t i c f o r c e w i t h i n a l l h u m a n s . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > i t m a d e m e f e e l i c k t o r e a d i t . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > M e g g i e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > * * * * * * < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > < F O N T f a c e = V e r d a n a s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > I t m i g h t s u g g e s t t o y o u t h a t i f y o u c o n t i n u e d t o s t r u g g l e t h e r e w o u l d b e s o m e w h o m i g h t r e c o g n i z e t h e f a c t t h a t y o u w o r k m i g h t b e b e t t e r t h a n t h a t o f a n y k i d w i t h a c r a y o n . < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < / H T M L >

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"not one of these serve as criteria for art"

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John S. McEnery <bigjohn...@email.msn.com> wrote in message news:81krf5$1tq5a$1...@fu-berlin.de...

Tho I might take some exception as to what was going on in Ruby's brain...the rest is certainly true...but as interesting as it might have been, as beneficial might have been the results, as popular as might some have found it...not one of these serve as criteria for art.

To say something is not art does not serve to deny that it may have other valuable characteristics...just that it does not qualify as art...

John

Felida <cats...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:81kq6j$1uc6t$2...@fu-berlin.de...

Well, John,

When Ruby died in childbirth (or calfbirth), the whole dam city mourned for days. Her paintings of hers were sold over the years and helped raise money for the zoo to benefit all the animals. Painting gave her pleasure and did some good in raising awareness about elephants in the wild, those in captivity. Children especially loved to watch her paint. She had her own ideas of what she wanted to express and in what colors to express it. She didn't paint to please some rich count or duke or king. She painted to please herself and surprisingly, pleased a lot of people with what she did.

Not all "art" is ART, but Ruby's paintings did something a lot of quasi-artists could never do. They touched people and made them think. Not bad for a "dumb" animal, huh?

Felida

"John S. McEnery" <bigjohn...@email.msn.com> wrote in message news:81kpij$1ubcc$1...@fu-berlin.de...

With that I have no argument except that I would put the elephant stuff in the same garbage can along with a great deal of what is presented as Art..

Just because the are poseurs ,amateurs and semi trained shmearers whose work is being accepted by some idiots as art doesn't mean that other trash is art either.

There is a great deal of whatever being called "art"...debasing that which truly is...the refined distillation of human experience.

If some want to call elephant smears on paper or elephant dung on canvas by the name of art...they can go right ahead and do so as far as I am concerned, but they shall not convince me of anything but their lack of ability to distinguish that which is, in fact, art.and the same applies to music and the written arts as well.

John

John

Felida <cats...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:81ji70$1s6l3$1...@fu-berlin.de...

Actually, John, I saw more pure art in the paintings of Ruby the elephant than i do in a lot of works hanging in art museums and passing themselves off as "art"

Felida

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"but I'm enough of a critic to know that it doesn't measure up"

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Felida (g)

I would never suggest that what I write here or any place else is any kind of art...I know better....

I have tried

I have written quite a bit of what I wish was poetry, both sacred and profane...but I'm enough of a critic to know that it doesnt measure up...the same with short stories and essays..I tried...but they do not meet the standards of not only "Great" but of any art.

I also do some woodworking as a hobby...it entertains me and the results....being cartoon characters entertain others, or so I'm told...but it is, by no stretch of the imagination, art.

I attempt to communicate here, and ordinarily I try to take some care with ref. to the manner, form and content...but obviously, from the few I am able to impress...it does not measure up even to the beginning requirement of art...that it touch a common cord.

So I am under no illusions about my own abilities...and applying those same standards to the work of others I find that a great deal of what is presented as art ...just doesn't meet the requirements.

One might, for those interested in criticism in the arts, that to start with Aristotle's Poetics is a good place.

John

Felida <cats...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:81ks8t$1v3op$1...@fu-berlin.de...

John,

As a non sequitur, your writings dont quite measure up to Tolstoy or Plato or even e.e.cummings, but it's how you communicate. whether we consider them great literature or not doesn't matter, just as Ruby's paintings may not be great art. But both of you use the things at hand to try to get a message across. Even if it is no more than "today i just want to make blue lines."

Felida

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ÿþ< ! D O C T Y P E H T M L P U B L I C " - / / W 3 C / / D T D H T M L 4 . 0 T r a n s i t i o n a l / / E N " > < H T M L > < H E A D > < M E T A c o n t e n t = " t e x t / h t m l ; c h a r s e t = u n i c o d e " h t t p - e q u i v = C o n t e n t - T y p e > < M E T A c o n t e n t = " M S H T M L 5 . 0 0 . 2 3 1 4 . 1 0 0 0 " n a m e = G E N E R A T O R > < S T Y L E > < / S T Y L E > < / H E A D > < D I V > J o h n < / D I V > < D I V > " < F O N T f a c e = V e r d a n a s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > T h e y m i g h t b e c a l l e d c r a f t p i e c e s , o f h o b b y w o r k . . . j u s t n o t a r t . . . . I h a v e t o o m u c h r e s p e c t f o r t h e w o r k o f r e a l a r t i s t s t o i n c l u d e t h e m i n t h e g e n r e ' < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > - - D e n n i s < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > J o h n S . M c E n e r y & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : b i g j o h n m c e n e r y @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > b i g j o h n m c e n e r y @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 l r 6 j $ 1 v o d u $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 l r 6 j $ 1 v o d u $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = V e r d a n a s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > M e g : I h a p p e n t o l i k e a l o t o f t h e s t u f f I ' v e w r i t t e n . . . I s u c c e e d e d , i n s e v e r a l c a s e s i n d o i n g w h a t I s e t o u t t o d o . . . i t ' s j u s t t h a t I h a v e a v e r y d e f i n i t e i d e a o f w h a t c o n s t i t u t e s a w o r k o f a r t . . . . a n d t h e m a t e r i a l j u s t d o e s n o t q u a l i f y . < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = V e r d a n a s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > I d o n o t s e e t h a t t h i s m e a n s t h a t a s p e c i f i c e f f o r t i s n e c e s s a r i l y n o t g o o d . . . b u t t o b e a r t i t m u s t h a v e c e r t a i n c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s a n d m y s t u f f d o e s n ' t h a v e t h e m . < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = V e r d a n a s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > T h e s a m e t h i n g a p p l i e s t o s o m e o f m y w o o d w o r k p i e c e s . . . . e s s e n t i a l l y w h a t t h e y a r e a r e t h o s e l a w n f i g u r i n e s . . . b u t I d o n t t o t h e u s u a l o n e s . . . t h e y a r e t h e m e p i e c e s f o r a c e r t a i n s e a s o n o r h o l i d a y . . . f o r i n s t a n c e f o r T h a n k s g i v i n g I h a v e a c a r t o o n p i l g r i m s i t t i n g a t a t a b l e , h o l d i n g a k n i f e a n d f o r k w i t h a n a v i d l o o k o n h i s f a c e , t w o m i r r o r i m a g e p i l g r i m l a d i e s c a r r y i n g p i e s , a n d a c o u p l e o f t u r k e y s , o n e s t a n d i n g t h e r e w i t h a n i n d i g n a n t l o o k o n h i s f a c e ( t h i s y e a r s p i e c e . . . f i n i s h e d l a s t w e e k ) a n d o n e r u n n i n g , l o o k i n g o v e r h i s s h o u l d e r , w i t h a t e r r i f i e d l o o k o n h i s f a c e . . . < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = V e r d a n a s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > I p u l l t h e m i n t o d a y a n d r e p l a c e t h e m w i t h s o m e g e n e r a l W i n t e r t h i n g s . . . < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = V e r d a n a s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > N o w . . . I h a v e f u n d o i n g t h e m , t h e y t a k e a l o t o f w o r k a n d s o m e ( d e v e l o p i n g ) s k i l l t o s e l e c t , c o p y , c u t o u t a n d p a i n t . . . . t h e y m i g h t , m o s t l y , q u a l i f y a s p r i m i t i v e s & n b s p ; i n t h e i r e x e c u t i o n . . . I g e t a l o t o f c o m m e n t s o n t h e m . . . . . . b u t t h e y a r e b y a n y s t r e t c h o f t h e i m a g i n a t i o n o f t h e c a l i b e r t h a t m i g h t b e c a l l e d a r t i s t i c . . . . i t s n o t t h a t t h e y ' r e b a d , j u s t t h a t t h e y d o n t m e e t t h e s t a n d a r d . < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = V e r d a n a s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > T h e y m i g h t b e c a l l e d c r a f t p i e c e s , o f h o b b y w o r k . . . j u s t n o t a r t . . . . I h a v e t o o m u c h r e s p e c t f o r t h e w o r k o f r e a l a r t i s t s t o i n c l u d e t h e m i n t h e g e n r e < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = V e r d a n a s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > J o h n < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > M e g g i e & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : m j t @ p a c i f i e r . c o m " > m j t @ p a c i f i e r . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 l c l p $ 1 u g g g $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 l c l p $ 1 u g g g $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > M e t h i n k s y o u ' r e t o o h a r d o n y o u r s e l f . & n b s p ; & n b s p ; I f y o u l o w e r e d y o u r c r i t i c o f o t h e r s a r t , y o u c o u l d s e e t h e b e a u t y t h a t w h a t y o u d o i s a r t , t o o . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > Y o u t h i n k t o l i t t l e o f y o u r s e l f , J o h n . & n b s p ; W h y i s t h a t ? < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > I t m a k e s m e s a d . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > M e g g i e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > * * * * * * * * < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > < D I V > < F O N T s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > S o I a m u n d e r n o i l l u s i o n s a b o u t m y o w n a b i l i t i e s . . . a n d a p p l y i n g t h o s e s a m e s t a n d a r d s t o t h e w o r k o f o t h e r s I f i n d t h a t a g r e a t d e a l o f w h a t i s p r e s e n t e d a s a r t . . . j u s t d o e s n ' t m e e t t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s . < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > O n e m i g h t , f o r t h o s e i n t e r e s t e d i n c r i t i c i s m i n t h e a r t s , t h a t t o s t a r t w i t h A r i s t o t l e ' s P o e t i c s i s a g o o d p l a c e . < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < / H T M L >

Marylyn

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ÿþ< ! D O C T Y P E H T M L P U B L I C " - / / W 3 C / / D T D H T M L 4 . 0 T r a n s i t i o n a l / / E N " > < H T M L > < H E A D > < M E T A c o n t e n t = " t e x t / h t m l ; c h a r s e t = u n i c o d e " h t t p - e q u i v = C o n t e n t - T y p e > < M E T A c o n t e n t = " M S H T M L 5 . 0 0 . 2 9 1 9 . 6 3 0 7 " n a m e = G E N E R A T O R > < S T Y L E > < / S T Y L E > < / H E A D > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = " M S S a n s S e r i f " > A g a i n , I ' m m i s s i n g y o u r p o i n t . . . & n b s p ; D o e s i t b o t h e r y o u t h a t J o h n & n b s p ; c o n s i d e r s h i s o w n & n b s p ; c r a f t w o r k a s a h o b b y a n d n o t " a r t " ? < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > " D e n n i s L o m e n z o " & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : D e n n i s _ l o m @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > D e n n i s _ l o m @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 p v 6 s $ 2 2 9 4 s $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 p v 6 s $ 2 2 9 4 s $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > J o h n < / D I V > < D I V > " < F O N T f a c e = V e r d a n a s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > T h e y m i g h t b e c a l l e d c r a f t p i e c e s , o f h o b b y w o r k . . . j u s t n o t a r t . . . . I h a v e t o o m u c h r e s p e c t f o r t h e w o r k o f r e a l a r t i s t s t o i n c l u d e t h e m i n t h e g e n r e ' < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > J o h n S . M c E n e r y & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : b i g j o h n m c e n e r y @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > b i g j o h n m c e n e r y @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 l r 6 j $ 1 v o d u $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 l r 6 j $ 1 v o d u $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = V e r d a n a s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > ( s n i p ) < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < S T R O N G > < F O N T f a c e = V e r d a n a s i z e = 2 > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = V e r d a n a s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > N o w . . . I h a v e f u n d o i n g t h e m , t h e y t a k e a l o t o f w o r k a n d s o m e ( d e v e l o p i n g ) s k i l l t o s e l e c t , c o p y , c u t o u t a n d p a i n t . . . . t h e y m i g h t , m o s t l y , q u a l i f y a s p r i m i t i v e s & n b s p ; i n t h e i r e x e c u t i o n . . . I g e t a l o t o f c o m m e n t s o n t h e m . . . . . . b u t t h e y a r e b y a n y s t r e t c h o f t h e i m a g i n a t i o n o f t h e c a l i b e r t h a t m i g h t b e c a l l e d a r t i s t i c . . . . i t s n o t t h a t t h e y ' r e b a d , j u s t t h a t t h e y d o n t m e e t t h e s t a n d a r d . < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = V e r d a n a s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > T h e y m i g h t b e c a l l e d c r a f t p i e c e s , o f h o b b y w o r k . . . j u s t n o t a r t . . . . I h a v e t o o m u c h r e s p e c t f o r t h e w o r k o f r e a l a r t i s t s t o i n c l u d e t h e m i n t h e g e n r e < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = V e r d a n a s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > J o h n < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < / F O N T > < / S T R O N G > < / D I V > < / H T M L >

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Not many of us are "land barons" Dennis, as your original comment implied. If you want to change it now and say that we all get three meals a day, then my comment would be different : )

"Dennis Lomenzo" <Denni...@email.msn.com> wrote in message news:81ps6o$22ab8$1...@fu-berlin.de...

Marylyn

So did you skip a meal to be here ?

Marylyn <mmo...@cncnet.com> wrote in message news:81pg5b$21vsg$4...@fu-berlin.de...

I don't think so Dennis. Many of us scrimp a bit to be here.

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Sandy

Are we not all who are on line ?

It means we all have money to spare for the likes of this.

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ÿþ< ! D O C T Y P E H T M L P U B L I C " - / / W 3 C / / D T D H T M L 4 . 0 T r a n s i t i o n a l / / E N " > < H T M L > < H E A D > < M E T A c o n t e n t = " t e x t / h t m l ; c h a r s e t = u n i c o d e " h t t p - e q u i v = C o n t e n t - T y p e > < M E T A c o n t e n t = " M S H T M L 5 . 0 0 . 2 7 2 2 . 2 8 0 0 " n a m e = G E N E R A T O R > < S T Y L E > < / S T Y L E > < / H E A D > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > & n b s p ; W e w e n t t o s e e T o y S t o r y 2 , b u t o u r t i m i n g w a s o f f . . . W e s h o u l d h a v e k n o w n b e t t e r t h a n t o t r y g e t t i n g i n t o t h i s p a r t i c u l a r m o v i e o n a S u n d a y a f t e r n o o n . . . I t m u s t h a v e s o l d o u t a n h o u r b e f o r e w e a r r i v e d . . . O h , w e l l . . . W e d i d m a n a g e t o t u r n a n o n - m o v i e i n t o a n i c e l u n c h . . . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > & n b s p ; A p e , w h o w o u l d b e t t h a t a l o t o f < S T R O N G > < F O N T c o l o r = # f f 0 0 0 0 > A R T < / F O N T > < / S T R O N G > w e n t i n t o t h e m a k i n g o f t h i s p a r t i c u l a r a n i m a t e d f e a s t f o r t h e e y e s , b u t I ' l l b e t J o h n w o u l d n ' t l i k e i t . . . W h y ? B e c a u s e i t w a s n ' t m a d e b y a b u n c h o f d e a d g u y s . . . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > D e n n i s L o m e n z o & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : D e n n i s _ l o m @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > D e n n i s _ l o m @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 p v 6 s $ 2 2 9 4 s $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 p v 6 s $ 2 2 9 4 s $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > J o h n < / D I V > < D I V > " < F O N T f a c e = V e r d a n a s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > T h e y m i g h t b e c a l l e d c r a f t p i e c e s , o f h o b b y w o r k . . . j u s t n o t a r t . . . . I h a v e t o o m u c h r e s p e c t f o r t h e w o r k o f r e a l a r t i s t s t o i n c l u d e t h e m i n t h e g e n r e ' < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > - - D e n n i s < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > J o h n S . M c E n e r y & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : b i g j o h n m c e n e r y @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > b i g j o h n m c e n e r y @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 l r 6 j $ 1 v o d u $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 l r 6 j $ 1 v o d u $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = V e r d a n a s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > M e g : I h a p p e n t o l i k e a l o t o f t h e s t u f f I ' v e w r i t t e n . . . I s u c c e e d e d , i n s e v e r a l c a s e s i n d o i n g w h a t I s e t o u t t o d o . . . i t ' s j u s t t h a t I h a v e a v e r y d e f i n i t e i d e a o f w h a t c o n s t i t u t e s a w o r k o f a r t . . . . a n d t h e m a t e r i a l j u s t d o e s n o t q u a l i f y . < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = V e r d a n a s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > I d o n o t s e e t h a t t h i s m e a n s t h a t a s p e c i f i c e f f o r t i s n e c e s s a r i l y n o t g o o d . . . b u t t o b e a r t i t m u s t h a v e c e r t a i n c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s a n d m y s t u f f d o e s n ' t h a v e t h e m . < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = V e r d a n a s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > T h e s a m e t h i n g a p p l i e s t o s o m e o f m y w o o d w o r k p i e c e s . . . . e s s e n t i a l l y w h a t t h e y a r e a r e t h o s e l a w n f i g u r i n e s . . . b u t I d o n t t o t h e u s u a l o n e s . . . t h e y a r e t h e m e p i e c e s f o r a c e r t a i n s e a s o n o r h o l i d a y . . . f o r i n s t a n c e f o r T h a n k s g i v i n g I h a v e a c a r t o o n p i l g r i m s i t t i n g a t a t a b l e , h o l d i n g a k n i f e a n d f o r k w i t h a n a v i d l o o k o n h i s f a c e , t w o m i r r o r i m a g e p i l g r i m l a d i e s c a r r y i n g p i e s , a n d a c o u p l e o f t u r k e y s , o n e s t a n d i n g t h e r e w i t h a n i n d i g n a n t l o o k o n h i s f a c e ( t h i s y e a r s p i e c e . . . f i n i s h e d l a s t w e e k ) a n d o n e r u n n i n g , l o o k i n g o v e r h i s s h o u l d e r , w i t h a t e r r i f i e d l o o k o n h i s f a c e . . . < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = V e r d a n a s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > I p u l l t h e m i n t o d a y a n d r e p l a c e t h e m w i t h s o m e g e n e r a l W i n t e r t h i n g s . . . < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = V e r d a n a s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > N o w . . . I h a v e f u n d o i n g t h e m , t h e y t a k e a l o t o f w o r k a n d s o m e ( d e v e l o p i n g ) s k i l l t o s e l e c t , c o p y , c u t o u t a n d p a i n t . . . . t h e y m i g h t , m o s t l y , q u a l i f y a s p r i m i t i v e s & n b s p ; i n t h e i r e x e c u t i o n . . . I g e t a l o t o f c o m m e n t s o n t h e m . . . . . . b u t t h e y a r e b y a n y s t r e t c h o f t h e i m a g i n a t i o n o f t h e c a l i b e r t h a t m i g h t b e c a l l e d a r t i s t i c . . . . i t s n o t t h a t t h e y ' r e b a d , j u s t t h a t t h e y d o n t m e e t t h e s t a n d a r d . < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = V e r d a n a s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > T h e y m i g h t b e c a l l e d c r a f t p i e c e s , o f h o b b y w o r k . . . j u s t n o t a r t . . . . I h a v e t o o m u c h r e s p e c t f o r t h e w o r k o f r e a l a r t i s t s t o i n c l u d e t h e m i n t h e g e n r e < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = V e r d a n a s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > J o h n < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > M e g g i e & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : m j t @ p a c i f i e r . c o m " > m j t @ p a c i f i e r . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 l c l p $ 1 u g g g $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 l c l p $ 1 u g g g $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > M e t h i n k s y o u ' r e t o o h a r d o n y o u r s e l f . & n b s p ; & n b s p ; I f y o u l o w e r e d y o u r c r i t i c o f o t h e r s a r t , y o u c o u l d s e e t h e b e a u t y t h a t w h a t y o u d o i s a r t , t o o . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > Y o u t h i n k t o l i t t l e o f y o u r s e l f , J o h n . & n b s p ; W h y i s t h a t ? < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > I t m a k e s m e s a d . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > M e g g i e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > * * * * * * * * < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > < D I V > < F O N T s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > S o I a m u n d e r n o i l l u s i o n s a b o u t m y o w n a b i l i t i e s . . . a n d a p p l y i n g t h o s e s a m e s t a n d a r d s t o t h e w o r k o f o t h e r s I f i n d t h a t a g r e a t d e a l o f w h a t i s p r e s e n t e d a s a r t . . . j u s t d o e s n ' t m e e t t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s . < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > O n e m i g h t , f o r t h o s e i n t e r e s t e d i n c r i t i c i s m i n t h e a r t s , t h a t t o s t a r t w i t h A r i s t o t l e ' s P o e t i c s i s a g o o d p l a c e . < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < / H T M L >

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I disagree, Marylyn.. while land baron IS an exaggeration, it still makes a
good point, I think.

Meggie
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Meggie

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Will you please take note of how large the posts are.. they are getting
really long... 60-85K...

thanks :)

Meggie

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No, Ape.. we live in a limitless and boundless universe.. any one who is not
where they want to be have made a choice, conscious or not, to not be.
There are no limits to the abundance of ourUniverse.. We limit it by our
thinking, only.

Meggie
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And yet we who have material abundance will never have "inner wealth" as
long as there are those who are denied their shot at the gusto due to our
collective greed. ..

Meggie

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ÿþ< ! D O C T Y P E H T M L P U B L I C " - / / W 3 C / / D T D H T M L 4 . 0 T r a n s i t i o n a l / / E N " > < H T M L > < H E A D > < M E T A c o n t e n t = " t e x t / h t m l ; c h a r s e t = u n i c o d e " h t t p - e q u i v = C o n t e n t - T y p e > < M E T A c o n t e n t = " M S H T M L 5 . 0 0 . 2 3 1 4 . 1 0 0 0 " n a m e = G E N E R A T O R > < S T Y L E > < / S T Y L E > < / H E A D > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > S o w h y h a s n ' t t h i s h a p p e n e d ? & n b s p ; A p e < / D I V > < D I V > < H R > < / D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 > < F O N T s i z e = 4 > < D I V > W e c o u l d e n d h u n g e r t o m o r r o w i f w e w a n t e d t o . & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > M e g g i e < / F O N T > < / F O N T > < / F O N T > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < / H T M L >

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Marylyn

I understand. It's just we who are here are among the lucky of the world IMO. Some have more, some less but we are still the lucky of the world IMO.

We live in a time and place where we get to eat have shelter and play.

I love this time and place.

This thread started on helping the rest of the world, and I again feel blessed because many here can do that also.

I see you helping other, fish. Melanie, Spiderwomon and Karyn and on and on and on. Is this not the place of those you have sufficient not to just survive but to help other survive also.

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Dennis

Marylyn <mmo...@cncnet.com> wrote in message news:81pvl5$22fq0$1...@fu-berlin.de...

Not many of us are "land barons" Dennis, as your original comment implied. If you want to change it now and say that we all get three meals a day, then my comment would be different : )

"Dennis Lomenzo" <Denni...@email.msn.com> wrote in message news:81ps6o$22ab8$1...@fu-berlin.de...

Marylyn

So did you skip a meal to be here ?

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I don't think so Dennis. Many of us scrimp a bit to be here.

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Sandy

Are we not all who are on line ?

It means we all have money to spare for the likes of this.

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The term "land baron" implies monetary wealth Meggie. Are you wealthy?

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I h a v e t o o m u c h r e s p e c t f o r t h e w o r k o f r e a l a r t i s t s t o i n c l u d e t h e m i n t h e g e n r e ' < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > - - D e n n i s < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > J o h n S . M c E n e r y & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : b i g j o h n m c e n e r y @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m " > b i g j o h n m c e n e r y @ e m a i l . m s n . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 l r 6 j $ 1 v o d u $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 l r 6 j $ 1 v o d u $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = V e r d a n a s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > M e g : I h a p p e n t o l i k e a l o t o f t h e s t u f f I ' v e w r i t t e n . . . I s u c c e e d e d , i n s e v e r a l c a s e s i n d o i n g w h a t I s e t o u t t o d o . . . i t ' s j u s t t h a t I h a v e a v e r y d e f i n i t e i d e a o f w h a t c o n s t i t u t e s a w o r k o f a r t . . . . a n d t h e m a t e r i a l j u s t d o e s n o t q u a l i f y . < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = V e r d a n a s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > I d o n o t s e e t h a t t h i s m e a n s t h a t a s p e c i f i c e f f o r t i s n e c e s s a r i l y n o t g o o d . . . b u t t o b e a r t i t m u s t h a v e c e r t a i n c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s a n d m y s t u f f d o e s n ' t h a v e t h e m . < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = V e r d a n a s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > T h e s a m e t h i n g a p p l i e s t o s o m e o f m y w o o d w o r k p i e c e s . . . . e s s e n t i a l l y w h a t t h e y a r e a r e t h o s e l a w n f i g u r i n e s . . . b u t I d o n t t o t h e u s u a l o n e s . . . t h e y a r e t h e m e p i e c e s f o r a c e r t a i n s e a s o n o r h o l i d a y . . . f o r i n s t a n c e f o r T h a n k s g i v i n g I h a v e a c a r t o o n p i l g r i m s i t t i n g a t a t a b l e , h o l d i n g a k n i f e a n d f o r k w i t h a n a v i d l o o k o n h i s f a c e , t w o m i r r o r i m a g e p i l g r i m l a d i e s c a r r y i n g p i e s , a n d a c o u p l e o f t u r k e y s , o n e s t a n d i n g t h e r e w i t h a n i n d i g n a n t l o o k o n h i s f a c e ( t h i s y e a r s p i e c e . . . f i n i s h e d l a s t w e e k ) a n d o n e r u n n i n g , l o o k i n g o v e r h i s s h o u l d e r , w i t h a t e r r i f i e d l o o k o n h i s f a c e . . . < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = V e r d a n a s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > I p u l l t h e m i n t o d a y a n d r e p l a c e t h e m w i t h s o m e g e n e r a l W i n t e r t h i n g s . . . < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = V e r d a n a s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > N o w . . . I h a v e f u n d o i n g t h e m , t h e y t a k e a l o t o f w o r k a n d s o m e ( d e v e l o p i n g ) s k i l l t o s e l e c t , c o p y , c u t o u t a n d p a i n t . . . . t h e y m i g h t , m o s t l y , q u a l i f y a s p r i m i t i v e s & n b s p ; i n t h e i r e x e c u t i o n . . . I g e t a l o t o f c o m m e n t s o n t h e m . . . . . . b u t t h e y a r e b y a n y s t r e t c h o f t h e i m a g i n a t i o n o f t h e c a l i b e r t h a t m i g h t b e c a l l e d a r t i s t i c . . . . i t s n o t t h a t t h e y ' r e b a d , j u s t t h a t t h e y d o n t m e e t t h e s t a n d a r d . < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = V e r d a n a s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > T h e y m i g h t b e c a l l e d c r a f t p i e c e s , o f h o b b y w o r k . . . j u s t n o t a r t . . . . I h a v e t o o m u c h r e s p e c t f o r t h e w o r k o f r e a l a r t i s t s t o i n c l u d e t h e m i n t h e g e n r e < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = V e r d a n a s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > J o h n < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > M e g g i e & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : m j t @ p a c i f i e r . c o m " > m j t @ p a c i f i e r . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 l c l p $ 1 u g g g $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 l c l p $ 1 u g g g $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > M e t h i n k s y o u ' r e t o o h a r d o n y o u r s e l f . & n b s p ; & n b s p ; I f y o u l o w e r e d y o u r c r i t i c o f o t h e r s a r t , y o u c o u l d s e e t h e b e a u t y t h a t w h a t y o u d o i s a r t , t o o . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > Y o u t h i n k t o l i t t l e o f y o u r s e l f , J o h n . & n b s p ; W h y i s t h a t ? < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > I t m a k e s m e s a d . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > M e g g i e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > * * * * * * * * < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > < D I V > < F O N T s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > S o I a m u n d e r n o i l l u s i o n s a b o u t m y o w n a b i l i t i e s . . . a n d a p p l y i n g t h o s e s a m e s t a n d a r d s t o t h e w o r k o f o t h e r s I f i n d t h a t a g r e a t d e a l o f w h a t i s p r e s e n t e d a s a r t . . . j u s t d o e s n ' t m e e t t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s . < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > O n e m i g h t , f o r t h o s e i n t e r e s t e d i n c r i t i c i s m i n t h e a r t s , t h a t t o s t a r t w i t h A r i s t o t l e ' s P o e t i c s i s a g o o d p l a c e . < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < / H T M L >

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Yes Dennis, we are blessed. Many of us give out of our abundance to others as well, but sometimes what we give is time, and not money, because money is in short supply... and sometimes when we give money or goods it's a lot like that story about the Thanksgiving boxes : ) And you know what? I think that's the kind of stuff we can count on to change our world. If the anonymous 5% that Sandy has mentioned help too, fine... but even if they don't, people like us can still change the world.

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"Thanksgiving boxes : ) "

In my Tao world its "need versus greed" that is the lesson of survival.

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Dennis

Marylyn <mmo...@cncnet.com> wrote in message news:81q37g$23f1m$1...@fu-berlin.de...

Yes Dennis, we are blessed. Many of us give out of our abundance to others as well, but sometimes what we give is time, and not money, because money is in short supply... and sometimes when we give money or goods it's a lot like that story about the Thanksgiving boxes : ) And you know what? I think that's the kind of stuff we can count on to change our world. If the anonymous 5% that Sandy has mentioned help too, fine... but even if they don't, people like us can still change the world.

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ÿþ< ! D O C T Y P E H T M L P U B L I C " - / / W 3 C / / D T D H T M L 4 . 0 T r a n s i t i o n a l / / E N " > < H T M L > < H E A D > < M E T A c o n t e n t = " t e x t / h t m l ; c h a r s e t = u n i c o d e " h t t p - e q u i v = C o n t e n t - T y p e > < M E T A c o n t e n t = " M S H T M L 5 . 0 0 . 2 3 1 4 . 1 0 0 0 " n a m e = G E N E R A T O R > < S T Y L E > < / S T Y L E > < / H E A D > < D I V > M e g g i e < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > I t ' s j u s t t h e t e a c h e r t r y i n g t o h o l d t h e c l a s s t o l e s s t h e n h i m s e l f . < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > W e ' v e a l l h a d t e a c h e r s l i k e t h a t . < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > I h a d a c o l l e g e m a t h t e a c h e r o n c e w h o h a d a f i t t h a t I f o u n d a n e a s y w a y t o s o l v e a h a r d p r o b l e m . I c o u l d n o t u n d e r s t a n d w h y h e w a s n o t t h r i l l e d t h a t I f o u n d t h i s m e t h o d , b u t t h a t i s t h e w a y o f t h i n g s . I t w a s a p r o b l e m t h a t t o o k t h r e e f u l l & n b s p ; p a g e s ( a b o u t 1 0 0 s t e p s ) t o s o l v e a n d I d i d i t i n 5 s t e p s b y d o i n g a c o o r d i n a t e t r a n s f o r m a t i o n . I w a s s o p i s s e d w e w o u n d u p i n t h e m a t h d e p a r t m e n t s h e a d s o f f i c e b e f o r e i t w a s o v e r a n d t h e p o o r g u y h a d t o g i v e m e a n A o n i t , b u t I n e v e r t o o k a n o t h e r o n e o f h i s c l a s s e s f r o m f e a r . < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > I l e a r n e d a v a l u a b l e l e s s o n f r o m h i m . S o m e d o n o t l i k e t o b e t h r e a t e n e d w i t h t h e s e t h i n g s s o o n e m u s t j u s t p l a y t h e g a m e a n d s a y O y e s y o u a r e s o r i g h t . < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > - - D e n n i s < / D I V > < B L O C K Q U O T E s t y l e = " B O R D E R - L E F T : # 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 p x s o l i d ; M A R G I N - L E F T : 5 p x ; M A R G I N - R I G H T : 0 p x ; P A D D I N G - L E F T : 5 p x ; P A D D I N G - R I G H T : 0 p x " > < D I V > M e g g i e & l t ; < A h r e f = " m a i l t o : m j t @ p a c i f i e r . c o m " > m j t @ p a c i f i e r . c o m < / A > & g t ; w r o t e i n m e s s a g e < A h r e f = " n e w s : 8 1 k q b 4 $ 1 u 4 b u $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e " > n e w s : 8 1 k q b 4 $ 1 u 4 b u $ 1 @ f u - b e r l i n . d e < / A > . . . < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > I r e a l l y a m g l a d I a m n o t a s t r u g g l i n g a r t i s t a n d c o m e u p u p o n t h i s p o s t . . . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > M e g g i e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > * * * * * * * * * * < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > < S T R O N G > < F O N T s i z e = 2 > & n b s p ; < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = V e r d a n a s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > W i t h t h a t I h a v e n o a r g u m e n t e x c e p t t h a t I w o u l d p u t t h e e l e p h a n t s t u f f i n t h e s a m e g a r b a g e c a n a l o n g w i t h a g r e a t d e a l o f w h a t i s p r e s e n t e d a s A r t . . < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = V e r d a n a s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > J u s t b e c a u s e t h e a r e p o s e u r s , a m a t e u r s & n b s p ; a n d s e m i t r a i n e d s h m e a r e r s w h o s e w o r k i s b e i n g a c c e p t e d b y s o m e i d i o t s a s a r t d o e s n ' t m e a n t h a t o t h e r t r a s h i s a r t e i t h e r . < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T f a c e = V e r d a n a s i z e = 2 > < S T R O N G > T h e r e i s a g r e a t d e a l o f w h a t e v e r b e i n g c a l l e d " a r t " . . . d e b a s i n g t h a t w h i c h t r u l y i s . . . t h e r e f i n e d d i s t i l l a t i o n o f h u m a n e x p e r i e n c e . < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > I f s o m e w a n t t o c a l l e l e p h a n t s m e a r s o n p a p e r o r e l e p h a n t d u n g o n c a n v a s b y t h e n a m e o f a r t . . . t h e y c a n g o r i g h t a h e a d a n d d o s o a s f a r a s I a m c o n c e r n e d , b u t t h e y s h a l l n o t c o n v i n c e m e o f a n y t h i n g b u t t h e i r l a c k o f a b i l i t y t o d i s t i n g u i s h t h a t w h i c h i s , i n f a c t , a r t . a n d t h e s a m e a p p l i e s t o m u s i c a n d t h e w r i t t e n a r t s a s w e l l . < / D I V > < / F O N T > < / S T R O N G > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < / H T M L >

Marylyn

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Yes, I think so too... if I'm understanding you correctly. Do you mind elaborating a bit?

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Dennis Lomenzo

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Marylyn

IMO we each have needs depending on how we see life.

I need food air water etc.

But I also need other things because of my circumstances.

If I have extra money I need the internet and travel and kids that I give things to and a father I take care of and a bunch of other things that money makes possible.

But I also have an end to need and for me to keep anything above that for me is greed. I don't need greed.

I have said this before but at year end I check to see how I am doing and give the rest away.

This is not some noble thing, I do it for me. It's how I say thanks for letting me live so well to others who make that possible.

At the party at Nola's I found out she plants a garden and takes half and leaves the other half for the bugs and animals and nature. Same things.

If we do not share life does not work.

Any how Tao is balance, need when in balance with greed works every time.

In Tao it would read.

Need and greed are abstracted from perceived survival.

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Dennis

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Meggie

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ÿþ< ! D O C T Y P E H T M L P U B L I C " - / / W 3 C / / D T D H T M L 4 . 0 T r a n s i t i o n a l / / E N " > < H T M L > < H E A D > < M E T A c o n t e n t = " t e x t / h t m l ; c h a r s e t = u n i c o d e " h t t p - e q u i v = C o n t e n t - T y p e > < M E T A c o n t e n t = " M S H T M L 5 . 0 0 . 2 3 1 4 . 1 0 0 0 " n a m e = G E N E R A T O R > < S T Y L E > < / S T Y L E > < / H E A D > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > < F O N T f a c e = " M S S a n s S e r i f " > T h e t e r m " l a n d b a r o n " i m p l i e s m o n e t a r y w e a l t h M e g g i e . & n b s p ; A r e y o u w e a l t h y ? < / F O N T > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " M S S a n s S e r i f " s i z e = 4 > * * * * * * * * * * * < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " M S S a n s S e r i f " s i z e = 4 > I d o n t t h i n k t h a t I c a n e x p l a i n w h y I s a y t h a t w a s a g o o d p o i n t . < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " M S S a n s S e r i f " s i z e = 4 > M e g g i e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < / H T M L >

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Dennis,

Is there some reason you keep printing parts of John's posts? it's becoming rather annoying, i'm afraid. I read them myself. i don't agree with him but i'm not repeating only a bit of what he said over and over again to prove some obscure point. I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't as well. thank you.

Felida

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Ape

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Meggie,

Tell that to someone who would eat your garbage, not me. ..

Ape, who would scream "Horse Shit" every time you brought up this dumb ass theory, but I don't because I like you. ..

Ape

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Marylyn

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Yeah, that's what I thought you meant : ) I feel pretty much the same way.

"Dennis Lomenzo" <Denni...@email.msn.com> wrote in message news:81q710$226ig$1...@fu-berlin.de...

Marylyn

IMO we each have needs depending on how we see life.

I need food air water etc.

But I also need other things because of my circumstances.

If I have extra money I need the internet and travel and kids that I give things to and a father I take care of and a bunch of other things that money makes possible.

But I also have an end to need and for me to keep anything above that for me is greed. I don't need greed.

(snip)

Meggie

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ÿþ< ! D O C T Y P E H T M L P U B L I C " - / / W 3 C / / D T D H T M L 4 . 0 T r a n s i t i o n a l / / E N " > < H T M L > < H E A D > < M E T A c o n t e n t = " t e x t / h t m l ; c h a r s e t = u n i c o d e " h t t p - e q u i v = C o n t e n t - T y p e > < M E T A c o n t e n t = " M S H T M L 5 . 0 0 . 2 3 1 4 . 1 0 0 0 " n a m e = G E N E R A T O R > < S T Y L E > < / S T Y L E > < / H E A D > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > : ) & n b s p ; y e a h , I l i k e y o u t o o . . I c a n ' t h e l p m y s e l f e i t h e r & l t ; G & g t ; < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > M e g g i e < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > & n b s p ; < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > * * * * * * * * * < / F O N T > < / D I V > < D I V > < F O N T c o l o r = # 8 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 4 > < F O N T c o l o r = # 0 0 0 0 8 0 f a c e = " C o m i c S a n s M S " s i z e = 2 > Y e s , I ' m w e l l a w a r e o f t h e f a c t t h a t I d o n ' t h a v e t o l i k e i t , b u t I d o l i k e y o u . . . W h e n i t c o m e s t o t h a t , I c a n ' t h e l p m y s e l f . . . < / F O N T > < / F O N T > < / D I V > < / H T M L >