Publicity

[philo]

My wife's book signing event was actually listed in the local paper


http://expressmilwaukee.com/article-21096-a-human-face-for-mental-illness.html



Hope to see all of you there

[SeaNymph]

How exciting, and what a grand book it must be. The subject is
fascinating and I think it's all good. I'd love to be there, but I
can't. Give her my best though :)

[philo]

OK

will do.

Colleen already is planning her next project.


Because she has been working so hard I even cooked her a candle light
dinner.

[OldGringo38]

Thanks for the invite, good luck.

--
OG 38
Just west of nowhere

[Jax]

philo  <philo@priv cy.not> wrote in news:knj724$vsa$1...@dont-email.me:

Philo your wife is doing some great work.

She is vert talented too. I saw this lovely artwork by her.
http://gallerygrand.org/Images/Wisdom%20Colleen%20Shoop-Kassner.jpg

However..... please be careful you do not reveal more personal information
than you intend to. Someone may repost it at some time in the future and you
should make sure you are comfortable with that!

--
Jax

[SeaNymph]

Usually the only people that do that sort of hateful thing are you and bd.

[Jax]

SeaNymph <SeaN...@deepbluesea.com> wrote in
news:knm4k0$jes$6...@dont-email.me:

No, Linda, there are far worse people than that..... Dustin's threats give us
a glimpse into that nether world where Usenet relationships are abused in
real life.

I wish for Philo to decide wisely about what personal details he reveals.
Just saying!

--
Jax :)

[OldGringo38]

I'm sure Philo know exactly who he is dealing with.

[SeaNymph]

Far worse people than you and bd? Maybe so, but I don't see them in
here, just to 2 of you. Perhaps if the 2 of you stopped your hateful
behavior, this would be a better place. Just saying :) After all,
according to your friend eagle, its fine and dandy for people to give
back what they get, therefore the responses you and bd often get. It's
your own fault :)

[Aardvark]

On Thu, 23 May 2013 18:04:49 -0500, SeaNymph wrote:

> On 5/23/2013 5:52 PM, Jax wrote:
>> SeaNymph <SeaN...@deepbluesea.com> wrote in
>> news:knm4k0$jes$6...@dont-email.me:
>>
>>> On 5/23/2013 3:34 PM, Jax wrote:

>>>> philo <philo@priv cy.not> wrote in news:knj724$vsa$1@dont-

email.me:
>>>>
>>>>> My wife's book signing event was actually listed in the local paper
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://expressmilwaukee.com/article-21096-a-human-face-for-mental-
illne
>>>>> ss .html
>>>>>
>>>>> Hope to see all of you there
>>>>
>>>> Philo your wife is doing some great work.
>>>>
>>>> She is vert talented too. I saw this lovely artwork by her.
>>>> http://gallerygrand.org/Images/Wisdom%20Colleen%20Shoop-Kassner.jpg
>>>>
>>>> However..... please be careful you do not reveal more personal
>>>> information than you intend to. Someone may repost it at some time in
>>>> the future and you should make sure you are comfortable with that!
>>>>
>>> Usually the only people that do that sort of hateful thing are you and
>>> bd.
>>
>> No, Linda, there are far worse people than that..... Dustin's threats
>> give us a glimpse into that nether world where Usenet relationships are
>> abused in real life.
>
> Far worse people than you and bd?

You'd have to go a long way to find even another *one* like them.

> Maybe so, but I don't see them in
> here, just to 2 of you.

Yup.

> Perhaps if the 2 of you stopped your hateful
> behavior, this would be a better place.

Or if they simply ceased to exist. Either is just as good as the other.

> Just saying :) After all,
> according to your friend eagle, its fine and dandy for people to give
> back what they get, therefore the responses you and bd often get. It's
> your own fault :)

They beg for such responses all the time.



--
"I am not made like anyone I have seen; I dare believe I am not made
like anyone in existence. If I am not better, at least I am different."
-Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)

[philo]

Thanks.
We usually put fairly lo-res images up so that if someone decides to
"steal" an image they won't get too much.

As to privacy, that does not really exist anymore
and we don't care if the whole world knows our story.

[philo]

On 05/23/2013 06:02 PM, OldGringo38 wrote:
>
>>
>> No, Linda, there are far worse people than that..... Dustin's threats
>> give us
>> a glimpse into that nether world where Usenet relationships are abused in
>> real life.
>>
>> I wish for Philo to decide wisely about what personal details he reveals.
>> Just saying!
>>
>
> I'm sure Philo know exactly who he is dealing with.
>

Yep...Like I said, the whole world can have my story.

I am pretty beat now...it was one heck of a day.

The books arrived from the printer at the very last moment...bu they got
there in time.

A *lot* of people showed up and about 75 books were sold this evening.

Years ago I published a poetry book and thus far only three words and a
semi-colon have been sold from it, I'm hoping that some day an entire
paragraph sells :)

[OldGringo38]

Hoping you rested well. Sounds like a good start, good luck to your
wife. Maybe do a second addition of your poetry and leave everything
out but the 3 words and semi-colon. :)

[philo]

On 05/24/2013 06:06 AM, OldGringo38 wrote:
> O

>>
>>
>>
>> Yep...Like I said, the whole world can have my story.
>>
>> I am pretty beat now...it was one heck of a day.
>>
>> The books arrived from the printer at the very last moment...bu they got
>> there in time.
>>
>> A *lot* of people showed up and about 75 books were sold this evening.
>>
>> Years ago I published a poetry book and thus far only three words and a
>> semi-colon have been sold from it, I'm hoping that some day an entire
>> paragraph sells :)
>
> Hoping you rested well. Sounds like a good start, good luck to your
> wife. Maybe do a second addition of your poetry and leave everything
> out but the 3 words and semi-colon. :)
>

I think I'm all done with poetry.

Now it's back to normal


we got home last night and a friend had left a computer on my porch for
me to repair...

Of course I was up at 4 am and got it all fixed.

[OldGringo38]

It sounds like you live a well rounded life. Enjoy.

[SeaNymph]

How wonderful! That's a good start.

[philo]

On 05/24/2013 08:06 AM, OldGringo38 wrote:
>
>>
>> I think I'm all done with poetry.
>>
>> Now it's back to normal
>>
>>
>> we got home last night and a friend had left a computer on my porch for
>> me to repair...
>>
>> Of course I was up at 4 am and got it all fixed.
>
> It sounds like you live a well rounded life. Enjoy.
>

A well rounded life
but unfortunately I'm a square


Here is my day thus far:



The day this far:
Got up at 4 am to fix a friend's computer. Then recalled I had an issue
with my own machine so I upgraded the kernel and (kind of) sorted that out.
Now it's light outside, so put a railing on the stairs going to the 2nd
story porch.
Decided to write a poem and post it on Facebook.
Waste some time doing various activities until I grew quite tired and
decided to go back to sleep.
Crawl back in bed and.....THE CAT PUKES and I had to clean it up.
Now...finally back to bed and the phone rings.

AArgh...It's 11:30 am and I really need to take a nap.

[OldGringo38]

LOL And fun filled at that.

[Jenn]

I enjoy writing poetry too, Philo ... can you post yours?

--
Jenn

[practice]

On 05/24/2013 11:32 AM, philo wrote:

me, too

[philo]

Oh , I don't know if you should have asked...but here goes:








GODZILLANOT

Nine years ago, in Times Square,
I saw a 98 foot woman.
Every detail I recall:
The exact color of her eyes,
Her toes.
Each distinctive eye-lash and the,
Polka-dots of her dress.

No one was running.
No one was screaming.
She stood there silently,
And smiling.
And ignored.

The 98 foot tall woman was not,
Climbing the Empire State Building,
Nor Godzillalike,
Crushing cars or trucks or pedestrians.

No army bazookas ineffectively,
Spewed fire.
No one called the Marines.
Nope,
She just stood there,
As I gasped.

Some Madison Avenue executive,
Had probably authorized the expenditure,
Of 50 million King Kong "bananas",
To pay for that bill-board.
She was there to sell.
The advertisement was an act of genius,
And I can still visualize,
The exact color of her lipstick.

Yes sir.
Yes maam,
She was selling something...
And I'll be goddamned,
If I could tell you what.



--
https://www.createspace.com/3707686

[FromTheRafters]

philo  formulated the question :

LOL

[philo]

On 05/24/2013 01:25 PM, FromTheRafters wrote:


> LOL
>
>


It was one of those ads that was too good.
It was a great ad in that years later, I still see that woman clear as a
bell.

It was a terrible ad in that the image was so captivating,
the product itself was invisible.

I kind of recall that it was for a telecommunications company,
but the name of it just plain did not register.

[Jenn]

hahaha I love the last stanza!! Loved it. :)

--
Jenn

[Jenn]

That reminds me of jingles that ad agencies put with some ads. Years later
a person might remember the jingle, but couldn't care less what the product
was!

--
Jenn

[philo]

Thanks, obviously you get my sense of humor...

if you feel like it, why not post one of yours.

[philo]

But I'll never forget


Ajax ba-bum, the foaming cleanser


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1mC1NORnZQ

[FromTheRafters]

philo  wrote :

I like that kind of observational humor.

[Jenn]

Maybe you'll also get my sense of humor ... here's one of mine.

Am I different?

If I stand in the snow, Am I different to know?
If I walk down the street ... am I now incomplete?
If I stand on the grass...have I changed from my past?
Am I any less me? I suppose I will see....

If I stand in the shade ... will my sight fade?
Are my eyes still the same? Is my heart even changed?
Does the place that I stand... Make me different, or can ...
the place that I'm at .... effect only that?

How have I changed...when I stand over here?
Am I different to know ... if I stand over there?
Am I the same person.... to know and to love...
if I stood on a roof,,,,or stood on a glove?

I look in a mirror,,,, and see the same me
no matter what place,,,,I stand, I will be...
I'll be the same person,,,if I stood on my head
if I jumped up for joy,,,or cried on my bed.

If I stood on a roof, or danced in the street
or knelt down to pray, or walked with bare feet.
What if I changed just because of the place
or changed just because someone's up in my face?

Would I still be me, or would I be fake
would I be myself, or known as a flake?
If I couldn't remain who I am all the time but
changed just to please someone else on a dime?

I'll stand in the snow,,and know I'm complete,
I'll stand in the grass, and stand in the street.
A place that I stand is mearly just that
I will still be me, where ever I'm at!

by Jenn � 12/16/00
http://pqlr.org/writing.html


--
Jenn

[Jenn]

I don't remember that commercial .. long time ago, I guess. huh?

--
Jenn

[philo]

On 05/24/2013 02:46 PM, Jenn wrote:
X

>>
>>
>> But I'll never forget
>>
>>
>> Ajax ba-bum, the foaming cleanser
>>
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1mC1NORnZQ
>
> I don't remember that commercial .. long time ago, I guess. huh?
>

Probably from around 1955 or so...
you probably were not born yet.

[philo]

WOW!

I really liked it.
As a poet (of sorts) I am fairly critical of those who call them selves
poets...Most of them are too boring for me to deal with...
but the thoughts manifested by your words were thought evoking...
and the poem quite enjoyable




Point of information only:
Nothing to do with the poem...but my spell checker says "mearly" should
be "merely". Had it not been for my auto-spell check I doubt I'd have
noticed.

[Jenn]

I wasn't! LOL

--
Jenn

[Jenn]

Thanks, Philo! That means a lot. :D
I like to write ... Poetry, and short stories, are my favorite.

>
> Point of information only:
> Nothing to do with the poem...but my spell checker says "mearly"
> should be "merely". Had it not been for my auto-spell check I doubt
> I'd have noticed.

You're right! I never noticed. I'll have to fix that when I get a chance.

--
Jenn

[philo]

On 05/24/2013 03:22 PM, Jenn wrote:


>>
>>
>>
>>
>> WOW!
>>
>> I really liked it.
>> As a poet (of sorts) I am fairly critical of those who call them
>> selves poets...Most of them are too boring for me to deal with...
>> but the thoughts manifested by your words were thought evoking...
>> and the poem quite enjoyable
>>
>
> Thanks, Philo! That means a lot. :D
> I like to write ... Poetry, and short stories, are my favorite.
>
>
>>
>> Point of information only:
>> Nothing to do with the poem...but my spell checker says "mearly"
>> should be "merely". Had it not been for my auto-spell check I doubt
>> I'd have noticed.
>
> You're right! I never noticed. I'll have to fix that when I get a chance.
>

I used to write on a daily basis...
non-stop between 1984 and 1996 or so.
Every poetry reading I could find I went to...
and I'd go regularly to the poetry slams as the Green Mill in Chicago.
(Almost every weekend for over a year)


http://www.upchicago.com/sunday-night-poetry-slam-at-the-green-mill



Eventually, I stopped. I thought that after 12 years, I had said
all I needed to say.


However recently I have gotten into story telling...
I have a *lot* of them...they are true and I think they are pretty good.
Here in Milwaukee they have the "Moth Slam" a once a month competitive
story telling night...but waaay more friendly than the poetry slams.
I went to my first one earlier in the month and though I did not win
it...my sotry was well received and I'm going back.


Then today...all of a sudden,
I gave birth to a 98 foot tall woman!

[philo]

Aha! you are just a kid then :)

[FromTheRafters]

philoￜ has brought this to us :

>> by Jenn ￜ 12/16/00

>> http://pqlr.org/writing.html
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
> WOW!
>
> I really liked it.
> As a poet (of sorts) I am fairly critical of those who call them selves
> poets...Most of them are too boring for me to deal with...
> but the thoughts manifested by your words were thought evoking...
> and the poem quite enjoyable
>
>
>
>
> Point of information only:
> Nothing to do with the poem...but my spell checker says "mearly" should be
> "merely". Had it not been for my auto-spell check I doubt I'd have noticed.

And perhaps 'wherever' instead of 'where ever' - but the last time
someone tried to help her with such as spelling and grammar, she got
all defensive.

BTW, I liked that one too.

[Jenn]

Sounds like a fun way to spend time. Sometime, the words just flow.. don't
they?

--
Jenn

[Jenn]

THANKS! <smile> How old are you?

--
Jenn

[Jenn]

FromTheRafters wrote:
> philo has brought this to us :

>>> by Jenn � 12/16/00

>>> http://pqlr.org/writing.html
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> WOW!
>>
>> I really liked it.
>> As a poet (of sorts) I am fairly critical of those who call them
>> selves poets...Most of them are too boring for me to deal with...
>> but the thoughts manifested by your words were thought evoking...
>> and the poem quite enjoyable
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Point of information only:
>> Nothing to do with the poem...but my spell checker says "mearly"
>> should be "merely". Had it not been for my auto-spell check I doubt
>> I'd have noticed.
>
> And perhaps 'wherever' instead of 'where ever' - but the last time
> someone tried to help her with such as spelling and grammar, she got
> all defensive.
>
> BTW, I liked that one too.

I could have used "wherever", but I wanted it to be 2 words just for the
flow. The meaning, I didn't think, would change by using 2 words.

--
Jenn

[philo]

On 05/24/2013 03:40 PM, Jenn wrote:
>
>>
>> Then today...all of a sudden,
>> I gave birth to a 98 foot tall woman!
>
> Sounds like a fun way to spend time. Sometime, the words just flow.. don't
> they?
>

Yes, the words just pour out and I don't even have to think about it.


Also: I met Colleen (my wife) at a poetry reading!

[philo]

On 05/24/2013 03:35 PM, FromTheRafters wrote:

>> I really liked it.
>> As a poet (of sorts) I am fairly critical of those who call them
>> selves poets...Most of them are too boring for me to deal with...
>> but the thoughts manifested by your words were thought evoking...
>> and the poem quite enjoyable
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Point of information only:
>> Nothing to do with the poem...but my spell checker says "mearly"
>> should be "merely". Had it not been for my auto-spell check I doubt
>> I'd have noticed.
>
> And perhaps 'wherever' instead of 'where ever' - but the last time
> someone tried to help her with such as spelling and grammar, she got all
> defensive.
>
> BTW, I liked that one too.
>
>

Of course though, I deflected that. It was not me who noticed the
spelling error, it was my spell checker.


I know that in the poetry group I hung out with...
I admit that I might have got a bit pissed if someone criticized me,
I actually improved when I listened to it...as the advice was well
thought out.

Going to a poetry slam (especially in Chicago) was just plain masochism
...as the judges were usually a bunch of drunks who knew NOTHING about
poetry and just wanted to make an impression of themselves.

One evening I read a poem that was in that day's paper. It was in an
obituary of a Pulitzer prize winning poet.
I just read the poem as my own as I wanted to see if they even had
enough knowledge to realize I was plagiarizing.
Not one of those idiots even knew I was reading the words of a world
famous writer...
I actually got booed off the stage.
It was at that point I did not bother with poetry slams anymore.

[Jenn]

I've never been to a poetry reading before, but when the inspiration is
there, the words flow without thinking about it.. like with you.

I think you're one of the first people I've met who writes poetry ... and
you understood my poem, too! That's kind of cool.


--
Jenn

[philo]

On 05/24/2013 03:43 PM, Jenn wrote:
>
>>>
>>>
>>> Point of information only:
>>> Nothing to do with the poem...but my spell checker says "mearly"
>>> should be "merely". Had it not been for my auto-spell check I doubt
>>> I'd have noticed.
>>
>> And perhaps 'wherever' instead of 'where ever' - but the last time
>> someone tried to help her with such as spelling and grammar, she got
>> all defensive.
>>
>> BTW, I liked that one too.
>
> I could have used "wherever", but I wanted it to be 2 words just for the
> flow. The meaning, I didn't think, would change by using 2 words.
>

Things like that are strictly a poet's choice. I often type the wrong
word, but before I have time to change it I realize that the "mistake"
actually made it a better poem.


Possibly some sub-conscious action

[Jenn]

I don't blame you! I'd rather be around people who appreciated the
creativity that goes into poetry.

--
Jenn

[Jenn]

Exactly! Poetry has a lot of creative freedom. That's one reason I enjoy
writing it. When I built my poetry pages, I loved to format the poems in
specific ways so they would be visually pleasing and at times had the lines
formatted so that it even appeared to look like an object.... kind of a
multi-tiered creative addition...

--
Jenn

[philo]

On 05/24/2013 03:41 PM, Jenn wrote:

>>
>>
>> Aha! you are just a kid then :)
>
> THANKS! <smile> How old are you?
>

I guess I'm 63

but I don't act it.

When my daughter was 15 years old, she once CHASTISED me for acting too
immature.


sheesh

[philo]

Very interesting to be in an intelligent conversation about poetry on
this group.

I've occasionally posted on some of the poetry groups
but ran into too many jerks.

[Jenn]

philo wrote:
> On 05/24/2013 03:41 PM, Jenn wrote:
>
>>>
>>>
>>> Aha! you are just a kid then :)
>>
>> THANKS! <smile> How old are you?
>>
>
>
>
>
> I guess I'm 63

You're about 9 years older than me +/- a few months. :D

>
> but I don't act it.
>
> When my daughter was 15 years old, she once CHASTISED me for acting
> too immature.
>
>
> sheesh

--
Jenn

[philo]

On 05/24/2013 04:13 PM, Jenn wrote:
> philo wrote:
>> O
>>
>>

>> Things like that are strictly a poet's choice. I often type the wrong
>> word, but before I have time to change it I realize that the "mistake"
>> actually made it a better poem.
>>
>>
>> Possibly some sub-conscious action
>
> Exactly! Poetry has a lot of creative freedom. That's one reason I enjoy
> writing it. When I built my poetry pages, I loved to format the poems in
> specific ways so they would be visually pleasing and at times had the lines
> formatted so that it even appeared to look like an object.... kind of a
> multi-tiered creative addition...
>

Very interesting...I should probably dust off my old type-writer
because I think I did better with that.


When I started a poem I'd very often visualize the thing on a piece of
paper before I had actually written it.


I's then start writing very fast...
as the words filled in the shape of it.

If I could not think of a word...or even an entire line,
I'd just skip it and move on to the next, leaving an appropriate space...
and not wanting to kill my train of thought.


Then, when I got to the bottom of the page.
I'd just return and fill in the blanks,
usually without hesitation.


To edit the poem, I'd read it out loud
time and time again.

Rarely adding words
but typically taking out some of the clutter.


Using the typewriter helped my think convergently
and efficiently. Most of my poems were on one typewritten page
and as I'd get to the bottom I'd have to more carefully think about my
words.

[Jenn]

... yes .. it is! I'm thoroughly enjoying it, Philo! Thanks ....

If you want to read some more of what I've written, it's at my link I posted
earlier.

Do you have another poem you could post that you like?


--
Jenn

[philo]

On 05/24/2013 04:10 PM, Jenn wrote:
>
ochism ...as the judges were usually a bunch of drunks who knew
>> NOTHING about poetry and just wanted to make an impression of
>> themselves.
>> One evening I read a poem that was in that day's paper. It was in an
>> obituary of a Pulitzer prize winning poet.
>> I just read the poem as my own as I wanted to see if they even had
>> enough knowledge to realize I was plagiarizing.
>> Not one of those idiots even knew I was reading the words of a world
>> famous writer...
>> I actually got booed off the stage.
>> It was at that point I did not bother with poetry slams anymore.
>
> I don't blame you! I'd rather be around people who appreciated the
> creativity that goes into poetry.
>

It was fun at the time, but if you ever find a poetry reading to go to,
there are too many good ones to really bother with the slams.

[philo]

On 05/24/2013 04:22 PM, Jenn wrote:
> philo wrote:
>> On 05/24/2013 03:41 PM, Jenn wrote:
>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Aha! you are just a kid then :)
>>>
>>> THANKS! <smile> How old are you?
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> I guess I'm 63
>
>
> You're about 9 years older than me +/- a few months. :D

Well anyone who was not around when that Ajax commercial was made
is a kid!

[philo]

On 05/24/2013 04:26 PM, Jenn wrote:
> phil

>>
>>
>>
>> Very interesting to be in an intelligent conversation about poetry on
>> this group.
>>
>> I've occasionally posted on some of the poetry groups
>> but ran into too many jerks.
>
> ... yes .. it is! I'm thoroughly enjoying it, Philo! Thanks ....
>
> If you want to read some more of what I've written, it's at my link I posted
> earlier.
>
> Do you have another poem you could post that you like?
>
>

Time for me to get off-line

but I will find some poems some day soon and post back
and probably scare everyone away.

I'll bookmark your link and read it when I can relax...
usually in the mornings

[FromTheRafters]

philoￜ used his keyboard to write :

In a corner of my mind
Something tiny brightly shines
Troubles although surely small
Cast large shadows on the wall
Closing door obscures the light
Puts my troubles out of sight
In a corner of my mind
Dim reflections of a time
When ignorance was truly bliss
Now filled with things I should have missed

[Jenn]

When I write, it's usually because of something going on that has me
inspired, whether it be good or bad, and I want to put into words on paper
how I feel about that topic. Sometimes, more often than not, I use imagery
vs real examples to make whatever point, and I want to cause people to think
about what caused me to write what I wrote. Each line usually has some sort
of a moral or specific thought.

I just keep writing until I can't write any more or until I feel like I've
said what I want to say... then I might go back and read it a few times and
edit it... then I put it down for a while... and maybe go back to it days
later to see how I feel about it.

It's good to meet another poet! :D


--
Jenn

[FromTheRafters]

philoￜ explained :

> On 05/24/2013 03:35 PM, FromTheRafters wrote:
>
>>> I really liked it.
>>> As a poet (of sorts) I am fairly critical of those who call them
>>> selves poets...Most of them are too boring for me to deal with...
>>> but the thoughts manifested by your words were thought evoking...
>>> and the poem quite enjoyable
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Point of information only:
>>> Nothing to do with the poem...but my spell checker says "mearly"
>>> should be "merely". Had it not been for my auto-spell check I doubt
>>> I'd have noticed.
>>
>> And perhaps 'wherever' instead of 'where ever' - but the last time
>> someone tried to help her with such as spelling and grammar, she got all
>> defensive.
>>
>> BTW, I liked that one too.
>>
>>
>
>
>
> Of course though, I deflected that. It was not me who noticed the spelling
> error, it was my spell checker.
>
>
> I know that in the poetry group I hung out with...
> I admit that I might have got a bit pissed if someone criticized me,
> I actually improved when I listened to it...as the advice was well thought
> out.
>

It's kind of sad when a good intentioned constructive criticism get met
with stubborn opposition though, it makes one tend toward not trying to
help anymore.

[Jenn]

haha you're very kind! :D


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Jenn

[Jenn]

ok .. I look forward to hearing more from you on this topic! :D

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Jenn

[Betty]

FromTheRafters wrote:
>
> philo used his keyboard to write :

Your composition, FTR?

Thought provoking.

[~BD~]

philo wrote:
> On 05/23/2013 03:34 PM, Jax wrote:
>> philo <philo@priv cy.not> wrote in news:knj724$vsa$1...@dont-email.me:
>>
>>> My wife's book signing event was actually listed in the local paper
>>>
>>>
>>> http://expressmilwaukee.com/article-21096-a-human-face-for-mental-illness
>>>
>>> .html
>>>
>>> Hope to see all of you there
>>
>> Philo your wife is doing some great work.
>>
>> She is vert talented too. I saw this lovely artwork by her.
>> http://gallerygrand.org/Images/Wisdom%20Colleen%20Shoop-Kassner.jpg
>>
>> However..... please be careful you do not reveal more personal
>> information
>> than you intend to. Someone may repost it at some time in the future
>> and you
>> should make sure you are comfortable with that!
>>
>
>
> Thanks.
> We usually put fairly lo-res images up so that if someone decides to
> "steal" an image they won't get too much.
>
> As to privacy, that does not really exist anymore
> and we don't care if the whole world knows our story.

What a sensible approach you take, Philo.

You are, of course, absolutely right! :-)

As a for instance .......

My sister, now aged 76, and her husband, 80, do not own or use a
computer nor do they have/use credit or debit cards. They do, though,
own their own house. With my sister watching over my shoulder yesterday,
I typed into Goolge search her first name, middle initial and surname
....... and hit 'return'

The very fist result was her! Spot on! She could hardly believe her own
eyes!

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[philo]

> As a for instance .......
>
> My sister, now aged 76, and her husband, 80, do not own or use a
> computer nor do they have/use credit or debit cards. They do, though,
> own their own house. With my sister watching over my shoulder yesterday,
> I typed into Goolge search her first name, middle initial and surname
> ....... and hit 'return'
>
> The very fist result was her! Spot on! She could hardly believe her own
> eyes!

Yes, when I went to get car insurance a few months ago,
about all I had to tell them was my name and address and they had
virtually all the info they needed, right down to the model of my car
and my driving record.