LOL!   Say what Kendall?  I was going to let that slide. ;->

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> [Original Message]
> From: Kendall David Corbett <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 9/8/2005 1:16:28 PM
> Subject: Re: please can we stay on topic
>
> David, Heather and Mike,
>
> As someone in my mid 40's with CP, I agree with the "not a 'childhood'"
> disability.  Welcome to the list!  We talk about almost anything, and
> like any family, sometimes disagree, but usually "play well with
> others."
>
> Mike - Is "Nag" a Freudian slip, or just a typo?  ;-{)}
>
> Kendall=20
>
> An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's redundant!)
>
> The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
> persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all
> progress depends on the unreasonable man.
>
> -George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Collis [mailto:[log in to unmask]]=20
> Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 1:02 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: please can we stay on topic
>
> David and Heather,
>
> Welcome y'all...
>
> Bobby, Ken, Trisha, Kat, Nag, and I are old timers at this group.  We've
> discussed everything; from C.P. as primarily a childhood disability (I
> don't
> think so). to people staring, to powerchairs and scooters and
> transportations.  You'll find we are very diverse and tolerant.
>
> Mike
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of david hall
> Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 3:15 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: please can we stay on topic
>
> I'm new to the list. I appreciate the forum. I support
> inclusion of all voices on any given subject. If you
> have CP, then life experience, outlook, opinion are
> related by definition.
>
> That said, I share Heather's point of view and her
> concern.
>
> The thread often begins with a forwarded post followed
> by a half dozen or more replies. General locution
> being, "Can you believe 'X'?" Followed by, "'X' is so
> awful!"
>
>  "If 'X' is any indication, and between you and me,
> ain't it just so?" and "all that and so much more...?"
>
> "___ I'm so glad you told me about 'X'!"
>
> "If X, then by all rights and dollars to doughnuts,
> (Speculative syllogism) 'Y' will happpen too.
>
> Emotional amplification without additional content:
>
> "I don't need to tell you how pure tee awful that will
> be, but such is the way of the world," etc. etc.,
> etc."
>
> "You're right about that___!"
>
> Inevitable rejoinder:  "I agree about the lack of
> dollars and those damned awful doughnuts!"
> Commiseration ad nauseum. 'round and round she goes...
>
> I don't believe Heather was asking for censorship. I'm
> not. It's impossible to tell if a post is important
> until you've read it. I don't have infinite time and
> space in my mailbox either.
>
> Let's be friendly, informative and certainly feel free
> to say what's on our minds. Brain-wise, I think the
> more nutritional value included, the more thought
> provoking and valuable the discussion
>
> As for Katrina, how about a penny a word donation to
> Red Cross?
>
>
>
>
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