In a message dated 03/31/2000 1:01:19 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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<< oh jesus, i get that too! is your mommy home? blech!
 i tell them she died.

 mag
  >>
Man o man.  I really noticed the difference when I started using a
wheelchair.  It wasn't a speech thing though, I was on a birdwalk with some
friends, and I was right in the middle of looking an immature red-headed
woodpecker through my binoculars.  We hadn't seen him in a few birdwalks and
I was so happy to be seeing him again.  His head color was changing to a
brighter red to reflect his maturity, and it was a great experience.
Suddenly, I felt this jerking motion.  One of my friends had pulled my chair
back because HE was leaving and decided that I was ready to go too.  He said,
AFTER he starting pushing me away, "Are WE ready to go now?"  MAN!  I wanted
to knock him in the middle of next week!!!