Thx
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From: Barber, Kenneth L. <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Monday, March 08, 1999 5:28 AM
Subject: Re: I'm back
>i can't read any more, perc. it is freezing here this morning. i hope you
>had a great time in florida. welcome back.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Perk [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: Saturday, March 06, 1999 2:43 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: I'm back
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>> I was on vacation in February for about two weeks .J I went to Florida =
>> with my parents. The reason we went to Florida is to visit my aunt and =
>> uncle who live down there for the winter months, and we thought we could
=
>> take a short summer; and soak up some sunshine for a week or two; For it
=
>> was in the eighties every day; nice huh. J We saw a lot of people from =
>> Lancaster down there in Florida that we visited with.=20
>>
>> We drove there. It was an inexpensive trip . . . the most inexpensive =
>> gas was $0.62.9. The most expensive was at our own home town at a little
=
>> over a dollar a gallon. Motels ranged from $35 to $50 per night and =
>> every one was neat, nice , and clean. Most had a refrigerator (but some =
>> didn=92t work. L )=20
>>
>> As we were going down the highway , I had some Mac Attacks (Big Macs =
>> from McDonald=92s) (Because we stopped there almost every noon and we =
>> would order some Big Macs every time.) We found that the food was about =
>> the same price at home as it was in Florida. All the fruit like oranges =
>> , grapefruit was about the same price as it was at home, but they tasted
=
>> better there in Florida especially at my aunt and uncle=92s house =
>> because we picked them off the tree in their backyard just minutes prior
=
>> to eating them.
>>
>> The hi-light of our trip was that we took a boat trip down to Key West =
>> (which is as far south as you can go in the US.) During the boat trip , =
>> I met five other people that used to work for a telephone company and =
>> now have retired (I work for a telephone company also) so we had a lot =
>> in common to chat about.=20
>>
>> On the day that we left my aunt and uncle=92s Florida home we picked =
>> Grapefruit in their backyard and they give us some to take home with us.
=
>> Now that we are home we are eating grapefruit every morning for =
>> breakfast and they are very juicy and tasty.=20
>>
>> On the way home one of our many stops was in Nashville , Tennessee. I =
>> wanted to go to The Grand Old Opray but my parents didn=92t think that =
>> was a good idea for they have seen it several times before, and they =
>> told me that you could see it better sitting in front of the TV, which =
>> we did. Tickets would have been $18 plus tax per person and that =
>> wouldn=92t have been reserved seats. I sorta hate country music anyway =
>> but don=92t tell my parents that. We toured Nashville and saw the old =
>> Ryman Auditorium. At lunch time , we were at Shoney=92s Restaurant. We =
>> saw some of the homes and buildings and dad said "Boy, has that town =
>> changed."
>>
>>
>>
>> In case some of you forgot or are new. . . =20
>>
>> I was born on July 5, 1971. It was a complicated birth. . . I couldn=92t
=
>> cry , breathe or suck. The doctors thought I would be a vegetable the =
>> rest of my life. As a result of all of this , I was diagnosed with =
>> Cerebral Palsy at the age of three a half . I am very physically =
>> disabled because of all of this. I can=92t walk , talk , or feed myself.
=
>> When I was four years old , I was the Cerebral Palsy Poster child. I =
>> went to Day Care for that had disabilities and Early Childhood. Then I =
>> went through all of school. When I was in fourth grade , I was put in to
=
>> a special education class in school. I used to to drool a lot and I had =
>> a surgery to stop that. When I was a freshman in high school , I had =
>> what looked like seizures but actually it was suicidal attempts. I won =
>> the award for the outstanding handicapped citizen for the state of =
>> Wisconsin. I went to college and double majored in Data Entry and =
>> Accounting. I update telephone directories for a living. I do about =
>> twenty to thirty a year. I do it right from my home in Lancaster , =
>> Wisconsin USA. I=92m twenty-seven years old. I also make and sell my own
=
>> greeting cards. As I mentioned before , I have had a lot of problems =
>> with depression and suicide. From 1992 to 1998 I was in counseling and =
>> from 1994-96, I was hospitalized seven times because of this. The reason
=
>> of all of this is because I couldn=92t cope with having a disability. My
=
>> family consists of a father , a mother and three brothers. I also have =
>> seven nieces and nephews . I collect angels. I=92m really involved on =
>> the Internet. I=92m on about five ListServs, ICQ, AOL Instant Messenger =
>> , and mIRC. My ICQ UIN # is 16632777. My screen name for AOL Instant =
>> Messenger is KJPink. The servers that I=92m usually on no mIRC are =
>> StarChat, Sorcery, and Talk City.
>>
>>
>>
>> After I got home, I started every Wednesday working at SouthWest =
>> Opportunities Center. =20
>>
>> It is a place where people with physical and mentally challenged work.I =
>> like it so far. (I only went once because that last Wednesday was my =
>> first day to work there. I went there before last Wednesday but only =
>> for rec./leisure. Wednesday , I played bingo, listened to stories, =
>> played with clay, and paper shed.=20
>>
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>> face=3DWingdings>J</FONT> I went to Florida with my parents. The reason =
>> we went to=20
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>> and we thought we could take a short summer; and soak up some sunshine =
>> for a=20
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>> face=3DWingdings>J</FONT> We saw a lot of people from Lancaster down =
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>> <P>We drove there. It was an inexpensive trip . . . the most inexpensive
=
>> gas was=20
>> $0.62.9. The most expensive was at our own home town at a little over a =
>> dollar a=20
>> gallon. Motels ranged from $35 to $50 per night and every one was neat, =
>> nice ,=20
>> and clean. Most had a refrigerator (but some didn’t work. <FONT=20
>> face=3DWingdings>L</FONT> ) </P>
>> <P>As we were going down the highway , I had some Mac Attacks (Big Macs =
>> from=20
>> McDonald’s) (Because we stopped there almost every noon and we =
>> would order=20
>> some Big Macs every time.) We found that the food was about the same =
>> price at=20
>> home as it was in Florida. All the fruit like oranges , grapefruit was =
>> about the=20
>> same price as it was at home, but they tasted better there in Florida =
>> especially=20
>> at my aunt and uncle’s house because we picked them off the tree =
>> in their=20
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>> <P>The hi-light of our trip was that we took a boat trip down to Key =
>> West (which=20
>> is as far south as you can go in the US.) During the boat trip , I met =
>> five=20
>> other people that used to work for a telephone company and now have =
>> retired (I=20
>> work for a telephone company also) so we had a lot in common to chat =
>> about. </P>
>> <P>On the day that we left my aunt and uncle’s Florida home we =
>> picked=20
>> Grapefruit in their backyard and they give us some to take home with us.
=
>> Now=20
>> that we are home we are eating grapefruit every morning for breakfast =
>> and they=20
>> are very juicy and tasty. </P>
>> <P>On the way home one of our many stops was in Nashville , Tennessee. I
=
>> wanted=20
>> to go to The Grand Old Opray but my parents didn’t think that was =
>> a good=20
>> idea for they have seen it several times before, and they told me that =
>> you could=20
>> see it better sitting in front of the TV, which we did. Tickets would =
>> have been=20
>> $18 plus tax per person and that wouldn’t have been reserved =
>> seats. I=20
>> sorta hate country music anyway but don’t tell my parents that. We
=
>> toured=20
>> Nashville and saw the old Ryman Auditorium. At lunch time , we were at=20
>> Shoney’s Restaurant. We saw some of the homes and buildings and =
>> dad said=20
>> "Boy, has that town changed."</P>
>> <P> </P>
>> <P><FONT color=3D#000000>In case some of you forgot or are new. . =
>> . =20
>> </P><FONT size=3D2>
>> <P align=3Djustify>I was born on July 5, 1971. It was a complicated =
>> birth. . . I=20
>> couldn’t cry , breathe or suck. The doctors thought I would be a =
>> vegetable=20
>> the rest of my life. As a result of all of this , I was diagnosed with =
>> Cerebral=20
>> Palsy at the age of three a half . I am very physically disabled because
=
>> of all=20
>> of this. I can’t walk , talk , or feed myself. When I was four =
>> years old ,=20
>> I was the Cerebral Palsy Poster child. I went to Day Care for that had=20
>> disabilities and Early Childhood. Then I went through all of school. =
>> When I was=20
>> in fourth grade , I was put in to a special education class in school. I
=
>> used to=20
>> to drool a lot and I had a surgery to stop that. When I was a freshman =
>> in high=20
>> school , I had what looked like seizures but actually it was suicidal =
>> attempts.=20
>> I won the award for the outstanding handicapped citizen for the state of
=
>>
>> Wisconsin. I went to college and double majored in Data Entry and =
>> Accounting. I=20
>> update telephone directories for a living. I do about twenty to thirty a
=
>> year. I=20
>> do it right from my home in Lancaster , Wisconsin USA. I’m =
>> twenty-seven=20
>> years old. I also make and sell my own greeting cards. As I mentioned =
>> before , I=20
>> have had a lot of problems with depression and suicide. From 1992 to =
>> 1998 I was=20
>> in counseling and from 1994-96, I was hospitalized seven times because =
>> of this.=20
>> The reason of all of this is because I couldn’t cope with having a
=
>>
>> disability. My family consists of a father , a mother and three =
>> brothers. I also=20
>> have seven nieces and nephews . I collect angels. I’m really =
>> involved on=20
>> the Internet. I’m on about five ListServs, ICQ, AOL Instant =
>> Messenger ,=20
>> and mIRC. My ICQ UIN # is 16632777. My screen name for AOL Instant =
>> Messenger is=20
>> KJPink. The servers that I’m usually on no mIRC are StarChat, =
>> Sorcery, and=20
>> Talk City.</P>
>> <P align=3Djustify> </P>
>> <P align=3Djustify>After I got home, I started every Wednesday working =
>> at=20
>> SouthWest Opportunities Center. </P>
>> <P>It is a place where people with physical and mentally challenged =
>> work.I like=20
>> it so far. (I only went once because that last Wednesday was my =
>> first day=20
>> to work there. I went there before last Wednesday but only for=20
>> rec./leisure. Wednesday , I played bingo, listened to stories, =
>> played with=20
>> clay, and paper shed. </P></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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