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Catherine

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  1. Jimi Hendrix would be a designer of some of the most amazing and widely used guitars and equipment, working with Tom Scholz of Boston. He'd be a die hard Republican, even appearing on The O'Reilly Factor on Fox News giving his celebrity opinion. Janis Joplin would be an outspoken activist: an animal rights advocate for P.E.T.A. or a militant member of N.O.W. She'd be a Hillary Clinton fan and supporter, wearing Berkenstocks, hippie clothes, and headlining a Lilith Fair type of music festival. Jim Morrison would be a literary professor, or an Indy film director...or for some reason, I think he'd be a black and white photographer, his work published in many photo books. He'd be a Ralph Nader supporter and would speak at many rallies against the establishment. Elvis would have have cleaned up his act for his grandchildren after having a triple bypass. He'd have dropped the weight and stopped the booze and pills. He'd be on infomercials for George Foreman grill.
  2. Everyone...and it seems everything...does dream. I have seen many puppies (and adult dogs) make some strange sounds and movements in their sleep: whimpering and running in place. ::
  3. I agree, it IS faster (and I was a secretary)! I developed a habit of typing just as you described because it was more comfortable (no carpal tunnel yet), and it got me around the keyboard easier. Katharine Gibbs would pitch a hissy! :: Hey, no boss ever stands over anyone to be sure fingers and hands are in proper typing position - as long as the job is done, it's all good.
  4. Ha ha ha...thats' a good one. :: I type >100 + wpm -- been typing for (too many) years, but I do have those 'hunt and peck' days where I misspell a lot, have to back space, and swear at the keyboard when it is clearly my fault. The one word I find that I most often screw up on is the word 'because' - typing it as 'becuase'. I wonder if it matters anymore if people can type as long as they are computer literate. When I was a secretary (1989 - 1999), typing was a big part of the job, but knowing Word, PowerPoint and Excel (in the 1990's) was even more important. Now Excel is mainly what I use, but the exerience and knowledge of the other apps is still with me. From the 1950's - 1970's - even into the 1980's, it was very important that women could type. Mom's used to tell their daughters to, "learn to type" so they'd have something to "fall back on". How antiquated that seems today! Of course back then secretaries fetched coffee; don't try that now: some femi-nazi might open a can of whoop a$$. :: Eveyone has their own typing technique; if anyone took typing in high school, they likely don't type at all the way they were taught to. Is typing class even required in high school nowadays? The last time I used a typewriter at the office was to type up an address label.
  5. The U.S. No.1 on the 17th September 1968 was "People Got to be Free" by The Rascals. The U.K. No.1 on the 17th September 1968 was "Hey Jude" by The Beatles. ::
  6. I love The Doors, Pearl Jam, and The Cult, but I know there are better bands out there than the bands I favor. Some people hate them...that's okay. Led Zeppelin, Rush and Pink Floyd are such phenomenal bands, and like The Doors, they were ahead of their time, but I do have to admit that Led Zeppelin is a better band than The Doors.
  7. "Reel Around the Sun", the song in "Riverdance".
  8. I think what you just posted is awesome -- very cool!
  9. This could go on forever; there are more bands and artists out there than I thought possible to dislike! Alanis Morrissette Aretha Franklin Cher Celine Dion Eurythmics Janis Joplin Jennifer Lopez Little Richard Pattie LaBelle Roxette Scandal Shania Twain Sinead O'Connor Tina Turner Vanessa Williams Alice Cooper Allman Brothers Bay City Rollers Cinderella Frank Zappa Georgia Satellites Gin Blossoms Great White Greatful Dead Green Day Greg Kihn Band Human League Judas Priest Kid Rock Krokus Living Colour Nickelback Oasis Offspring Poison Peter Gabriel Psychedelic Furs REM Richard Marx Spandau Ballet Spin Doctors Squeeze Survivor Talking Heads Ted Nugent The Tubes Thompson Twins Warrant Yardbirds
  10. The Cult: "Spirit Walker" The Doors: "Blue Sunday" Pearl Jam: "Sleight of Hand"
  11. Female (alive): Pat Benatar...tremendously talented - what a voice, a gorgeous husband (oh wait, I already have one of those)...and she looks amazing herself! Male (deceased): Jim Morrison - he was an enigma. I'd love to see the world through his eyes; to feel what he felt, to think what he thought, to know what made him tick, and what drove his creativity...to understand what many people were confounded by, in awe of, and at times afraid of. I'd like to know what Jim was afraid of.
  12. Past and present bands/artists I dislike: Bob Dylan Bon Jovi Black Sabbath Elvis Costello Huey Lewis & The News INXS Iron Maiden Kiss Metallica No Doubt Ramones Red Hot Chili Peppers Smashing Pumpkins Styx Van Halen (post DLR) Van Morrison Wallflowers ZZ Top
  13. I had to run a check before posting because some bands have members that are not American...I almost posted one. The American Poet himself: James Douglas Morrison! The Doors Pearl Jam Aerosmith
  14. Revolting Cocks and Vibrators! Hey this is a family site! "D" must be my lucky letter. The Dildos :: ....just kidding! Dire Straits
  15. Despite ?conditions? at the time. Relationships and marriages are conditional, but many people think of 'condition' in general terms, applying it as a whole -- so let's break it down. Most people love each other and stand by each other through sickness, financial hardships and other trying times...it is was makes your love and respect for one another stronger, and it makes you stronger individually and as a team. Things can happen in life that create a stressful or painful living 'conditions' - but usually these things are worked out and overcome through mutual love and support. That is what most people mean by the term 'unconditionally'. There are other kinds of ?conditions? though -- as in stipulations. Trust, loyalty, being faithful, no verbal, mental or physical abuse...these all things you expect from the one you love. They are in fact stipulations...or 'conditions'. You don't come right out and rattle them off at the beginning of your relationship; you don't have to; these things go without saying -- unspoken and understood. If one or more of those 'conditions' or 'stipulations' are broken, the relationship deteriorates, and lack of trust, resentment and even hatred can set in, and the relationship may end. The person left the relationship because: - Certain conditions applied to maintain the relationship - Certain conditions were broken - Certain conditions were created, making it impossible to remain in the relationship - The person who left could no longer love someone under the current conditions Did that make sense?
  16. Looking above I see that this is not a happy topic for everyone. Hey, I can relate; it hasn't always been a bed of roses for me either, but that changed, and I hope it changes for you also. Usually it changes when you resign yourself to the fact that it won't, or when you get to the point when you couldn't care less if it does. I met my husband Ken on 9/30/2000 while out with my aunt. Did I know he was the one? Hell no; in fact, I didn't even notice him standing there until my aunt pointed him out to me. I was indifferent -- drop dead gorgeous meant nothing to me, and I certainly wasn't going over to talk to him because I wasn't interested. Had his friend Mike (and Steve, who it turns out I knew from childhood) and my aunt Pam not worked together to get us introduced, I would not be the luckiest woman in the world today! Ken is a man of character, integrity and most importantly strength and patience -- one would have to be to involve himself with a woman with a child going through a nasty divorce, for which proceedings started 18 months before we met. The impact of my relationship on my child was not a positive one, and my ex was making life miserable for everyone - except Ken, who took everything in stride and worked hard to bond with my son despite my son's anger and confusion -- much of it created through my ex playing games. For the first year I half expected Ken to walk out, and wouldn't have blamed him if he did, but he stuck around; he weathered the storm, and certainly not because he had to. Nearly 4 years have passed since Ken and I met; 2 years since we were married, and I cannot say enough good things abut him, or put into words how much I love him and what he means to me. For starters, for having put up with all the BS, he should be nominated for sainthood. Ken is educated, intelligent, successful, honest, faithful, thoughtful, devoted, and extremely good looking -- he is a wonderful husband and step father. He has built a strong relationship with my son, which is very important to me. Everyone who meets him likes him -- he is genuinely a great guy. For a man who was never married and never had kids, he's done amazingly well -- he is a real family man, and he treats my son as he'd likely treat his own. Until I met Ken I didn't think that great looks came with morality and values, loyalty and commitment -- and maturity! Boy was I ever wrong! I feel like I hit the jackpot!
  17. Great topic -- and it is my 2 year wedding anniversary (9/14/2002). I'll have to post some other time though -- it's late here.
  18. Wait until you hit 35 and develop CRS! I'm 35 now -- and I'll be turning 35 again on Friday 9/17! ::
  19. "He Ain't Heavy (He's My Brother)" by The Hollies The J. Geils Band was heavy on the harmonica: I Do Somebody Detroit Breakdown Whammer Jammer Southside Shuffle Lookin' For A Love Give It To Me
  20. Oh great, I get to pick a "D" band and "The Doors" were already mentioned in the first "D"! $h*t! LOL! This "D" = "Deep Purple"!
  21. Ken, you made a simple every day statement, yet it was so poignant! You have no idea how much you said in one little sentence. It serves as a stark reminder -- the soulless that murdered innocent people, the heartless that celebrated our tragedy, and the mindless that said we got what we deserved!
  22. It angers and saddens me to see all those names and faces! We must never forget 'who', 'what', 'where', 'when' and 'how'; there is no 'why' -- it was senseless! While so many lost their lives at the actions of extremist lunatics, what makes me most furious is to see babies on that list. Thoughts and prayers to ALL families of ALL victims!
  23. My God Marcus...you poor thing -- you went through hell! In April 1992, when I was 24 y/o, I moved into a loft apartment. Soon after moving in I had a recurring dream about parts of a house that were hidden: a stairway, hallway, doors and rooms behind the walls. I would also dream about a neighborhood clearly seen from the bottom of a hill, but there was no way to get to it - it was like going in circles. It was never a scary dream, just a bizzare one. This dream occurred many times for the 10 months I lived there. The buiding I lived in was a one-family home turned into 4 apartments(mine was the attic at one time), and I'd briefly get burned by temp changes in water so they called in a plumber to change the two separate H/C faucets to the modern centered one. The plumber cut through the shower wall Friday, removing a big square shaped piece; he replaced the faucet system, and a contractor was supposed to come by Monday to fix the wall. It was December and cold air was whipping through the cut out so I covered it with a plastic trash bag. As I was covering, I peeked in -- there was a white wooden door right in front of me, about 4 feet away. Being curious, I securely duct taped a wire coat hanger to the end of a broom handle, reached in and pulled at the knob a few times -- the door partially opened, but I couldn't see what was behind it. Opening that door made the winter wind whip more furiously (and eerily). The landlord never had my wall fixed. I never found out what was behind that door, but the strange dreams suddenly stopped. I moved out in February. _________________________________________________________ Another strange dream took place that only happened to me once. Before moving into the loft I was in a relationship for 6 years, engaged for 3 years. My then fiance and I went to his brother's house two hours away every weekend. Once Saturday morning the phone rang. It was his brother Billy on the phone. The whole conversation went like this: "Where is he?!" "Sleeping, why?" "Well, get him up, tell him to move it; he was supposed to be here two hours ago." So I shook my fiance and woke him up: "Hey, get up...Billy's on the phone - you were supposed to be at his house?...you're late -- he said move it!" "What? No, I'm not -- he never said...give me the phone!" He took the phone to talk to his brother and no one was on the other line. We'd fallen asleep with the cordless phone in bed. The phone didn't actually ring, and Billy never actually called, so my conversation with Billy never actually took place; however, I physically put the phone to my ear and answered it, and I did wake up my fiance because to me Billy was on the phone. The whole incident was 1/2 dream 1/2 real where I acted on what was going on in my sleep...freaky!
  24. American Pie - Don McLean The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens Runaround Sue - Dion I Get Around - The Beach Boys A Little Less Conversation - Elvis (remix) Devil Went Down to Georgia - Charlie Daniels Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam
  25. Fleetwood Mac Elton John Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack
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