From: Dynasty: [email-masked]<BR>
Date: 15 June 2000<P>

jaydekah?<BR>

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From: Misti<BR>
Date: 15 June 2000<P>

Chris~<BR>
  You'll find that crazy page I told you about at www.oe-pages.com/HOBBY/Scrapbooks2/ringmaster151. I signed the guestbook tonight and placed an order to go. Ha! Love ya!<BR>

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From: Michael (tired)<BR>
Date: 15 June 2000<P>

I posted the story I wrote with Evangeline. I hope you like it. You're supposed to read "Hell to get along with" first.<BR>
Then this story.<BR>
<BR>
Michael
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From: Riggs<BR>
Date: 15 June 2000<P>

What makes "What a wonderful world" so beautiful is that here is a song by a man who in all honesty copped it pretty rough in his life, who didn't have the best time of it, and yet is singing this absolutely passionate song about the beauty of a world which didn't treat him all that well.
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From: Misti<BR>
Date: 15 June 2000<P>

Mr. Christian~<BR>
   What does "obfusciate" mean? My dictionary must really suck 'cause I just looked that word up and it wasn't in there. Despite that one tricky lil word, I thoroughly enjoyed reading *Seeds to sow*! I enjoyed reading all your newest submissions, actually. For a "good ole boy" from the West you sure can turn out a decent poem. You're certainly the most literary "cowboy" this cowgirl has ever known!<BR>

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From: Hank C.<BR>
Date: 15 June 2000<P>

Ma'am, Misti, please excuse my mistake. It was late and dark so an extra 'i' got added there. Obfuscate means to cloud an issue, or to darken a subject (the better phrase I do believe). And thank you kindly for your remarks. Education is a fine thing, even for a cowboy. And some of the loneliest poets I know are  range riders.  You have yourself a good day ma'am.
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From: Misti<BR>
Date: 15 June 2000<P>

Hank~<BR>
  Thanks for the clarification! Sorry if I offended you.
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From: kevin urenda<BR>
Date: 15 June 2000<P>

Misti-<BR>
according to Webster's:<BR>
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Main Entry: ob·fus·cate<BR>
Pronunciation: 'äb-f&-"skAt; äb-'f&s-"kAt, &b-<BR>
Function: transitive verb<BR>
Inflected Form(s): -cat·ed; -cat·ing<BR>
Etymology: Late Latin obfuscatus, past participle of obfuscare, from Latin ob- in the way + fuscus dark brown -- more at OB-, DUSK<BR>
Date: 1577<BR>
1 a : DARKEN b : to make obscure<BR>
2 : CONFUSE<BR>
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&lt;&lt;-&gt;&lt;-&gt;&lt;-&gt;&lt;-&gt;&lt;-&gt;&lt;-&gt;&gt;<BR>
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-k
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From: kevin urenda (embarassed)<BR>
Date: 15 June 2000<P>

sorry for the moot point - I wasn't even a day late to be a dollar short...<BR>
<BR>
-k
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From: Hank  C.<BR>
Date: 15 June 2000<P>

I do not offend easily Misti. I am humbled you think I write real poetry. Startled to hear someone say that actually.<BR>

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From: Hank C.<BR>
Date: 15 June 2000<P>

And please call me Hank. I only allow my mother to use Mr. and only when I make her mad. ~wink~
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From: ZoE<BR>
Date: 15 June 2000<P>

ChRiS and DeEvA-<BR>
 *gush* your compliments are gunna make my head swell.<BR>
and DeEvA to be honest you are the one that RoCkS!<BR>
*smiles*<BR>
-ZoE
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From: HMS<BR>
Date: 15 June 2000<P>

Hi guys,<BR>
<BR>
I'm just back from the big apple, wondering why there is no running water in the apartment?! and getting ready to dive in to ALLLLLLLLLLL those subs I've missed!  Yikes!<BR>
<BR>
But I have to say that Linda Ronstadt's recording of "What'll I Do" is amazing and always makes me weepy.  What a voice.  What a song.<BR>
<BR>
H.
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From: deevaa  [email-masked]<BR>
Date: 15 June 2000<P>

Hank.... email me -- got a request!<BR>
<BR>
ZoE ... nah... you rock. (hehe)<BR>
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Tasha ... 'did you miss me' ... full of images -- and thanks for reminding me of Falco, I was SO in love with him in the 80's, he didn't know it but I was going to marry him. <BR>
<BR>
dee
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From: Misti<BR>
Date: 15 June 2000<P>

Chris~<BR>
  When I checked my machine earlier there was a message from an agency in New York City! I'll call em back tomorrow! But I'm really hoping I get the job in Plano.<BR>
Have you colored any pretty pictures for me in the colorin' book I sent you?<BR>
:))))))) Love ya, baby!!!!!<BR>
Hank~<BR>
  Hank it is! I'm glad to meetcha. I love the Hank character in Larry McMurtry's *Moving On*...he's a grad student/cowboy. A man of few words.<BR>
Kevin~<BR>
  Thanks, anyway! Now I know who to go to when my Webster's New World dictionary fails me! Ha!
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From: Eric, [email-masked]<BR>
Date: 15 June 2000<P>

Paul B,<BR>
<BR>
Hey, thanks for the comments...   lol<BR>
<BR>
Umm, to explain, I write how I talk...I "..." when I pause.<BR>
Read it aloud, and pause when you see "..."   and hey<BR>
if you don't like my punctuation...don't look at it, re-read it your way...it's just my words, you're the reader, read it however you wanna...so, like the poem for the content, not the format....love is love no matter how it comes packaged...but one other thing...yes, i would imagine that "..." would be my trademark now...in fact, if i ever make a CD ...I will be much like the artist named Prince who was formerly known as the artist formerly known as...blah blah, because i'll just be "..." just for you<BR>
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Thanks :-)   
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From: deevaa<BR>
Date: 15 June 2000<P>

hey Misti -- don't tell anyone else.. but I'm shocking at spelling and often Kev's poems leave me wondering what something means.... I sneak over to http://www.dictonary.com ... I think it defaults to websters.com, but its good cause you just type in a word you want and it gives you definitions, a thesaurus AND if you can't spell the word, you type in what you think it is and it has this little screen saying... "hmmm, maybe you mean this word" <BR>
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Its a great wee tool. I don't have MS Word on my computer at home so its great for spell checking my emails.<BR>
<BR>
dee<BR>

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From: Paul B<BR>
Date: 15 June 2000<P>

Eric,<BR>
   I try to ignore the dots but like I said, they are distracting.  I catch myself looking about the page at all the dots like it's morse code instead of simply following along the work.  No biggie.  You write how you want, it was merely a suggestion on my part.  I view the dots as a continuation of thought rather than a pause.  The use of a blank line by some of the other authors is a very good use of pausing in my opinion.<BR>
   Again, its your work.  You write it how you see fit.  It was just an idea I wanted to throw at you.
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From: Michael (tired)<BR>
Date: 15 June 2000<P>

Eric ~ I do the same....thing....with gratuitous pauses. I have done less and less of them using a new line instead in poetry....=)<BR>
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From: Paul B<BR>
Date: 15 June 2000<P>

Eric,<BR>
I'm not offended in the least.  That last one was a very interesting use of the dots.  Wish I had thought of it.
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From: Megs<BR>
Date: 15 June 2000<P>

Hey all-<BR>
<BR>
"Hit and run" visiting again.  Lots of craziness and a dry spell here.  UGH!!!  <BR>
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Eric- I liked your poem.  Lots.  Good work babes, even if you uhhhhh didn't feel like "entertaining" me the other night.  Who IS the woman?<BR>
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I have read all these great new subs.  I am envious...especially of you Zoe...your work makes me absolutely IVY green in my state of writer's block.   I have MUCHOS angst and no creativity.  And I hate men...and the idea of romance...am I becoming bitter finally?<BR>
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*Sigh*
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From: Paul B<BR>
Date: 15 June 2000<P>

Megs - is this a temporary hate or long term?  LoL<BR>
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Angel - I just read your latest submission.  There were some parts there that was very riveting.  I found myself moving closer to the screen with each line wondering where you were going with it.  Kind of odd to be calling you Angel.
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