From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=660">Vishal</a><BR>
Date: 6 August 2002<P>

Splat Dearest, First Merchant Bank actually. Hey I found some great pictures of that wild Teppenyaki we had just b4 you left, I'll send them once I get the scanner fixed <BR>
 Deevaa and Brian, that's crazy. You can smoke in hospital waiting rooms here.<BR>
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Vish
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=109">Stephen</a><BR>
Date: 6 August 2002<P>

La la la.. This is my 100th comment.. la la la<BR>
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;)
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=493">Kendra143</a><BR>
Date: 6 August 2002<P>

Congratulations to all the front pagers! :)<BR>
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Jon~~ I liked "best I never had"...it's also a great Vertical Horizon song...<BR>
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I'm trying this again - same picture, different link! *fingers crossed*<BR>
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<a href="http://members.msn.com/default.msnw?mpp=4263~3AAAkAAAAEcBO1ST3QUh81913Uvr8krHFfnhIYHlaf*ijT9GGitQRMxQ$$~3AAAlAAAAGCm9!SaUas321Doy0wdiQoZKmspXF!zxQhFc$">http://members.msn.com/default.msnw?mpp=4263~3AAAkAAAAEcBO1ST3QUh81913Uvr8krHFfnhIYHlaf*ijT9GGitQRMxQ$$~3AAAlAAAAGCm9!SaUas321Doy0wdiQoZKmspXF!zxQhFc$</a><BR>
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=17">deevaa</a><BR>
Date: 6 August 2002<P>

Happy belated birthday Savannah!!!<BR>
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=10">Galadrial</a><BR>
Date: 6 August 2002<P>

I never do this...but today I wanted to repost my Xanga, because I REALLY do want to hear opinions on the issue it discusses...so here ya go...<BR>
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Just when you think you have heard it all... <BR>
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I had my brother-in-law over for coffee SUnday morning...and he told me a story that gave me goosebumps...BAD ONES. <BR>
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He is divorced, his ex's choosing. They have three children, now aged in their young to mid teens...it was a messy divorce. He and his ex have been now seeing each other again---in fact sleeping together for the last three years. Rick continues to see other women, and She is aware of it...but she doesn't like it. <BR>
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Now here the tale gets quirky...Rick installed a new phone last week---a fancy model--lots of bells and whistles. When he plugged it in, a light came on that read "Line 2". Line two? He had only one phone. He called the company, who told him to make sure he didn't have another phone---or "other device" before he shipped the phone back. So he looked aorund...and found a digital tape recorder hidden away. He confronted the ex, who said she had a right to know what he was doing, and with whom...He was angry, but said he "Understood" why she had done this... <BR>
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I'm sure the lady would argue that this was a trust issue---and if that it so, I have to ask---"WHY THE HELL ARE YOU SLEEPING WITH SOMEONE YOU DON'T TRUST, you SILLY BITCH? If she objects to his other lovers, fine...but the answer is NOT playing Watergate. She can choose to end the relationship, or she can accept the price---but she CANNOT control HIS CHOICES.<BR>
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Ok...last time I checked, bugging someone's phone was wiretapping---illegal on a FEDERAL level. To accomplish this, she swiped their daughter's keys, and had a copy made of his house key...breaking and entering. She knows he sees other women---so what exactly was she accomplishing by doing this? She admitted that she had bugged his line for the last TWO years. I think they both need professional help...but I am left with the question...is it EVER OK to bug someone's phone like that?<BR>

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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=668">kylie</a><BR>
Date: 6 August 2002<P>

Gala...WTF??? And you're right, B&E and wiretapping, care to go for a third offense?  She sounds like a real psycho. <BR>
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I don't think there's any excuse to wire tap someone's personal phone.  Privacy is becoming less of a commodity these days and if you can't hold a private conversation in your own home -- and talk about whoever and whatever you want -- it's pretty sad...<BR>
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Just my two little pennies ;)<BR>
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=436">Jon</a><BR>
Date: 6 August 2002<P>

Kendra~Yeah, I love Vertical Horizon. I even posted the song "Best I Ever Had" awhile back on here. I didn't even think of the song while I was writing the "Best I Never Had" I guess because it's different. I never had her.<BR>
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Oh and yeah the link works. :-)
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=10">Galadrial</a><BR>
Date: 6 August 2002<P>

Thanks Kylie...<BR>
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            I wanted to be sure it wasn't me...
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=890">Hcat</a><BR>
Date: 6 August 2002<P>

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God it's hard to catch up on this thing when you've been gone a week. Bleh... family reunion...<BR>
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Galadrial, I meant it. I hope you don't mind but I printed that piece out. I'd frame it and stash it on my wall, but I think my mom might throw a hissy fit. <BR>
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Jon, THANKS!! You noticed me!! Don't mind me, I get hyper over getting noticed. Since I don't get noticed much ;o) Definitely stickin around here. I love this place. (And yeah, EVERYONE is a fan of yours. I don't blame them)<BR>
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Deeva - the waterlilly is beautiful. You're so talented!<BR>
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I guess I can't say much more, have to go read 8 million poems to catch up. God bless ya'll.<BR>
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=10">Galadrial</a><BR>
Date: 6 August 2002<P>

Thanks Hcat...sorry for the salty language...but SERIOUSLY...I call them as I see them...and this lady is seriously screwed up.<BR>
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BUT---he's not all that upset...I think it amused him---that she would go to such legnths...and that is screwy too...
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=668">kylie</a><BR>
Date: 6 August 2002<P>

Jon...I love <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2002.08.05.21.29.17325">jon</a> !!  If you were only here in the Mitten state...I'd have the perfect woman for you ;)<BR>
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Dee, Savannah's portrait is gorgeous!  Are you doing this by description or from the picture posting party that went on in here a few weeks ago.  Either way, fabulous!<BR>
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Off to read some more...<BR>
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kylie
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=668">kylie</a><BR>
Date: 6 August 2002<P>

Ok, I'm in, as long as we're still doing the photos, I may as well reveal...<BR>
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&lt;url&gt;<a href="http://members.msn.com/default.msnw?mpp=4263~3AAyAAAAACKQKxudhDivd1TobTrq1KkG4XqSI6VeVP2Xi*VGHtX!PZsw$$~3AAzAAAAAEZRQsDnvLaJ6xFYog5IUjozH9Y8jy*TZNEE8$&lt;/url&gt;">http://members.msn.com/default.msnw?mpp=4263~3AAyAAAAACKQKxudhDivd1TobTrq1KkG4XqSI6VeVP2Xi*VGHtX!PZsw$$~3AAzAAAAAEZRQsDnvLaJ6xFYog5IUjozH9Y8jy*TZNEE8$&lt;/url&gt;</a><BR>
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a bit blurry, way bridely, but it's all I've got scanned right now ;)<BR>
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Kylie &lt;3
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=872">cryingshame58</a><BR>
Date: 6 August 2002<P>

Kirk, Blender-Keeper,     <BR>
August is great...you should be commended on how you can pick the first pagers...Congratulations to all the front pagers! So many great ones to pick from...
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=706">splatipus</a><BR>
Date: 6 August 2002<P>

Vish - Cant wait to see the photos. Am racking my brain trying to remember whose house we had it at. It was yours wasnt it .Your mum was there and she'd just found out she was becoming a grandma again!
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=890">Hcat</a><BR>
Date: 6 August 2002<P>

Galadrial, salty language is acceptable, when called for. She's uh... 'touched' if I do say so myself. It's never ok to bug someone's phone. Well... except if you're a cop, on the job, or something.
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=4">TJ Holland</a><BR>
Date: 6 August 2002<P>

Kendra143 ~ <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2002.08.06.12.37.19563">With Affection on an Early Monday Morning</a> was sublime. A most graceful exit, so expressive of the fondest feelings without tones of neediness or blame. Truly, grace under fire. <BR>
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-Teej
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=17">deevaa</a><BR>
Date: 6 August 2002<P>

Kylie, after I posted TJ's portrait Savannah emailed and asked if I painting portraits. I emailed back and said no, but to email me the photo and I'd think about it.<BR>
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That afternoon I was sketching and the line of her face came out, so I went with it, and that's the result. I haven't heard back from Savannah, she might hate it. I personally like the hair. She has crazy hair, and its great!<BR>
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Gala, I thought you where talking about your sister for a moment there. Who'd have time to go through all those tapes *yawn*<BR>
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Take care of your hearts,<BR>
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dee<BR>

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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=4">TJ Holland</a><BR>
Date: 6 August 2002<P>

Regarding the tapping of phones; in Washington state it is a crime (albeit a misdemeanor) to tap a phone. Law enforcement is NOT excluded from this law and may not tap a phone either. Though there is some grey in this area. <BR>
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Remember Timothy McVeigh? (Oklahoma bombing) <BR>
In the abundant and heated discussions that took place during the trial, there were many on the subject of how law enforcement can aquire evidence. The following argument was made: <BR>
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"The general argument of the court was that although postal mail, once sealed, was prohibited from intrusion by government officers seeking evidence, a telephone line was not, and, although Washington state law made it a misdemeanor to tap a phone, the evidence obtained thereby was admissible. The court, in its opinion, also made clear that the government need not be ethical in its acquiring of evidence."<BR>
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[Justice] Brandeis, in his dissenting opinion, stated that "Tapping of one man's telephone line involves the tapping of the telephone line of every other person whom he may call, or who may call him." He continued, [a]s a means of espionage, writs of assistance and general warrants are but puny instruments of tyranny and oppression when compared with wire tapping."<BR>
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I don't know what state laws govern your friends ex, Gala, but chances are she commited a crime. (Sorry this was so long.)<BR>
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-Teej <BR>
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=801">Bridget O</a><BR>
Date: 6 August 2002<P>

Jon~ you are so amazing, you just continue to blow me away! "email" was great "jon" was great, everything was great!!!:):):):):):):) lol i agree w/ Kylie, if your ever in Pennsylvania.....;) 
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=69">Savannah Haze</a><BR>
Date: 6 August 2002<P>

Deeva,I DID see it and I LOVE it!  My husband loves it! My fellow teachers love it!  :)<BR>
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Thank you!  I'll be emailing you later tonite!<BR>
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ajg
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=17">deevaa</a><BR>
Date: 6 August 2002<P>

Savannah,<BR>
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I've made a couple of itty bitty changes, I'll rescan it as soon as the gloss is dry.<BR>
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I added a little bit of extra hair at the back but made it darker to blend into the black and I smoothed out the line of your forehead/nose.<BR>
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I really like it. LOL.<BR>
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Take care,<BR>
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Davena
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=16">kevin urenda</a><BR>
Date: 6 August 2002<P>

I have been absentee on the boards for the most part, but I wanted to pop on and mention one poem that caught my eye.  Savannah (wow, Dee's painting is marvellous, isn't it???)...  your poem <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2002.08.02.00.02.21366">simple addition</a> sums up a very emotionally mature (or secure, or both) writer, and it is a wonderful piece of work.  Thanks for sharing...
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