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Msg#: 10585
Date: 05-04-08 16:41
From: Art Tait
To: Bob Breed
Subj: OTR thoughts?
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"Theater of the Mind" - cant say that I ever heard it discribed as
that but there is no better discription.

We once had a neighbor who repaired harness and saddles in his spare
time. Since we were good friends, I spent many an hour with him,
listening to the radio while he worked away. (TV what was that!) My job
most often was picking the old stiching out of the skirts getting ready
for new padding. Often an hour would pass with only a few words passed
between us. The names of those old programs escapes this old geezer's
mind but I can sure relate to what you say.

I also read a great deal. Book of the month stuff, from a friend to a
friend to my daughter to me(G). With my surperb memory, I can pick up
a book six months later and it is just like brand new(G).

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Msg#: 10584
Date: 05-04-08 08:58
From: Bob Breed
To: All
Subj: OTR thoughts? (Old Time Radio)
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Now that this OTR stuff has popped up again, I was listening to a few of
my favs again - one of course is the "Suspense, House In Cypress Canyon"
episode and as that plays and just pulls me into it, I had some thoughts
I'll share.

I grew up with OTR, and am also a avid reader and I wonder if this isn't
linked?

OTR, often called "Theater of the Mind" is just that. While the actors,
sound effect guys, and the background music try to weave a story, it's
up to you to picture it in your mind.

But isn't this true of a novel, as really they're just words on paper,
you have to picture what's going on to really enjoy the book.

Okay, somewhere out there [and that includes my own garage] is a
smallish box with hand tools that I have sent around the country to
those getting hand surgeries. What I need to know before I tear the
garage apart looking, does anyone remember if it is here with me or
waiting with the last person that had it.
John is getting shoulder surgery next Friday and will be left handed for
the first time in his life for several weeks. I have a feeling that I
have it here but after the second move in so many years, I would rather
not look for it if someone knows where it is.
muddle headed Duckie

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY

Wishing all of you have a great day

Joe

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Is that why Tuesday evening I notices a GNC inside a Rite Aid?

Whatever happened to OWL, REXALL, and THRIFTY drug stores?

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Happy Mothers Day!

To all the mothers out there, and to all the grandmothers, aunts,
sisters, and to all women who have ever loved a child, cared for a
child, encouraged, worried about, helped, counselled, listened to,
taught, or interacted with a child ......... Happy Mothers Day!!!

May your day truly be blessed and may your cup overflow with love!!!
Hugs,

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Donna
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1.) ANGELS EXIST, but some times, since they don't all have wings, we
call them FRIENDS......

2.) J.K.M.A.

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Msg#: 2421
Date: 05-09-08 03:29
Subj: Bob Hope
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Drat. I'm new here, and I find myself talking about me me me me me...
I admit I'm an ego maniac, but I don't like to be so obvious...
THAT said...I just Hafta say...

I just have to mention this...a definite highlight of my life...I was on
the Red Skelton Show (TV)...twice. (Once as a dancer, once as a sword
fighter)...seldom have I had so much fun...and gained a lot of respect for
the hard work he did on that show...(Wish I could say he was a friend of
mine...nothin like that...I'll never forget the...ah...off-color
rehearsals...1954, I think...
Geeez...I seem to have this new hobby: talking about me.

Administration proposes rule to restrict health insurers'
contact with elderly, disabled
Thursday, May 8, 2008 15:28 EDT

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Agents selling private health insurance plans to
the elderly and disabled would be barred from cold-calling, door-to-door
solicitations and pitching their products outside hospital waiting rooms
or pharmacies, under a federal rule proposed Thursday.

The rule is designed to make it harder to pressure Medicare beneficiaries
into signing up for insurance products they don't need or want. It
essentially restricts face-to-face solicitations to those initiated by the
customer.

A new Medicare drug benefit began January 1, 2006. Since then, participants
and state insurance commissioners have complained that some agents use false
information to enroll people into certain plans, particularly those offering
comprehensive health insurance.

Legally blind man, 78, nicknamed 'The Hammer' bowls perfect game in Iowa
Friday, May 9, 2008 13:27 PM CDT

ALTA, IOWA -- A 78-year-old legally blind man nicknamed "The Hammer" has bowled a perfect game.

Dale Davis of Alta, Iowa, nailed 12 consecutive strikes and reached 300 on Saturday night during league play.

"It's a great sport. It's something the young, the old and the handicapped can do," Davis said Thursday. "I guess I count as the old and handicapped."

Davis has suffered from macular degeneration, a chronic eye disease, for the past decade.

He can't see out of his left eye and has limited peripheral vision in his right eye.

Davis' perfect game came at a roll-off to conclude the league season at a four-lane alley in the small northwest Iowa community of about 1,800 people.

Century Lanes owner Clem Ledoux said Davis' game didn't draw much attention until he reached 10 strikes.

That's when folks poured out of the bar to watch his final two shots.

Davis, who stands 5-foot-8 and just 115 pounds, threw a "Brooklyn," where a right-hander strikes the left side of the head pin, for his final strike. The feat brought wild cheers from Davis' fellow bowlers and onlookers.

"It went down there and somebody hollered 'Brooklyn!' It was just a solid sound in the pocket," said Davis, whose average score is 180. "It was quite a thrill. For just a few minutes there I felt like a pro."

Davis, who earned his unique moniker as a child from his blacksmith father, moved from California to live with his sister in Iowa shortly after losing sight in his left eye in 1997.

She encouraged him to start bowling again.

Davis now bowls twice a week, and his fellow bowlers help him with pin placement and in making sure he picks up the right ball.

Davis said the only time he sees the ball is when he picks it up, but he can usually tell how his throw went by sound.

All 12 tosses sounded great to Davis, who bowled the first 300 that Ledoux could recall at the alley since he took over in 1984.

"He's got good coordination. He's got good timing," Ledoux said. "We've always kidded him that we think his bowling ball has eyes."

Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 4:19 PM
Subject: update on Jackson

Hello everyone. We returned late last night after a day at the
Rheumatology Clinic of Children's Hospital in Birmingham. Jackson saw a new
doctor who confirmed that he definitely has a classic case of Juvenile
Dermatomyositis, an autoimmune disorder which affects both the skin and the
muscles. There is currently no cure for this disease and we are looking at
life long treatment.

The doctor feels that Jackson's case is moderate to serious, but we
are hoping that with aggressive treatment we may see improvements. The
treatments consist of high levels of steroid which Jackson takes morning and
night, shots which I will be giving him at home weekly, and a monthly visit
to Children's Hospital for IVIG, which is an infusion (IV) treatment that
takes 8 hours at a time. The doctor hopes that if we are diligent with
these treatments that it may allow them to decrease the dosage of prednisone
steroid that Jackson has to take. Long term doses of this steroid often
cause alot of weight gain, irritability, a decrease in bone density and can
stunt the growth, so we are praying that this can be decreased as soon as
possible.

Dermatomyositis causes alot of muscle weakness in Jackson's neck,
abdominals, arm, and leg muscles. We will begin physical therapy soon,
although it is not expected to cause a regain in his strength...