Re: Tomorrow's My Birth Day

In article <1136601094.999449.64800@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
petrasrcf@xxxxxxxxxxx (Petra) wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
>
> Tomorrow's my Birth Day. You'll notice I didn't write birthday because
> no one says it all in one word, it's really two... birth day. When
> yours rolls around, just tell people tomorrow is my Birth Day,
> cheerfully of course, wearing a nice smile when you say it, because it
> is your special day. I was happy this year that my birthday came on
> Saturday because that meant I didn't have to use my vacation time to
> take the day off. I think your special day should not include the
> possibility of someone being mean or nasty on the phone as it kind of
> spoils it. But, no matter how much I planned to have my special day
> remain special, something happened this morning and it all changed.
>
> This morning at 5:30am I was reading my e-mail and someone from this
> site wrote me a nasty gram and told me that I was in essence delusional
> in regard to the prediction for Australia and there were hints that
> this was a serious matter as an 8.0 can kill people. Well, you know
> what, I know that. But I'm not sending any messages to Australia.
> They have their own scientists and if they think something is going to
> happen, that's their job to address it, not mine.
>
> So though I was polite my response to this person, when I got in the
> shower I thought about it and the next thing you know, I, Miss Manners
> was uttering profanities. No one should start their day like that and
> then it continued to nag me. It still does.
>
> I'm about to rant, so if you don't want to read my ranting, click off
> here. To the person who sent me the nasty-gram, let me see if you can
> measure up. These are the projects I have underway currently and this
> includes having a full time job:
>
> 1. In December I was contacted by a geologist in CA and offered the
> opportunity to present a project proposal for a scientific endeavor to
> piggy back it with his project. But I only had two weeks to submit my
> outline and 30 days to write the proposal. Remember, it's the
> holidays. So he's pushing like he.l and I needed to get the costs for
> the project before I could write the proposal, but he wants it
> yesterday. As I've never written a scientific proposal I asked for
> help and it came. It came in the form of someone giving me a document
> on how to write a winning proposal and an outline. I also had offers
> from three professors to read it and critique it. Then came the
> project costs and December was almost over, so I told the geologist to
> take a hike. It's either going to be done right, or not all. He's
> pissed off, but like I told him, "better to be pissed off than pissed
> on." But I still want to do the project, so I just have to find
> another way, which I've already explored, but it has to wait. I don't
> have time for it now.
>
> 2. I decided to finish my book and last week I had two chapters left.
> I wrote 1 ½ of them which equaled 45,000 words in 4 days and a lot of
> night work. But it's coming along. I still need some facts to use and
> I'm waiting for answers. But I'm on my way.
>
> 3. I had to do some PR work for my Kiwanis Club and that's out of the
> way.
>
> 4. Near the end of December I created a new marketing plan for
> prospecting more new business and I had to fit that in with the rest of
> the above. But it got done and it should help.
>
> 5. My research project now has 3 men and 5 women participating and it
> takes about 10 hours a week to manage the documentation.
>
> 6. I have a house and yard to care for, laundry to do and a teenager
> still in the house. While it is not demanding, it does take time.
>
> 7. I was asked out for a date on my birthday by a man who is ten years
> my junior, but he wanted to go and see King Kong and I'm not into King
> Kong. He knew it was my birthday and he didn't offer any other
> choices, so I said no way. Obviously, he's selfish.
>
>
> 8. I took time to write a local Assembly person about reforming
> tenants rights. There haven't been any updates in the laws since 1945
> and a lot has changed since then. But you have to keep after these
> people and if they aren't interested, you have to find someone else and
> start again.
>
> 9. Every day I read the Sacramento Bee and at least once a week they
> write an article about DV. So I make sure I send an e-mail thanking
> them and I send another one to thank the editor. I hope this keeps the
> spotlight on a social issue which needs a serious cure.
>
> 10. This week some of my clients had serious water damage/flood
> damages and every day I called them to see how they were and make sure
> they are being taken care of. There are some problems which will need
> more letter writing, but I'll do it at home and squeeze it in-between
> my other projects.
>
> So to the person who thinks that I'm delusional the other people who
> know me don't seem to be in agreement with you or they wouldn't work
> with me. My birthday officially starts at 1:37am tomorrow morning an
> most likely, I'll still be awake and writing. I hope by then thoughts
> of you will have escaped me.
>
> END RANT
>
> And so it goes. Life is a journey and it's in this journey we
> experience this wonderful thing called Life.
>
> Petra Nova Challus
> Still Dancing In the Light

Happy Birth Day Petra. I hope you have a wonderful day. Are you 19 again, like
me?

Hey, if I had offered to take you to the movies on *your* Birth Day, I would
have taken you to see whatever you wanted. On the other hand, on my Birth
Day....... LOL

Here is a song just for you:

http://www.geocities.com/power_of_the_rose/ShesLikeTheWind/

Alan
.

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