OT and Personal

"John Beaderstadt" wrote in message
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I was reading in the bathroom when I ran across an item written by
(Gene DiGennaro) on 13 Jul 2003 19:08:49
-0700, which said:

Hey guys and gals,
Here's something we can all agree on.

I wish! I've apparently (according to reports) drawn fire from one or
two assholes, but I expected to. That's one reason I made sure my
filters were good and tight. If I can't see them, they don't bother
me.

Eh, ignore them.

The non-assholes among us are hoping for his safe and quick return.

I was reading in the bathroom when I ran across an item written by
Doug... on Mon, 14 Jul 2003 07:43:55 GMT, which
said:

John, your son is in my prayers. I fervently hope that he and all of our
other men and women in the armed services around the world get the chance
to come home safe and sound, and enjoy a safer world.

Thank you. I'll never again be able to listen to the news with quite
as much detachment as I did before now. I remember a few years ago,
when my elder son was stationed at Fort Campbell, hearing on the radio
that seven men were killed there in a training accident. I remember
the relief when I found out that he was OK. Then the thought struck
me, it was someone else's kids.


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Beady's Corollary to Occam's Razor: "The likeliest explanation of any phenomenon is almost always the most boring."