Lighter side

[Guest guest]

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> Anyway, today I got a post from some doctor welcoming me as a new member

> to the site. He stated that they are always looking for submissions to

> their journals, etc so if I would like to submit something or help edit

> articles, please jump on in there.

>

> Shall we submit a few journal articles to the pharmacy journal

> site?????????? I bet we could come up with some good ones based on all

> our side effects to medications. Ha, Ha, Ha, I'm still laughing!!!!!!

This happened a long time ago (maybe 15 years) so I forgot most of

the story, but there was this guy who thought many journal articles

were pompous drivel so he submitted an article to a well-respected

journal. In this article he made up everything and used obfuscating

wording. He even made up words and terms. I read it. It was

hilarious. The article was accepted and printed in the journal.

Then the author revealed that it was a joke. The journal was

*very* embarassed.

It would be fun to come up with an article. All we have to do

is debunk something we know works, like Vit C.

Patti

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[Guest guest]

Yes, , that was funny. There is nothing wrong with posting something as

you called it on the " lighter side " . There may be some who would take issue

with it, but

it is their problem for not having a sense of humor about life. The place to

take your feelings about politics is to the polls.

I went to school with kids of different ethnic backgrounds and we never got into

fights and I never saw a bully. It shocks me to see that today, because our

parents would not have allowed their children to do that; they would have gotten

more punishment at home for not following rules. I remember popping a paper bag

in class when the teacher was out. Someone called my name out just as the

teacher retuned and I had a very harsh punishment. I went home crying to my

mother and she told me to grin and bear it and next time I would know better

than to pop a paper bag in class. I think she taught me a valuable lesson that

life has rules and if you break them, you have to face the consequences.

Parents want to be friends instead of acting as role models for their children

and this is the result of all that pampering. I never lacked for anything, but

I never asked my parents for anything but a bike.

Just as I convinced them I should have a girls bike instead of riding my male

cousin's bike, we saw a terrible accident in New Orleans when we went to pick up

my brother at the train station. It was a paper boy on his route who was run

over by an ice truck. That was the end of my dream, my parents were afraid I

would end up the same way. It didn't matter that I rode everyone else's bike,

they didn't want to be responsible for whatever action happened if they had

capitulated and bought me one. I survived without that bike and my parents were

happy that I grew up safe and sound, but I'm sure it was t heir guidance that

brought me through everything that life threw at me, and it came in large

packages. When I think of it, there were worse things than CML that I had to

endure. CML is just another one of those curves.

Carpe Diem,

Lottie Duthu

[Guest guest]

Lottie, I love hearing your stories and those of others like you who have

had such rich life experiences. I feel blessed that a few young people have

chosen to listen to mine, complete with mistakes, tragedies and triumphs.

Your stories are truly a blessing.

Now... about the humor. I am truly sorry if anyone takes offence at my

preamble... it was meant tongue-in-cheek! I have friends from each of those

groups. My wife is a Republican and I a Democrat, my brother-in-law and

sister-in-law are both Tea Party. Please believe me when I say that many

would have a hard time dealing with me if I was being seriously political...

I would not be making jokes about those with whom I disagree... I would be

tearing into the issues and the positions they take.

My intention was to simply provide a light moment for my fellow CMLers as we

face the many heady issues of our daily lives... and yes, I will be at the

polls on Tuesday.

Love,

Troxel

On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 2:21 PM, Lottie Duthu <lotajam@...> wrote:

>

>

> Yes, , that was funny. There is nothing wrong with posting something

> as you called it on the " lighter side " . There may be some who would take

> issue with it, but

> it is their problem for not having a sense of humor about life. The place

> to take your feelings about politics is to the polls.

>

> I went to school with kids of different ethnic backgrounds and we never got

> into fights and I never saw a bully. It shocks me to see that today, because

> our parents would not have allowed their children to do that; they would

> have gotten more punishment at home for not following rules. I remember

> popping a paper bag in class when the teacher was out. Someone called my

> name out just as the teacher retuned and I had a very harsh punishment. I

> went home crying to my mother and she told me to grin and bear it and next

> time I would know better than to pop a paper bag in class. I think she

> taught me a valuable lesson that life has rules and if you break them, you

> have to face the consequences.

>

> Parents want to be friends instead of acting as role models for their

> children and this is the result of all that pampering. I never lacked for

> anything, but I never asked my parents for anything but a bike.

>

> Just as I convinced them I should have a girls bike instead of riding my

> male cousin's bike, we saw a terrible accident in New Orleans when we went

> to pick up my brother at the train station. It was a paper boy on his route

> who was run over by an ice truck. That was the end of my dream, my parents

> were afraid I would end up the same way. It didn't matter that I rode

> everyone else's bike, they didn't want to be responsible for whatever action

> happened if they had capitulated and bought me one. I survived without that

> bike and my parents were happy that I grew up safe and sound, but I'm sure

> it was t heir guidance that brought me through everything that life threw at

> me, and it came in large packages. When I think of it, there were worse

> things than CML that I had to endure. CML is just another one of those

> curves.

> Carpe Diem,

> Lottie Duthu

>

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