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    ...warm, purring tabbies on a cold winter night.  
    
    ...the first swallow of beer on a hot summer afternoon. 
    
    ...the sound of women's voices raised in song
    
    						=maggie

    ...sitting in front of a crackling fire while it snows outside
    ...long walks on the beach in any weather
    ...having time to read
    
    liz

    ... the sexes
    
    ... their voices
    
    ... their potential
    
    russ

       playing with my dogs,
       galloping across the fields on my mare Miss Taffy (she was born
       to run and loves it),
       feeling the soft air in spring and smelling the moist earth,
       growing flowering plants in my house,
       getting a hug from my niece,
       dreaming about being "in love" again,

       and most especially, reading ee cummings love poetry (it's why
       I'm the 'lady', cause he always talks to her)

	"lady through whose profound and and fragile lips
       the sweet small clumsy feet of April came
       into the ragged meadow of my soul"

       or

	"my naked lady framed
       in twilight is an accident
       whose niceness betters easily the intent
       of genius-
			painting wholly feels ashamed
       before this music, and poetry cannot
       go near because perfectly fearful"

       sigh...........liesl
       

    
    	Myself
    	Tryppyr (my dog)
    	Driving very fast (in an MR2)
    	The mountains of Tennessee
    	Gold
    	Shopping
    	Guns (all kinds)
    
    	- Greg

    
    Women
    
    Womyn
    
    Wimmin
    
    

    
    
     . . . being in love
    
     . . . the Carribean
    
     . . . Mysti
    
     . . . music
    
     . . . the Smokey Mountains
    
     . . . my friends

    JR
    

    ....curled up on my couch with my kitten on my lap (he is 2 years
    old, but the size of a kitten), a warm cup of cocoa (or tea), good
    tunes, and a good book, on a rainy (or snowy) night.
    
    ....my husband, for ever and ever.
    
    ....both of my cats.
    
    ....target shooting.
    
    ....all of the songs that I mentioned in the "Best Songs" topic.
    
    ....my family, and my in-laws (I have the world's best in-laws).
    
    ....any shade of purple.
    
    ....Unicorns!
    
    and not necessarily in that order!
    
    K.C.

Baselevels (when they're over!)
	Mez

    -The smell of the brisk fall air, when I first step on to a field-
         hockey field, ready to play.
    
    -The feeling I get when I accomplish something in my job.
    
    -Special people (they know who they are)...
                                                                      
    Terri

    I love children and animals and holidays and most of all Dave
    and my/his/our kids.  And I love marriage too Gina_:-)_... Dave 
    and I are trying to pick a date now... (its scary though... all
    those relatives and all that planning).
    
    Mary

    - My daughter, Melissa
    
    - My 3 cats, Raven, Jade & Frodo
    
    - All the other cats in the world
    
    - My antique rings
    
    - Bruce Springsteen concerts
    
    - Antique shows
    
    - The ocean
    
    - Flowers, trees and green grass
    
    - Paintings by Renoir and Frank Benson
    
    - Movies, books, music and plays
    
    - The color pink
    
    - Lobster
    
    - Chocolate ice cream
    
    - Clothes
    
    
    Lorna
    

    
    	God
    	My family
    	My friends, especially when we have our "long talks"
    	My country
    	Long walks on crisp fall days
    	Watching ND football games in person with all of my friends
    		and tailgating
    	Notre Dame and all it means to me.
    	Disney, especially Pooh.
    	Ice Cream.
    
    GO IRISH!  BEAT TROJANS!
    
    Rachel

    ...good Scotch, a crackling fire, and rain outside
    ...long walks in the rain or the snow or the crackling fall
       leaves
    ...a crisp pure cold winter day with the sky blue overhead,
       my breath curling upward, the only sound my skiis gliding over
       the snow
    ...the loss of self in the dream as the story comes without
       thought and it's right
    ...the satisfaction of a job well done as the draft heads off to the
       copy center
    ...champagne, caviar, and pat�
    ...ice cream drooling with hot fudge
    ...good friends, good food, my family all together and the
       love that makes us strong
    ...the peace of God that passes all human understanding

    --bonnie

    
    
    
    		           M Y   H U S B A N D !
    
    
    	                    ALWAYS AND FOREVER    
    
    
    				-Michelle-

     Oh Mickey, he's not that great!!!!!
    
                REK

    REK,
    
    You wouldn't know.
    
    -Michelle-

    playing a piano piece right.
    
    writing a poem that has meaning, rhyme, and scansion.
    
    Eating what I *crave*, when I *crave* it....nothing beats the
    satisfaction.
    
    Working out until I'm exhausted.
    
    The ocean.
    
    
    -Jody
    

    - Dudley, my cockatiel
    - romantic dinners
    - Cambria          
    - to dance
    - to sing      
    - river rafting
    - Yosemite     
    - cruises      
    - Winnie-the-pooh
    - rime rib
    - Barry Manilow

	 �  the feeling of accomplishment when I know I've done the
	    best job I can

	 �  the feeling I get every morning after a good workout at
	    the club....like I'm getting in shape!

	 �  helping people, making people smile...

	 �  a good volleyball game!

	 �  warm cozy fires, dim lights, a bottle of champagne,
	    crystal glasses, a fuzzy blanket, and the man of my dreams
	    (uhm....I've got all but one of the above prerequisites...
	    I guess I'd better get busy, eh?)


	 kath

    My husband/friend/lover, Richard
    My baby, Sam
    My 'other' babies, Matt, Karen and Phil
    Being in the Ocean
    Being in the Mountains
    Wine
    A hot bowl of chili, a blanket, a rainy day and a football game
    Rock and Roll
    Food
    Being with my family for holidays and cookouts, etc.
    
    
    Dorothy                                
    

    Laughing!!!!
    
    D

    how my dog comes over and sits next to me 
	*every* morning while I put my socks on

    those long runs where it seems as if my feet are 
	barely touching the ground, and the faster
	I go, the better I feel
    
    stepping out onto the deck early in the 
	morning with a hot cup of coffee, and
	gazing into the woods

    reading Jack Kerouac

    watching it snow like crazy in the winter;
	lying in bed listening to the rain in the
	summer


    .jim

   (What a great topic...I'm *so* mellow now...)

    - Baryshnikov
    - ballet
    - ballet class
    - how I feel AFTER ballet class
    
    
    maria
    

    - Cake batter ('specially chocolate)
    - babies necks (clean, of course)
    - old movies (bring lots of tissues)
    - Elsha after shave (only on my hubby)
    - smell of rain
    - wind in my hair while riding my bike
    - Denver Broncos
    
    Last by not least
    
    - life

    
    ...my hunny
    ...sitting and chatting for HOURS over a meal and good wine
    ...a good mystery novel
    ...a bad mystery novel
    ...spending time with friends
    ...hugs
    ...hugs
    ...hugs
    
    --DE
    

    	... baby cheeks
    	... baby biscuits (the other cheeks)
    	... baby sounds
    	... babies
    
    	Scott (I like babies)

    Some friends & lovers known over the years. . .

    Camping (via horseback) in the foothills of the Blue Ridge
    mountains in Virginia. . .
        
    Those times when I've done the "mechanical" work (practicing)
    and the "personal" work (getting calm/balanced) so that when
    I pick up my guitar (or kybds, or voice), the music plays
    through me. . .
    
    Steve
    

    
    	 - My husband Gary (Very Much!!)
    	 - My mothers dog Buttons 
    	 - My apartment (and everything in it)
    	 - My family
    	 - My new 1988 Buick Regal (2 tone blue) bought 11/21/88
    	 - General Hospital
    	 - Miller Lite 
    	 - Potatoe Chips 
    	 - Sleeping
    	 - Daytona Beach, Florida
     	 - Disney World
    	 - Talking to old friends
    	 - Weekends
    	 - Holidays
    	 - Vacations
    	 - Watching my little sister (17) growing up soooo fast
         - Reading Notes
    	 - Def Leppard
    	 

    ...music (singing and listening to)
    
    ...animals in general
    
    ...non-alcoholic Strawberry Daqueri's
    
    ...learning to spell :^)
    
    ...my close friends
    
    ...God, and my belief
    
    ...Popeye's fried chicken (mild, with a side of corn-on-the-cob)
    
    ...Stephen King books & Miami Vice
    
    once again, not necessarily in that order, and under my hub (forever
    and ever) and Tiki II and Rico (my cats).
    
    K.C.

    ...white zinfindel wine....real cold
    
    ...my new husband Bruce
    
    ...our new house
    
    ...the color tea rose pink, and amethyst purple
    
    ...roses, especially white and pink
    
    ...vietnamese food
    
    ...lights off, watching the snow fall out the patio door (closed),
       its night, listening to Christmas music (Bing Cosby)
    
    ...babies, when they first wake up
    
    ...holidays
    
    ...Chantilly bubble baths (with my husband) by candle light
    
    ...being alive today

    life.
    
    my wife Lesley.
    
    my son Colin.
    
    a special network friend.
    
    my family and friends.
    
    certain emotional states, the way I feel when
    
        I hear a favorite song, or a song that feels right for my mood
        or situation.
    
        the sun is low in the sky, and it's shining on something (the
        mountains, San Francisco, an interesting building) making the
        scene a sharp lined, crystal clear image.
    
        looking down on the landscape while flying.
    
        I feel connected with someone, and we're really communicating.
    
        I realize that I'm having a wonderful time.
    
        I eat or drink something that is just what I wanted.
    
        I'm devestated by the beauty, power or magnificence of nature
        be it a flower, Yosemite, the way a wave crashes over the rocks...
    
    ASP

    ...my daughter, Emily
    ...feeling my personal power
    ...white wine and lobster
    ...when the God-self in me connects with the God-self in you
    ...experiencing spiritual growth in me
    ...singing tight harmonies in a perfect blend of voices and 
         souls
    ...laughing just for the joy of living
    ...shining eyes and a little hand in mine
    ...a Christmas tree by firelight
    

    * my spouse and family, who are also my best friends
    
    * my two dogs, and the ways they let me know how much they love me
    
    * Ann Beattie books
    
    * sitting in front of a campfire way out in the woods, all toasty
      warm and looking up at the stars
    
    * Antigua & Barbuda
    
    * the way favorite music just sounds _so good_ it's like it comes
      from inside me
    
    * when I'm able to express my true feelings (love, anger, whatever)
      clearly and articulately
    
    * that worn-out-but-nice feeling after a bright, sunny day of good
      skiing            
    
    * the feeling of the sun on my skin that first day it's warm enough
      to sunbathe
    
    * my new house!
    
    * the times that I feel truly connected to humankind
                                                        

   o - Getting up before dawn to watch the sun rise over the pond

   o - Being out on the ocean and you can't see land

   o - My family

   o - The look on a young child's face when you show them some thing new


   o - and very most muchly so ....   as DE put it

    ...hugs
    ...hugs
    ...hugs
    
(sorry for the plagiarism but I llllloooooovvvveeee   hugs)



			kbear    

    
    
    	I can't believe that I didn't think of owls!!!
    
    	I love owls - I don't know why, but I do.  I have them
    	all over my house, and I have a few in my office too!!
    

    
    The new pair of ASICS I bought yesterday (gel soles, beats
    Nike Air for comfort at $20 less the pair).
    
    Von Karajan's recordings of the Beethoven Symphonies,
    Neumann's recordings of Smetana and Dvorak, Schumann
    trios and quartets.
    
    Red haired Women.
    
    Barreling down Hwy 1 near Hurricane Point on my 10 speed.
                                              
    Russian accents.
    
    Playing "secret admirer"....-;
    
    

    
    My children John and Michelle
    
    My family
    
    My back yard
    
    Red sports cars
    
    The ocean, especially Point Judith, RI
                                       
    Fall foliage, in the mountains of New England
    
    Kittens and cats
    
    Cooking, but especially baking cookies
    
    The upcoming holidays, I loovveeee... Christmas. I love the music,
    the bustling, the smells,
                                         
    "Unexpected" yellow roses
    
    Jigsaw puzzels
    
    I too love hugs, lots and lots of hugs.
    
    Emeralds and silver
    
    

    {In the material category}
    
    	PORSCHES! (except the 914 and 924)
                                                   
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    kittens
    
    a good book
    
    back rubs
    
    good friends
    
    my parents and sisters
    
    and above all
    
    my dear love, my husband and our children
    
    
Bonnie

    
    
    New England in the Fall
    
    my cat Minuit (midnight)
    
    roasted chestnuts
    
    fireplaces
    
    Jif Peanut butter
    
    my friends many of whom I miss so much
    
    my family
    
    warm chocolate chip cookies
    
    Pepsi and pizza
    
    diamonds
    
    feeling loved
    
    the responses to this note
    
    

	Don't know how I forgot this...the glory of a Bach fugue when all 
	parts fit in like a perfect puzzle. It's especially grand when my
	quintet plays these in a cathedral, the music seems to lift up and
	slide around the arches then falls back full and clear. liesl

    ... silver jewelry
    
    ... opals
    
    ... crystals
    
    ... children (ALL children, until they get to be about 13, then
        I get a little more selective)
    
    ... my husband's owl collection sitting next to my unicorns (especially
        snowys)
    
    ... the way my hub reacts to when I make home-made-from-scratch
        chocolate chip cookies
    
    ... stuffed animals (all 106 of mine & my hubs, and any others in
        the world)
    
    ... NOTES files!
    
    ... hugs (me, too!  me, too!)
    
    ... a real good, in-depth, logical, multi-topic conversation with
        friends
    
    ... my families and friends
    
    ... VOGON News Service (!)
    
    ... South Carolina
    
    K.C.

    - my wife very much!!
    
    - my two cats Tribble & Miss kitty
    
    - days when everything you do works
    
    - good music
    
    - pizza
    
    - playing basketball
    
    - having a good job
    
    - life
    
    - the feeling you get when you make someone happy
    
    - God
    
    - football season
       

    
    
    *  my family
    
    *  music - especially Mozart and Beethoven
    
    *  a full moon
    
    *  a hot sunny day on the beach
    
    *  aerobics
    
    *  sexy underwear
    
    *  LIFE
    
    

... my husband

... hugging Pippin, our canine (and only) son

... the ocean

... a good, long sail in a strong, steady wind

... sitting in front of a crackling fire on a winter night

... the smell of spring

... the North Carolina mountains in the fall

... food

... wine

... a clean house

    1. Finding things that had been lost.
    2. A strong tug on the fishing line.
    3. A personal letter in the mailbox. (not from Ed McMahon)
    4. A hot shower.
    5. The first warm day in spring.
    6. The smell of a bakery.
    7. Steaks on the grill.
    8. crawling into bed at night.
    9. Songs sung in harmony.
    10.Intense courtroom drama. (books, movie, or T.V)
    11.Seeing an unusual animal in the wild.
    12.Scuba diving.
    13.Flying
    14.Helping someone who could not manage a situation alone.
    15.sitting around a campfire with friends.
    
    Hell, this could go on and on.

    I love...
    
    Chocolate
    Cats (Especially black and white ones)
    Sitting in bed w/popcorn watching Alfred Hitchcock movies w/Mike and
       Catlin
    But mostly GOSOX::Ryan
    

    * Meryl Streep movies
    * peak foliage
    * painting in oils
    * Trivial Persuit
    * Jazz and Classical
    * Being able to be myself
    
    I'd give all up in a minute if I had to for my true loves.
      3 1/2 year old Daniel
      8 month old Lisa
    

    
    
    - new flannel shirts
    - red
    - Sunday morning
    - getting pictures back from the store
    - philosophical talks late at night
    - moonrise over the ocean
    
    Sharon

    
    
    - My wife BEVERLY
    - My kids CHRIS + TERRI
    - my guitars
    - colorful sunsets!
    - fall colors
    - back rubs
    - and good friends, cause they're hard to find
    - music, most styles
    - my country
    - Italian foods
    - Christmas
    - when family gets together
    - knowing my kids can come to me for advice, and they do. (ages
    15 +13 )
    
    Jack
    

    ....the thwack-like sound that a perfectly executed golf shot makes
    as the ball soars against a clear blue sky
    
    ....the smell of a wood stove in a warming hut after a day of
    cross-country skiing
    
    ....finding the same dress on sale later after you decided you couldn't
    justify it at full price
    
    ....singing "Silent Night" on Christmas eve in a church lit only
    by candles

    .... the taste of fresh Dungeness crab.
    
    ASP

    
    ...playing my Knabe (especially when it swings)
    ...people who make me laugh
    ...my five-month old nephew
    ...jazz musicians
    ...coffee Dove Bars
    ...my apartment
    ...getting a haircut
    ...chocolate chip cookies
    ...my mom
    ...a Gershwin Tune (how about you?)
    ...getting messages on my answering machine
    
    (in no particular order)
    
    Roberta

    ... getting my first term paper back in my MBA program, and getting
        the grade I secretly was hoping for
    
    ... finishing finals :-)

    ... walking out of class tonight, knowing that I have one class
        down, and 9 more to go
       
    ... deciding to buy a Christmas Present for a new friend, knowing
        they don't expect it, and anticipating the look you know
        (hope?) they'll have when they find it
    
    ... watching it snow!... the flakes look like someone took a snow
        scene and shook it up... the ground looks so peaceful when covered
        with undisturbed snow
    
    ... hot chocolate with whipped cream

    
    sigh...  I could go on and on and on....
    
    Gale

    ... having Tommy, my five-year-old, say "I love you, Daddy!"
    ... Tommy
    ... getting "Good Morning" messages from my friends
    ... fresh strawberries dipped in sour cream and brown sugar
    ... having someone tell me how I helped them in times of need
    ... helping people
    ... doing it right
    ... Barbra Streisand singing almost anything
    ... giving flowers
    ... receiving flowers
    ... caring
    
    [again, in no particular order]

    * my husband, best friend, lover  Jim
    * my son, BJ
    * my family
    * spending time with family & friends
    * camping
    * chocolate
    
    
    Roberta

    >The ocean
    
    >Cats
    
    >rice pudding
    
    >harvey's bristol cream
    
    >unconditional love
    
    >my 3 daughters
    
    >my husband
    
    >driving fast
    
    >popular music - LOUD!
    
    >good friends
    
    >doing a good job 
    
    >cross-stitching
    
    
    Lucille

    How could I forget:
    
    >Men's cologne - used moderately
    
    >Learning new things
    
    >Traveling
    
    >Photography
    
    
    Lucille
    

    I picked the responses that best described my mellow mood this morning
    and put them in order of preference....
    
    
    ... warm cozy fires, dim lights, Beringer's white zinfindel wine....real 
	cold, crystal glasses, a fuzzy blanket, and the man of my dreams
	feeling loved    ... South Carolina       ... hugs

    ... the feeling you get when you make someone happy

    ... the sexes    ... their voices       ... their potential

    ... being in love

    ... back rubs       ... giving flowers       ... receiving flowers
    
    ... the ocean       ... lobster         ... chocolate ice cream
    
    ... Vacations
    
    ... unexpected yellow roses       ... Emeralds     ... diamonds
    
    ... the responses to this note & NOTES files!
    
    ... my husband

    ... driving fast
       
    
    marie
    

    
    	... The Great Smokey Mountains National Park
    
    	... Texas and Tennessee
    
    	... Tryppyr (a black lab that happens to live with me)
    
    	... cool breezes and clear skies
    
    	... a fire in the fireplace (I love to play fire-tender)
    
    	... lead crystal (Austrian, of course)
    
    	... driving fas with the windows down and the sun roof open
    
    	... walking
    
    	- Greg

    
                               
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    am

    ....Christmas!
    
                     The meaning,
                     The tradition,
                     The spirit,
                     The love,   
                     The magic,
                     
                                         -sunny-

    
    
      - Nature (sans humans)
               in all its forms... mountains, woods, oceans, deserts
               in all its moods... tempests, mists, sunshine, moonlight
               in all its seasons...
               and all its creatures whether they fly, walk, swim or slither
                                                                       
      - MUSIC
    
      - Those human experiences which evoke within us the spirit of life,
        hope, love and joy
    
    Luis
    

    I love my showers on saut�.....
    
    

    <---(.69)
    
    Yeah!  Right on, Jody!  If I don't come out looking parboiled then
    it wasn't a "real" shower.
    
    One of these days I'm gonna be able to afford to build a real northern-
    Minnesota-Finnske sauna!
    
    						=maggie

    re: last couple
    
    Oh yas!  And right next to the sauna & shower will be a (parboil
    temp.) whirlpool and it's adjoining 40� "ice plunge"; a coupla
    rounds of whirlpool --> ice plunge --> whirlpool and I get so
    mellow they could drop the big one and I'd just smile beatifically.
    
    Steve

    RE: .71 (now that the ball is rolling...)
    
    Now put a massage room and live-in therapist in the picture,
    and you *have* something!
    
    --DE
    

    	RE: Parboiled
    
    	Sounds like my wife. I don't mind very warm, but I refuse
    	to parboil myself (unless I'm taking a bath).
    
    	Scott

    About the massage....is that good for a recovering compression
    fracture of the T10 vertabrae?  THE muscles are really complaining,
    but the muscle relaxers are heaven!  Injury is from fall in 
    shiny corridor of work two and one-half months ago.

    justme....jacqui

    RE: .74
    
    Heavens, yes! Massage would be excellent for recovery of those
    back muscles that have been trying to keep the back still so
    it doesn't hurt. (Not an easy task!)
    
    Ask your chiropractor first, if you have any doubts, but *my*
    professional opinion is that massage would be VERY beneficial.
    
    If you can do ANYTHING else but take muscle relaxers, do it. Massage
    (and relaxation tachniques like meditation) are the way to relax
    muscles. Every drug you take, your liver has to process - if you
    can do the same thing without drugs, do it.
    
    Jacqui, please see a massage therapist. I can recommend several.
    
    --DE
    

living in southern florida......
    
    spending time in key west with someone special......
    polo on a special man
    cuddling on the beach late at night
    dancing
    going home to boston to visit my friends and family
    smart food popcorn
    little orange kittens
    toyota celica
    laying in the sun and getting a great tan
    vacations
    money
    

    re .76  >polo on a special man
    
    Is this a sport my wife might like to take up? :-) (Sorry, couldn't
    resist!)  What other goodies await us in So. Florida?  Please (he
    asks, having probably wrecked his chances with the opening sentence)
    send VAXmail with any tips you may have for enjoying your part of
    the world during our upcoming vacation.
    
    Thanks,
    Otto.
    

    
    ...... my mother.  She is the closest thing to my perception of
           ideal in everything she does, and I want to be like her when
           I grow up.
    
    ...... my independence
    
    ...... my younger bro
    
    ...... appreciative glances
    
    ...... warm hugs, gentle kisses that feel like your first, strong
           arms 
    
    Freena

    ...sunshine, lying in the grass, playing with young critters (cats,
    dogs, babies), reading something excellent for the first or fortieth
    time, friends, rainy days, independence and sharing...
    
    Cat
    

    ..ring..ring..ring
    
    Hello?...
    
    Gale.. we have a package for you at the front desk...
    
    
    walk...walk...walk...
    
    and seeing the *nicest* flowers in the whole world with my name
    of them at the recpetionist desk with *my* name on them...
    
    sigh....

    
    	..the warm sun on my face.
    
    	..my kitties
    
    	..my fiance
    
    	..a warm fuzzy blanket on a cold winter day
    
    	..puppies kisses
    
    	..the group I work for (honestly!)
    
    	..being young and alive
    
    
    	JJ
    

    	...walking into a friend's house and having both of her
    	   new kittens climb onto my lap and fall asleep. This
    	   occurred just about 10 days ago.
    
    	...pinching fat baby cheeks. Yes, I know I mentioned this
    	   at the beginning of this string.
    
    	Scott (All 4 cheeks)

    
    	...when my 18 year old son remembers something (a game we played)
    	when he was an infant, although the last time we played it,
    	he wasn't even speaking yet...  It's almost as if that little
    	baby from so many years ago reached out to me to say hello for
    	a brief second...
    

    
        ....when I wake up in the morning and all my cats {yes, I have
    4 of them} are snuggled right up close and purring just as loud
    as they can.  They tried to purr me back to sleep.....
    
                                     penny
    

    <--(.84)
    
    Well, if your mob are anything like mine, Penny, they quite often
    succeed...especially on winter Sundays. :-)
    
    						=maggie

After spending an entire day in a freezing, over air-conditioned lab,
surrounded by a logic analyzer, oscilloscope, a new system, and
communicating in technoid non-sentences...

I love getting into my car, shutting the door quickly so that little
heat escapes, and basking in the warmth while playing George Winston's
"Summer".

Reminds me of Florida (sniff).

                                                  nancy b.

    ...reaching out to communicate with others...sharing my best and
    finding it returned, reflected, enhanced, illumined.
    
    ...marriage proposals!  Though I've only ever received one (8.24), it 
    made me very happy...and confused...and though I'll be declining the 
    honor...I loved the experience.  It made me feel new, reawakened and alive.
    
    ...late night thinking...the barriers seem to lower more easily, words
    reveal more, and the potential for communing with someone else seems to
    be so much greater...sometimes you just have to risk it.
    
    DougO

    ...being able to brag about my family... the news came yesterday that
    two Cornell University astronomers have discovered a very young (10B
    years young) galaxy, ten times the size of the Milky Way.  They did
    their research at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, where my
    brother Mike, also a Cornell prof, is director.  Neat stuff!
    
    grins,
    Marge

    and, if proven correct, you can also credit these folks with having
    found a lot of the matter in the universe that had previously been
    lost.  Scientists last thought this matter might have been misplaced in
    the wormhole of the mismatched socks.
    
    
    On the other hand, if this matter really was found, doesn't that mean
    that the universe will ultimately collapse on itself, and hence
    everything we do is pointless?  In which case should we really be
    grateful?

    geesh, Jim... I used to be afraid of driving under overpasses... now I
    should be afraid of baby galaxies??  8-*
    
    grins,
    Marge

    *  The fall
    *  Long walks in nature
    *  Chinese food
    *  A fire on a snowy night
    *  Christmas
    *  The colore red
    *  aerobics
    *  The beach when it rains
    *  The York Beach Lighthouse!
    *  My family
    *  Puppys!!!
    *  Pizza and a big glass of pepsi with ice!
    *  Rainy Sunday afternoons watching a football game with my honey!
    *  LIfe!
    

    My sweetie
    The leaves when they start changing colors
    Cool weather
    Tropical paradises
    The wonderful things Mother Nature shows us every day
    A warm snuggly jacket on a cool night

    *	my daughters
    
    *	the look on their faces when I give them a surprise
        
    *	crawling into my water bed under the feather doona with a good
	book on a cold stormy day/night (^;
    
    *	seeing a great movie any time or times
    
    ...dale
    

	my friends......

 Holding Snowy up in front of 7 month old Kacie and hearing her say "kitty."

 :-)


 The Doctah

    
    - my beautiful white cat Dave
    - warm wet kisses
    - Italian food
    - talking on the phone to my best girlfriend
    - candlelight
    - holding hands
    - a great movie
    - the sound of rain and wind on my window all night
    
    lar
    
    

      ... being finished with a major project that entailed
          so much work, so many frustrations, such long hours,
          and being appreciated and rewarded for the effort
       

      ... experiencing that pleasant lull between projects;
          before the next onslaught....where the biggest dilemma
          of the day is deciding what to do during lunch - go
          biking on a mini-foliage tour or play basketball at 
          the Boys Club?  
          (soliciting any other creative suggestions :-)
						
						nancy b.

    Nancy, I thought phase 3B was defined as that time when you cleaned
    your desk, updated your resume, and took all accumulated vacation...
    
    grins,
    Marge

    
    
      I love going home to my Farm in N.H. Seeing all the animals out
    in the pasture grazing, then getting out of my car, sitting down
    in the middle of the pasture, popping open a budweiser, and enjoying
    just the sound of nature, and animals.
    
     My family

    The sight and smell of native bush after I arrive at the local course
    awaiting my first paintball game of the day...
    
    PJ

    - my 2 yr old son saying " I love you mommy"
    
    - Fishing on a crystal lake with leaves reflecting in the water
    
    - Driving my boat thru still water while watching the sun come up
    
    - Teaching my son how to fish
    
    - Quite walks thru the forest listening to birds and othe wild life
    
    - Friday afternoon's at DEC

    A job offer on a Friday afternoon!!!!!
    
    Yipee, I'm packing my bags and heading to MKO, look for me on the
    hotline!
    
    Gail

    
    	   I love...
    
    	    ... watching the sun slip over the western horizon,
    		painting the sky orange, then pink, then red, while
    		Tryppyr (my dog) plays next to the creek and the 
    		breeze blows back my hair.
    
    	    ...	being in love with someone who stimulates my mind,
    		body, and spirit, and knowing she feels the same.
    
    	    ...	giving long, slow, deep backrubs to *that special
    		person*, relaxing her so much she falls to sleep.

	    ...	dreaming of a brighter tomorrow, working, and watching
		the dreams solidify into reality.

	    ...	being able to see the inherent beauty in mundane 
		things, and finding ways to show that beauty to 
		others.

    	- Greg
    

    
    ...seeing people like -.1 get happy

    I know this isn't quite in the spirit of the original note,
    but I had to say it *somewhere*.

    I love it when I hear Laura call *again* from the Lost and
    Found Department of Budget Rental Car at O'Hare but this time
    she says...

    

		"We found your keys!"

    Oh, happy day!

    -- Linda

    
    ... getting the postcard from my professor with all my final grades on
    it....   NO MORE ECONOMICS...  well, at least no more full semesters of
    it :-)...  and I got a B+ in the course!!...  now...  3 more semesters
    to go (hopefully) and the MBA will be done!!!!....

    I HATED having to do the final and the cases over Christmas though...
    but I GUESS it was worth it :-)

    Gale (psyched!)

    ...Getting my taxes all done...  now all I need is for DEC to send the
    W2 form so I can send it in....
    
    

    Gale, may I say with affection that you are disgusting. 
    
    ;^)
    Marge

 ...Sneaking downstairs into my brother's room and playing his new Charval
Jackson (electric guitar) during a New Year's Eve party. :-)

 The Doctah

    Community...
    
    ...a read-mostly noter contacted me after I put in a request for
    resources ... she lives just minutes from my niece in Puerto Rico
    who was recently raped and has offered to be a local support person
    for her... 
    
    smiling thru the tears,
    Marge

...finding a beautiful leather skirt...having it be a size too small, but
fitting anyway...finding out that it's on clearance and only $30, down from
$150...

Wheeeeeeee!

Now, if only I had an appropriate place/time to wear it!  (I'm wearing it
now but it doesn't do me any good to wear it alone, without even a mirror
to show it off too!)  I even have certain brand new accesories to match...

D!

    G'Day,
    
    Re: .111
    
>...finding a beautiful leather skirt...having it be a size too small, but
>fitting anyway...finding out that it's on clearance and only $30, down from
>$150...
    
    One size too small is THE RIGHT size for leather skirts.  They look so
    much better when tight and it will probably stretch a bit anyway.  $30,
    amazing!  My wife's leather skirts cost me around the A$80 mark and
    that was a good deal from a manufacturer.  It is unfortunate that some
    leather skirts are like bikinis, the less there is - the more they
    cost!
    
    David.
    
    
    

    Concidering the fact that I once wore a size 24 1/2, I LOVE fitting
    into my size ten jeans. The real thrill is that they are getting
    baggy!! 
    
    Just 4 more pounds to loose and I'll be half of what I was at one time!
    
    I LOVE IT!!

    in re .114
    
    
    
    after my own recent losing experience after 15 years of gaining
    
    
    I really think it has to do with where you are in your own head.
    
    there aren't any miracle diets...
    
    there are only people who have decided that they want to do something..
    
    I resisted losing weight for years before I got my head in a place
    where I could..
    
    tho I have to admit being invited to be a member of a close friend's
    wedding did help.
    
    Bonnie

    	I agree with Bonnie. I have to get my head right and
    	understand that I'll actually feel better, look better
    	and BE better after losing weight. And, I am against
    	these crash diets where you lose weight incredibly 
    	fast and then put it right back on.
    
    	My wife and I started eating differently on the 26th
    	of January. We're basically using some info from 
    	Weight Watchers that she got back in the late 1970s.
    	I weigh myself every Monday morning when I get to
    	work. I've lost 2 pounds every week except last week,
    	when I lost 1 pound.
    
    	Our secretary gave me some info from a 1982 Family Circle.
    	The article is about the diet Norman Jolliffe started back
    	in the 1950s. This diet is the one that Jean Nidetch (founder
    	of Weight Watchers) lost 72 pounds on. Basically, WW is the
    	Jolliffe diet with another name.
    
    	Anyway, once I get my head right, the weight comes off at a
    	rate that is not dangerous to me. After a couple of days, I
    	know what I should and should not eat. I don't have to think
    	too much about it anymore, and I'm down 7 pounds in 3 weeks.
    	Interesting thing is, I never feel hungry anymore. When I was
    	eating junk, I'd wake up in the morning with a real strong
    	hunger feeling.
    
    	Scott

>   <<< Note 300.116 by EGYPT::CRITZ "Greg LeMond - Sportsman of the Year" >>>

    
>    	My wife and I started eating differently on the 26th
>    	of January. We're basically using some info from 
>    	Weight Watchers that she got back in the late 1970s.


	 Be aware that WW has changed DRASTICALLY in the past few
	 years.  Mainly due to the fact that much of the food on the
	 original diet was unhealthy (ie, too much salt, high
	 chloresterol, etc).

	 While the old diet might be a good guideline, I wouldn't
	 suggest following it to the letter.


	 kath

    	RE: 300.117
    
    	Kath,
    
    	Yes, thanks, we're aware of that, plus my wife is a nurse
    	and she stays on top of the nutrition side of it.
    
    	Scott

    I agree with the fact that you have to have your mind set on losing
    weight before you can really do it.  I was wondering if anyone has been
    hypnotized to lose weight and if it works or not??  I'm really having
    trouble getting my mind set lately.
    
    "V"

    Re. -.119 (hypnotizing) -
    
    Yes, "V", I've been hypnotized to lose weight through the
    Digital-sponsored program.  For about five months it was wonderful --
    my mind was set on losing weight, I wasn't hungry and looking for the
    next snack all the time, and I was losing weight slowly but surely.
    
    Then it all fell apart.  I'm not sure why.  With the Digital-sponsored
    program there aren't any follow-up sessions but, in theory, they aren't
    supposed to be needed.  At about the same time I "fell off the
    wagon," I also changed jobs, the holidays were upon us, my outdoor
    exercise option got too cold and messy to be reasonable, and my time for
    listening to the motivational tapes was drastically reduced.
    
    I keep hoping to get back into the routine, but so far I haven't.  The
    good news is that, while I've regained about 5 lbs. I'd lost, I've
    managed to keep off the other 10 lbs. I lost while on the program.
    
    Send me mail if you'd like more information.
    Karen
                                                             

    I was having a tough time getting back on my diet, V, and so I looked
    into hypnotism to provide the extra energy.  I had one session and
    either I'm not a useful subject or the psychologist I consulted wasn't
    a capable practitioner, because as far as I know it didn't work (I had
    none of the symptoms of post-hypnotic suggestion).  My experience
    aside, I'm told that it positively does work in general.
    
    						=maggie

    I had tried Weight Watchers for awhile, but got tired of the meetings.
    I did learn how to group foods together and which combinations were
    best. To this day, I have not followed any specific diet. I don't
    believe in them. What I do, is watch what I eat ie: avoid chips with
    sandwhiches, no corn or bread if I already have potatoe, etc. I have
    changed my eating habits, drastically!! But I don't find I am deprived
    of any foods that I like. I definitely eat less now than I did before
    and most of what I eat is in the earlier part of the day. At work, I
    usually have a bagel with the cream cheese, then I have a sandwich or a
    hot meal (providing it's not swimming in sauce or gravy) for lunch.
    Then at night, I may have a light snack, very rarely do I have a big
    meal for dinner.
    
    I am no saint! If the urge for something gets too great, I "sample"
    instead of indulge. The worst is in the summer, as I could eat ice
    cream every day, twice on Sunday! Last year, I had three kiddy cones
    all summer. Normally, I would have had three banana splits a month!
    
    I think the most difficult part of losing weight for me, is that my
    "other half" is one of those "can eat like a horse and not gain an
    ounce". But even that is not too bad, now that we have been together
    for awhile. I think that I am just so used to seeing him eat, that it
    only bothers me on rare occasion now.
    
    And there you have it. It works for me better than any "diet" or
    program I have tried (and I have tried several).

    
    What happened to the original topic?
    
    I love my kids, Shawn and Scott
    I still love my ex-boyfriend Tim
    I love the ocean, especially Old Orchard Beach
    I love horses and horseback riding
    I love walking and bike riding, dancing, live bands, music
    I love my place and the fact that I finally have some horses on the
    property (horses belong to my brother, but I get to use them)
    I love my family and friends
    I still love working at DEC
    I love nice sunny days...any time of the year..
    I love to x-country ski...whenever I get the chance
    I love keeping fit and bodybuilding
    I love to socialize
    I love the fact that I have accomplished so much with my place in the
    last couple of years and the fact that I can do lots of things for
    myself, like paneling, carpet laying, some plumbing, carpentry...and
    other things
    I love camping and fishing out of a boat 
    I love being up north in the wilderness
    I guess I love the great outdoors!

    Yes, if the discussion on dieting/weight loss can continue in topic 171
    (titled "Dieting") that would be great.  
    
    Back to stuff we love....
    
    -Jody
    

    I love...
    
    my boyfriend, who can make me believe that people aren't really
    all bad, that not all men think it's not okay to be a woman and
    and equal to them, and that someday I *won't* be looking back 
    through this conference and regret that I wrote this note.  8)
                                       
    
    --kim

    
    Knocking out a good 7 mile run
    
    Felling a dead madrone, splitting it and stacking it in my woodbin
    
    A good hard rain
    
    Sailing on the broad reach of a 15 kt breeze
    
    Keeping myself good company

    ... Leaving a "special" rose on his chair for him to find in the
    morning, with no name, and having him call to say thank-you :-)
    
    what a way to make a whole day :-)

    ANd I really do like the notes Gale!!!  
    
    Happiness!!!
    
    A very big |-}

    Rick King....someday .. I swear.... :-)
    
    Love you too sweetie....

    I love...
    
    when 70 degree days pop up in March, of all months!
    
    -Jody
    

    Alas, but only if one could enjoy it instead of being stuck studying
    for a midterm!  ;^(

    NOw cut that out you two! :-)
    
    Rick, aint you a ball en chain'er???
    
    :-)
    
    

    	... an hour and a half on the road Saturday with
    	no burning in the legs. Didn't seem to tire me
    	too much either.
    
    	Scott

    Getting ready to buy my new horse. I've loved her since she was born
    and was thrilled when her owner decided to sell. Her name is The Irish
    Connection and she's a thoroughbred/conamara cross. She's a gray
    that's mostly white (her daddy is pure white so she probably will be
    too after a few years). Sigh, I was not going to buy another green
    horse (and certainly never one with thoroughbred blood in her) but love
    took over. Irish moves like a dream and we are great together. liesl

    Maxfield Parrish prints
    
    Blue willow china
    
    Steiff teddy bears
    
    Antique quilts
    
    Fans (especially lace or feather)
    
    Silver hand mirrors
    
    Feather boas
    
    Obsession cologne
    
    going to Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers concerts
    
    Hot weather
    
    The way Daniel Day Lewis looked when he picked up his Oscar 
    
    
    Lorna
    

    Actually pulling off a surprise birthday party for one of our =wn= noters...
    :-)...

    Thanks for all the =wn=er's who did keep the surprise from Nancy Bittle,
    despite one person telling her that they were sorry they missed her
    surprise party, she STILL had no clue :-)...

    It was great to actually see her smile when she realized we weren't
    getting my girls from a Saturday night Teen-aged get-together :-)

    Gale

          Thanks a million to Gale and Amy for the organizing, and to my
          friends for a great evening.
          
          Yes, Gale, (brat!;-) I was _totally_ surprised.  The mail that I
          received talking about a surprise party was a regret with an
          incorrect date (one day last week), so I thought either the
          person was confused, or there _was_ a party planned, but somehow
          things just didn't work out and I wasn't about to make anybody
          feel bad by asking about a surprise bday party that didn't work
          out for whatever reason (so I didn't reply with a what-in-the-
          world-are-you-talking-about mail).
          
          What an evening - start out with "Little Shop of Horrors" at
          Foothills Theatre, insert some comic relief and good times with a
          surprise bday party, and continue with a midnight showing of
          Rocky Horror Picture Show (my first time ever), where I _quietly_
          lost my virginity no thanks to Jim Bay and D!ana Carroll thank-
          you-very-much ;-P!
          
                                                       nancy b.
          
          
          p.s.  Gale, sorry about the scare re: wanting to go to the later
          showing to see the Duke NCAA bball game at 5:30.  I saw it all on
          videotape when I got home after Rocky Horror ;-).

    in re nancy
    
    sorry I missed it..
    
    but I ended up with three loaves of home made bread and two pots
    of soup that didn't get done in time..
    
    and on the subject..
    
    one thing I love is homemade bread and soup..
    
    bonnie

    Working hard at communicating and succeeding at it.

 Spending lots of quality time with Kacie... hearing her giggle as she goes
down the slide for the nth time (n>100) :-)

 helping a friend track down some information

 watching a quality film; running into old friends at the theater

 rough-housing with the baby

 The Doctah

    re .137
    
    I *LOVE* taking virgins to the R.H.P.S.!  Only regret is not getting
    you on "stage"!
    
    Jim
    

    Having all my kids here on Easter Sunday..
    
    and the joyful confusion at the dinner table.
    
    :-)
    
    bj

    Having my 3 year old grandson give me the gift of a "Teenage Mutant
    Ninja Turtle" band-aid from his secret stash for a birthday present.
    I wore it proudly all day!
    
   :)Barb 

     I love...
    
      My husband....
      My children's beautiful faces 
      Walking in the rain
      Romance
      Great mystery books
                               PM