I just got this hilarious email from my dad and had to share it.
Hi Honez,
The swiss kezboards swap the z for the y, so I misspell a lot of words in this
countrz.
We're here in Basel, Swityerland, a cool town on the Rhine. Zou get free public
transport when zou rent a hotel here. Just get on a tram and go anzwhere.
The town is on the Rhine river, and has several bridges crossing it. The
oldtown is verz charming, and the streets in the evenings, and the riverbanks,
are thronged with people zoung and old out taking the air, smoking and drinking.
Kind of a little of a hick town in a sweet waz.
Mom and I went to the zoo todaz. wow fantastic, weäll post pictures on the
website eventuallz
tomorrow we go to Lausanne, famous place on Lake Geneva. got a lakefront
room(Ihope) and expect to enjoz the view
Mom's doing great, although the food's difficult for her. Too rich, i suppose.
At anz rate, we find nice stuff at the grocerz store. The beer's great, the
weather's reallz warm, and I rented a biczcle to tool around this town. I like
it.
Thinking of you alwazs makes me happz. :))
Love Love
Daddzo
XOXOXOXO
Maria
gonna change the subject, although the letter is cute :) I've just signed off of the BH for the last time, I hope they don't think I'm being dramatic, I said my goodbyes..they just went to far for me. I was growing tired of arguing/debating about every little thing..I love Walter Cronkite, used to watch him w/my grandpa..well they trashed him. I love Radiohead...they trashed them. That site finally hit close enough to home for me that I sat back staring at the screen this morning and thought, "What is wrong w/these people?" I guess I didn't see it before because Jason was at war, I was scared he'd die and they comforted me while he was away...oh well...it was fun while it lasted and I made a wonderful friend while posting there..my dear Richard oh and i met you too :) Jason said he's gonna fix me up w/my own site, than I can say whatever the fuck I want to...you'll have to visit me..Sandy
That's really interesting that BH served a purpose for you and you agreed with a lot of the feelings that were expressed about the war and the way that certain people were addressing the war in the media, but at some point you realized that the pettiness that is so prolific in that particular arena started to suffocate your real reason for being there in the first place. I am glad you are a person who can take a thing for what it is worth and not adopt that mob mentality that makes people stupider than shit because they forget how to think for themselves. Before they know it, they become everything that they despise. Sad.
I will definitely visit your site! All the time!
Posted by: Maria at June 10, 2003 10:14 AMThat's it, "mob mentality". It's been bothering me for a couple of days..I guess I just realized, I've never let anyone dictate to me what I will or will not do. The other day someone posted that they wished some woman (can't remember) would choke and die on her own words..I was like, "Whoa...this is getting nasty". Oh well..time for me to close that little chapter and it's off to brighter days..and job hunting..I hate job hunting...I'm been unemployed since November..I love staying at home but...it's time to go back. One of my old bosses has been asking me to come back...I worked as a Youth Counselor at the teen center on base and they're hiring so I'll probably go over there today and talk to them. I didn't last but one year at that job before, it really took alot out of me...and I'm not the nicest counselor around let me tell you..I can be kinda hard on them, but one of my kids sent me his picture last week..he just got out of boot camp for the Army, looks like he'll be okay. I just get so involved w/them and my family tends to suffer when I'm working and Jason said NO MORE RESTAURANTS...I love running a kitchen, but he said no..long long hours, little pay and alot of headache. I'm a jack of all trades, master of none..fuck it maybe I'll just be a cashier at the grocery store..haha..talk to ya later
Sandy
You're IT! :)
Posted by: Ruthie at June 10, 2003 09:58 PM