| Note:Once again it's late, my apologies. But between working ten hours a day I've been sick and if that wasn't enough this morning when I got home and was going to work on the ezine we had a lightening storm outside so once again the damn computer was rendered worthless and unplugged. I can't help but wonder what will happen next.... Michigan Storm™ |
Chat Dominatrix |
My2Cents |
Chat Diva |
Horoscopes |
§enile Fanta§y & AmericanGirl@Heart |
Thoughts of an Angel |
MichiganStorm™ |
| ~*Thoughts of an Angel*~ "My Online Story"
*L* I first came online in March of 98' the first room I ventured into was a room on the Next Level called the Fish Tank referred to by the regs as the Tank *L* I hated it there..so I moved to the windy city where I met my first online sis LGE..she was great we laughed and she introduced me to many of her friends and we all became the WCBS *L* long story..i loved the WCBS but I met a guy in there and well after that the room just wasnt the same so from there I moved to my home the Diner better known as Joe's in Joe's I met so many friends I met Romy and Teddy first *L* what a bunch of characters.. I have spent the majority of time chatting in Joe's I have made friends there and even met someone very special there, things change and life does as well ...some people I have lost touch with and others I see from time to time..I have made friends and have sisters and have even met many offline in person...I have not ever met a person that I didnt like or who was not like they are in chat :) I have kinda removed myself from chat lately but I still wander in from time to time..I still have my friends that email me and that I talk to on the phone I have built some long lasting relationships from chat and I am blessed by each one...I have been through rough times too but it is all worthwhile...I thank the Chathouse for giving us all a forum to reach out to those around the US and around the world :) .. angel™ TOP |
Horoscopes
By Texas Storm
Aries
March 21 - April 19
Tell others what they want to hear. Be sincere,
because sooner or later your stretches of the truth are going to catch up with
you. Starry-eyed potential and hardheaded reality begin falling into line.
Taurus
April 20 - May 20
Your fondest wish quietly joins the list of
possibilities. There's still much work to do, and many wrong turns to avoid, but
you're ready to try again. It's time to separate the dreams from the nightmares.
Gemini
May 21 - June 20
Check all unnecessary baggage at the door. You
feel light on your feet, and too good to work. Tell your tale to all who will
listen, but try to do it a little differently each time.
 Cancer
June 21 - July 22
You've been here before, and it looks too familiar.
Don't let reflex guide you through the same menu choices. A recent experience
can be a springboard into something different.
Leo
July 23 - August 22
You have no time to relax and play, yet those
things are integral to your process. Strike a balance between theory and
results. Instead of perfection, your main concern should be stability.
Virgo
August 23 - September 22
Don't ask for help unless you really need it.
Differences in style can lead to charges of ignorance or worse. Inspiration will
probably strike when you least expect it.
Libra
September 23 - October 22
Reconciliation is in the air. Extend a friendly
hand to brush aside the differences that ultimately don't matter. Love moves you
forward into a dream come true.
Scorpio
October 23 - November 21
You can't stay home forever, even if you're in the
middle of doing something there. The world is full of unfinished business. A
drive for completion guides you through all that you attempt.
Sagittarius
November 22 - December 21
With Aquarius exerting a lunar influence, this day
is sure to carry dreams and visions. Ideas change color. Inspiration has a life
of its own. Carry a camera or recorder so that you miss nothing.
Capricorn
December 22 - January 19
Nothing is safe, but neither is anything sacred.
Panic won't get you anywhere. Instead of denying or hiding, you should be
exploring. This impermanent situation could be the gateway into a new kind of
stability.
Aquarius
January 20 - February 18
Your week begins with the full effect of changes
that you've set in motion. Let others do all the talking as you stand back in
awe of what you have wrought. This is where the dream gets really good.
Pisces
February 19 - March 20
As the day passes, you slip into the leading
position. Others may have their ideas, but you know beyond the shadow of a
doubt. It's lonely being right, but you'll survive.
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~*Chat Diva*~
Reading
My Book Review: Well, I'm not writing about the WWF this week, or anything on the tele for that matter. Instead, I'm going to adress the book I'm reading this week. I hope some of you at least take a wee bit of time off the computer to dive into a good old fashioned book, one of the first types of entertainment brought to us long before sports-entertainment. I've never been a big Stephen King fan when it came to books, as a matter of fact until the past few years he hadn't written a book I could read without getting bored, but his books make pretty good movies! Pet Semetary was one of his few books I read in it's entirety, but that was years ago. It was another book I read, but that too was a long time ago. Other than those two books I had watched his books turn into movies, but not read the pages, until recently. I believe it was a couple years ago when The Green Mile series was released and I was hooked! Those books blew the movie out of the water in my opinion and the movie was awesome, so what does that tell you? The books were extraordinary!! Then The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon was released a year or so ago and that quickly became my favorite King book, aside from The Green Mile of course. The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon is a relatively short book, but so worth the day it takes to read it! Take a day off the net and relax with a good book!! Now, I'm presently nearing the end of his latest venture, one that has held my interest almost as much so as the previously mentioned two books. Dreamcatcher is the story of four New England men and Mr. Gray, the uninvited guest. It's in hardcover right now so if you're the thrifty type wait for soft cover and grab a copy! It's written in a different style than I can recall any of his books I've attempted to read, but it's damn GOOD!
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| Dear §enileFanta§y & AmericanGirl@Heart I first started coming online 5 years ago.....and shortly after coming online
was introduced to chathouse....namely the Wild West Wing and became addicted to
chatting instantly*L*. I have made some very good friends there.....and as a
result of that have met a great many of my chat friends in real time since
then. In fact I met my real time other half in there also.*BS* We were good
chat friends for the first 3 years.....then decided we wanted to go just a lil
further and meet in real time......did the traveling thing from Texas to Canada
for 2 years and then the end of last year I moved from Texas to Canada for
good!! I have also helped host 4 different Chat Gatherings in Texas over the
years and have met people from all parts of the world. The last one we had
before I moved one of our chatting friends from Australia came over and we
finally got to meet her after 3 years of chatting with her*BS*.....I have
ventured to other floors in the Chathouse.....but the Wild West Wing remains my
first home. The West Wing is a more laid back area where alot of the Older
people go and have alot of fun. Don't get me wrong.......we still have the
occasional moron that comes in and tries to ruin chat for everyone. But all in
all we have a great time in there.How has my "online" life changed since I started chatting here?? Well, I still
chat.*L* Not nearly as much as it was when I first came online.....but still I
pop in everyday to say hello to everyone and catch up on the daily goings on
there. The other half still chats there also, and occasionaly we go in the same
room and chat, which is hilarious since our desks and computers are only feet
apart in the same room.*LOL* We still laugh at the people that come in just
looking for cyber sex and that pm either of us right off. Can be a real hoot
too when a person is trying to hit on the other one. Our online time hasn't
really changed since moving together. We still have the same friends, we still
both go in and chat or whatever we need to do on our online time. One thing we
don't let happen, is we don't let "online crisis's" interfere with our real time
life. Yes, we have both made a great many good friends that that have carried
over to real time and we worry with them, feel excitement with them over an
upcoming event. But we don't let the online fueds carry over to us. Ok so we
have a boring life you say??*LOL* Nothing could be farther from the truth. We
still have a great life offline.....and a fun time with our friends online.
Happy chattin folks!!
AmericanGirl@Heart
I started chatting about 4 years ago *thinking* maybe 5 haha. Internet was
all new to me but as everyone else i fell across chat and stayed there
...yup! i was hooked*G* Made many online friends that became IRL friends and
i met many *G*the ones i met were... lets see there was Ultra, Ranger,
Sandman & Serenity ...then we*Ultra and I* decided to go to OHIO where we
met Super Tornadoe and M Dogg and not to forget Laker *S*
Then there was Shari...a special person that made a big impact on my life
and we became as close as sisters online and irl ...and NEVER will i forget
her.Then i met Pammie , Michie and Seether ...what a riot it was to be with
those 3! hahaha then Baxy *all the way from oz*,Vulcan Classic and Fair
Maiden *S* Then was the most special of all..my online love Smiley2*BAS* he
came for a visit *from Oz* after 3 years of chatting and it was
wonderful...he went back for 3 months and he is once again back...and this
time for good!*S**looking @ everyone* SEE! it DOES work :P.Now *looking @
Michie* any differences it has made in my life? YEAH! Im finally happy now !
and can honestly say it now and mean it *S*
So thats about all *im told not to write a novel which im sure i could
hahaha*I love you Michie and yes this was a good idea *hugs and
muwahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Miss ya and hopefully come visit ya soon
*S**looking @ Seether* ya ya BLAME CANADA! hahaha
Senile Fantasy *S*
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The
Chathouse
~Chat Dominatrix~
The
Message Center
Email
Problem:
Sometimes going through the forums or rooms, I have come across many
instances where I would have liked to email many of you. Whether it be for your opinion on a matter, more input into something you have said in a
room or forum, or to respond to a post of yours asking for help or input,
but by the time I've come across your post, it's a few days
later and it's doubtful you'll be checking for further replies, or that my
response is one I wish for only you to see.
The problem I'm coming across alot of the time is, the chatters I
wish to email haven't clicked the option so they may receive Anon-E-Mail.
If
you wish for those that chat within the Chathouse to be able to email
you without having them know anything more about you then just your
handle, Then simply
click Yes!
To check or change your
Anon-E-Mail status,
simply click on the above link. You can also get to this page by
clicking on any Features
link on any floor or inside any room and then on Message Center. And as
with most Chathouse links, when clicking these links a separate window
will open. So not only can you change your status while chatting, you can
also send emails!
And
remember, Anon-E-Mail, is 100% anonymous! The only thing the person
receiving your email will know of you from the email is your handle, and
the only thing you need to know of them, is their handle!
Give
Water
While looking for a forum post to steal this past week, I came
across a post that I thought was not only for a good cause, but that
it was pretty good of the person not only to click the link and move on,
but to take a few extra minutes to post it in the forum for others to
click.
Give Water is a
fundraising site where Thames Water has promised to give £50,000 if a
goal of 2 million "clicks" is reached.
The money raised there is too provide tool kits to dig wells so that
over 10,000 people can have safe drinking water for life.
You need only go to the Give
Water link and then click on the picture there that you see above.
Thats it!! So please take an extra minute or two to do so. Thank
You!
Chathouse
News
Random
Quotes
If you wish to have your handle mentioned when submitting a quote, please
add it in the email itself. There are some that have had their handle as
part of their email address, but unless the quote is actually signed with
your handle, it will be assumed you wish to stay anonymous.
New
Games
Recently there have been a few new games added to the game site. I was
wondering if I could get a few of you who play them to email me, in your
own words, a brief description and rating of them? Any chatters that play
these games are welcome to email in, all except mikeoh
of course! Who, ever so badly, needs to be removed out of that first place
spot in BlackJack and Feed The Pig!
Added
Quotes
Two quotes were picked this week
to be added to the Random Quotes.
The first was sent in by ~LadyChrys~
The
second one was sent in anonymously.
² "if
all of life is a stage, where is the audience sitting?"
² "Scientists
say 1 out of every 4 people is crazy, check 3 friends, if they are ok, your it"
To submit your favorite quote, joke,
bumper sticker or motto for a chance to win
and be added to the Random Quotes, email it in, along with your handle to,
quotes@chathouse.com
New Visitors
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My Two Cents
Click to see my homepage in a new window
by My2CentsDealW/it!
Dear2c@HoTMaiL.com
My Two Cents
on the Internet
Part 4
Could the internet
bring true "representation" back into our "Representative
Government"? Are the lines of communication between the politicians and the
people they represent starting to open up again? Can our voices be heard over
the lobbyists via the internet?
Could the internet
put the TRUTH back into the News? With alternative sources of News and
Information, could the internet break the monopoly of the "liberal
media" in the dissemination of the News?
These are
interesting questions, but unfortunately our media outlets and government
representatives are not quite up-to-date with modern technology, at least not on
the public scale! I found an interesting website that gives you access to both
Washington and the Media. It's called Mr.
Smith E-Mails... and you can email Washington or The Media. The Mr. Smith
E-Mails Washington is more of a survey where you can select an issue that
concerns you and enter your own comments as well. The Mr. Smith E-Mails the
Media gives you access to submit "letters to the editor" of several
magazines.
Contacting your
State and Federal Representatives directly is a little more involved. I found
several sites that give email addresses for Congress (Senate and House of
Representatives), but many of the elected officials from my state did not have
email addresses posted on these sites. I had to hit several sites to collect
most, but not all, of the representatives from my state. Finding email addresses
for members of my State Legislature was much, much harder. I was able to find
sites that gave homepage addresses for my State Officials, but had to visit each
page individually to find out if they had an email address or not. So basically,
on the issue of government using the internet to stay in better contact with the
people they represent, I would have to give MY State Representatives a B- on the
Federal level and a D- on the State level for use of the internet to help them
govern "by the people and for the people". The best site I found for
getting the email address of your elected officials in Washington was ElectedNet
which gave the most email address of any site I found and was the easiest to
use. For a less user-friendly, plain text, printable listing try Congressional email addresses and Websites.
One note: Due to
sheer volume that email is capable of, many government officials will not
respond to or accept email from any other than their "constituents".
To find and write to YOUR Congressman/woman use Write a Rep or Contact the Senate for your Senator. Many request that you include your name and
postal mail address as well, to identify you as a constituent, and no doubt to
be added to their campaign contributions mailing list!
If you can track down you State government
officials email address (Good Luck), then by all means send them an email and
inform them they need to get with the program here!
On the media side,
reporting the truth vs. spin doctoring, the picture is much gloomier! On the
bright side there is a veritable smorgasbord of News and Information sources
available on the Internet, from the Drudge
Report to CNN to the
Associated Press and
every size and type of media outlet in between. While many of them have feedback
forms, forums or email addresses for comments, NONE of the ones I have ever
written to have responded or addressed my comments in any way, except for the AM
radio talk show hosts! ~LOL~ The bad news is that you can surf from one to
the next to the next to the next and each and every one of them will tell the
same story just a little bit differently or from a different perspective.
WHY? Well it all
boils down to this, News and information is given by PEOPLE and people have
their own preconceived notions, beliefs and opinions. No matter how much they
espouse "journalistic ethics" or other code of ethics, each and every
source of information will reflect (to varying degrees) the person writing it.
Add to this the fact that the internet has empowered people from the
far-far-far-right and the far-far-far-left and everywhere in between to join the
fray of propaganda on the Net! TRUTH has become a subjective term and for all
the criticism of the News media (TV and print) for a lack of objectivity, the
internet is much, much less objective! My only recommendation for those in
search of the Truth is to search far and wide. The more sources you get your
information from the better and you must develop the ability to "read
between the lines". Knowing that everything you see, hear or read must be
taken with a grain of salt and once you have researched the same topic from at
least 5 or 6 different sources and perspectives, then and only then can you
begin to decipher the truth within.
The internet and the
"information" available through it has, more than anything before,
highlighted the need for people of the world to develop their critical thinking
skills in order to find the objective truth in a sea of subjective propaganda.
Unfortunately the vast amount of information available and the ease of access to
it has bred a society of intellectually lazy people. Having been spoon fed the
News on TV for many years by their local affiliates and national news, very few
people are capable or inclined to think for themselves anymore.
In closing, in
regards to government access and truth in the News, the internet is a
double-edged sword!
It can give us
greater access to our government officials, but with that also comes a
responsibility. If I have greater access then so does the bleeding-heart liberal
down the street, so if I want my voice heard I must speak up and speak often or
accept the fact that the bleeding-heart down the street has MY representatives
ear and attention.
It can also be an
awesome source of information and News, but at the same time it requires a sharp
mind to see through the propaganda. The ease of access to information breeds
intellectual laziness which dulls the awareness needed to navigate through the
endless propaganda!
In these two areas,
government and truth, the internet is a "damned if you do, damned if you
don't" proposition. It is all or nothing and there is no middle ground. You
are either politically active or along for the ride. You are either an active
seeker of truth or one of the brain-washed minions.
Which
are YOU? 
Citizens
for Constitutional Government & Help Abolish the IRS!
So, what have you got to say?
Let me know and I'll tell you if it's
worth 2 cents! Dear2c@HoTMaiL.com
*note: all names and handles will be
changed or removed to protect the pathetic*
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| MichiganStorm™ I figured since I asked the other staff memebers to write about themselves and their chatting experience that I should do so as well, it's only fair eh? I had never even seen the internet before January of 1999! I was into my friends, the bar, parties add working two jobs most of the time to this and what do you get? No time to look into "new" things and not a lot of interest in technology or what comes of it, such as the internet. One night, I worked third shift then as well, I got sent home for lack of work and took a lay-off. Well, I knew that my cousin was laid-off as well so I swung by her house on my way home and she was still up. I snuck in the house and upstairs to her room where she'd just finished downloading ICQ (she'd gotten the net about a month prior) and we played on it ALL NIGHT LONG. It was great, I was hooked. We spent the next two days online and on mostly on ICQ. The following week came and she returned to work, as did I two weeks later, but she let me come over and talk on her ICQ with my new "friend". This only lasted about a week then I decided I didn't want to wear out my welcome so I gave up my new found obsession. I had moved back into my parents house not long before this all happened and in March my Mom bought a new computer and I found the Chathouse thanks to my cousin Seether™ who then went by other handles and went into the rooms on the second floor a little bit. Within two days I found Joe's Diner and it was the first room where I was welcomed no questions asked by Fantasy Girl™ who introduced me to more and more of the "regulars" of the room and within weeks I called it home. If I hadn't found this room and these people my life would be different, as weird as some might think that sounds. By November I was invited to NetGiving and I went taking my friend Mislet with me, we had a wonderful time and met some wonderful people, many of which I've seen again since then. Last year alone I went to Canada four times and spent time with Pammie, fan, Smiley (who moved there from Australia to be with fan), VC and me(f). This past winter I travelled over about 30% of the States seeing my friends again and spent 5 or 6 wonderful weeks in Texas with Texas Storm and Rider and the little storms. I've made memories that will forever be with me and made friends that I know will always be with me no matter how much the distance between us. I've met most of those that I chat with: (of course, she's my cousin) Seether, ~rosie~, Old Romantic, fairmaiden, Lady E, Texas Storm, Rider, Materman, Lioness, Wulfman, TeDdY, fireman, angelface, ocelot, ~*Nikola*~, Baxy, Pammie, Fantasy Girl, Smiley, Josie, NH Breeze, me(f), Vulcan Classic, Lady Perk, Shatterstar, and, to be honest, I may be forgetting someone...
They've all been the same people I knew online when I've met them offline. A lot of those things I've done and the trips I've taken, I would have never done if it weren't for these terrific people that took me under their wings when I was new to the Chathouse. Besides, look at me now, little more than two years ago I didn't know what the internet was and now I make webpages and have travelled all over and met people from all over! Thank you all and thank Chathouse!!!!! |
