The Electronic Magazine of www.Chathouse.com.
Issue #64 ~•~ July 13th, 2001
Well Folks, here it is. A first attempt at an article about what's happening in the Wild West Wing this week. Any comments
or assistance, please holler. *G* We've got a few things happening that we want to share. *G* jaycdee's birthday is today, Friday, July 13th. Happy Birthday
jay! *G* We've got a few WWWingers heading to Mr. K's chat party this weekend in Hannibal, Ohio. We've asked for details and news for next week's
article. *L* Also, earlier in the week, we had a proposal in one of the rooms.
Seems that GMann and Bella are now engaged to be married! They are
hoping for a Valentine's wedding. *BG* Congrats you two!!
RodeoGirl and Colt45 want everyone to watch the finals of the Calgary
Stampede on Sunday. *L* They will be waving at the cameras. So see if
you can spot them. *L* We have unfortunately lost a chatter this week. Rather unexpectedly. Her handle was Lady Bug. She was sweet and kind and her friends are terribly upset and saddened by her passing. She will be missed.
Ok, that's really all the news I've got gang. Let me know what'cha think. rovingreportermm@journalist.com But, can't forget a wonderful poem from one of the best poets the WWWing has. By harley. with all that has happened I'll see ya'll next week!
The Game- Honesty [we'll call it Q & A for our purpose] is a game similar to the truth part of truth or dare, a game I've played hundreds of times. This game is a good way to get to know those you're playing with and for them to get to know you. I'm hoping to play this game with my fellow chatters from the Chathouse through the Ezine. It's simple to play really. A question is asked and everyone, including the person who asked, gives an answer. This isn't
Nintendo, you don't score points unless you take into consideration the fact that you get to hear what others say and perhaps learn something new about them. Some questions may require brutal honesty
and some just require good old fashioned originality.
The New Question- If you were informed that you'd won a million dollars, however there was one snag to this fortune- In order to get 900 thousand of it you were asked to donate 100 thousand dollars to ONE cause where would you ask the money be sent and why? The Last Question- If you had the chance to meet ONE chatter tomorrow, who would it be and why? A very special and dear friend who I regret so badly not going to meet while I was still living in P.A. and he in Canada we were only a few hours away from each other. Ryan.......
• I think the one person from the Chathouse that I would most like to meet would be Rantmaster. We started as adversaries and became, what I would consider, good friends. That and I would love to go at it face to face where nobody can dodge any subjects! ~EG~ -My2Cents
• I would like to meet Vadim of the Vampire Court in the East Wing. He
inspired me, cheered me up, encouraged me not only in roleplaying but in my
real life. He has gone on to do good things such as being on the research
team for cures for some cancers. Though he plays a very evil character, he
has one of the biggest hearts for people that I have seen on the net. -Tired, Bitchy, Grumpy Old Lady aka Kathy *S* • Anna, cos shes been a great friend to me and I miss her heaps since I hardly seem to be able to catch up with her lately! -Sent without a handle
• I would like to meet B®e®™ or LadyGreenEyes™. I realize the question is about ONE chatter, but meeting either of them would be wonderful and for mostly the same reasons. I've met nearly every chatter I've ever felt close to, except these two. I feel I've lost touch with both of them and no longer know exactly how to contact them [neither have replied to my last emails to them], despite this I still feel incredibly close to the both of them and, of course, I miss them. I'm sure we all know how it is to let time take over your life, always in a hurry, always have things to do and before you know it the few days you've went without seeing your friends turn into weeks then months. It's not just online anymore that it happens *s*. -MichiganStorm™ • Answer: It would have to be Lioness™, she's someone I hold near & dear to my heart and she's the only one out of those I feel closest to that I haven't met yet *L* -Ocelot~ The Previous Question- If there was a book written or a movie produced about your life, what would it be titled and why? • I think if I were to name my life in a book form, I'd have to call it "AS LONG AS THERE IS BREATH"
I have
been accused of being, among other things, a bigot and a racist. I'm sure this article
will probably strengthen that belief in those that think so, however, I cannot
let the ignorance of others stop me from speaking the truth. I have always
known the answer to the question above, but in preparation for this article I
have done extensive research on the subject as well. So, if you are expecting
an emotional rant from a neo-nazi redneck skin-head then you have come to the
WRONG place. The
confederate battle flag has been under attack now for some time by groups such
as the NAACP and other minority groups. They claim that this flag represents
racism and is a symbol of slavery. Their attacks have even resulted in it's
removal from State flags that is has been a part of for years. These attacks
are fueled by ignorance and are an attempt to scapegoat a symbol of the past
rather than to deal realistically with the present. The only way to combat
this ignorance is with true, factual information. The
Confederate States of America (the South in the Civil War) was symbolized in
many different flags. You can see more flags of the Confederacy HERE,
the last of which was this: The
point here is this, it is only a flag and one of many used by the South during
the Civil War. Now some might say that I am being hypocritical considering my
defense of the American Flag and all that it symbolizes. Here is where the
ignorance must be met head on with the truth. Yes, the Confederate Battle flag
does symbolize something, but very few people even have a clue as to what the
Civil War was all about. In order to understand what the Confederate Flag
stands for, you must first know the history of the Civil War and what the
South stood for and what caused the southern States to secede from the Union.
Most people would say that it was all about slavery and the South wanted to
keep their slaves, but that answer merely illustrates the ignorance,
propaganda and revisionist history that is so prevalent in America. American
History 101: The American Civil War has been, and will probably remain, a continuing source of dispute among historians.
Talk of secession had festered for decades in the South before erupting. Southerners would not have taken the drastic step of seceding until they believed that the North
intended not merely to bar the expansion of slavery, but also to corrode the moral and political foundations of southern society. The Kansas-Nebraska furor, the emergence of Lincoln's new Republican Party, northern opposition to the Dred Scott decision, and John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry finally persuaded southerners that the North
attempting to take-over of the South's governing in violation of the
Constitution. Secession seemed a natural recourse. All of these conflicts, spanning a period of 50 years, were deeply embedded in the nation’s political heritage, with the North and the South holding vastly different views of what that heritage was. Had slavery been the
overriding issue, then the Crittenden Compromise
should have put an end to the hostilities, but it did not. The
Civil War was not fought over slavery at all. It was caused by activists
pushing to end a practice that was already coming to an end on it's own. It
was caused by political posturing, policy making based on hot button issues
and politics on the part of Justices who are supposed to be apolitical
(impartial to politics). It was caused by many of the same circumstances that
we see today. The South fought to secede from a Union that was abandoning the
very Constitution that had bound them together and the North fought to hold
that Union together at all costs. The
Confederate flag stands for freedom and independence every bit as much as the
American flag did during the Revolutionary War for freedom from England and
the kings rule. The issue of slavery was used then much the same as race,
guns, homosexuality and other issues are used today to abort the Constitution
that is the foundation of our Nation. Anyone who calls themselves an American
should realize that the Confederate flag stands for all that makes us
Americans. It stands for the beliefs, ideals and Laws set forth by our
Founding Fathers and symbolizes all those that gave their lives do uphold and
defend those values. From the
Southern
Initiative
Website: The
controversy over what the Confederate Battle flag symbolizes obscures some
ugly matters of substance, such as poverty, crime, substance abuse,
educational failure, all kinds of problems and difficulties. People with a
real grievance against American life have seized upon the flag as a scapegoat
on which to vent their rage and disappointment. But
censoring the flag can never relieve their distress. Real problems remain to
be solved, whether the flag waves or is furled. And censoring the flag would
be one more blow against the truth. The
basic facts of the situation are simple: (1)
most Confederates did not own slaves; (2)
slave owners served in the Confederate armies, but also in the Union armies of
1861-65 and in the Revolutionary War armies of 1775-83 as well as the U.S.
armies of the War of 1812 and the Mexican War; (3)
Lincoln announced in his inaugural address in 1861 he had no intention of
interfering with slavery where it existed and that war, if it came, would be
against secession and not against slavery; (4)
the Confederate Battle flag was adopted by an army fighting for independence
at a time when slavery was not yet an issue in the war; (5)
Lincoln never freed a slave in his life. The Emancipation Proclamation, which
he described as a war measure, applied only to those in areas controlled by
Confederate forces; (6)
if an attempt to secure independence is a crime the first five presidents of
the United States were criminals; (7)
the primary symbol of the KKK is not the Confederate Battle flag but the
cross, which is universally revered by all Christian denominations. In the
1920s the Klan marched down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. under the
United States flag not the Confederate Battle flag and (8)
those in the present generation who honor the Confederate Battle flag also
abhor slavery and every form of oppression, but admire the dauntless courage
shown by their ancestors in asserting independence against great odds, and
their gallant defense of their homes and families when invaded. Out
of these simple facts professional agitators bent on keeping alive their
heretofore profitable status as victims, have created a near universal
impression that our respect for our grandfathers and reverence for heroes who
struggled for independence on our behalf in past generations is somehow
responsible for their perceived mistreatment. The
dilemma of race in America is indeed tragic. It may be that the society as a
whole needs to do more to alleviate harm. But to blame those who revere the
flag is preposterous. Such a contention is not worth serious consideration,
and those who have created a furor over the display of the flag have shown
themselves to be either stupid or malicious. Self-respect demands that their
slanderous claims be rejected out of hand. That's My Two Cents, Deal
With It! Citizens
for Constitutional Government So, what have you got to say? Let me know and I'll tell you if it's
worth 2 cents! *note: all names and handles will be
changed or removed to protect the pathetic*
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and the writer of their horoscopes for allowing me to "borrow" them!! The
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Quotes The second one was sent in by
Sexy Texie
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My2Cents | Horoscopes | Wild West Wing Update
Submitted by ~MM~
Greetings from the Wild West Wing.
i miss you more
you have opened
what i thought was a locked door
i dont know why
the words i say
i think of you
each and every day
i know in my heart
ill never know your touch
and when it comes to it
you deserve so much
candle lit dinners
by the firelight
and warm arms
to hold you at night
i wish these things
were things i could do
and so much more
i could do for you
but i know i cant
so these words will have to do
it is the only way
i can physically touch you
~MM~
MichiganStorm™
So, each week I'll post a question here in the Ezine and I'm hoping that enough of you will send me your answers that this will be interesting. If you do take the time to write in, thank you very much in advance and please state on your email what handle your answer should be posted under.
The following week I will repost the question and my answer along with all answers I recieve as well as posting a new question. Any previous questions you'd like to answer can still be posted!
Answers, along with anything else for the Ezine, can be sent to:• This is a hard one. I had a list a few years ago of who I had to meet.
A list of those who became a part of my life off line, and who in one way or another played an important part in it or who have touched my soul and heart. And I'm blessed to be able to say I've met them all.
All but one............... Ryan 29
And though i'm now over 2000 miles away, I still hope that one day I can gather the strength to head up to Canada and lay a rose on his stone.
The chatter I soooooo wish I could meet.
The friend I never will.• The only proper title to the epic of my life would be MY TWO CENTS! "Lessons of life from the change jar". My life experience has been a journey of learning, not so much the formal schoolbook type, but rather the unofficial school of hard knocks. Throughout my life I have learned two important lessons:
A: When I have kept my "two cents" to myself, I have learned about other people, places and events around me. But...
B: When I have shared my "two cents" with others, I have learned volumes about myself. -My2Cents
I've decided that as long as a person has another breath left in their lungs, there is hope. I've been through some very adverse situations in my life; some I had no control over (child abuse) and some I created (divorce), and lots of others that were just life; and all are something I choose to survive & overcome. I'm not a victim, I'm a survivor! I believe in LOVE, I believe in people. I also believe in being safe rather than stupid & controlling my circumstances so that I'm not hurt by other people's stupidity. These belief's extend to my children, (& other people's kids that I have in my daily life). I want them to know that nothing is so terrible that it can't be dealt with.
I lost a brother; I held his hand as the doctors unplugged his life support, he had no more chances ~ I do. & I hope that I will have opportunities for as long as I live to show others that LIFE IS GOOD! -anony mouse~
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Symbol of Racism & Slavery or Southern Pride & Heritage?
Courtesy of http://www.confederateflags.org,
graphic designed by John Davis.
Many historians point to early 1860 as the beginning of the "secession crisis" that would result in the Civil War, but in reality it started long before that.
The Founding Fathers recognized that slavery, then, was a normal and
acceptable practice, not just in America, but around the world, even more so,
it was a cornerstone of the economy in America. Likewise, they also saw that it was dying a slow death and would eventually cease to exist in America of it's own accord. In the interest of holding the fragile new Union they had created together, they chose not to specifically address slavery, but rather to word the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution in such a way as to
set the stage for it's eventual demise. In point of fact, the Founding Fathers themselves were for the most part, outspoken opponents of slavery. However, slavery
abolitionists were not content to wait for a slow death. The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was an early attempt to nudge
(PUSH) slavery into extinction. This was a direct violation of the Constitution which vested ALL power to the States or We the People unless specifically designated
to the federal government in the Constitution. It was infringements on State's
Rights such as this, to write their own laws, that fueled dissention in the
South. The U.S. Supreme Court added fuel to the fire with the Dred Scott
decision (Scott v. Sandford) by ruling that slaves were indeed
property. The highest court in the land had breathed new life into the dying
practice of slavery. State's Rights were the issue of contention, the right to
govern themselves and make their own laws (slavery just happened to be the law
that they disagreed on). The Supreme Court decision gave validity to the laws
that the slave-holding States had in place, thereby intensifying the State's
Rights issue, as prescribed in the Constitution, to the point of secession
from the Union and then Civil War to achieve independence from the Union.
The Confederate battle flag, fated never to
prevail, must and will yet endure, come censors, compromisers, hell or high
water. The Supreme Court has ruled that display of a flag, or burning of a
flag, is a form of political speech which is protected by the First Amendment;
thus laws against flag burning are an unconstitutional form of censorship and
so would be a law banning display of this or any other political symbol.
By Texas Storm
Taurus
April 20 - May 20
Venus rising in your house of finance on Wednesday causes you to lose
your marbles.
The err... marble ones, and not the figurative ones. They were quite valuable
marbles, it turns out.
Leo
July 23 - August 22
You can learn from Life's experiences. The little ones and the big ones.
Your own, that is. Don't go cheating and trying to learn over someone else's
shoulder.
Virgo
August 23 - September 22
A burst water main on 27th Street delays Virgo from
putting in an appearance this week until Tuesday, which is why you show up at
the office on Saturday.
It still doesn't explain why you show up to the office in pajamas on Thursday,
though.
Gemini
May 21 - June 20
Peanut butter is best applied, if at all, to walls with a
spatula or other suitable flat device.
This goes against your previous theory that it would be more effective to throw
globs of it at the aforementioned walls.
Capricorn
December 22 - January 19
When you wake up in the hospital on Friday, the answer to
your clichéd dual question of "Where am I, what happened?" is: You're
in the hospital, and you were hit by a glob of peanut butter hurled at a wall
you happened to be passing in front of at the time.
The remaining part of the answer that comes somewhat later, sheepishly, is that
you also had your kidney removed, due to either hospital politics or a distinct
non-shortage of doctors.
Cancer
June 21 - July 22
Your ill-advised purchase of an otter, whom you called
Ottoman, fulfills it's ill-advisededness this week when you attempt to play
"Fetch" with it.
Otters are notoriously bad at Fetch.
Pisces
February 19 - March 20
A friendly otter waddles up to you the way they do when
they're carrying something heavier than they are on your trip to the park at the
weekend.
It isn't until you've been petting and chirping at the otter for a little while
that you realize it's carrying A HUMAN HAND!
Why the capitals, I'm not entirely sure. Your week will be oddly capitalized.
Aries
March 21 - April 19
In your estimation scientists who wibble on about salad
being good for you all the time (the wibbling goes on all the time, not about
salad being good for you all the time, though you suppose that's implied but not
referring to any specific timeframe during which salad is good for you only) are
complete and utter liars trying to cover up some larger government conspiracy.
This is confirmed when one of them attempts to cook you a chicken pie.
LibraSeptember 23 - October 22
Your pet enchilada named Pete, if you do, indeed, have one, especially considering last week's episode, mopes around on the couch, having finished snacking on the former bikini killers.
You notice it gives you inappropriate looks when you walk around the house in
your hotpants.
Scorpio October 23 - November 21
You know that song "A Bridge Over Troubled Water"?
Oh, wait, I'm not talking to you, you don't have a horoscope.
Sagittarius
November 22 - December 21
When in doubt, choose cheese. Not only does it allow you to
re-use lots of letters, people always like a cheese chooser.
You will be faced with an arduous conversation this week. The fact that it's
with a plant makes it doubly arduous.
AquariusJanuary 20 - February 18
An errant text message will poke your eye out this week thus ending the fun and
games, as the saying goes.
You decide to do something with your Life and become either a tap dancer or a
lap dancer.
Or drive an ice cream truck. One of those three.
Thank You!!
~Chat Dominatrix~
I
would like to hear back from some of the chatters who have had T-Shirts
made. I'd like to know if
you chose your chatroom's design, or made your own. I've seen a few
wonderful designs made for these shirts, and would enjoy seeing more!
If you're thinking about ordering, remember, you can send them any design
from off the internet, copy your chat room's logo, or open up your image
program and design your own to be put on your shirt!
I'm thinking it's time we make a design for Ezine Staff T-Shirts!
If
you've been thinking about going to Mr.K's BBQ, time is running out.
It's This Friday!!
Which also happens to be the 13th!!
Hope those attending aren't superstitious.
The
Joe's Diner gathering is still a little ways off, ((Aug. 31st))
So anyone thinking of attending that gathering still has plenty of time
to get all the information!
This
week's handle was spotted on the Wild West Wing, and was chosen for the
beautiful picture attached to it!
((Which I shrunk for
my article))
Well
after receiving several emails, all of which put this site in a good
light. I thought it time I put it through my test!! So for all of
you chatters that have signed up with our One
& Only
program, I will soon be signing up and on the search for a new pen pal
or two. So, should you think I may be your pen-pal, email me at my Chat
Dominatrix address and I'll let you know.
Would you find
it useful if we had a virtual card site here within the Chathouse. Maybe a
link in every room?
Card site meaning, birthday cards, greetings, holiday cards and such.
Well last
week's note from My Monster ((
mikeoh )) has
ended one rumor, although it may have started another. So, to clarify a little
further on that message, let me say.......
She can't, she has to type with two hands! ~L~
Two quotes were picked this week
to be added to the Random Quotes.
The first was sent in Anonymously
² "I
can only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow is
not looking good either"
² "I'm
living so far beyond my income that we may almost be said to be living
apart." -
E E Cummings
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