[at-l] So...

[swampblar at bellsouth.net (Swamp Blar)]

PS.  Me saying "God Bless America" or anything else that I said in my
response to the question by Felix doesn't necessarily mean that I agree with
the actions taken by our country's leaders in the three years since that
awful day of 09/11/2001.

Bottom Line: I *hope* that a higher power (or the collective conscience of
the universe, etc.) will somehow help us to correct the mistakes that we/our
leaders in this country have made.  And saying that doesn't mean I'm an
unpatriotic person.  I'm actually very patriotic.  I do love this country
and our freedoms.

So, I'd rather not be flamed, but if anyone feels strongly inclined to do
so - feel free (off-list).  Your right to flame me (as long as it isn't an
illegal action, such as a written or verbal threat) is part of your freedom
of speech, which is one of the freedoms our wonderfully written (and
patriotic) U.S. Constitution guarantees to all citizens, until or unless our
leaders appoint and confirm the right number of  U.S. Supreme Court Justices
who could decide to redefine the interpretation of everything in the U.S.
Constitution so much that true freedom no longer exists in this country.
BTW,. I'll just delete any flame-type emails I get.  I will not respond to
flames, off-list or on-list.

I'm just sayin'...

Cheryl / Swamp Blar

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Swamp Blar" <swampblar@bellsouth.net>
To: "Felix" <AThiker@smithville.net>; "AT-list"
<at-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2004 1:57 PM
Subject: Re: [at-l] So...


> Three years ago today, I was at work in Orlando, with a company that
handles
> human resources functions for many major companies throughout the world.
In
> my job, I advised high level human resources staff and execs within our
> client companies on various matters - especially relating to employee
> benefits such as health insurance, life insurance, etc.
>
> Of course, my fellow employees and I were listening to the horrible and
> unsettling news as we tried to still work.  But, it became even more
> unsettling when our normally busy client hotline phones stopped ringing
> (even though there was nothing wrong with our phones) and we receivef very
> few e-mails for several hours.  When the phones started ringing again and
> e-mails messages resumed, we heard questions (along with uncharacteristic
> sobbing, in some cases) coming from top level personnel within numerous
> companies who had employees in the WTC towers that were unaccounted for.
It
> was clear that they were all concerned about the welfare of their
employees,
> not any talk of economic factors for the companies.  And, several of my
> co-workers had family and close friends working in the WTC who were also
> unaccounted for.
>
> It was a very difficult and sad day - followed by more difficult and sad
> days -- even for someone like me who didn't lose any relatives or close
> friends in the WTC or Pentagon attacks.  And, let's all hope it wasn't
just
> a dress rehearsal for something bigger....  (even though I too think that
> might be the case, at least in terms of what certain terrorist groups
would
> probably like to do to citizens of this country)
>
> God Bless America.
>
> Cheryl / Swamp Blar
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Felix" <AThiker@smithville.net>
> To: "AT-list" <at-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
> Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2004 9:25 AM
> Subject: [at-l] So...
>
>
> > Where were you three years ago right now?
> >
> > -- 
> > Felix J.
> > ME-->GA '98
> > "Your Move"
> > ALT '03 KT '03
> > http://Felixhikes.tripod.com/
> >
> >
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