I thought this was nice. I would like to share it with you. C. helen johnson <jandh35@charter.net> wrote:From: "helen johnson" To: Subject: Fw: to all my crackpot friends Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 10:09:55 -0700 Subject: Fwd: to all my crackpot friends > > > > > >> CRACKED POTS > >> > >> > >> A water bearer in China had two large pots, each hung on the ends of > >> a pole > >> which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in > >> it, while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full > >> portion > >> of water. At the end of the long walk from the stream to the house, > >> the cracked pot arrived only half full. For a full two years this went > >> on daily, with the bearer delivering only one and a half pots full of > >> water to his house. > >> > >> Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments, perfect > >> for which it was made. > >> > >> But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and > >> miserable > >> that it was able to accomplish only half of what it had been > >> made to do. > >> > >> After 2 years of what it perceived to be a bitter failure, it spoke to > >> the water bearer one day by the stream. "I am ashamed of myself, > >> because > >> this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to > >> your > >> house. > >> > >> > >> " The bearer said to the pot, "Did you notice that there were flowers > >> only on your side of the path, but not on the other pot's side? > >> > >> That's because I have always known about your flaw, and I planted > >> flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk > >> back, > >> you've watered them. > >> > >> For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to > >> decorate the table. Without you being just the way you are, there > >> would > >> not be this beauty to grace the house." > >> > >> Moral: > >> > >> Each of us has our own unique flaws. We're all cracked pots. But it's > >> the cracks and flaws we each have that make our lives together so very > >> interesting and rewarding. You've just got to take each person for > >> what > >> they are, and look for the good in them........ > >> > >> Best wishes to all my crackpot friends and reletives! --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM).

Has any one documented Eulia and Siloam Cemeteries in Macon Counties, Tn? If any one has I would like to be in contact with them, please. Thanks, June Fore

From: "Carol Wilson" <genealogy@cheqnet.net> I'm glad to share the recipe for "Grandma Cake". It's a tradition in my husband's family that it is made every year for Christmas. Everyone gathers together to help make it. Nothing on the recipe says how many cakes this makes, but with 14 cups of flour, I imagine it will be several. I think they stack them about 4 or 5 cakes high. Grandma Cake 14 cups flour 1 cup buttermilk 5 eggs 1 tsp salt 1 c. shortening 2 c. sugar Dried apple mix: 6 oz molasses 3 c. dried apples 4 tsp ginger 3 c. water 3 tsp baking soda 1/2 c. sugar 1 tsp baking powder 1 1/2 tsp allspice Soak dried apples in water at least 4 hours, then cook until tender before starting cake. Mix other dry ingredients together and add buttermilk and eggs. Knead dough and roll out on floured board to about 3/4 inch thick. Cut to fit in a 6-8 inch skillet and cook over high heat. Stack cakes with apple mixture between, ending with a cake on top. Let stand in refrigerator at least 2 days before serving. Carol in Wisconsin -- Jeffery Scism, IBSSG Links to my Homepages: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~scismfam/

A woman walked into the kitchen to find her husband stalking around with a fly swatter. "What are you doing?" She asked. "Hunting Flies" He responded. Oh. Killing any?" She asked. "Yep, 3 males, 2 Females," he replied. Intrigued, she asked. "How can you tell?" He responded, "3 were on a beer can, 2 were on the phone."

Sue, Congratulations! This is exciting, thank you for sharing the good news with us. Eleanor ----- Original Message ----- From: Bobby & Sue Bates <bsbates@netease.net> To: <BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 1:12 PM Subject: [BSChat] In today's email...... > Hey, y'all! > Thought I'd share some exciting news that just arrived! I'm pretty excited about it! :-) > Best, > SueB > http://www.cdbaby.com/suegilmore > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Alain Demers > To: SUE GILMORE BATES > Sent: Thursday, 22 May, 2003 4:55 AM > Subject: cd a > > >From Alain demers > To Sue Gilmore Bates > > Hello From Brest In France > Thank you for your album arrived yesterday and I have listening It is super very good music and very good musician and a beautiful voice I program your music for next week thursday or saturday and I send a playlist for you > My playlists are visible on the web has two address here under > > rrivedhttp://www.demersalain1.fr.st / > http://www.frequencemutine.fr.st > http://members3.boardhost.com/NashvilleBoard/?982911452 > All The best for you > and thank for all > To soon > Alain > > > ==== BLACKSHEEP-CHAT Mailing List ==== > Unsubscribe from the list: > Mailto:Blacksheep-Chat-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsub scribe > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Hummingbirdsings wrote.... >Wow, that IS good news! Congratulations! Rhonda < Thx, Rhonda! Keeping my fingers crossed here! Best, SueB http://www.cdbaby.com/suegilmore

Jeff Scism wrote.... >Hey, Play time can very easily become album sales.... Congrats... < Thx, Jeff!! Keeping my fingers crossed here! Should be getting some play time in other places like Holland, Australia and England too. Best, SueB

Wow, that IS good news! Congratulations! Rhonda Walelu Kanogisdi Sometimes dreams are wiser than waking Black Elk ~~ 1863- 1950 http://www.picturetrail.com/hummingbirdsings ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bobby & Sue Bates" <bsbates@netease.net> > Hey, y'all! > Thought I'd share some exciting news that just arrived! I'm pretty excited about it! :-) > Best, > SueB

Hey, y'all! Thought I'd share some exciting news that just arrived! I'm pretty excited about it! :-) Best, SueB http://www.cdbaby.com/suegilmore ----- Original Message ----- From: Alain Demers To: SUE GILMORE BATES Sent: Thursday, 22 May, 2003 4:55 AM Subject: cd a >From Alain demers To Sue Gilmore Bates Hello From Brest In France Thank you for your album arrived yesterday and I have listening It is super very good music and very good musician and a beautiful voice I program your music for next week thursday or saturday and I send a playlist for you My playlists are visible on the web has two address here under rrivedhttp://www.demersalain1.fr.st / http://www.frequencemutine.fr.st http://members3.boardhost.com/NashvilleBoard/?982911452 All The best for you and thank for all To soon Alain

Waveland (Montgomery County, Indiana) Independent, Nov 20, 1914 Joseph Hicks and daughter, Aline, were called here from Pensacola, Fla, by the death of his mother and spent some days here this week. He says that business is dull in Pensacola is very dependent on the foreign trade. Joe is registrar of voters in his town and is doing good work. Since taking office he has removed over 7,000 bogus names from the voting lists. -- Jeffery Scism, IBSSG Links to my Homepages: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~scismfam/ Use the link below to join the S250 DNA project and order your DNA test. http://www.familytreedna.com/surname_join.asp?code=L10857 "These cowards have no morals. They have no shame about lying" Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf AKA "Baghdad Bob"

Hey, Play time can very easily become album sales.... Congrats... -- Jeffery Scism, IBSSG Links to my Homepages: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~scismfam/ Use the link below to join the S250 DNA project and order your DNA test. http://www.familytreedna.com/surname_join.asp?code=L10857 "These cowards have no morals. They have no shame about lying" Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf AKA "Baghdad Bob"

Jeff Scism wrote.... >1. the photo shows a space suit I personally put together in 1980.< That's neat, Jeff!! Just out of curiosity and because I can't tell one from another, how could you tell that this was one you had put together? Are they specially made per each individual or.... ?? I can't imagine this being something that could be gotten 'off the rack', etc. Best, SueB http://www.cdbaby.com/suegilmore

Jeff Scism wrote.... >1. the photo shows a space suit I personally put together in 1980.< That's neat, Jeff!! Just out of curiosity and because I can't tell one from another, how could you tell that this was one you had put together? Are they specially made per each individual or.... ?? I can't imagine this being something that could be gotten 'off the rack', etc. Best, SueB http://www.cdbaby.com/suegilmore -- Each on is individually made, they come in 12 sizes, and we (at Beale AfB) were the only fullly functioning Spacesuit facility at the time.The first five shuttle missions had the suits made by us. (The same suit s used in the SR-71 and U2, which we had on our base). The Edwaeds AFB had a shop too, but they are much smaller than the one we had at Beale. Eventually the Shuttle did away with the ejection seats (which were SR-71 seats), the parachures and survival kits, because the ejection hatches were sealed. (They were afraid of an ejection happening by accident in space). Becuase we were making these suits for specfic people (and training the astronauts in how to use them, and how to eject). I know specifically which ones I built, fitted and modified. (basicaly our team f 125 technicians all had some part to build on each one, I primarily did Oxygen Regulators, and suit pressure controllers/Regulators. I also built and overhailed the Liquid xygen converter boxes, the little yellow suitcases the astronauts carry when they go to the shuttle.They provide pressurzed oxygen to the suit for the astronauts until they get hooked up t the shuttle system, it is important that they purge Nitrogen from their system before flight, otherwise they could get the bends.) There are a couple of websites thet show in detail what I did, although I am not mentioned. (But a lot of people I know are shown in the photos). http://www.wvi.com/~lelandh/psd02.html http://webs.lanset.com/aeolusaero/Articles/SSuits.htm This is some text from the above site ( another of the suits built is shown at the top of the page, and later in the S1032 Section). The earlier David Clark S1030C and S1010B suits were precisely fabricated, multi-layered garments, weighing about 35 pounds each and available in 12 standard sizes. When their precursors were first produced in the late 1970s, each individual assembly initially cost the US Government over $30,000. The per-unit purchase cost of the newer S1031C PPA was nearer $100,000 and the expense of completely rebuilding one is almost as much as buying the newer version. The seven layers of specialized protection included long underwear, a comfort liner, a ventilation layer, a double-walled pressure containment layer, a restraint layer and a gold fabric outer layer (the gold-orange color of which is officially referred to as 'old gold'). The helmet featured an internal sizing and fitting system originally pioneered by the US Navy in its FPS developments of the late 1950s and has a sealing (clear) and non-sealing (tinted) visor; tubular ports for entrainment of special food and fluids in extruded aluminum squeeze tubes are provided in the chin area. Donning of the earliest suits took about 45 minutes with the help of two technicians and the services of the PSD (Physiological Support Division), although the donning time has now been substantially reduced in the latest model S1034 PPA. Many of the features of the suits were advancements of systems pioneered in earlier precursors made by the David Clark Company subsequent to the introduction of the archetypal XMC-2-DC model (precursor of the USAF A/P22S-2 suit used extensively in the X-15 project, as noted earelier) with vastly improved, new-generational systems developed from original combined US Air Force and US Navy FPS research programs. The latest of the S-series suits, of which the S1031C PPA is a good example, are equipped with a urine collection system (known as a 'piddle pack') that permits excreted urine to be dispersed in special lower leg semi-solidification storage areas; each is integrated to an outer combined parachute harness/vest assembly fabricated from the same 'old gold' colored material as the outer layer of the suit (the harness/vest assembly incorporates a life preserver system and automatic seawater-activated parachute riser releases called SEAWARS fittings). Maintaining internal pressurization at a constant 3.5 PSIG utilizing considerably advanced generational developments of the original US Navy aneroid type suit controller principle, the David Clark suits have been protecting pilots of the SR-71 and U-2 type aircraft at high altitude for somewhat over four decades. As noted earlier in the text, the first 4 flights of NASA's STS Orbiter were made with test crews of 2 persons, each wearing the special S1030A (modified Blackbird PPA known as the Ejection Escape Suit, or EES) assembly and seated in specially adapted SR-71 ejection seats. US Space Shuttle crews on operational flights (STS-5 through Mission 51-L) wore no special protective pressure garments. Instead, regulation NASA blue flight coveralls were worn with the NASA LEH helmet (NASA designation LEH was given to the military AOH-1, an integrated oxygen helmet combination termed the Assembly Oxygen Helmet-1). The NASA LEH (Launch Entry Helmet) was a virtually unmodified US Navy HGU-20/P visored flight helmet that was donned via a unique "clam-shell" hinging mechanism that divided the helmet into joinable fore and aft, semi-hemispherical sections. It featured a discrete oronasal area (face seal) with a sealable, sliding face visor. (Note: The original HGU-20/P helmet had been developed by the US Navy from the USAF HGU-15/P helmet projected for use by interceptor aircrews, but had been discontinued in use after the faceplate-visor was found to severely limit peripheral vision in tactical combat situations.) The helmet provided emergency oxygen in the manner of a standard pressure-demand oxygen mask, as well as crash and smoke protection, and had the appearance of a full pressure helmet, although it was not. Subsequent to the US Navy's decision to phase the integrated oxygen helmet out, the design was somewhat later revived in an adopted form by NASA for use on the early operational shuttle missions. This is the type of helmet assembly which was worn by the crew of the ill-fated Challenger space shuttle in 1986 and the crews which preceded them from the 5th STS flight through Mission 51-L. A Physiological Support Division website is also here which goes through the whole process we did several times a day, dressing SR71 Crews for classified missions ( U2R and TR-1A aircraft as well). Those who were chosen for PSD duty (modestly) were hand selected as the best in the career of "Aircrew life Support" and Physiological Support ( Altitude Chamber personnel) and required an extremely controlled exposure to some highly classified operational Information. It is a Unique place in the Miltary, and PERFECTION and Zero Defects is required. Jeffery Scism, IBSSG Links to my Homepages: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~scismfam/ Use the link below to join the S250 DNA project and order your DNA test. http://www.familytreedna.com/surname_join.asp?code=L10857 "These cowards have no morals. They have no shame about lying" Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf AKA "Baghdad Bob"

Hey Jeff ! You must be very proud of that suit, and rightly so.....it obviously worked fine,,,,,E T .....

I take careof the ditr for Montgomery County Indiana. I was uploading a biography to night, and guess what? 1. the photo shows a space suit I personally put together in 1980. http://www.rootsweb.com/~inmontgo/persons/a/allen-joseph-percival.htm -- Jeffery Scism, IBSSG Links to my Homepages: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~scismfam/ Use the link below to join the S250 DNA project and order your DNA test. http://www.familytreedna.com/surname_join.asp?code=L10857 "These cowards have no morals. They have no shame about lying" Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf AKA "Baghdad Bob"

Forwarded from one of my music alert groups: Best, SueB If you don't want one single company to own all the "public" airwaves and media sources in the country, you're going to need to do something about it fast. The links below can tell you more about the details than I can, and I'm not here to debate or influence, but just to remind you that IF you're against this you NEED to take a minute right now, in the next 10 days before the vote, or spend the rest of your life complaining about how it's too late. STAND AND BE COUNTED, HERE: http://www.futureofmusic.org/news/FCCmusicianletter.cfm http://www.moveon.org/stopthefcc/ http://www.commoncause.org/action/petition.cfm ARTICLES FOR MORE INFO: http://www.commoncause.org/action/fcc.htm http://www.futureofmusic.org/mediaactivism.cfm http://www.richmond.com/business/output.cfm?ID=2414262 http://www.chicagotribune.com/templates/misc/printstory.jsp?slug=chi%2D0303190157mar19&section=/printstory http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51872-2003May13.html http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/uclickcomics/20030514/cx_tt_uc/tt20030514 http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&contentId=A23996-2002May28 -- Derek Sivers, CD Baby,

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Brenda, Thanx for the info. I'm going to take a look-see. How are you doing? Jinnye -------Original Message------- From: BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com Date: Monday, May 12, 2003 12:39:24 To: BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [BSChat] a helpful and interesting site www.earlyamerica.com I love this site has tons of info. about colonial times and lots of links and a mailing list not connected with rootsweb Am proud member of the IBSSG --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. ==== BLACKSHEEP-CHAT Mailing List ==== Unsubscribe from the list: Mailto:Blacksheep-Chat-L-request@rootsweb com?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsubscribe ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 .

www.earlyamerica.com I love this site has tons of info. about colonial times, and lots of links and a mailing list not connected with rootsweb Am proud member of the IBSSG --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo.

For all the Mothers out there. HAPPY MOTHERS DAY! W HY GOD CREATED CHILDREN To those of us who have children in our lives, whether they are our own, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, or students...here is something to make you chuckle. After creating heaven and earth, God created Adam and Eve. And the first thing he said was "DON'T!" "Don't what?" Adam replied. "Don't eat the forbidden fruit." God said. "Forbidden fruit? We have forbidden fruit? Hey Eve...we have forbidden fruit!!!!!" "No Way!" "Yes, way!" "Do NOT eat the fruit!" said God. "Why" "Because I am your Father and I said so!" God replied, wondering why He hadn't stopped creation after making the elephants. A few minutes later, God saw His children having an apple break and He was ticked! "Didn't I tell you not to eat the fruit?" God asked. "Uh huh," Adam replied. "Then why did you?" said the Father. "I don't know ," said Eve. "She started it!" Adam said "Did not!" "Did too!" "DID NOT!" Having had it with the two of them, God's punishment was that Adam and Eve should have children of their own. Thus the pattern was set and it has never changed. BUT THERE IS REASSURANCE IN THE STORY! If you have persistently and lovingly tried to give children wisdom and they haven't taken it, don't be hard on yourself. If God had trouble raising children, what makes you think it would be a piece of cake for you? THINGS TO THINK ABOUT! 1. You spend the first two years of their life teaching them to walk and talk. Then you spend the next sixteen telling them to sit down and shut up. 2. Grandchildren are God's reward for not killing your own children. 3. Mothers of teens now know why some animals eat their young. 4. Children seldom misquote you. In fact, they usually repeat word for word what you shouldn't have said. 5. The main purpose of holding children's parties is to remind yourself that there are children more awful than your own. 6. We child proofed our homes, but they are still getting in. ADVICE FOR THE DAY: Be nice to your kids. They will choose your nursing home. AND FINALLY: IF YOU HAVE A LOT OF TENSION AND YOU GET A HEADACHE, DO WHAT IT SAYS ON THE ASPIRIN BOTTLE: "TAKE TWO ASPIRIN" AND "KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN" Walelu Kanogisdi Sometimes dreams are wiser than waking Black Elk ~~ 1863- 1950 http://www.picturetrail.com/hummingbirdsings