To enter the world of chiefs, Wapee, son of a Chief was to spend four days and nights atop a lonely hill until a vision of the man he was to be came to him. The first night, no visions appeared to him and he was downhearted. But with the dawn, the warming sun beamed upon a beautiful flower who opened her petals and nodded towards Wapee as if to welcome him. Wapee no longer felt alone. When night came again, Wapee curled his body around his new friend to protect her from the icy night winds. Three times he did this and three times when the Morning Star rose, visions came to him foretelling of great things to come. When Wapee rose to leave he said,"You have comforted and counseled me well these past three days and nights. What three wishes would you have me ask of the Great Spirit?" "Pray that I may have the purple blue of the distant mountains in my petals, a small golden sun to hold close to my heart on dull days, and a furry coat to face the cold winds in the spring." The Great Spirit was so pleased with Wapee's thoughtfulness, he fulfilled his prayer.

Hi Folks: I just thought I ought to let everyone know about this. There are only 105 days left until the Watson Firshfry. There is a move afoot to make it a national holiday. I just moved the first foot this very day. Bill Covey Fort Smith Little Theatre Site: www.fslt.20fr.com Author of: Watson Is Where It Wuz Personal Site: www.billcovey.itgo.com Personal Site: www.billcovey.50megs.com

NASA Science News for November 30, 2001 During the 2001 Leonid meteor storm, astronomers observed a curious flash on the Moon -- a telltale sign of meteoroids hitting the lunar surface and exploding. In this story, experts describe the physics of lunar Leonid explosions ... and speculate about meteor showers for observers living on the Moon. FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast30nov_1.htm?list489379 ---

Hi Folks: Another gasoline report: 90 cents a gallon this very morning here in beautiful downtown Fort Smith, Arkansas. Bill Covey Fort Smith Little Theatre Site: www.fslt.20fr.com Author of: Watson Is Where It Wuz Personal Site: www.billcovey.itgo.com Personal Site: www.billcovey.50megs.com

Politically Correct Santa 'Twas the night before Christmas and Santa's a wreck... How to live in a world that's politically correct? His workers no longer would answer to "Elves," "Vertically Challenged" they were calling themselves. And labor conditions at the north pole Were alleged by the union to stifle the soul. Four reindeer had vanished, without much propriety, Released to the wilds by the Humane Society. And equal employment had made it quite clear That Santa had better not use just reindeer. So Dancer and Donner, Comet and Cupid, Were replaced with 4 pigs, and you know that looked stupid! The runners had been removed from his sleigh; The ruts were termed dangerous by the E.P.A. And people had started to call for the cops When they heard sled noises on their roof-tops. Second-hand smoke from his pipe had his workers quite frightened. His fur-trimmed red suit was called "Unenlightened." And to show you the strangeness of life's ebbs and flows, Rudolf was suing over unauthorized use of his nose And had gone on Geraldo, in front of the nation, Demanding millions in over-due compensation. So, half of the reindeer were gone; and his wife, Who suddenly said she'd enough of this life, Joined a self-help group, packed, and left in a whiz, Demanding from now on her title was Ms. And as for the gifts, why, he'd ne'er had a notion That making a choice could cause so much commotion. Nothing of leather, nothing of fur, Which meant nothing for him. And nothing for her. Nothing that might be construed to pollute. Nothing to aim. Nothing to shoot. Nothing that clamored or made lots of noise. Nothing for just girls. Or just for the boys. Nothing that claimed to be gender specific. Nothing that's war-like or non-pacific. No candy or sweets...they were bad for the tooth. Nothing that seemed to embellish a truth. And fairy tales, while not yet forbidden, Were like Ken and Barbie, better off hidden. For they raised the hackles of those psychological Who claimed the only good gift was one ecological. No baseball, no football...someone could get hurt; Besides, playing sports exposed kids to dirt. Dolls were said to be sexist, and should be passe; And Nintendo would rot your entire brain away. So Santa just stood there, disheveled, perplexed; He just could not figure out what to do next. He tried to be merry, tried to be gay, But you've got to be careful with that word today. His sack was quite empty, limp to the ground; Nothing fully acceptable was to be found. Something special was needed, a gift that he might Give to all without angering the left or the right. A gift that would satisfy, with no indecision, Each group of people, every religion; Every ethnicity, every hue, Everyone, everywhere...even you. So here is that gift, its price beyond worth... "May you and your loved ones enjoy peace on earth." (c) Harvey Ehrlich, 1992

All the kids today seem to be computer literate...so Santa has moved with the times. If you know any little ones who still believe..they can write their letter to Santa online. The links are screwed up. The first one is the link for a 'letter to' and 'reply from' Santa. Linda Bee <A HREF="http://www.marlo.com/cgi-bin/santnote.pl">Letter to Santa Claus, Thank You Note</A> - 'Letter To' and 'Reply From' Santa for kids ages 3 and older. http://www.marlo.com/cgi-bin/santnote.pl <A HREF="http://www.marlo.com/dearsant.htm">Dear Santa Claus: Christmas for Kids Means Writing a Cyber Letter To Santa Claus. Child does not give his address.</A> - 'Thank You' note to Santa http://www.marlo.com/dearsant.htm

Embarrassing Moments Curl Up and Die I walked into a hair salon with my husband and three kids in towand asked loudly, How much do you charge for a shampoo and a blow job? Insurance An insurance man visited me at home to talk about our mortgage insurance. He was throwing a lot of facts and figures at me, and I wanted to follow as best I could, so I told my 6-year-old son to run and get me a pad. He came back and handed me a Kotex right in front of our guest. Ho Ho HO I was taking a shower when my 2-year-old son came into the bathroom and wrapped himself in toilet paper. Although he made a mess, he looked adorable, so I ran for my camera and took a few shots. They came out so well that I had copies made and included one with each of our Christmas cards. Days later, a relative called about the picture,laughing hysterically, and suggesting I take a closer look. Puzzled, I stared at the photo and was shocked to discover that in addition to my son, I had captured my reflection in the mirror - wearing nothing but a camera! Lady Golfer I was at the golf store comparing different kinds of golf balls. I was unhappy with the women's type I had been using. After browsing for several minutes, I was approached by one of the good-looking gentlemen who works at the store. He asked if he could help me. Without thinking, I looked at him and said,"I think I like playing with men's balls." Nuts about You My sister and I were at the mall and passed by a store that sold a variety of nuts. As we were looking at the display case, the boy behind the counter asked if we needed any help. I replied, "No, I'm just looking at your nuts." My sister started to laugh hysterically, the boy grinned, and I turned beet-red and walked away. To this day, my sister has never let me forget. The following are the top four winners of a Most Embarrassing Moments Contest in the New Woman Magazine Na-na na-na na-nah! While in line at the bank one afternoon, my toddler decided to release some pent-up energy and ran amok. I was finally able to grab hold of her after receiving looks of disgust and annoyance from other patrons. I told her that if she did not start behaving right now she would be punished. To my horror, she looked me in the eye and said in a voice just as threatening, "If you don't let me go right now, I will tell Grandma that I saw you kissing Daddy's pee-pee last night! The silence was deafening after this enlightening exchange. Even the tellers stopped what they were doing. I mustered up the last of my dignity and walked out of the bank with my daughter in tow. The last thing I heard when the door closed behind me were screams of laughter. Priceless - One of the funniest most-embarrassing-moment stories I've come upon in a long time A lady picked up several items at a discount store. When she finally got up to the checker, she learned that one of her items had no price tag. Imagine her embarrassment when the checker went to the intercom and boomed out for all the store to hear,"PRICE CHECKON LANE THIRTEEN, TAMPAX, SUPER SIZE." That was bad enough, but somebody at the rear of the store apparently misunderstood the word Tampax for THUMBTACKS. In a business-like tone, a voice boomed back over the intercom. DOYOU WANT THE KIND YOU PUSH IN WITH YOUR THUMB OR THE KIND YOU POUND IN WITH A HAMMER?? Mom's Advice A teacher noticed that a little boy at the back of the class was squirming around, scratching his crotch and not paying attention. She went back to find out what was going on. He was quite embarrassed and whispered that he had just recently been circumcised and he was quite itchy. The teacher told him to go down to the principal's office. He was to phone his mother and ask her what he should do about it. He did it and returned to his class. Suddenly, there was a commotion at the back of the room. She went back to investigate only to find him sitting at his desk with his penis hanging out. "I thought I told you to call your mom?" she screamed. "I did," he said, "And she told me that if I could stick it out till noon, she'd come and pick me up

DailyInbox - Good HousekeepingSite of the Day November 21, 2001 Wacky Uses http://www.wackyuses.com/uses.html This web site, authored by Joey Green, will give you all sorts of ideas of what to do with well-known products. Of course we all know of dozens of uses for baking soda, but you're sure to find a few of which you've never thought. Do you know how to petrify a cockroach? Just make a paste with corn starch and plaster of Paris and you can preserve your own specimens. Come browse through the products and have fun inventing your own projects. You'll even be able to research weird facts and bizarre history behind some of these everyday products.

DailyInbox - Good Housekeeping Site of the Day November 26, 2001 Tabasco Fest http://www.tabasco.com/ As winter is upon us, one way to heat your body is through hot sauce. Tabasco has put together a web site that is sure to warm your spirits as well as your body. From recipes to art and entertainment, you'll find just what the doctor ordered during the cold season. Check out the 'Venues' for a 'Louisiana Saturday Night.' Not to be missed is the Arts Pavilion where one of the featured artists is Julia Sims. You'll enjoy a visit to her site, juliasims.com, where she welcomes you to her world, a world of mysterious secrets and extraordinary beauty, hidden deep within the swamps and bayous of Louisiana. Be forewarned; if these spectacular photographs don't warm your heart, an electric blanket is not even a close substitute.

DailyInbox - Good HousekeepingNovember 28, 2001 Where's George http://www.wheresgeorge.com/ Have you ever wondered where George is, more specifically, the particular George Washington's picture that is on a bill that passed through your hands? Here's a fun site that will let you track where a bill has been and where it goes. Just enter the serial number and denomination and follow the flight; you'll be amazed how money does fly! If you're north of the border, there is an equally fascinating Canadian site, "Where's Willy," located at http://www.whereswilly.com/.

Space Weather News for Nov. 29, 2001 http://www.spaceweather.com Friday night, Nov. 30th, the Full Moon and Saturn will have a lovely close encounter in the sky. In fact, for many North Americans and Europeans the Moon will actually seem to pass in front of the ringed planet. Visit SpaceWeather.com for details. ---

I've always been interested in what makes people tick. September 11, right after the bombing, I went online and did a search for "terrorists". I was stunned at the sites I found. I try to understand what makes people do the things they do and I can't conceive of anyone wanting to do this. When I went back that night and the next morning and did the same thing the sites did not work from the search engines. What the search engines did not do was to remove the url's from the descriptions of the sites. When I went to the URL's that I had kept, most of the sites, not all, were down...temporarily. When I first used computers at work, the term "hacker" was a compliment and meant someone who was especially adept with computer coding and who could make a computer do anything he wanted, within the capabilities of the time (early 80's.). Today's true hackers resent the fact that the term has changed into something derogatory. To most people 'hacker' means someone malicious and evil. A true hacker refers to those who write virus/worm/trojan code as "Crackers". I've been to a lot of hacker sites...some are wonderful for the information you can get. Some are deliberately malicious. Anyone can learn how to write a virus code and learn to send it out from these sites just as you can learn how to make a bomb on the terrorist sites. As with the terrorist sites, I don't understand the motivation. How could anyone deliberately set out to destroy/slowdown both personal and business computers and slow down the internet. I especially don't understand the motivation behind DDoS attacks. That's one reason I collected the links below. I would hate to have my computer used as a zombie to help attack someone....and I wouldn't even know it. Since I'm online so much, there is a very good chance it could be unless I take steps to protect it. Below are some links that might be helpful to prevent future problems. The About.com sites are particularly useful. They don't waste your time with words that mean nothing. They get right to the meat of the articles with information you should know along with some great links. Norbert sent me the first link and then sent me About.com's Anti-Virus Software newsletter. I get it every week anyway and it's a great way to keep up-to-date. Almost all the About.com websites offer weekly newsletters and they are a good way to stay on top of things. Linda Bee <A HREF="http://antivirus.about.com/library/blprevent.htm?once=true&"> Free Prevention Center</A> - Includes links to the Repair Center (at the top) and Recent Outbreaks (left-hand menu). There is also a sub-heading "Infected Attachments" in the left hand menu. http://antivirus.about.com/library/blprevent.htm?once=true& <A HREF="http://netsecurity.about.com/compute/netsecurity/mbody.htm">Internet/Network Security</A> http://netsecurity.about.com/compute/netsecurity/mbody.htm <A HREF="http://antivirus.about.com/library/weekly/aa112101a.htm">Aliz Virus</A> http://antivirus.about.com/library/weekly/aa112101a.htm Email viruses; Eudora's unique problem; instructions for preventing email viruses. <A HREF="http://antivirus.about.com/library/blemail.htm">Email Help Center</A> http://antivirus.about.com/library/blemail.htm Please go to the section entitled "Trojan Info" and read the article. It is startling. ICQ, greeting cards, pictures, passwords...all are covered. <A HREF="http://www.anti-trojan.org/">Anti-trojan.org: the anti trojan helpsite</A> http://www.anti-trojan.org/ Two people on the Vet's list mentioned port numbers being attacked. This is a list of common port numbers Trojans use. It is not up-to-date but there are hundreds listed. <A HREF="http://www.sans.org/newlook/resources/IDFAQ/oddports.htm">ID FAQ - What port numbers do well-known trojan horses use?</A> http://www.sans.org/newlook/resources/IDFAQ/oddports.htm This gets a little technical but is full of good info if you can wade through it. It not only identifies the top 20 but it will tell you what you can do about the vulnerabilities <A HREF="http://www.sans.org/top20.htm">SANS Resources - The Twenty Most Critical Internet Security Vulnerabilities (Updated)</A> http://www.sans.org/top20.htm <A HREF="http://www.hackfix.org/software/">Software</A> - Home Page http://www.hackfix.org/software/ <A HREF="http://www.hackfix.org/software/firewall_util.html">Software --> Firewall Utilities</A> http://www.hackfix.org/software/firewall_util.html There are over 130,000 port numbers a trojan could conceivably use to gain access to your computer. <A HREF="http://hackyourself.com:4000/startdemo.dyn">Hack Yourself Remote Computer Network Security Scan</A> http://hackyourself.com:4000/startdemo.dyn List of security links. Some are mainstream; other sites are off-the-wall. Go to the home page of this site and find the free "Quick Scan" to see how vulnerable you are to hackers. This is not the same as the "Leak Test" from Gibson Research. Users cannot use the Quick Scan if they are online from a proxy server. The company will not use 'Quick Scan from an email-only address such as Hotmail or Yahoo. You must be on a full-service provider network. <A HREF="http://www.hackerwhacker.com/hackerlinks.dyn">HACKER WHACKER Remote Computer Network Security Scan</A> http://www.hackerwhacker.com/hackerlinks.dyn Great site. Home of Buqtraq. Articles on internet security; Microsoft, UNIX and IDS pages; Virus page. <A HREF="http://www.securityfocus.com/virus">SecurityFocus</A> http://www.securityfocus.com/virus Includes Microsoft's Tech Support's phone # if you need help disabling the Content Advisor. Anyone running IE should bookmark this site. <A HREF="http://www.nwnetworks.com/iesecurity.htm">Internet Explorer Security Issues</A> http://www.nwnetworks.com/iesecurity.htm <A HREF="http://www.nwnetworks.com/iesc.html">Scott Schnoll's Internet Explorer Security Center</A> - Home Page for the above link. http://www.nwnetworks.com/iesc.html <A HREF="http://www.firewallguide.com/">Home PC Firewall Guide</A> http://www.firewallguide.com/ Clicking on 'Security Sites' in the left hand menu brings you to a link list of security sites. There is also a page with a list of commercial firewall companies..some of them make personal PC firewalls. The page includes the addresses and phone numbers for most of the companies. <A HREF="http://www.thegild.com/firewall/">Commercial Firewalls and Related FW Products</A> http://www.thegild.com/firewall/

Yesterday I had to go to F-Secure's European mirror site to access the site. Included in their list of disinfection instructions is the below patch.I downloaded it but I'm not going to test it out.<g> I spend a lot of time on email and looking for things on the Web. I need all the protection I can get. ***************** <A HREF="ftp://ftp.europe.f-secure.com/anti-virus/tools/bt_b_dis.reg">F-Secure Computer Virus Information Pages: BadTrans.B Disinfection Instructions</A> ftp://ftp.europe.f-secure.com/anti-virus/tools/bt_b_dis.reg 4. Download and run F-Secure's special patch file that disables starting of Badtrans.b worm when Windows runs: <A HREF="ftp://ftp.europe.f-secure.com/anti-virus/tools/bt_b_dis.reg">ftp://ftp.europe.f-secure.com/anti-virus/tools/bt_b_dis.reg</A> When you click on this link your web browser will ask you if you want to open it or save it to disk. Select 'Open' option and click 'Ok' button. ************ You might also want to consider downloading and installing ZoneAlarm, a personal firewall protection system. There is a free version and a pro version. The free version is supposed to be able to stop the Bad-Trans.B virus, although I just received an infected message from someone with both ZoneAlarm and AVG anti-virus software. ZoneAlarm is highly rated by the various sites I've been to. The free download is after the ZoneAlarm Pro. <A HREF="http://www.zonelabs.com/">Zone Labs, Internet security products, online safety, software, protection</A> http://www.zonelabs.com/ The next two links are to About.com's site. There is a lot of information and links there. <A HREF="http://antivirus.about.com/library/reviews/winscan/aatpavwin.htm">Top Picks</A> - Anti-Virus Software http://antivirus.about.com/library/reviews/winscan/aatpavwin.htm <A HREF="http://antivirus.about.com/library/reviews/winscan/aatpavwin.htm">Top Picks</A> - Top 3 Anti-Virus Add-ons. http://antivirus.about.com/library/reviews/winscan/aatpavwin.htm If you are interested in testing your firewall for leakage the URL to a test is below. The man running the site says the only personal firewall that passed his test was ZoneAlarm, both the free and the pro versions. He definately does not like Black Ice. <A HREF="http://grc.com/lt/leaktest.htm">LeakTest -- Firewall Leakage Tester</A> http://grc.com/lt/leaktest.htm Hope this helps a little bit. Linda Bee

Dear Santa: Listen you fat little troll, I've been helping you out every year, playing at being the perfect Christmas present, wearing skimpy bathing suits in frigid weather, and drowning in fake tea from one too many tea parties, and I hate to break it to ya Santa, but IT'S DEFINITELY PAYBACK TIME! There had better be some changes around here by next Christmas, or I'm gonna call for a nationwide meltdown (and trust me, you won't wanna be around to smell it). So, here's my holiday wish list: 1. A nice, comfy pair of sweat pants and a frumpy, oversized sweat shirt. I'm sick of looking like a hooker. How much smaller are these bathing suits gonna get? Do you have any idea what it feels like to have nylon and Velcro crawling up your butt? 2. Real underwear that can be pulled on and off. Preferably white. What bonehead at Mattel decided to cheap out and MOLD imitation underwear to my skin?!? It looks like cellulite! 3. A REAL man...maybe G.I. Joe. Hell, I'd take Tickle-Me Elmo over that wimped-out excuse for a boyfriend Ken. And what's with that earring anyway? If I'm gonna have to suffer with him, at least make him (and me) anatomically correct. 4. Arms that actually bend so I can push the aforementioned Ken-wimp away once he is anatomically correct. 5. Breast reduction surgery. I don't care whose arm you have to twist, just get it done. 6. A jogging bra. To wear until I get the surgery. 7. A new career. Pet doctor and school teacher just don't cut it. How about a systems analyst? Or better yet, an advertising account exec. 8. A new, more 90's persona. Maybe "PMS Barbie", complete with a miniature container of chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream and a bag of chips; "Animal Rights Barbie", with my very own paint gun, outfitted with a fake fur coat and handcuffs; or "Stop Smoking Barbie", sporting a removable Nicotrol patch and equipped with several packs of gum. 9. No more McDonald's endorsements. The grease is wrecking my vinyl. 10. Mattel stock options. It's been 37 years. I think I deserve it. Ok, Santa, that's it. Considering my valuable contribution to society, I don't think these requests are out of line. If you disagree, then you can find yourself a new bimbo doll for next Christmas. It's that simple. Yours truly, Barbie »§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»«§:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*: »§« My friends tell me that I refuse to grow up, but I know they're just jealous because they don't have pajamas with feet. Richiele 'Marie <*}}>< MSN [email protected] »§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»«§:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«

Hi All: Come next month we will be doing our 295th show here at the Fort Smith Little Theatre. Now that's magic! Go to our web site to learn more about the theatre. www.fslt.20fr.com All you have to do is click on the URL at your left. Mr & Mrs North 11-Feb-48 John Loves Mary 17-Nov-48 Blithe Spirit 16-Mar-49 What A Life 10-Jun-49 Kind Lady 9-Nov-49 See How They Run 20-Feb-50 Two Blind Mice 1-May-50 Up In Central Park 8-Dec-50 Goodbye My Fancy 8-Mar-51 Southern Exposure 6-Nov-51 One Foot In Heaven 22-Feb-52 Skylark 13-Oct-52 Affairs Of State 8-Dec-52 Bill Of Divorcement 16-Feb-53 There's Always A Murder 11-May-53 The Little Foxes 21-Aug-53 The Late Christopher Bean 12-Oct-53 The Time Of The Cuckoo 15-Feb-54 Lo And Behold 10-May-54 My Three Angels 8-Nov-54 Angel Street 30-Nov-54 The Glass Menagerie Holiday 21-Feb-55 Night Must Fall 2-May-55 On Borrowed Time 14-Sep-55 For Love Or Money 17-Oct-55 Our Town 20-Feb-56 Arsenic And Ol Lace 9-Apr-56 Candle Light 15-Oct-56 The Caine Mutiny Court Martial 20-Nov-56 The Philadelphia Story 12-Feb-57 Janus 9-Apr-57 The Curious Savage 15-Oct-57 An Inspector Calls 4-Feb-58 The Reluctant Debutant 6-May-58 Summer And Smoke 27-Jul-58 Medea 26-Aug-58 The Male Animal 4-Nov-58 Ladies In Retirement 21-Feb-59 Hedda Gabler 8-Apr-59 Brighten The Corner 12-May-59 Outward Bound 18-Jun-59 Born Yesterday 21-Jul-59 Bus Stop 17-Sep-59 The White Sheep Of The Family 10-Nov-59 The Mousetrap 23-Feb-60 The Heiress 26-Apr-60 Only An Orphan Girl 16-Aug-60 Sabrina Fair 25-Oct-60 The Skin Of Our Teeth 8-Dec-60 The Circle 21-Feb-61 Separate Tables 9-May-61 The Beaux Stratagem 29-Jun-61 Love Rides The Rails 15-Aug-61 The Two Mrs Carrolls 14-Nov-61 Late Love 13-Feb-62 Deadwood Dick 14-Aug-62 Don Juan In Hell 5-Oct-62 The Rainmaker 6-Nov-62 Cradle Song 19-Feb-63 Send Me No Flowers 26-Mar-63 The Crucible Little Mary Sunshine 13-Aug-63 Anastasia 12-Nov-63 Mister Roberts 25-Feb-64 The Hidden River John Browns Body 12-May-64 Wildcat 10-Aug-64 Light Up The Sky 27-Oct-64 The American Dame Picnic 15-Feb-65 Kind Sir Design For Murder 20-Apr-65 Brigadoon 13-Aug-65 On Borrowed Time 19-Nov-65 Carousel Three Men On A Horse 14-Feb-66 Stalag 17 25-Apr-66 Death Of A Salesman 20-May-66 The Boyfriend 12-Aug-66 Twelve Angry Men 20-Oct-66 A Poetry Reading By Edsel Ford 18-Nov-66 Mr & Mrs North 16-Feb-67 Barefoot In The Park 25-Apr-67 Oliver 14-Aug-67 Come Slowly Eden 27-Nov-67 The Moon Is Blue 4-Mar-68 To Be Continued 23-Apr-68 110 In The Shade 19-Aug-68 Bell, Book and Candle 19-Nov-68 Spoon River Anthology 10-Jan-69 Come Back Little Sheba 11-Mar-69 The Odd Couple 18-May-69 A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum 18-Aug-69 Our Town 15-Nov-69 The Fantasticks 28-Feb-70 Angel Street 5-May-70 A Tribute To Edsel Ford 5-Jun-70 Once Upon A Mattress 14-Aug-70 Don't Drink The Water 30-Oct-70 Come Blow Your Horn 5-Feb-71 The Glass Menagerie 10-May-71 Inherit The Wind 15-Jun-71 Guys And Dolls 9-Aug-71 The Owl And The Pussycat 8-Nov-71 Play It Again Sam 22-Feb-72 An Evening With Mark Twain 13-Apr-72 The Price 23-May-72 Dames At Sea 12-Aug-72 The Desperate Hours 14-Nov-72 The Desk Set 20-Feb-73 Gramercy Ghost 8-May-73 Celebration 14-Aug-73 A Thousand Clowns 12-Nov-73 Harvey 3-Feb-74 The Night Thoreau Spent In Jail 19-Apr-74 Anything Goes 9-Aug-74 The Time Of Your Life 15-Nov-74 Enter Laughing 6-Feb-75 The Effect Of Gamma Rays On Man In The Moon Marigolds 28-Apr-75 Bye Bye Birdie 8-Aug-75 A Man For All Seasons 1-Nov-75 The Last Leaf 13-Feb-76 The Night Of January 16th 7-May-76 How To Succeed In Business 13-Aug-76 The Women 12-Nov-76 Jaques Brel Is Alive And Well An Evening Of Three One-Acts 4-Feb-77 God's Favorite 27-Jun-77 No Opera At The Opry House 12-Aug-77 The Magic Of Musical Broadway 7-Oct-77 The Man Who Came To Dinner 4-Nov-77 6 Rms River Vu 3-Feb-78 Ah, Wilderness 23-Jun-78 The Imaginary Invalid 28-Aug-78 The Appletree 13-Oct-78 Private Lives 1-Dec-78 Cheaper By The Dozen 2-Feb-79 Vanities 23-Mar-79 An Evening With Rogers & Hammerstein 14-Jun-79 The Royal Family 16-Aug-79 Ten Little Indians 11-Oct-79 Seascape 29-Nov-79 The Mad Woman Of Chaillot 8-Feb-80 Seahorse 25-Apr-80 Mary, Mary 12-Jun-80 Side By Side By Sondheim 31-Jul-80 Chapter Two 9-Sep-80 Wait Until Dark 13-Nov-80 The Diary Of Anne Frank 5-Feb-81 The Philadelphia Story 18-Jun-81 Cyrano De Bergerac 9-Aug-81 Yes, My Darling Daughter 25-Oct-81 The Lion In Winter 20-Nov-81 Romantic Comedy 4-Feb-82 Whose Life Is It Anyway? 8-Apr-82 The Front Page 17-Jun-82 Annie Get Your Gun 29-Jul-82 Same Time Next Year 17-Sep-82 Bedroom Farce 4-Nov-82 Arsenic And Old Lace 3-Feb-83 Veronica's Room 14-Apr-83 A Mighty Man Is He 16-Jun-83 One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest 4-Aug-83 A Midsummer's Night Dream 22-Sep-83 A Streetcar Name Desire 10-Nov-83 A Primary English Class 9-Feb-84 The Little Foxes 5-Apr-84 Ladies At The Alamo 14-Jun-84 An Evening With Cole Porter 2-Aug-84 Morning's At Seven 27-Sep-84 Charley's Aunt 8-Nov-84 No Time For Sergeants 8-Feb-85 Crimes Of The Heart 18-Apr-85 Children Of A Lesser God 23-May-85 Oklahoma 1-Aug-85 Hey Feber 3-Oct-85 Holiday 5-Dec-85 A Company Of Wayward Saints 13-Feb-86 Born Yesterday 3-Apr-86 The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas 19-Jun-86 To Gillian On Her 37th Birthday 8-Aug-86 The Silver Whistle 2-Oct-86 A Visit To A Small Planet 13-Nov-86 The Mousetrap 12-Feb-87 The Odd Couple (Female Version) 9-Apr-87 Little Shop Of Horrors 12-Jun-87 Night Of The Iguana 30-Jul-87 Light Up The Sky 17-Sep-87 The Elephant Man 12-Nov-87 The Last Meeting Of The Knights Of The White Magnolia 11-Jan-88 Louann Hampton Laverty 7-Apr-88 The Oldest Living Graduate 2-Jun-88 The Fantasticks 28-Jul-88 Picnic 22-Sep-88 The Foreigner 10-Nov-88 The Musical Comedy Murders Of 1940 9-Feb-89 Pack of Lies 6-Apr-89 Stepping Out 1-Jun-89 The Nerd 20-Jul-89 Lunch Hour 15-Aug-89 Brighton Beach Memoirs 9-Nov-89 Biloxi Blues 8-Feb-90 Talley's Folley 5-Apr-90 Natural Disasters 31-May-90 The Pajama Game 26-Jul-90 Finishing Touches 20-Sep-90 The Sunshine Boys 8-Nov-90 Steel Magnolias 14-Feb-91 The Gazebo 4-Apr-91 A Walk In The Woods 23-May-91 A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum 1-Aug-91 Come Back To The Five And Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean 19-Sep-91 Driving Miss Daisy 7-Nov-91 Nunsense 20-Feb-92 Social Security 23-Apr-92 True Crimes 8-May-92 Broadway Bound 11-Jun-92 The Miss Firecracker Contest 24-Sep-92 Noises Off 12-Nov-92 Rumors 18-Feb-93 84 Charing Cross Road 15-Apr-93 Dracula The Musical 3-Jun-93 Broadway 29-Jul-93 Extremities 16-Sep-93 Bus Stop 11-Nov-93 Summer And Smoke 10-Feb-94 The Cemetery Club 31-Mar-94 Fools 19-May-94 A Few Good Men 17-Jul-94 The Taffetas 8-Sep-94 The Grapes of Wrath 3-Nov-94 Christmas on Broadway 3-Dec-94 Nunsense II 26-Jan-95 An Edsel Ford Reading 23-Feb-95 Lost in Yonkers 6-Apr-95 Belles 25-May-95 The Kiss (A Reading) 8-Jun-95 You Must Remember This 27-Jul-95 I Hate Hamlet 14-Sep-95 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf 9-Nov-95 Christmas Memories 7-Dec-95 The Tavern 15-Feb-96 Hot L Baltimore 11-Apr-96 The Boys Next Door 6-Jun-96 Barnum 1-Aug-96 Octette Bridge Club 26-Sep-96 Love Letters (A Reading) 15-Aug-96 Zoo Story (A Reading) 10-Oct-96 Dinner At Eight 14-Nov-96 I Remember Christmas 5-Dec-96 Love, Sex, and The IRS 13-Feb-97 Spoon River Anthology (A Reading) 27-Feb-97 My Three Angels 17-Apr-97 Laughter on the 23rd Floor 5-Jun-97 Anything Goes 24-Jul-97 Love Loss and What I Wore (A Reading) 7-Aug-97 That Strange Operation 1-May-97 Dancing Aty Lughanasa 18-Sep-97 Barefoot In The Park 6-Nov-97 Christmas Fa La La 4-Dec-97 Murder on the Rerun 5-Feb-98 Sylvia 26-Mar-98 The Man With The Plastic Sandwich (A Reading) 9-Apr-98 Fallen Angels 21-May-98 Smoke on the Mountain 23-Jul-98 Why Princess Margaret Will Never Be A Kappa Kappa Kappa 6-Aug-98 Vanities 17-Sep-98 Waiting For Lefty (A Reading) 1-Oct-98 You Can't Take It With You 12-Nov-98 Bethlehem 10-Dec-98 Run For Your Wife 11-Feb-99 Act-Fest 1999 25-Nov-99 Jakes Women 15-Apr-99 Night Mother (A Reading) 26-Apr-99 Moon Over Buffalo 17-Jun-99 The Boyfriend 5-Aug-99 Five Women Wearing The Same Dress 23-Sep-99 The Hollow 11-Nov-99 Christmas Show 10-Dec-99 A Flea In Her Ear 17-Feb-00 Blithe Spirit 6-Apr-00 Daddy"s Dyin', Who's Got The Will 1-Jun-00 And The World Goes Around 3-Aug-00 Proposals 21-Sep-00 I Remember Mama 9-Nov-00 A Partridge In A Pear Tree 7-Dec-00 Monkey Business 15-Feb-01 The Reduced Shakespeare Company's Complete Works (Rdg) 1-Mar-01 Any Wednesday 19-Apr-01 No Sex Please, We're British 7-Jun-01 Cabaret 2-Aug-01 Those Crazy Ladies In The House On The Corner 20-Sep-01 On Golden Pond 8-Nov-01 Because It's Christmas 6-Dec-01 Bill Covey Fort Smith Little Theatre Site: www.fslt.20fr.com Author of: Watson Is Where It Wuz Personal Site: www.billcovey.itgo.com Personal Site: www.billcovey.50megs.com

Latkes are soooo good~! :-) here's a recipe from Southern Living Magazine. kath POTATO LATKES 2 large baking potatoes, peeled (1 1/2 pounds) 2 large eggs 1 medium onion, diced 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon baking powder Vegetable oil SHRED potatoes in a food processor; transfer to a bowl. Add water to cover; let stand 10 minutes. Drain well *; return potato to bowl. STIR together potato, eggs, and next 4 ingredients until blended. POUR oil to a depth of 1/2 inch into a large heavy skillet; heat over medium-high heat. Drop potato mixture by 1/4 cupfuls into hot oil; fry 4 minutes on each side or until golden. Drain on paper towels. Serve with sour cream and Homemade Applesauce, if desired. Yield: 4 to 6 servings. * ( Turn out onto a tea towel and blot to get them really dry. Less spattering when they fry, and they will cook much better. ) km

Catch of a Lifetime By R. Gregory Alonzo I grew up a Yankees fan. Every time the Yankees played the Anaheim Angels, my friend John Gray and I were there, up front in the bleachers beside the first-base dugout, with gloves, waiting for a foul ball to come our way. Most lovers of the game know this quest. The desire is pervasive; getting the grab is rare - about the same as winning the lottery as far as I can tell, and, in both, failure doesn't dampen the desire. I'm a grown man now with about one thousand baseball games under my belt. I've yet to catch a foul ball, and certainly not one smashed by the likes of Ricky Henderson. That's why every day, when I notice the one perched in prize position on my wife's dresser, I smile at the vagaries of life. It happened this way: My wife, Joanne, my dad, Rudy, and I were at a Saturday doubleheader with the Oakland Athletics in town to play the Anaheim Angels. We were there in my favorite spot behind the first-base dugout at Angels Stadium. First inning, first pitch to leadoff batter Ricky Henderson. He hit a high pop-up that came sailing straight at us. Dad and I leapt to our feet. I knew this was it: I was about to grab a foul ball! Then I stepped back, realizing I had to let my dad get it. But he did the same, stepping back to let his son's dream come true. To our horror, we watched the ball drop between us - right in Joanne's lap. Looking up with a wide grin, she said, "Honey, I thought you said catching a foul ball was tough." O * O *O * O O * * O <º)(((((~((((((>>>< * <º)((((~((((>< missi

THE COMFORT CLOCK On a summer trip, my wife, daughter, and eight month-old granddaughter visited Janet, a good and kind friend. During their evening of conversation, my wife noticed that our granddaughter reacted when she heard Janet's small mantle clock gently chime as it marked 15 minute increments of time. There was something about the clock that fascinated our granddaughter. My wife even commented to Janet, "She really loves your clock!" Janet smiled, but said nothing. Over the course of several leisurely cups of tea, each time the clock sentineled the quarter hour, our granddaughter would stop what she was doing, look in the direction of the clock, brightly smile, coo, and then become animated. Janet watched and finally said, "I don't know how you'll feel about this, but this clock has a story." Janet told how eight years prior, the symptoms of her mother's Alzheimer's disease became so advanced that her mother could no longer live in her own home. Janet and her two sisters found a nursing home to care for their mother. The daughters took a few of their mother's possessions to the nursing home to keep familiar items as part of her daily life. It was a difficult week when they broke up their mother's household. Days and evenings were full of sisterly camaraderie, memories, laughter, and tears. Each of the daughters kept a few things belonging to their mother that had special meaning for them. Janet chose the small mantle clock. "I can remember as a child sitting for hours at our dining room table drawing or doing homework and the clock was always on the mantle," Janet said. Most people have a few fond memories that take them magically back to what was often a simpler, safer time -- a time from their childhood. For some, it is the smell of cloved oranges, or the hot singey smell of freshly ironed clothes, or the aroma of baking bread or frying chicken. For others, it is an old song or hymn. It might be the feel of a soft cotton skirt or cool sheet on a hot summer night. For Janet, fond memories circled around the clock. During Janet's teen years, the clock's chime stopped working. Other than a passing comment of, "awwww, that's a shame," there was not much said from Janet or the other girls. The teen years are, after all, when we try desperately to define ourselves, and often home is something to be escaped from, not to wrap warmly around ourselves for comfort. The clock kept perfect time, but the chimes remained mute. Janet's mother often said that she would fix them one day, but there never seemed to be the extra money for the repairs. When Janet brought the clock home, she placed it on her mantle as it had been on her mother's. There it sat for seven years, still quiet except for its ticking, keeping perfect time across all those years that bridged childhood to middle age. A year ago, her mother's health started a rapid decline. When it was clear that her mother was near death, Janet took off work and stayed with her mother for the last three days of her life. The other two daughters came and went frequently. All three were fortunate to be with their mother in the last moments of her life. They decided each would write a short tribute to their mother to read at the service. She awoke the next morning tired, empty, sad, and not in the best of moods. Even though she did not feel up to it, Janet decided she had better write her tribute before the day became active with all the matters at hand. She sat at her dining room table and started writing. As the words came, she found her mood changed. She slipped into another place and time and felt so close to her mother. Janet was marveling at this sense of well-being when she realized part of why she felt that way. As Janet sat there, pen to paper, the clock chimed as it must have been during the time she sat writing. The sound that so comforted her 40 years before, at a dining room table distant in miles and time, now comforted her once again. Janet said, "My sister jokingly says I repaired the clock just to have a good story. My other sister said, 'Mother always said she had to keep an eye on you.'" Janet, being scientific by training and nature, remained ambivalent saying, "I don't really know what to think." My wife, though, had no doubt and said without hesitation, "It is your mother telling you she is OK. It is a wonderful and precious gift to have that sense of childhood comfort returned to you." Why does the improbable become the actual? Some are uncertain what to think. Some see simple coincidence. Some see the hand of fate. Some see the touch of God. And me? I do not pretend to know much about this life, this world, but I do know it is indeed a wonderful and mysterious place. -- Daniel James «:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«^i^MISSI ^i^«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§« Richiele Marie [email protected] (Missi) I disbelieved in reincarnation in my last life, too. »§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«

Hangin' On "Sustained winds of 50 miles per hour and higher," blared the radio. My wife was listening to the radio. She has a love-hate relationship with our Minnesota weather. This has turned her into a bit of a weather junkie. She finds our weather both intriguing and frightening. Her feelings are not unlike those of a child watching a particularly scary horror movie--nearly scared to death, yet seldom feeling so alive. I found myself staring out the window. Lightning filled the sky and rumbling thunder shook the house. Rain began to fall. The trees were bending in the strong wind. However, it was none of these things that was commanding my attention. It was a little blue and white bird that I could not take my eyes off of. I was looking at a Tree Swallow--a small bird that nests in an old bluebird box in our rural yard. The tiny swallow, weighing at most three-quarters of an ounce, was hanging on with dear life to a small branch of a tree. Its mate was sitting on eggs inside the nest cavity. The wind blew harder and harder, almost as though it was determined to shake the tiny bird free from its perch. The bird's plight caused me to reflect on the trials of a friend. When my friend Keith broke his leg, he felt that it was the last straw. Keith, a farmer all of his life, had been suffering from leukemia for a year and a half, and a bone marrow transplant had produced disappointing results. The leukemia had gone into remission, but the bone marrow hadn't started reproducing as everyone had hoped. Things just hadn't been working out. Keith was pulling a wagon with a four-wheeler when a freak accident happened, breaking his leg. It was one of those cases where just as you think that things can't possibly get any worse, they get worse. Keith found himself laid up and with 160 acres of beans in the fields that needed harvesting. It looked as if his wife and his 82-year-old father would have to try to harvest the beans. Things were looking bad. Then a miracle happened. The miracle came in the form of good neighbors. In the spirit of good Samaritans, two neighbors organized five volunteer crews. Trucks and combines poured into Keith's fields and made short work of the harvest. In less than three hours, Keith's fields were bean-free. The project took longer to plan than to do. I believe that neighbors are meant to help neighbors. I once tried to talk my father into buying a neighbor's farm. The neighbor wasn't much of a farmer and really didn't tend to his business. Besides, we could have used a little extra land. I will never forget my father's answer to one of my pleas. It was one of those responses that comes with its very own life's lesson. He told me that he would rather have the neighbor than the neighbor's land. At the time, I thought he was terribly old-fashioned and had let his feelings get in the way of good business sense. Watching the neighboring farmers harvest Keith's beans made me realize how right my father was. I felt good watching so many people get together to help a neighbor who was down on is luck. I knew that Keith would reciprocate if given the chance. A fundraiser was organized for Keith and many people worked and donated to a worthy cause. A meal was served to an overflowing crowd at the local school. As I remembered these events, my thoughts and prayers were with Keith. I hoped for his rapid and complete recovery. My thoughts left Keith and his bean harvest when I heard a loud crack, followed by a deafening crash. The fierce wind had blown down a large tree that had been standing forever and a day in our yard. I looked at the fallen tree with a touch of sadness. I could plant another tree and I would, but I would never see one of the same size in its place. Then I remembered the Tree Swallow. My eyes sought the bird. I looked at the branch and saw that the small bird was still hanging on despite the heavy wind, the thunder, the lightning, the rain and the falling tree. My spirit soared because I knew, as one is allowed to know these things, that my friend Keith was going to be all right. «:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«^i^MISSI ^i^«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§« Richiele Marie [email protected] (Missi) I disbelieved in reincarnation in my last life, too. »§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«

Alexandra was in the ambulance. By Jim Warda Gina called me at work. Through her tears, I heard that our daughter had fallen. The paramedics were there so she couldn't stay on. I've never moved so fast. Driving home, I barely noticed the other cars. Dangerous, yes. But, when your child's hurt, nothing else matters. On the way, Gina called again. She had the boys in the van and was following behind the ambulance. I wanted to drive my body through the holes on the phone to be with them. Finally, after a thousand years, I made it to the emergency room. As I ran in, I saw Gina and the boys next to a bed. On it, Alexandra was strapped on a backboard, screaming. But, I didn't know if she was screaming from pain or because she was restrained while being examined. As I walked to my shaken family, my legs buckled. But then, a poem flashed to mind, that reads "Our family is a circle of strength and love. With every birth and every union, the circle grows. Every joy shared adds more love. Every crisis faced together makes the circle stronger." Remembering those words gave me resolve. And, my family needed me. Gina had bravely been through hell already. Plus, the boys were scared. So, I held her and told the boys that everything was going to be O.K. Later, Gina went with Alexandra for x-rays, to "guard against paralysis," as the nurse said. While she did, I kept the boys busy with guessing games. Finally, they let us take our baby home. Alexandra's fine. But, our family has changed. The circle is stronger. «:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«^i^MISSI ^i^«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§« Richiele Marie [email protected] (Missi) I disbelieved in reincarnation in my last life, too. »§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«