Stan: Again thanks for the memories! We were most fortunate to lived in those times, to have had the privilege of knowing that generation. The simple and courageous way they lived their lives has given me the drive to do better, be gentler and love more and never stop learning. I work in the Hospital in Frederick Maryland. It has been the best gift God could have given. I am daily amazed at the er Docs and the rounding Docs . I ask you to pray for them. Sometimes the challenges they face seem overwhelming, but somehow they always come through. Thanks Again! Betty Cook Martinez Germantown Maryland Via Turkey Creek WV ----- Original Message ----- From: "STANLEY BROWNING" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 9:03 PM Subject: [WVWYOMIN] Home for Christmas I want to wish all my friends in southern West Virginia a very merry and meaningful Christmas with much happiness in the days that follow. Also, I thank you for putting up with my simple tales that might not mean much to you, but are priceless to me. As I remember my days as a youth back on the Laurel Fork or Guyandotte, I get an image of home that is entirely different from what I see when I visit those places now. Those beautiful images that come to mind are built on the experiences I had, and they can only come around once. Life is about experiences. I can go to the place called home, but it will never feel like home. Gone are most of the characters in my stories, and even most of those great experiences that I mentioned have faded from memory. Do I sound like a lonely old man who has nothing better to do than cry in his beer? Not!! I say that to make a point. When I can share experiences with people like many of you, who have experienced life in the same general ways that I have, it’s the closest thing to going home again that I can think of. Again, I thank you for being good listeners, and, again, MERRY CHRISTMAS. STAN P.S. You wont believe how beautiful the falling snow outside my window on the Rocky Mountain Wasatch range looks. Think I will take my skis to Alta tomorrow and build some more memories. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message