LETTERS TO STRANGERS
...WORDS I HAVE POSTED PUBLICALLY IN VARIOUS PLACES IN RESPONSE TO OTHERS WORDS...
...a friend is a stranger waiting to be met...
Rantsville
THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE... (I HOPE...) THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE... (I HOPE...) THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE... (I HOPE...) THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE...
LETTERS TO STRANGERS
...WORDS I HAVE POSTED PUBLICALLY IN VARIOUS PLACES IN RESPONSE TO OTHERS WORDS...
...a friend is a stranger waiting to be met...
Rantsville
January 22, 2000
thanks Bill...
I just spent an hour venting a bit and I think I'm done now... thanks for calling my name supportively :)
and all the talk about freedom and rights and such have given me an idea for another new site (not my asl site, but another new one)... a venting site... I'll put up any humour or parody or even serious venting anyone would like to do... it'll have full public exposure and anyone can post the web page address wherever they want to have their opinion known far and wide... I'm hoping this might help the frequent ranters and satirists find the audience they seek and maybe then they can return to support for loneliness here...
it's just an idea... I know I feel better after releasing frustration through rant or humour and I have a sorta rant section on my personal site (though often rants just pop out in my letters and rhymes too... the colours section has some reds and blues :)
anyway, that's one idea flashing through tonight... I'll link to publically posted rants on the Usenet or other forums or pages too (will save the work of creating each page one by one if the words are already publically posted :)
I think a lot of us have or have had anger or frustration to release and sometimes reading someone else's rants helps... I know it helps me sometimes... so send your rants and satires and stuff :)
maybe we can even have contests for "rant of the month" or "week" if we get enough... wanna be on the panel of judges? :)
honest love, ric
"somebody said... we got to find the words, got to be an answer there
somebody said... that you never get heard, 'cause nobody really cares
do your feet just dance, where the waves begin
do you stop thinkin' as you're sinkin' below
or do you take this chance to sail on the wind
when so many in the water chose to row"
~ Harry Chapin ~
> Hey Ric, sure I'd help out on the web page. Feel free to
>borrow any poems I post here or on either of my sites. Any
>post I write, borrow away!
>Bill in a generous mood
>ric wrote:
>> thank you for the welcome and information, Raff...
>> I agree with your opinions below and encourage
>> everyone to visit and support all the websites
>> inspired by or created by ASLers... I support
>> your positive message and work...
>> writing is the way I choose to express myself
>> and share my hopes and dreams and doubts and fears...
>> the web offers a wonderful way to self-publish
>> and therein share words and myself with anyone
>> who cares to visit my websites...
>> I wish eveyone who writes would put up a website
>> and share the addresses of their sites here... and
>> if anyone would like help getting their words onto the web,
>> please ask for I and others here would be happy to help...
>> websites are like a "home" one the web for words
>> and pictures and ideas... I've always felt ASLers should
>> have a home on the web and I am happy to see there are
>> lots of people creating sites... one of my sites was created
>> to link all the ASLers sites - and any sites related to
>> loneliness or support...
>> so if you have a site or if you'd like your words or picture or
>> introduction in the friends part of the site, let me know...
>> you'll find former and present ASLers represented there,
>> a well a links to sites created by friends here and even a
>> birthday list... if you'd like to be added to the birthday list,
>> let me know :)
>> my asl home site is found here
>> A.S.L. Website
>> ASL was my web home for a couple of years
>> and I hope to say thanks and pay tribute to this newsgroup
>> and friends I met here for you've been good to me...
>> it started as a group project and many people did the work
>> to actually get the site on the web... I'd love it to be a group
>> project again if anyone is interested, so you are all welcome
>> and encouraged to help or contribute to it...
>> it hasn't been updated for some time and I hope to find time
>> to add to it soon... I also intend to put a mirror site on another
>> server because some countries have not been able to access
>> the www.go.com server regularly...
>> keep sharing and seeking support and inspiration
>> for that is the way to end loneliness - by sharing...
>> honest love, ric
>> "Oh all the times I've listened, and all the times I've heard,
>> all the melodies I'm missing, and all the magic words,
>> and all those potent voices, and the choices we had then,
>> how I'd love to find we had that kind of choice again..."
>> ~ Harry Chapin ~
>> Rainbow Knight wrote in message ...
>> >Hi there!
>> >Welcome to ASL (alt.support.loneliness),
>> >the different group!
>> >I hope that you will find lots of friends here.
>> >We're always happy to see new people coming, and wishing
>> >that you will soon feel at home here.
>> >The theme of this NG is "loneliness", which broadly includes
>> >anything related to. However, as a custom, it is difficult to
>> >be "off-topic" here.
>> >Namely, the subjects treated vary in a broad range.
>> >This is a good place to exchange ideas, have a good
>> >time and curse newservers.
>> >Feel free to speak about your personal issues or whatever
>> >you like, you'll always find somebody listening.
>> >Please also bear in mind that articles may be lost of
>> >skipped for whatever reason, so in case your first
>> >post gets no replies be patient. Indifference from
>> >us is the most unlikely explanation.
>> >Some members of ASL have created a site with resources
>> >related to the themes of ASL, as well as links to their
>> >pages. This activity has been restarted lately.
>> >I mantain a FAQ concering posting guidelines, it
>> >may be found at:
>> >Posting FAQ for A.S.L.
>> >Finally, please feel free to email me personally
>> >concerning any topics related to this article.
>> >Enjoy your stay!
>> >My best wishes
>> >Raffaele
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