Hi folkvictorian, Some months ago I spoke of having what I thought to be a problem ... that some of my old underwear briefs had developed elastics so old and tired that they were inclined to stretch things ... ... and would slide down around my knees on the outside, while hung up by the crotch of my pants, putting me in a bind so to speak ... ... but that when I realized that, were I a female, gone shopping downtown in a dress, and had such a situation befall me - that would be a PROBLEM! My situation was merely a dilemma! One responder said that she'd done such, they tripped her, she fell with her forehead hitting a wooden container in the store, with blood flowing, ambulance called, etc. - costly! I'd thought to install short pieces of elastic, but that would cause bunching, and stretching between them (with possible rips), and were I to install a new elastic all round each of the nearly a dozen pairs ... it'd be darn near as costly as buying new! So I thought that I'd get a single stretchy elastic and make a belt, which would work for a half dozen or so of the briefs, but came to ask how to fasten it, as a button wouldn't do in an elastic. Everyone said that I should merely buy new ... but I said that few were holey ... and the one(s) that were, were mainly in the middle of the back, not under the hip bones where they should be - so I wondered whether I must have been jet-propelled at some time (that I'd been unaware of). And they were scarcely discoloured, so I felt that they had a substantial amount of potentially useful life remaining, given some alteration. Someone made an intreresting offer - that if I'd send the affected ones to her, she'd replace the elastic in each of them ... ... for $10.00 a pair. One or two others felt that to be a wise offer ... to a frugal old fella like me. Someone came on to suggest that this seemed a rather frivolous post ... someone wondered whether it was for real ... and someone else said that she'd been having rather a dreary day .... until she'd come upon that thread ... and that it'd made her day! My landlord, a busy sod farmer (though not so busy last year, with fewer houses being built, as we've had a major plant closing, with a major Ford assembly plant nearby about to close next year) said that I have too much time on my hands. 'Nuff said. ole joyful

Instead of saying "have a good day" when someone leaves, I often say "make a great day". Usually, it's up to US how our day is.

Ed, maybe these poems will inspire your thinking: Children Learn What They Live If a child lives with criticism, they learn to condemn. If a child lives with hostility, they learn to fight. If children live with fear, they learn to be apprehensive, If children live with pity, they learn to feel sorry for themselves, If a child lives with ridicule, he learns to be shy. But do not despair ... If a child lives with tolerance, they learn to be patient. If a child lives with encouragement, they learn confidence. If a child lives with praise, they learn to appreciate. If a child lives with fairness, they live with justice. If a child lives with security, they live to have faith. If a child lives with approval, they learn to like himself. If a child lives with acceptance and friendship. they learn to find love in the world. � Dorothy Law Nolte Love Me For Me Dear Mom and Dad, My hands are little -- I don't mean to spill my milk, My legs are short -- Please - slow down so I can keep up with you, When I touch something bright and shiny, Please don't slap my hands. Please look at me when I talk to you. I just need to know you're listening. Let me make mistakes without feeling stupid -- My feelings are delicate. Please don't expect the bed I made to be perfect -- Just Love me for trying. Remember, I am a child -- not an adult. Sometimes I don't understand the things you say. Please just love me for being me, Not for the things I can do. I love you mom and dad. You're all I have. � Unknown

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