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To: abuelita who wrote (71768)	12/17/2009 4:55:24 AM
From: Maurice Winn	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

A friend of our son's said to him a few days ago, "You must have very high self-esteem to wear jandals like that". That was an interesting comment. The jandals [thongs in American I believe - flat sole sandal with a strap between the big toe and next one] were Everlast brand, written in garish yellow on black as I recall and I had noticed them. <i like your values maurice and your world view. > They run in the family. I recall as a child my father explaining the idea that what he did was what he wanted to do and if somehow it didn't measure up to other's expectations, then that was their problem rather than his. Our little yellow Lada parked among the Audis, BMWs, Mercedes and what have you at Antwerp International School and in the BP Oil International carpark conveyed the same message for our children. But wait, I thought my values were hideously opposed to yours - almost evil-doer in chief. You do realize I don't think it's totally or even partly moral and ethical for Islamic Jihad to annihilate Israel? Do you remember that I think governments are generally the problem not the solution? Capitalism, private property, self-determination, freedom, Libertarianism is the one true path to Nirvana. That CO2 is a good thing not a bad thing. Meanwhile, today was another such bonus superlative day. I think grand daughter single-handedly raises the happiness quotient of Auckland by about 5% like a powerful magnetic field inducing reversed psychic polarity which causes generalized polarity change, a bit like the earth's magnetic field can suddenly flip. There is some help from the supporting cast but without her I'd probably simply be arrested for general loitering and looking dodgy. Mqurice