To: MSB who wrote (14120 ) 12/8/1997 10:59:00 AM From: Grainne Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 108807
MSB, while lying awake in bed last night (NOT dreaming of old school mates, since my life now is so much more exciting), it occurred to me that perhaps you might consider concert tickets to someone S.J. really enjoys as a present. Does she like the same musicians you like? Even better--you would have fun, also. I would agree that your goldfish need company, incidentally. Goldfish are really cool, in my opinion. They can live up to fourteen years, and even the tiniest fish in the tank will not be eaten by the larger fish, since they recognize their own species. I guess you could say this makes them very peaceful, civilized fish. I personally like to buy tiny ones with interesting markings--all gold is a little boring--from the feeder tank and save their lives by taking them home and letting them grow up. I have goldfish that are eight or ten inches long and huge, that I got this way. I think the word you are looking for is schizophrenia. What a sad story, since mental illness is pretty treatable if caught early. I always wonder what parents are doing when their children start acting crazy, but I think there must be a lot of denial or they would try to get help earlier when it works better. I owned a small grocery store, but was not a particularly successful grocer. I was young and very immature. I would like to own a business with my husband later, and that is one of the things we talk about sometimes. I think I am a pretty hard worker, and would be okay at it now. I am certainly good at managing books and record and bills, when I am not so distracted by my computer that I forget to pay them!!! Incidentally, I sitting here yesterday listening to the radio, and I heard a Prodigy ad that said something like "The internet is an information resource, NOT an alternative lifesytle!!" So it's official, not that anyone here pays much attention to stuff like that. But I did find the whole thing amusing.