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To: Ilaine who wrote (14623)	11/28/1998 2:10:00 PM
From: coug	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71178

Hi CB, Yes she did and I thank her for her response. Of course, I didn't make myself clear because of the disconnect that exists between my thoughts and my keyboard. It wasn't so much Xmas I had in mind when I thought about the shopper's disease. It becomes a mission in itself to obtain this new item, like a rush obtained from a drug, that wears off immediately as it is discarded to become stuff... and a new mission is created. Like skiers that need new skis, or golfers that need new clubs, when their present equipment, in most cases, is so much better than the participant himself.. Jean Claude Killy would have loved to have my 5 year old skis that are considered out dated now by people that couldn't hold a candle to him in their new state of the art stuff. In other words, they, the skiers in this case, IMO, have lost their way, (OT, no religion meant, but then again,.. maybe shopping is a religion, a topic for another time and another place..) IMO, the skiing experience becomes the shopping experience.. My disconnect is probably creeping in.. I know I didn't say anything new here but thats the way I feel.. Anyway I was pleased to have two responses that were pleasant. Usually when I stray off on another thread, other than the Futures or Stocks ones with simple "long or short" comments, NPI, I get hammered.. I probably bring it on myself because I have more passion for certain issues than I do for making money.. and that passion manifests itself in the post and is quickly smelled by my opponent. Thank you........ the Coug and BTW ,I learned or was reacquainted with those P words, I can't remember which.. They seemed familar but I had to go to the dictionary.

To: Ilaine who wrote (14623)	11/28/1998 6:00:00 PM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71178

Hey, who are you calling a pissant!! Oh- wait- never mind. Hi CB, was it a nice Thanksgiving? I loved your post---it has inspired me to try harder this month to look at the giftgiving differently. The problem of course is the number of gifts that need to be purchased for people whose heart and soul you either don't know, or don't want to. I've cut down a lot on that. But it wasn't without some nasty feelings. And I still love buying for the boys. They've already started mentioning their annual Mommybook stack. And CW on the way home got very pensive and said it had suddenly dawned on him that this was his last real Christmas home. So I'm determined to make it as full of traditions and memories as I can. I'd love to hear special traditions of the families here. Or personal traditions --I know I have things that are just for me that mean Christmas. On Thanksgiving we watched the Waltons marathon. I adore the Waltons. I'll have to dig up the takeoff I did on them last Christmas here. My sister-in-law and I got all teary about them. Pissant Penni