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To: Educator who wrote (7610)	4/9/1999 11:52:00 PM
From: Peter Y. Hsing	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29970

On a train that is being pulled by ATHM, except, my train can't seem to catch up. Yes, that would be the XCIT train and the gap appears to be growing wider. Forebode deal in trouble? Noteworthy event next week: techweb.com Traditional ISPs sound a bit desperate, eh? Personal opinion is that they won't get far in getting regulators to open up the cable industry...while broadband cable is the future (for now), I don't think that AOL, MSPG, and ELNK can argue that their businesses are currently being hurt by Internet access over broadband cable. If anything, the reach of dial-up services far outstrips that of cable. Note that it doesn't seem like AT&T/TCI will be presenting on behalf of the cable guys. Definitely don't want a former monopolistic company making our case here...

To: Educator who wrote (7610)	4/10/1999 12:30:00 AM
From: Bretsky	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29970

This one's a top performer for many years to come, and we're in on the ground level. The plains taking off. Smart ones will fasten the seat belts, and the others will bail out of the emergency exit and live to regret it !!!

To: Educator who wrote (7610)	4/10/1999 8:35:00 AM
From: Richie	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 29970

Counselor, I love the part about the train, if you don't mind, I'm going to snip it and save it for future reference. In case you haven't heard this, it's worth the read: Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen) by Mary Smich / Read by Baz Luhrmann Ladies and gentlemen of the class of '99: Wear sunscreen. If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been probed by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now. Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You are not as fat as you can imagine. Don't worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blind side you at 4 pm on some idle Tuesday. Do one thing every day that scares you. Sing. Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours. Floss. Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself. Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how. Keep your old love letters.Throw away your old bank statements. Stretch. Don't feel guilty if you don't know what to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't know. Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees. You'll miss them when they're gone. Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either. Your choices are half chance. So are everybody else's. Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or of what other other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own. Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room. Read the directions, even if you don't follow them. Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly. Get to know your parents. You never know when they'll be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings. They're your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future. Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young. Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft. Travel. Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will philander. You, too, will get old. And then you do you'll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble, and children respected their elders. Respect your elders. Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either one might run out. Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're 40 it will look like 85. Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more that it's worth. But trust me on the sunscreen.