Video the Vote 2006

Video the Vote 2006
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Depression

If Your feeling sad and not very happy with your life?
There are no end to the people and sites and places to go to to get information on how to Drug up and get HAPPY or so they claim.
I am not saying there are not people who do not need this help.
Some DO! But, Herein Lies the great problem.
Do YOU? Or you child or other loved one?
Never make this decision without a professional for one thing!
Medication should ALWAYS!! ALWAYS!! Be a last resort!
Please keep in mind when a Doctor or other professional does recommend medication to you:
They only know what you allow them to know they are NOT mind readers.
A Pill will NOT make him/her come back to you or erase a bad memory or event.
In fact it can have a opposite effect.
Because drugs or alcohol numb the brain and cause it not to feel the pain and deal with it.
When it needs to for the healing process to be properly completed.
So you may THINK they are helping because they ease the pain of the moment.
But, when they wear off guess what? That pain is still there and it has brought some friends along.
No one likes to hurt and no one likes to cry.
But, sometimes that is exactly what we MUST do to make us happy.
Yes, I said HAPPY!
Sometimes it is the most painful events in our life that bring us the most Happiness.
Strange? But True!!!
Case in point:
A Woman is devastated because she has lost her spouse of 15 years.
Never was there a more perfect marriage.
The idea of being without her spouse was more than she could handle.
But, somehow she did. Day by day. Hour by tear filled hour.
Many was the day she felt she would go insane the pain and empitness were so great.
Then one day it happened.
She went shopping just like any other week.
But, as she reached for a Hostess cupcake she grabbed another hand that was trying to get the same box.
It was a old friend of her spouse's she had not seen in years.
They went to get a cup of coffee and talked for hours
She discovered they had much in common!!
Well they went out more and more and more and guess what?
She dicovered THIS person made her even Happier than the spouse she had lost!!
Yes, she would always love the one she had lost.
But, now her life was so much richer.
They married and just celebrated thier 25th anniversary.
Because she now had both the memory of the first and the company of the second!!
So, you see if she had turned to drugs or alcohol.
She would have remained in pain and never known any of the happiness what a waste that would have been.
If your friends are depressing you?
Find new friends.
If your clothes depress you?
change clothes.
IF your family depresses you?
Put some distance between you and them if possible or if not take a vacation away from them.
Even if it is just for a few minutes or hours a day. Even if it is just to go into a room alone to read a book or my web site
or find a hobby you really enjoy.
Take control of YOUR life do NOT let your life control YOU!
Avoid movies and books that add to your depression.
IF a loved one has just died do NOT watch movies about loved ones dieing and read books about it only.
Some of this interaction can be good but dwelling on it is NOT!
Instead seek out lighter fare.
Comedy is always great Soul food. It gives the mind a vacation.
Depression hates laughter. Laughter scares it away.
Remember A friend is someone who supports you NO matter what you say or do.
IF someone is putting you down or making you feel inferior.
They are NOT your friend.
It really IS that simple!
But, also keep in mind there is such a thing as CONSTRUCTIVE critisism.
This is what a friend does when they want to HELP you.
It is also what ruins many friendships. IF carried to far or misunderstood.
The most important thing to remember is you have your own mind.
And since this IS America. You are FREE to USE it!!
So use it Fully don;t numb it with drugs or alcohol.

Bipolar Depression
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Depression Information
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Depression.com
Facts about depression, including how to manage it and how to live with this medical condition.
http://www.depression.com/
NIMH: Depression
Major depression is manifested by a combination of symptoms (see symptom ... Depression can also affect the physical health in men differently from women. ...
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/depression.cfm
Dr. Ivan's Depression Central
This site is Internet's central clearinghouse for information on all types of depressive disorders and on the most effective treatments for individuals ...
http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.html
Online Depression Screening Test
Answer a few simple questions to determine if you are experiencing depressive symptoms. Provides...
http://www.med.nyu.edu/psych/screens/depres.html
Teens Health: Depression
Depression is a strong mood involving sadness, discouragement, despair, or hopelessness that lasts...
http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/mental_health/depression.html
About Depression
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LEAVE MY WATER ALONE!

You know a long time ago they told me.
Crabby those kids will have healthier teeth
and so will you if we put this here stuff in your drinking water
and you will never even notice it is there!
Well It all sounds nuts to me then and today it sounds even nuttier!
They tell my I CANNOT drink alcohol because it will rot my liver.
Soda drinks are not allowed either very bad for old fat ladys they say
esp if they have other health problems.
Milk?
Well now they talk about that Mad cow...
Well I have never actually SEEN a Mad Cow myself.
But I have seen a angry heifer or two in my day.
Let me tell you they were not pleasant people!
So I figure I can do without that.
I now do not have any kids and my tetth
are sitting in a glass of water that I would like to drink.
But, WAIT! Now This?
The stuff they told me was so great for teeth
could be what has made me sick?
No wonder I am Crabby!
Acute fluoride poisoning from a public water system.
In May 1992, excess fluoride in one of two public water systems serving a village in Alaska caused an outbreak of acute fluoride poisoning. METHODS. ...http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcg ... 89&cmd=Retrieve&indexed=google

Toward a Bioregional State: Why Fluoride in U.S. Water...


FluoridePoisoning : Messages : 3-85 of 6176

eMedicine - Toxicity, Fluoride : Article by Geofrey Nochimson, MD
Toxicity, Fluoride - Fluoride toxicity is characterized by a variety of signs and symptoms. Poisoning most commonly occurs following ingestion (accidental ...http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic181.htm

Fluoride: Wide Range of Serious Health Problems
Fluoride is a corrosive poison that will produce serious effects on a long range ... Most of the double-blind test results of fluoride poisoning found in ...http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/fluoride.htm

Re-examination of acute toxicity of fluoride
Acute fluoride poisoning is shown to be caused by exposure to lower doses of fluoride than commonly suggested.http://www.fluoride-journal.com/97-30-2/302-89.htm

FLUORIDE POISONING
Fluoride Poisoning. ... The Physicians Desk Reference (copy attached) described my symptoms as typical of fluoride poisoning. A study by Feltman and Kosel ...
http://www.christianparents.com/fluorid2.htm

The Fluoride Education Project
Millions of people are suffering from fluoride poisoning in many countries of the world. In India alone, 70 million are affected, 6 million of whom are ...
http://www.bruha.com/fluoride/

Minimum Dose of Fluoride Producing Acute Toxicity
The estimated minimum toxic doses of fluoride involved 0.21, 0.3, 0.34, 0.5, and 0.8 mg/kg in the other events of acute fluoride poisoning in the list, ...http://www.fluoridealert.org/health/accidents/acute.html

Fluoride Toxicity Issues
Deaths or poisonings linked to fluoridation or fluoride products.
http://www.fluoridation.com/poison.htm

Fluoride in water - Lab rats die of fluoride poisoning
Water Fluoridation study produced too many dead RATS. The USEPA reccomends further studies, but doesn't tell public 80% of Lab rats died before completion ...http://www.wholly-water.com/fluoride.aluminum.htm

I prefer to outlive my Food -Trans Fat

I prefer to outlive my Food -Trans Fat
We did it to ourselves again!!
What is Wrong with Us?
Why is it we have all of this knowledge.
Science makes discoveries everyday to help people live longer and better.
Only to at the same time come up with other ways to make us sicker and kill us?
Don't Eat that beef There may be Mad Cow disaease.


Well if you stuck a knife and Fork into Crabby she would get a little mad too.
They put toxic waste in our water call it fluoride tell us it helps our Teeth and we believed it.
Every day they think of more and more ways to poison us and we EAT it right up. Without questioning any of it.
Seeds of Deception - Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) Cover-up. Genetically Engineered Food.
We even Voted FOR it!!!
We have all heard of it. Trans Fat.
It is every where. No way to really avoid it.
Not completely anyway.
Well unless you go completely organic that is.
I suppose..
But, it is killing us but the millions everyday.
And even though Trans Fat has no flavor.
and it does NOTHING to make our food taste any better.
We gobble it down by the truck loads.
Then we look to Needless Surgery or Fad Diets that could kill us.
Because everything we eat seems to stay with us forever.
They tell us to eat less and to exercise more.
Yes this is good advice too.
But, let me tell you Crabby likes her food.
Thank you very MUCH!!
And as far as exercise goes?
If you don't think picking up one of Crabby's
Hero Subs is exercise?
You obviously have never tried one!

SO, What is Crabby's advice for weight loss?
All of this so some rich manufacturers can get richer
by making products that last longer on the shelf.
Yes that is exactly what Trans fat DO!
They extend shelf life.
Tell them to shove their Trans Fat.
You do not care how long it sits on your shelf.
You do NOT want it sitting on YOUR hips!!
Or in your Arteries!!!
Then Be sure to remember to keep healthy.
exercise eat fruit an veggies.
I am going to do that now
By running to the kitchen for a
chocolate sundae with Fresh strawberries
and because I am on a strict diet?
I am using a carrot stick for a spoon
and drinking a glass of water!
What is Trans Fat? Basically, trans fat is made when manufacturers add hydrogen to vegetable oil--a process called hydrogenation. Hydrogenation increases the shelf life and flavor stability of foods containing these fats. Revealing Trans Fats About Trans Fat ... Ban Trans Fats: The Campaign to Ban Partially Hydrogenated Oils FDA Acts to Provide Better Information to Consumers on Trans Fats FDA Acts to Provide Better Information to Consumers on Trans Fats. http://www.fda.gov/oc/initiatives/transfat/ Trans Fats 101 - Feature Story - University of Maryland Medicine UMMS feature story about Trans Fats. Increase your understanding of trans fatty acids and harmful artificial fats.http://www.umm.edu/features/transfats.html FDA/CFSAN - Questions and Answers about Trans Fat Nutrition Labelin... Questions and Answers about the trans fat nutrition labeling rule.http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/qatrans2.html FDA/CFSAN - Trans Fat Now Listed with Saturated Fat and ... Consumer information on the new trans fat labeling requirements.http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/transfat.html Trans Fat Overview Effective Jan. 1, 2006, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires food companies to list trans fat content separately on the Nutrition Facts panel of ...http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4776

this is MY COUNTRY

I am sorry but after hearing they want to sing the "National Anthem" in Spanish - enough is enough. No where did they sing it in Italian, Polish, Irish (Celtic), German or any other language because of immigration. It was written by Francis Scott Key and should be sung word for word the way it was written. The news broadcasts even gave the translation - not even close. Sorry if this offends anyone but this is MY COUNTRY - IF IT IS YOUR COUNTRY SPEAK UP ---- please pass this along...
I am not against immigration. - Just come through like everyone else. Get a sponsor; have a place to lay your head; have a job; pay your taxes, live by the rules AND LEARN THE LANGUAGE as all other immigrants have in the past --- and GOD BLESS AMERICA!

If you don't want to send this for fear of offending someone-----YOU'RE PART OF THE PROBLEM !!!!
Will we still be the Country of choice and still be America if we continue to make the changes forced on us by the people from other countries that came to live in America because it is the Country of Choice??????
Think about it!
All we have to say is, when will they do something about MY RIGHTS?
I celebrate Christmas...........but because it isn't celebrated by everyone ............. We can no longer say Merry Christmas. Now it has to be Season's Greetings
It's not Christmas vacation, it's Winter Break. Isn't it amazing how this winter break ALWAYS occurs over the Christmas holiday?
We've gone so far the other way, bent over backwards to not offend anyone, that I am now being offended. But it seems that no one has a problem with that. This says it all! This is an editorial written by an American citizen, published in a Tampa newspaper. He did quite a job; didn't he?

IMMIGRANTS, NOT AMERICANS, MUST ADAPT. I am tired of this nation
Worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their
Culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Americans. However... The dust from the attacks had barely settled when the "politically correct! " crowd began
Complaining about the possibility that our patriotism was offending others.
I am not against immigration, nor do I hold a grudge against anyone who
Is seeking a better life by coming to America. Our population is almost entirely made up of descendants of immigrants. However, there are a few things that those who have recently come to our country, and apparently some born here, need to understand. This idea of America being a multicultural community has served only to dilute our sovereignty and our national identity. As Americans.....we have our own culture, our own society, our own language and our own lifestyle. This culture has been developed over centuries of struggles, trials, and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom.

We speak"ENGLISH", not Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese,
Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society, "LEARN THE LANGUAGE"
"In God We Trust" is our national motto. This is not some Christian,
Right wing, political slogan.. We adopted this motto because Christian men and women.......on Christian principles............ Founded this nation..... And this is clearly documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new home.........because God is part of our culture.

If Stars and Stripes offend you, or you don't like Uncle Sam, then you should seriously consider a move to another part of this planet We are h appy with our culture and have no desire to change, and we really don't care how you did things where you came from. This is OUR COUNTRY, our land, and our lifestyle. Our First Amendment gives every citizen the right to express his opinion andvote for officials who share those opinions. And we will allow you every opportunity to do so! But once you are done complaining....... Whining..... And griping....... About our flag..... Our pledge...... Our national motto......or our way of life...I highly encourage you to take advantage of one other Great American Freedom......
THE RIGHT TO LEAVE.


It is Time for America to Speak up. If you agree -- pass this along; if you don't agree -- Don't READ IT!

Don't Give it TO me!!

The Crabby HO Does NOT WANT EVERYTHING
That follows you home!!
Surfing the Web is great Fun so is Downloading all of that neat stuff you find there isn't it?
Well what about the worms? Oh yea and the Trojans, Oh and those Fun Virus's? Don't you JUST LOVE those too? No?
Well Guess What?
Neither do I!!
And neither does your friends or loved ones!
That is if you have any left after you send them all nasty things like that!
IT is all well and good to play and have fun But remember to clean up when your done!!
IF you never brushed your teeth they would rot and run off.
IF you never brushed your breath all your friends would do the same.
IF you never brush off your hard drive and it crashes guess who is to blame?
Defragging ONLY takes a long time IF you do not do it regularly!!
The more often you defrag a hard drive the less time it will take to do it.
And the happier both you and your hard drive will be!
This is So very simple and you can even do it while you sleep!
So Please listen to EZ.
Go to start.
Accessories
System Tools
Disk Defragmenter
And See!!
And while your there?
Why not give the Disk Clean up a shot too?
IT only takes a few minutes and is Oh so good to your system.
You will be so glad you did!
Your system will be humming so much faster and love you for it try it and see!!
But Do not forget the give it protection.
IT needs it as much as you or me!!
Get a Good Virus Program and one for Aware and Spyware too
Cannot find one?
Just ask EZ!

WHAT CAUSES HATE

What Causes Hate and Violence?

Put simply? You do!

When a child is born they do not hate. A child is not born to kill. This is something You gave it. Are you not Proud? I know I know what about all of those mental disorders. The people who were Born Bad? You know the REAL sickos? Well since this is NOT Psych 101 I do not have to answer that. You say you are a complete pacifist and could never even think of killing or hating any one or anything. But, think for a moment it is a part of every day speech.

Have you ever butchered a word or a sentence? What did it do to you?

Have you ever stepped on a bug? Bet you didn't even apologize did you!

I think your beginning to get my meaning here. I know I know I am reaching. But my point is NO one is Perfect!! NO ONE!!!!!!

And NO ONE will ever No NEVER EVER! do or be exactly what you expect them to be.

and if they were? YOU would HATE IT!!!

So,

Why are we are different colors?

Why we we all speak different languages?

Why do we have different sexual preferences?

Why do we walk, talk, dress, think, act, look, vote and do everything different?

Because We are ALL different people and if we were all the same we would bore each other to death!

SO get over yourselves and GO HUG Someone Different.

and Teach your children that different is NOT bad it is JUST different!!

By the WAY I am VERY Different!!!

Internet Predators and Security!!

Internet safety is a big topic these days. We hear about it through the media and from kids' teachers;The goal of this week's column is to provide you with resources you can use to ensure that you have the tools you need to keep You and your kids safe.
Everyone is doing it: The Internet
IT may seem impossible to control how your kids are using the Internet, it's really not.
Let's Talk about "Internet safety."
Internet safety: Microsoft resources
I found links to resources that can help you ensure the safety and security of your kids online. I've pulled out these to highlight today, this one has links to many other sites as well. A guide to your child's safe use of the internet.
You would not let a 2 year old go to the Mall alone would you? OR allow your 11 year old to go to visit a NEW "friend" at their house who you knew nothing about and had never met. Your not even sure what age the "NEW Friend" is or what sex. You have no idea where the friend lives either. It could be in prison or a zoo for all you know. They talk REAL nice to your child and they listen when you will not.
The old warnings our parents gave us no longer work today. The "Bad men" no longer come in cars, no longer offer candy on street corners, wearing rain coats. As a matter of fact they are not always Men!!. We all know this was always a stereo typed out look to begin with. But today it is not even worth looking at. The "Quiet nice shy kid next door" is the one to watch out for here. Sad but true... The most dangerous thing about Internet Predator's is their invisibility or at least their belief they are invisible.
Would you answer your door in the middle of the night and allow one of these people to enter?

David Spanbauer:At age 19, this Wisconsin psychopath broke into a home, tied a young baby sitter to a bed and raped her at knife point. He then shot the homeowner in the face. Sentenced to 70 years, he only served a few years. He then raped another teenager and was sentenced to only 12 years, but was again released to hone his skill as a serial killer.
Harvey Robinson:Intelligent teen athlete with chronic juvenile rap sheet turns into a rampaging rapist, stalker and serial killer. Despite his good points, his chronic violence puts him on Pennsylvania's death row.
Charles Cullen:When his marriage went downhill, this male nurse began to relieve the tensions from domestic failure, depression, alcoholism and chronic debt by injecting patients with medicines that were deadly. He was dismissed by several hospitals who suspected that he was killing patients, but employment laws in PA and NJ made hospitals liable if they gave negative comments about former employees. He confessed to murdering 35 patients, but the number may be closer to 40

Why of Course NOT!!! Well not through the Front door any way....
But do you realize that You are your child may have talked to any one of them Right in your OWN house??? Both Prisons and mental institutions have computers and internet access. Scary isn't it?
So what can you do about it? Well you could hide and never turn on your computer again. But, that would not be much fun. It would also be kind of a waste of good equipment and kind of hard to explain to the grand kids when the say grand ma what is that thing? Are you going to tell them it was a great source of information and communication grandma got too scared to use?
No let's make it safe!!
First you need a good virus and spyware program to fight those evil virus's
I recommend AVG or EWIDO they have a free one or the Pro which is Great!!
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OK now your computer is Semi safe NOW What?
Create a strong Password. (for more info see my post on Passwords)
Always remember that Alice the 70 year old grandmother of 11 in Kansas. May in fact be Al from your car pool who is wanting to kidnap your 11 year old grand daughter to take her to Kansas. He is in fact not disabled at all he is 22 years old is looking in your window right now with a telescope and thanking you for paying all of your bills online.
OK now your scared Again? Good!
When you Pay your Bills Close your curtains put up those fire walls and HIDE!!!!
Use a Fire Wall!!

But Do not make the Fatal mistake and over do it!!
Many people make the mistake of using more than 1 fire wall. Fire walls and Anti virus programs tend to attack each other. They do NOT play well together!! Find the one that works best for you and stick with it!!
IS there such a thing as a Totally Safe place on the Internet?
In a Word NO is there a totally safe place any where? But, we can make it a little safer by simply applying a little common sense.
Just as you do not allow your children to go into people's house's you do not know alone. Do not allow them to go into Chat rooms alone without you. Plain and simple.

Parental Controls - Customize access to places online
Parental Controls Help - Find answers to questions
Web Controls - Regulate Internet surfing
Parents Central - Tips on how to use AOL with your kids

Child Online Protection Act
Read it. Learn it. Use it.
But, When all is said and Done? Download all of this Read all of this. Get it all secure. Then get hacked any way. IT is a cruel world out there and every day no matter what you do or how careful you are there are people who have nothing better to do than upset you and mess up your stuff. So defend it the best way you can. Make sure all of this is in place. Watch your children and listen to them. I mean REALLY listen!!! A simple off hand comment that may mean nothing on the surface may mean Life or death in the end!!
Say one Day your child says:
Alice told me she got a new razor last week.
Ok no biggie right? WRONG!!! Alice is supposed to be 70 years old and in a wheel chair remember? Well! Today A razor is no longer used for shaving your arm pits!! Wake up Mom!! Your child just told you Alice is a LOT younger!!! AND a LOT skinner than 350 lbs!!! Don't you think it is time YOU found out who Alice REALLY is?

microsafe offered safe sites

From Microsoft. Com

A List of Sites

Offering Tips

On Child

Internet Safety

See also,

Learn About

Your Privacy

Microsoft's Safekids Site

(Including Teacher's

Training Guide)

Term of The DAy WEbpedia

WEBOPEDIA SEARCH

Enter a keyword... Enter a search term and press Go!

Passwords:

Passwords:

Passwords are NOT toys and are not meant to be funny or keep you or your friends amused. Never use a pet's (or anyone else for that matter) name as a password. Or a important date or number in your life. Such as a social security number house address etc. Yes, they are easy for you to remember. But, that is what also makes them easy for others to crack!! The longer and more complex your password the better. But! remember! A password is useless if you do not remember it or if someone else knows it!! Many sites offer hints for people who forget their passwords. These are great. But, they also help others get your password!! So Be very careful when you set up these hints as well!!! Be vague~! Set up these hints as non hints. How? OK for instance have it ask for a Pet's name and have your answer be road kill. Now your actual pet's name is Bambi. But, You have just protected your hint a little. That is IF no one else knows you have done this!!! IF you use a lot of web sites and have a lot of passwords I also have a free program that generates passwords and also stores them for you. IT will open them as well as insert your user name and password etc. All with simple mouse clicks. Whisper 32

So the most important rules are

#1 Avoid the obvious (pets/peoples names and addresses)

#2 Avoid using less than 6 characters.

# 3 Keep all Passwords in a SAFE place where No one else can find them. But you will NOT lose them!!

# 4 Be vague in your hints.

The Crabby HO email manners

The Crabby HO

People ask Me EZ What about Email you know everything from that Reply ALL button to the Forward one? Is there any legal way to kill all these evil people who are abusing my email in box?

Applies to Any mail program you happen to be using

How many e-mail messages do you send and receive each day? 10? 20? 50? More? (I'm in the "More" category — about four times more. Wonder why I don't write you back?) To be honest? I do not know how to write. But I am also a tad upset over the way some people are abusing their e-mail privileges. And from the sound of your letters, I'm not alone. Let's tackle some of the bigger issues and see if we can't make this a kinder, gentler cyber world. By the way you cannot kill them. Murder is still
against the Law in the United States Sorry!!

EZ's top 10 e-mail crabs .
Hey NOT that kind of Crabs!! I am trying to be nice here!!!

I'm going to run through this list quick, So keep up.

Crab #1: Be Discreet when replying

You've received a piece e-mail from someone in your very large group of friends or organization. If you feel the need to respond to the sender. Before you hit that Reply All button. Ask yourself the following questions. Who cares? Do I want to receive this again each time one of them decides to hit REPLY ALL too? No matter how witty or urbane you may think it is. This goes the same for personal e-mail (especially if it's an Internet joke or rumor).

For example, I'm fairly certain that Bill Gates doesn't need to know if I'll be attending the annual Microsoft picnic with one child or twelve. Not that he doesn't care, mind you; he just has other types of e-mail that may be more pressing. Shocking but true. So please, don't hit that Reply to All button.

Crab #2: Stop yelling at me

USING ALL CAPITAL LETTERS IS NOT ONLY RUDE AND IRRITATING, IT'S ALSO HARD TO READ. Save your caps for special occasions, such as those times when you want your recipient to know you're at the end of your rope and ready to string them up with it.

GOT IT?

if you use all caps and prefer that your senders use all caps too because you have limited eyesight, note that you can adjust various settings for your entire computer to help with that. See Help in Windows® for more information.

Crab #3: This is not a chain letter

If I send you something really cool and then get a response from you that, at first glance, appears to have only what I wrote to you at the top of it, I'm going to ass-u-me you have nothing to say to me (and sent me an empty e-mail message to tell me as much).

Let's put this another way: when you're replying to an e-mail message and you want to include what the sender wrote, add your comments at the top of the mail, not the bottom. I sometimes forget what I wrote — SO if I need it and I would want to reread it would be there.

See the logic in keeping all the notes and replies in order? This does not mean you have to keep EVERY word. Just make sure you response is on top. and below that is my message.

Crab #4: Too many forwards is one step backward

Speaking of chain letters, if you're like me (and I know you are), you are fed up with receiving the same jokes, Internet rumors, and chain letters promising free cases of champagne, $1000 from Bill Gates, and miracle cream that erases all your fine lines and bad memories.

While you can cut some slack for those in your life who have just discovered that Great Oracle of Misinformation we call the Internet, it's just not appropriate, considerate, professional, or even cool to forward these useless things to coworkers. (And by the way: Mikey, the kid from a 1970s-era cereal commercial, did not explode after drinking a popular cola laced with fizzy candy. I don't know where he is, but he's probably on some heavy Prozac.) Want to forward something that LOOKS important? Check it out
FIRST!!
Hoax Warnings

Crab #5: Don't be a cyber-coward

If you've got something to say to me that is:

Highly personal

Scary

Sad

Angry

Tragic

Vicious

Shocking

Any combination of the above…

…please do it in person. OR call me on the phone. (Remember the old adage never write anything down you do not want the whole world to read 100 years after your gone.

This goes double for a email.)

Sentient beings are filled with emotions (and NOT emoticons). E-mail programs aren't the best translators of this.

Crab#6: I love you but not your 500 KB image file

As I see it, there are three main reason why you should refrain from sending really large files via e-mail:

It takes a long time to download a large file. This is particularly true if you are on a dial-up connection. When your recipient is checking e-mail because she's waiting for an important message from EZ Crabby HO, it's just plain rude to make her sit there for 10 minutes to download the photo of your goldfish's wedding.

E-mail servers are like studio apartments: there's only so much space to keep everything. If your huge file is taking up 3 megabytes (MB) of space on your recipient's 4 MB e-mail server, he might ask you to move out, take your stuff, and never come back. AOL only allows 16 for instance.

Sometimes you're at the mercy of the ISP Some Internet service providers (ISPs) or free e-mail providers limit the size of a single piece of mail coming through their servers. Sometimes this is because of security issues, and sometimes these companies just want to annoy you. Whatever the reason, your recipient may never even know you sent him something.

If you want to send something that is large AND the person you are sending it TO really wants it.

Do the RIGHT thing! use a GOOD server to send it! There are plenty of Free servers out there. IF you are too cheap to pay for one. Here are a few of my FAVS.

For images:

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for files:

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So please consider the size the file you're sending. If it's a large image, make it smaller. If it's large document, zip it up using a file compression program. Such as Winrar, or zipgenius. I mention these two because they are so easily created and split and if you must you may also password protect them as well.

Crab#7: The subject "Re: " means nothing to me

In other words, fill out the Subject line. I get hundreds of e-mail messages each day, and when I get one without anything in the Subject line, I tend to skip over it. If the subject of the message wasn't important enough for the sender to fill out the Subject line, then it's not important to me. Be gone!

Crab #8: Plain text and HTML are not buddies

If someone sends you mail in plain text format, you can usually tell because: 1) it has no formatting, and 2) the font it appears in is Courier. If you decide to reply to a plain-text sender using HTML format with special fonts and formatting, the text that your recipient receives will look like indecipherable nonsense that needs a Cold War code breaker to untangle its message. Do your recipients a favor: send your reply in the format it came in.

About message formats

Crab#9:Itchy trigger finger? Count to 10 before hitting the Send button

You're hot under the collar and everybody knows that (and sometimes loves that) about you. But before sending your clever and scathing message out there to the world (with virtually no chance of retrieving it), remember this: the pushing of the Send button lasts a moment; its effects can last a lifetime — or at least until you're back on the streets, looking for another job or friends.

If you use AOL simply use the and give yourself some time to cool off. BEFORE you send it!! You will Thank yourself for it later.

Manners: Petty sacrifices

Crab #10: Use the spell checker

I don't care if you use AOL Outlook, Outlook Express, MSN Hotmail, or any other e-mail program. because almost every program has a way to check your lousy spelling before you hit the send button. Some programs have a setting that tell you your spelling sucks automatically, while with others you have to hit a button. But, please just do it. You may save your butt or mine some day with a simple spelling correction. For instance how much good would it do if you sent me a email that said Watch out Bonb? Now if you used
spell check you would realize it should have been bomb. But if you had sent it I could have been looking for well a lot of thinks before I realized Oh yea Bomb OOPS.... never mind .

Crab #11: If e-mail isn't working, consider face-to-face communication

If after more than two e-mail messages (you send to me, I reply to you, you reply to me, I reply to you), we're still not getting our messages across to each other, then it's possible we're not going to get anywhere. So, let's meet in a IM or telephone or if and whenever possible in person. people do still do that you know amazing I know)

If it seems you cannot talk without fighting and arguing? Sometimes it is best to simply Stop talking. Simply say well we cannot seem to agree and we both seem to be upset right now. Can we just take a break and both calm down to take time to think this over and discuss this at another time when we are both a little calmer? Use a little sense it goes a long way.

Crab #12: Don't abuse E-Cards

E-cards are fun. And there are a lot of free ones out there. It is fun not only to send them but to receive them as well. But! When you open you mail box and there are 20 E-cards all from one person it gets to be kind of a drag. Keep them fun Don't be a E-card Junkie be Selective in your sending.



Crab #13: Read everything before replying

Usually when someone types something into a email they put at least a few seconds of thought into it. Please be kind enough to spend the same actually reading it. Many is the time I have sent out detailed instructions on how to do something or on something I am offering. Only to later have someone I am talking to who Claims to have read the E-mail tell me it would be a fantastic NEW idea to start or could I Please explain it to them. I then find myself copying the exact information I had sent in the email and they
thank me. Telling me how clear and easy it was to understand. They also tell me they wish I had included it in the original E-mail. Then are shocked to realize that is where I got it from. Remember there are no stupid questions there are just abused and ignored answers.





What makes you crabby?

One last thing: I don't want to imply, with the above list, that you can't have fun, be light, or be creative in e-mail. Some of you have gotten to know me for this I apologize. I an also guilty of many of email boo boos.. (No! It's true!) I'm just telling you to think before sending.

Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices."— Ralph Waldo Emerson