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A lil' poem, author unknown, slightly reworded to be apropos to today's foreboding naysayers...

HOW DO YOU LIVE YOUR FIDO-NET DASH?

I read of a man who stood to speak
At the funeral of his dear friend, Fido.
He referred to the dates on a head-stone
of Fido from the beginning...to the end.

He noted that first came Fido's date of birth
And spoke the following date with tears,
But he said what mattered most of all
Was the DASH between those years (1984 - 2000)

For that little DASH represents all the time
That Fido has spent alive on earth...
And now only those who loved Fido
Know what that little DASH is worth.

For it matters not, how much we own
The cars...the house...the cash,
What matters is how we live and love
And how we communicate with our DASH.

So think about this long and hard...
Are there things you'd like to change?
For you never know how much time is left,
That can still successfully be rearranged.

If we could just slow down enough
To consider what's true and real,
And always try to understand
The way other people feel.

And be less quick to anger,
And show appreciation more
And love the people in our lives
Like we've never loved before.

If we treat each other with respect,
And more often wear a smile..
Remembering that this special DASH
Might only last a little while.

So, when YOUR eulogy's being read
With your life's actions to rehash...
Would you be PROUD of the things they say
About how you spent your DASH today?

Original Author unknown (corrected March 27, 2000 [jb])
Linda Ellis
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