From: rubberstampers-owner@xmission.com (rubberstampers Digest) To: rubberstampers-digest@xmission.com Subject: rubberstampers Digest V2 #3112 Reply-To: rubberstampers@xmission.com Sender: rubberstampers-owner@xmission.com Errors-To: rubberstampers-owner@xmission.com Precedence: rubberstampers Digest Tuesday, October 14 1997 Volume 02 : Number 3112 In this issue: Re: RS: Tan: soda? Re: RS: ornament ideas RS: Halos-? RS: North Idaho Stamp Show Re: RS: is there a blitzer in your future? don't ask RS: Vendors List Request Re: RS: Tan: Spell check on Juno is Hilarious! RS:Fwd: Urgent poll participation opportunity Re: RS: Here is the Vendor's list, IS IT CURRENT? Re: RS: Tan: soda? Re: RS: Tan: Spell check on Juno is Hilarious! Re: RS: Envelopes--I'd use Fit-it Re: RS: Tan: soda? RS: Re: Used stamp idea RS: All Good Things RS: TAN any great clam chowder recipes? RS: Does anyone know??? Re: RS: Tan: soda? RS: RE: Loose Ends catalog Re: RS: Here is the Vendor's list, IS IT CURRENT? RS: 'Northwoods Stamp Co' ??? See the end of the digest for information on subscribing to the rubberstampers or rubberstampers-digest mailing lists and on how to retrieve back issues. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 10:44:41 -0500 From: ~ lupie ~ Subject: Re: RS: Tan: soda? I just rediscovered Root Beer Floats at Sonic and they are great! They also have Flurries which are floats that have already been all mixed up together. Mom loves these, but I like the ice cream floating in my root beer better! ~ lupie ~ aka elizabeth herman Kkatee@aol.com wrote: > > Ohhh yes, I remember Root Beer Floats!!! This message was from ~ lupie ~ - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 08:28:01 -0500 From: Phil Schloss Subject: Re: RS: ornament ideas Misti Oblander wrote: > I'm wanting to make some ornaments for Christmas this year and I am > going to try to stamp on the clear ball ornaments. Does anyone have any > other ideas for ornaments? I think my template at URL http://www.red-castle.com/fit_it/demo001.html makes a very nice Christmas ornament. Phil > > TIA, > Misti > Mary Kay Consultant > misti_oblander@hotmail.com - -- Phil Schloss "FIT-IT"-It works for you! at URL--> http://www.red-castle.com Come visit my on-line rubber stamp catalog, you will love the designs. Or email phil@red-castle.com for address to order a paper catalog from: Red Castle Inc., Antiques Memories Rubber Stamps http://www.red-castle.com/rubberstamps/rubberstamps.html This message was from Phil Schloss - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 11:15:12 -0400 (EDT) From: Silkk555@aol.com Subject: RS: Halos-? Hi all- I have decided to buy Halos . Someone had a tip file or info file on them...maybe Tupperstamper? Can I have the info? Thanks so much! What changed my mind,,,you wonder? I met Sheryl at artfest and we talked for a moment and she gave me a tiny mount with a stamp mounted on the right hook and loop...it is pretty neat! Thanks Sheryl! .TIA!! - --Ellie PS--Doesnt the Garden have these? This message was from Silkk555@aol.com - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 09:07:09 -0700 From: KatsPurr Subject: RS: North Idaho Stamp Show Hi Group ~ I posted on Sun. but I'm not sure it went thru, so I've revised my msg a little (added some important points about our very own vendors and list!) and want to share with you, so here goes.... On Sat., I attended the 2nd Annual North Idaho Stamp Show in Coeur d'Alene, ID. (It was for two days.) For the record, next year's show will be on Oct. 11 and 12. If anyone's interested in vendoring there, you could let me know and I'll send ya the addy of whom to get in touch with, okay? So! I spent 3.5 hrs. there. There were 23 booths -- approx. how many booths are at one of those big conventions??? Does anyone know if there's ever a convention in Spokane, WA??? They had sit-and-watch classes every hour (I didn't attend any). Examples of classes were: Watercolor Pencils & Tombow Blenders; Scrapbooking For the Stamper; Stamping on Round Items; A Man's Approach to Industrila Stamping (hmm, that would've been an interesting one!) .... et. al. I felt that the classes given were mainly "to sell a vendor's products" -- *not* to be simply kind and instruct stampers ... like so many of the both vendors *and* buyers on this list do for us!!! This was the first stamp show I've ever attended. I'd like to ask you vendors who've set up at stamp conventions: **Do you sell your items at a really nice discount at conventions, or do you have just one particular "show special" to offer buyers?** The reason I ask this is cuz these vendors showing in Idaho mostly seemed to be there to get your big bucks and not necessarily to give you any good deals ... *most* of the vendors there, IMO, were like that. I did see Static Magic bags there -- one vendor sold it for $4 and another for $4.50 -- couldn't beat Sue Beck's great $3.50 price on our list here!! I was *very* glad to see quite a few UMs there cuz that's all I was really interested in. I didn't want to "waste" my money on wood-mounts, now that I've switched to HALOS. (Sheryl, you really *must* set up at this show next year, everyone around here *needs* to know about your terrific product!!) Okay, now to let you in on the goodies I came home with (let me go get my bag): [] There's this company called "Vrh artworks" (Vrh is the person's last name!) -- they sell handmade papers, marbled papers, wearable art, etc. I bought some very pretty teal handmade paper; a 10x12 piece of gorgeous marbled paper (in a transparent envy!); two silk-screened cards (penguin; 3 cats) beautifully done! (and these came in reusable transparent envys!); and some little shapes (geometric and cats) made out of handmade paper that I think was lots of pieces glued together cuz it's nice 'n thick -- gonna be great for layering! This family's located right there in Coeur d'Alene so I'll have to visit their shop someday. I thought their prices were quite reasonable. [] from Country Impressions (Kellogg, ID), I purchased green, aqua, and lavendar sheets of foil (25 4"x4" pieces for $1.75!) *and* ... a bag of feathers -- which I *definitely* have to keep away from my felines! I plan to use those on some Native American cards! [] I got to make a "bubble-icious" postcard. I never saw this done before, maybe you did. It's really kewl! You mix about 10 drops liquid hand-soap to 10 drops acrylic paint, add a little water. Put that in a cup. Use a straw to blow bubbles till the bubbles are *above* the rim of the cup. Now gently touch the card to the bubbles, being careful to *not* touch the rim of the cup or you will get a direct circle-line. This makes *fantastic* backgrounds!!! You can use just one color or use different colors on one page. They had a demo card where orange paint was used on a black glossy card. Wonderful for autumn!! ..... Oh yah, I bought some matchbook li'l notebooks (20 cents each) -- can't wait to stamp on those 'n give 'em away. What fun!! [] UMs: beautiful pottery bowl; spiraled circle design; furry kitty-from-behind (sitting); petroglyph ram; petroglyph buffalo; a gorgeous, huge zebra's head/neck [4"x2.5"]; a beautiful tiger's head. [] A large piece of very-pretty lavender handmade paper. That's all I can think of to say about the show. Gotta get this sent now. If you've read this far, you must've been interested! ;-) Purrrrr...... KAT ^ ^ -- -- = v = `~u~` KatsPurr (a 'play' on the name Casper, cuz I am both cat- & Spirit-minded) This message was from KatsPurr - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 16:57:54 -0500 From: Susan Subject: Re: RS: is there a blitzer in your future? don't ask First off, there are no DUH questions here. I was unsure about this when I first joined this list. There are always blitzer jokes going on here. A blitzer is like a manual air compressor. You attach a marker to it and squeeze the bulb and it gives you a air brush sprayed effect. Susan >A have a Duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh question. What is a blitzer??? > >Susan wrote: >> >> I bought a Blitzer at the Rubberama. So now instead of RAKing people, I can >> tell them they have been blitzed! LOL >> >> Susan >> Susan aka CoffeeStamper >> ICQ # 2389323 >> http://members.tripod.com/~CoffeeStamper/index.html >> >> This message was from Susan >> -- >> The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems >> Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . >This message was from Jean Mills >-- >The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems >Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . > Susan aka CoffeeStamper ICQ # 2389323 http://members.tripod.com/~CoffeeStamper/index.html This message was from Susan - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 12:04:51 -0400 From: u1c04293@mail.wvnet.edu (Mary Ellen Conn) Subject: RS: Vendors List Request With all this talk about the vendors list....I WANT ONE TOO!!! Could the keeper of the list or anyone else forward one to me?? Thanks so much! Mary Ellen This message was from u1c04293@mail.wvnet.edu (Mary Ellen Conn) - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 07:53:07 -0600 From: angelmoose@juno.com (geevee the mooselady) Subject: Re: RS: Tan: Spell check on Juno is Hilarious! geevee comes out geezer - wonder what that means!!!! geevee so many stamps, so little time g.v.'s-16802 village corner court-houston-texas-77059-5599 IF YOU LIVE IN TEXAS-PLEASE ADD 7 1/4% TAX TO YOUR ORDERS - THANK YOU angelmoose@juno.com - zwangja@msn.com On Mon, 13 Oct 1997 13:30:51 EDT celticstmpr@juno.com (Laurie M.) writes: >I know! Rannie Jo's spell check comes out "Randier"...no comment! > >Laurie >Alba Gu Brath! >Scotland Forever! >This message was from celticstmpr@juno.com (Laurie M.) -- The >rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems >Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . > This message was from angelmoose@juno.com (geevee the mooselady) - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 12:54:03 -0400 (EDT) From: Ktbardell@aol.com Subject: RS:Fwd: Urgent poll participation opportunity - --------------------- Forwarded message: Subj: Urgent poll participation opportunity Date: 97-10-14 12:16:55 EDT From: Pfamnews << >>AFA ACTION ALERT 10/13/97 >> >>American Family Association <>< >>Dr. Donald E. Wildmon, President >>P. O. Drawer 2440 >>Tupelo, Mississippi 38803 >>Telephone: 601/844-5036 >>Fax: 601/844-9176 >>Email: afalert@afa.net >>World Wide Web: http://www.afa.net >> >>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> >>ABC/DISNEY NEWS TAKING POLL ON WHETHER YOU WOULD ALLOW YOUR CHILD TO >>WATCH A LESBIAN >>KISS ON TV >> >>American Family Association has just been alerted by a pro-homosexual >>email list to a poll being conducted by ABC News. It is a 'yes' or 'no' >>vote on whether you would allow your child to watch a lesbian kiss on >>television. Cast your vote at: >>http://www.abcnews.com/sections/us/ellen109 >> >>We do not have any details on how long the poll will be conducted, so >>please visit the site and cast your vote. This afternoon at 3:45 PM the >>poll had 8,200 votes cast: >>63.5% 'yes' in favor of a lesbian kiss; 36.4% 'no' against lesbians >>kissing on TV. >> >>ABC/DISNEY provided an advisory before last Wednesday's ELLEN episode, >>saying "due to adult content, parental discretion is advised." That was >>in addition to the TV-14 icon that the show has carried this season, >>following the character Ellen's much-hyped coming out. ABC/Disney's >>decision to warn the nation before the lesbian kiss has angered Ellen to >>the point of threatening to quit. "This advisory is telling kids >>something's wrong with being gay," DeGeneres complained to the The New >>York Times. The point to the show is to let kids know there's nothing >>wrong with being gay, she said. >>"And now they're saying children shouldn't watch it," she told TV Guide. >> >>AFA also would like to call your attention to the promotion of 'National >>Coming Out Day' (an annual event encouraging people to come out of the >>closet and declare their homosexuality promoted by homosexual activists) >>on the ABC News Web Site. >> >>==================================================== >>"Spreading Truth on the Information Superhighway" >>AFA ACTION ALERT >>Buddy Smith, Editor >>Subscribe/Unsubscribe by contacting: afalert@afa.net >>mailto:afalert@afa.net >>Please tell a friend about AFA ACTION ALERT >> This message was from Ktbardell@aol.com - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 12:09:15 -0500 From: Phil Schloss Subject: Re: RS: Here is the Vendor's list, IS IT CURRENT? If this list is going to be forwarded and saved all over the world, how does anyone know that the person is still in business or that the information is correct. If the vendor list is like an database that I have helped create or maintain in the last 35 years, the data in a copy of the database is of little value within days of the time it is extracted from the master database. I would be very careful about basing my orders on information that is weeks or later months old. Is is sad but true that a business that has a spotless record can be sold to someone for the purpose of the goodwill that the first company created, and the second has no intent of continuing. I also thought that Vicky was only sending directly to people who requested it to try and control the problems I listed above. My 2 cents worth. Phil GoblinAnne@AOL.COM wrote: > > Hi all, > Many people have asked me to send them a copy of this. I had NOTHING to do > with it, other than sending public Thanks to Vicky (ArabianRose) for sending > it to me. All Thanks should go to HER. > But, to make life easier, I am sending it along. > Enjoy! > Debi-Ellen > Phil Schloss "FIT-IT"-It works for you! at URL--> http://www.red-castle.com Come visit my on-line rubber stamp catalog, you will love the designs. Or email phil@red-castle.com for address to order a paper catalog from: Red Castle Inc., Antiques Memories Rubber Stamps http://www.red-castle.com/rubberstamps/rubberstamps.html This message was from Phil Schloss - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 13:12:32 -0400 (EDT) From: RubbrKitty@aol.com Subject: Re: RS: Tan: soda? Phil, Do you think it's a regional thing? You know, same ingredients, just different names, depending on where you live? Here, a Boston Cooler is nothing more than Vanilla ice Cream, with Root Beer. Tall glass, and give me a spoon AND a straw. (I live in Ohio, so I have NO idea how "Boston" came to be in the name.) In a message dated 97-10-14 09:38:10 EDT, phil@red-castle.com writes: << Subj: Re: RS: Tan: soda? Date: 97-10-14 09:38:10 EDT From: phil@red-castle.com (Phil Schloss) Reply-to: phil@red-castle.com To: RubbrKitty@aol.com CC: kalicokathy@juno.com, rubberstampers@crafts.dm.net I though there were Black Cows. Phil RubbrKitty@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 97-10-14 03:14:16 EDT > > <<... I also like root beer. Anyone remember Root Beer Floats??? > Thanks, > KalicoKathy>> > > Kathy, when I was very young, we called them Boston Coolers...Never DID know > why. > Debi-Ellen > > This message was from RubbrKitty@aol.com > -- > The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems > Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . -- Phil Schloss "FIT-IT"-It works for you! at URL--> http://www.red-castle.com Come visit my on-line rubber stamp catalog, you will love the designs. Or email phil@red-castle.com for address to order a paper catalog from: Red Castle Inc., Antiques Memories Rubber Stamps http://www.red-castle.com/rubberstamps/rubberstamps.html >> This message was from RubbrKitty@aol.com - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 10:26:26 -0700 From: stargazser@juno.com (Stargazer Stargazser@juno.com) Subject: Re: RS: Tan: Spell check on Juno is Hilarious! there's a spell check on juno? Where? How can I access it? I've looked for one, but haven't been able to find it. - -- -- -- -- -- -- stargazser@juno.com The Queen of Joseph's Coat! I'm on 5 different lists. Putting Stargazer in the subj line will ensure I don't miss your post. On Mon, 13 Oct 1997 13:30:51 EDT celticstmpr@juno.com (Laurie M.) writes: >I know! Rannie Jo's spell check comes out "Randier"...no comment! > >Laurie >Alba Gu Brath! >Scotland Forever! >This message was from celticstmpr@juno.com (Laurie M.) -- The >rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems >Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . > This message was from stargazser@juno.com (Stargazer Stargazser@juno.com) - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 11:55:24 -0500 From: Phil Schloss Subject: Re: RS: Envelopes--I'd use Fit-it Jean, If you want odd sized envelopes, my program Fit-it Volume 1 will create any size envelope from about 1x1 in (smaller if you can fold it) to 9.75x8.75 and if your card is thicker than a normal evelope will take than you can add thickness to the envelope. There are a lot of other nice templates in the package also. The program will be available either Oct15 or 16th on diskette, and within the next two weeks as shareware downloadable. The homepage for the program is at URL: http://www.red-castle.com/fit_it/fit_it.html and a couple of sample templates are at URL: http://www.red-castle.com/fit_it/demo001.html http://www.red-castle.com/fit_it/demo002.html Hope this helps you. Phil Jean Mills wrote: > > Is there an easy way of making your own envelopes. I have some odd size > cards and my envelopes are either too big or too small. I sure there is > a way to make your own. Any and all suggestions are appreciated. I > have gotton so much good info from this list that soon I may not be a > newbie (But not too soon - LOL). > > Thanks and have a great day. > > Jean > This message was from Jean Mills > -- > The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems > Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . - -- Phil Schloss "FIT-IT"-It works for you! at URL--> http://www.red-castle.com Come visit my on-line rubber stamp catalog, you will love the designs. Or email phil@red-castle.com for address to order a paper catalog from: Red Castle Inc., Antiques Memories Rubber Stamps http://www.red-castle.com/rubberstamps/rubberstamps.html This message was from Phil Schloss - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 11:29:53 -0400 (EDT) From: Kkatee@aol.com Subject: Re: RS: Tan: soda? Ohhh yes, I remember Root Beer Floats!!! In high school we would go to the local drive-in(like Jack In the Box) , sit in our cars, have the waitress put that little tray thingy on the side of the door, and order hamburgers and root beer floats. All the guys would come cruising by real slow, and we'd be sipping our floats. That float would last a long, long time!! Those where the *good old days*...... Kaye I'm in trouble, I'm beging to sound like my mother :>) This message was from Kkatee@aol.com - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 11:29:37 -0600 From: becky-bear@juno.com Subject: RS: Re: Used stamp idea I totally agree. Doesn't matter to me if they are used. It doesn't hurt the stamping and they are used after the first time stamping with them anyway. becky-bear On Mon, 13 Oct 1997 10:12:18 -0500 "Brian Finnegan" writes: > > > >> I see so many people offering their used stamps for sale or trade. I >was >> wondering if it was ok to send them to our SS? Personally I wouldn't >mind >> gently used RS from my SS. I have bought some stamps that I just >don't >care >> for and never use. > >I wouldn't have a problem receiving used stamps. I think we've all >bought >stamps that we've only used a couple of times for a particular >project, or >our tastes have changed. I'm sure some people have bought similar >stamps, >just like I keep buying the same shade of lipstick. > >I know what you mean, though, I might feel awkward sending used stamps >to >my SS unless I knew she wouldn't mind. >Roz >This message was from "Brian Finnegan" >-- >The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling >Modems >Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . > This message was from becky-bear@juno.com - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 11:30:49 -0600 From: happyrubber@juno.com Subject: RS: All Good Things << All the Good Things He was in the first third grade class I taught at Saint Mary's School in Morris, Minn. All 34 of my students were dear to me, but Mark Eklundwas one in a million. Very neat in appearance, but had that happy-to-be-alive attitude that made even his occasional mischievousness delightful. Mark talked incessantly. I had to remind him again and again that talking without permission was not acceptable. What impressed me so much, though, was his sincere response every time I had to correct him for misbehaving - "Thank you for correcting me, Sister!" I didn't know what to make of it at first, but before long I became accumstomed to hearing it many times a day. One morning my patience was growing thin when Mark talked once too often, and then I made a novice-teacher's mistake. I looked at Mark and said, "If you say one more word, I am going to tape your mouth shut!" It wasn't ten seconds later when Chuck blurted out, "Mark is talking again." I hadn't asked any of the students to help me watch Mark, but since I had stated the punishment in front of the class, I had to act on it. I remember the scene as if it had occurred this morning. I walked to my desk, very deliberately opened my drawer and took out a roll of masking tape. Without saying a word, I proceeded to Mark's desk, tore off two pieces of tape and made a big X with them over his mouth. I then returned to the front of the room. As I glanced at Mark to see how he was doing, he winked at me. That did it!! I started laughing. The class cheered as I walked back to Mark's desk, removed the tape, and shrugged my shoulders. His first words were, "Thank you for correcting me, Sister." As the end of the year I was asked to teach junior-high math. The years flew by, and before I knew it Mark was in my classroom again. He was more handsome than ever and just as polite. Since he had to listen carefully to my instructions in the "new math," he did not talk as much in ninth grade as he had in third. One Friday, things just didn't feel right. We had worked hard on a new concept all week, and I sensed that the students were frowning, frustrated with themselves - and edgy with one another. I had to stop this crankiness before it got out of hand. So I asked them to list the names of the other students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name. Then I told them to think of the nicest thing they could say about each of their classmates and write it down. It took the remainder of the class period to finish the assignment, and as the students left the room, each one handed me the papers. Charlie smiled. Mark said, "Thank you for teaching me, Sister. Have a good weekend." That Saturday, I wrote down the name of each student on a separate sheet of paper, and I listed what everyone else had said about that individual. On Monday I gave each student his or her list. Before long, the entire class was smiling. "Really?" I heard whispered. "I never knew that meant anything to anyone!" "I didn't know others liked me so much!" No one ever mentioned those papers in class again. I never knew if they discussed them after class or with their parents, but it didn't matter. The exercise had accomplished its purpose. The students were happy with themselves and one another again. That group of students moved on. Several years later, after I returned from vacation, my parents met me at the airport. As we were driving home, Mother asked me the usual questions about the trip - the weather, my experiences in general. There was a light lull in the conversation. Mother gave Dad a side-ways glance and simply says, "Dad?" My father cleared his throat as he usually did before something important. "The Eklunds called last night," he began. "Really?" I said. "I haven't heard from them in years. I wonder how Mark is." Dad responded quietly. "Mark was killed in Vietnam," he said. "The funeral is tomorrow, and his parents would like if it you could attend." To this day I can still point to the exact spot on I-494 where Dad told me about Mark. I had never seen a serviceman in a military coffin before. Mark looked so handsome, so mature. All I could think at that moment was, Mark, I would give all the masking tape in the world if only you would talk to me. The church was packed with Mark's friends. Chuck's sister sang "The Battly Hymn of the Republic." Why did it have to rain on the day of the funeral? It was difficult enough at the graveside. The pastor said the usual prayers, and the bugler played taps. One by one those who loved Mark took a last walk by the coffin and sprinkled it with holy water. I was the last one to bless the coffin. As I stood there, one of the soldiers who had acted as pallbearer came up to me. "Were you Mark's math teacher?" he asked. I nodded as I continue to stare at the coffin. "Mark talked about you a lot," he said. After the funeral, most of Mark's former classmates headed to Chuck's farmhouse for lunch. Mark's mother and father were there, obviously waiting for me. "We want to show you something," his father said, taking a wallet out of his pocket. "They found this on Mark when he was killed. We thought you might recognize it." Opening the billfold, he carefully removed two worn pieces of notebook paper that had obviously been taped, folded and refolded many times. I knew without looking that the papers were the ones on which I had listed all the good things each of Mark's classmates had said about him. "Thank you so much for doing that, "Mark's mother said. "As you can see, Mark treasured it." Mark's classmates started to gather around us. Charlie smiled rather sheepishly and said, "I still have my list. It's in the top drawer of my desk at home." Chuck's wife said, "Chuck asked me to put this in our wedding album." "I have mine too," Marilyn said. "It's in my diary." Then Vicki, another classmate, reached into her pocketbook, took out her wallet and showed her worn and frazzled list to the group. "I carry this with me at all times," Vicki said without batting an eyelash. "I think we all saved our lists." That's when I finally sat down and cried. I cried for Mark and for all his friends who would never see him again. THE END written by: Sister Helen P. Mrosla The purpose of this letter, is to encourage everyone to compliment the people you love and care about. We often tend to forget the importance of showing our affections and love. Sometimes the smallest of things, could mean the most to another. I am asking you, to please send this letter around and spread the message and encouragement, to express your love and caring by complimenting and being open with communication. The density of people in society, is so thick, that we forget that life will end one day. And we don't know when that one day will be. So please, I beg of you, to tell the people you love and care for, that they are special and important. Tell them, before it is too late. I leave these messages with you and ask you to continue to spread the message to everyone you know. >> This message was from happyrubber@juno.com - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 10:36:53 -0700 From: stargazser@juno.com (Stargazer Stargazser@juno.com) Subject: RS: TAN any great clam chowder recipes? the white kind? I mean thick and really good tasting, NOT like that canned stuff. anyone? - -- -- -- -- -- -- stargazser@juno.com The Queen of Joseph's Coat! I'm on 5 different lists. Putting Stargazer in the subj line will ensure I don't miss your post. This message was from stargazser@juno.com (Stargazer Stargazser@juno.com) - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 13:20:48 -0500 From: Melissa Bauman Subject: RS: Does anyone know??? This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - --------------9B1B7B8E574101998BF7A6EA Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Does ANYONE know???? HEEEELLLLLLPPPPPP!!!!!! Please! :O) Melissa - --------------9B1B7B8E574101998BF7A6EA Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: Received: from aloha.webkahuna.com (aloha.webkahuna.com [199.44.25.193]) by ixmail4.ix.netcom.com (8.8.7-s-4/8.8.7/(NETCOM v1.01)) with ESMTP id GAA08738; Tue, 14 Oct 1997 06:11:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from majordomo@localhost) by aloha.webkahuna.com (8.8.6/8.6.9) id IAA08154 for rubberstampers-outgoing; Tue, 14 Oct 1997 08:50:28 -0400 Message-ID: <34436A6E.E29CCA6B@ix.netcom.com> Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 07:49:50 -0500 From: Melissa Bauman X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.01 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Stampers Subject: RS: Blender Pen ? X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-rubberstampers@aloha.webkahuna.com Precedence: bulk Comment: To remove yourself from the list, send e-mail to Comment: majordomo@crafts.dm.net containing the line Comment: unsubscribe rubberstampers Can you use the same blender pen for pencils and markers? Do they consist of the same chemicals? Any info is appriciated! TIA! Melissa - -- Melissa C. Bauman ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/5493 John 3:3 This message was from Melissa Bauman - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . - --------------9B1B7B8E574101998BF7A6EA-- This message was from Melissa Bauman - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 13:43:13 -0600 From: dianeb@cfu-cybernet.net (Diane Bowman) Subject: Re: RS: Tan: soda? I drink Caffeine free Pepsi also! I don't even miss it! Has anyone taken a total count yet???? Just curious. Stampin' Joy >My vote is Pepsi and Dr. Pepper. But I drink caffeine free . I had to >de=caff with my PMS and never went back to the real stuff. I also like >root beer. Anyone remember Root Beer Floats??? >Thanks, KalicoKathy >Have a Gentle Day >This message was from kalicokathy@juno.com (Kathleen O McCaffrey) >-- >The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems >Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ .. Stampin' Joy This message was from dianeb@cfu-cybernet.net (Diane Bowman) - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 16:48:47 EDT From: celticstmpr@juno.com (Laurie M.) Subject: RS: RE: Loose Ends catalog Does anyone on the list sell Loose Ends ? I bought some fossil leaves at Rubber Soul and now I want to see what else they have. I know they have all types of papers, but I am interested in other items for collage purposes. I don't have web access so referring me to their site (if they have one) doesn't help me.. TIA, Laurie Alba Gu Brath! Scotland Forever! This message was from celticstmpr@juno.com (Laurie M.) - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 10:15:45 -0800 From: Lynette Walters Subject: Re: RS: Here is the Vendor's list, IS IT CURRENT? What happened to the other vendor's list? I think someone named Lissa was doing it? I submitted my business info to her, and then again to Mariann (who I thought did a wonderful job - still not sure why that one was discontinued), but now, here comes this list, and I'm not on it! I know I haven't done alot of business on the list, but the customers I have dealt with seem to be very pleased with my service. So...will we ever get these vendor lists straightened out? I remember about a year ago, there was someone who was posting a vendor's list on a monthly (aprox.) basis, updating it all along. If I had the time, I'd do it myself, but unfortunately, I don't. Isn't there someone out there who would be willing to do this? Just a little discouraged... Lynette Phil Schloss wrote: > > If this list is going to be forwarded and saved all over the > world, how does anyone know that the person is still in business > or that the information is correct. > If the vendor list is like an database that I have helped > create or maintain in the last 35 years, the data in a copy of > the database is of little value within days of the time > it is extracted from the master database. > I would be very careful about basing my orders on information > that is weeks or later months old. Is is sad but true that > a business that has a spotless record can be sold to someone > for the purpose of the goodwill that the first company created, > and the second has no intent of continuing. > I also thought that Vicky was only sending directly to people > who requested it to try and control the problems I listed above. > My 2 cents worth. > Phil > GoblinAnne@AOL.COM wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > Many people have asked me to send them a copy of this. I had NOTHING to do > > with it, other than sending public Thanks to Vicky (ArabianRose) for sending > > it to me. All Thanks should go to HER. > > But, to make life easier, I am sending it along. > > Enjoy! > > Debi-Ellen > > > Phil Schloss > "FIT-IT"-It works for you! at URL--> http://www.red-castle.com > Come visit my on-line rubber stamp catalog, you will love the designs. > Or email phil@red-castle.com for address to order a paper catalog > from: > Red Castle Inc., Antiques Memories Rubber Stamps > http://www.red-castle.com/rubberstamps/rubberstamps.html > This message was from Phil Schloss > -- > The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems > Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . This message was from Lynette Walters - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 14:45:33 -0400 (EDT) From: Buzykids@aol.com Subject: RS: 'Northwoods Stamp Co' ??? I would like to have an address for this company. Just saw a beautiful stamp that they produced, want their catalog!! Thanks to any and all. Biz This message was from Buzykids@aol.com - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ End of rubberstampers Digest V2 #3112 ************************************* To subscribe to rubberstampers Digest, send the command: subscribe rubberstampers-digest in the body of a message to "majordomo@xmission.com". 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