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Happy Spring from Peggy Fisher and The SEASIDE SCOOP

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March 26, 2005 Happy Spring! A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor's book —Irish proverb ?Gorgeous graphic from fellow Coral Gables writer Georgina ? From Bill Glynn, North Beach Civic Association President: ******************************­************* Use control and click on the hyperlinks to fly to your favorite features (If they don’t work, a trick that activates them is to do Reply in some versions of Outlook.) Welcome! Word for the Week Triaging Time Secret Sources Mail Call Tech Tip: Have files to big to email? The Morality of Keeping Terri Schiavo Alive The Truth About Gender Last Laugh Cartoon Cavalcade Peggy’s Pet Parade Seaside Scoop Web News Helping Tsunami Victims Critic’s Corner : Melinda and Melinda Using Seaside Scoop Content ******************************­************* Welcome! Welcome to Seaside Scoop, strengthening our word power and memories incrementally while linking friends and wildlife supporters across Florida and the globe. Seaside Scoop readers span Florida, 37 states, Guam and 16 countries abroad. (Your email address is safe. Seaside Scoop will never sell, rent or disclose your email address to third parties.) ******************************­************* Word for the Week pastiche pass-TEESH noun *1 : a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work; also : such stylistic imitation 2 a : a musical, literary, or artistic composition made up of selections from different works : potpourri b : hodgepodge Example sentence: When Alfred Tennyson was only 14, he wrote a clever pastiche of Elizabethan drama. Did you know? It all began with macaroni. Our word "pastiche" is from French, but the French word was in turn borrowed from Italian, where the word is "pasticcio." "Pasticcio" is what the Italians called a kind of "macaroni pie" (from the word "pasta"). English-speakers familiar with this multilayered dish had begun to apply the name to various sorts of potpourris or hodgepodges (musical, literary, or otherwise) by the 18th century. For over a hundred years we were happy with "pasticcio," until we discovered the French word "pastiche" sometime in the latter part of the 1800s. ******************************­************* Seaside Scoop Secret Sources Wabasso Beach/Disney Hurricane Updates: Where’s the Ark? Reliable Seaside Scoop Secret Sources report work on restoring Wabasso and Golden Sands Beaches is now stalled until after Turtle Season ends, October 31, 2005. Meteorologists warn 2005 may be as bad as 2004. That’s dreadful news for all Florida, slammed by four Tropical Terrors, and Vero Beach, as Ground Zero twice, where many of us are still trying get out from under one or more blue tarps protecting our damaged roofs. Warning: They wear out! We are already on our second tarp, covering the first, which allowed recent heavy rains to destroy my bathroom ceiling. It’s a bad deal when insulation and ceiling stuff are in your tub! As I write, the rains continue unabated as if it’s already the rainy season, not normally due until June or July. Perhaps an Ark would be preferable or as Management recommends, let’s live on a boat! Disney Ray Sighting: Beach Master Jeff reports Disney sightings of a 12-foot manta ray that created such a wide disturbance in the ocean, at first observers thought it might be a whale. New-born “baby” rays are four feet across, and the largest reported sighting was a great 30-foot ray. They can weigh up to 4000 pounds. Other Disney News: An inside Disney source recalls after Jeanne’s fury pounded our Barrier Island, hundreds of crabs sought safety in the hotel’s kitchen, pool and wherever they could find a spot. Crews continue to work away at building Disney’s new boardwalk; guests are rerouted to CoralStone’s beach-access stairs. If you’d like to speak out without being quoted, send your anonymous feedback. Secret Sources was created for you. ******************************­************* Triaging Time Each day is a new life. Seize it. Live it. —David Guy Powers Please share your time-saving tips and tricks via Seaside Scoop, if you have time ;-). ******************************­************* Mail Call http://www.theanimalrescuesite­.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/CTDSit­es.woa From Bill Glynn, North Beach Civic Association President: I.Q. Test.... Click here: http://www.richstevens.com/fla­sh/iq.swf From Regina Provost in Sarasota, FL: The Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of coffee. A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was. The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes." The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed. "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things---God, your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and your car. The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are important to you. "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand." One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend." Animal Rescue Site: ?Geri in Port St. Lucie: Click here: Year by Year from infoplease.com: 1900-2004 Fellow writer Georgina in Coral Gables, FL : What a whopper of a Seaside Scoop! Funny and serious, expertly juxtaposed. This must have taken you a long time to do...but, as it's only once a week, now, it's worth every second. Right? How is your audience reacting? Your latest is bound to provide you with a bumper crop of correspondence…. Thanks to you, Double-Click Associate Schelly Gallimore and SS, I'm about to use a feather duster on my laptop. However, I don't have the Right Guard... Not surprised most Seaside Scoop feedback is cartoons and pets, with so many now tuned in to our ever-expanding cyber world. Lee in Port St. Lucie, FL: Our next O.N.E.W.I.L.D.W.O.R.L.D. Keep America Beautiful Coastal Cleanup is Saturday, April 30. EVERY DAY IS EARTH DAY! For more info, contact: Lee Hedrick For Our Onewildworld@aol.com (772) 336-9252 ******************************­************* Tech Tip File too big for email? Try YouSendIt at http://www.yousendit.com It’s a free service that lets you send up to 1000MB (1GB—gigabyte) of info. Here are the details: New to YouSendIt? Here's what you do. Choose who you want to send a file to. It can be anyone with an email address. You can specify multiple email addresses separated by commas. Select a file to send. You can send photos, audio, documents or anything else. Your file will be stored by YouSendIt without ever filling up your recipient's mailbox. Click on Send. YouSendIt will automatically email your recipient a link to your file stored on our server. Your file will be deleted after seven days. No passwords to share, no software to install, no accounts to create, and no full mailboxes. Start sending now! ******************************­************* SOCIETY The Morality of Keeping Terri Schiavo Alive Q&A: A Jesuit bioethicist believes the religious right is exploiting Terri Schiavo and that there is no moral or legal obligation to keep her alive. See what he has to say about church doctrine on the matter. Newsweek World Updates: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY The Truth About Gender The rift between the sexes just got a whole lot bigger. A new study has found that women and men differ genetically almost as much as humans differ from chimpanzees. ******************************­************* Cartoon Cavalcade Pam Pereira Pirrozolo in Venice, FL: Please email cartoons that give you a smile to share. ******************************­************* Peggy’s Pet Parade ? From Shirley in Miami: True Friends always pop up to say Hello...Happy Easter, Happy Spring! ? From Lois in Coral Gables: her son Blair and his smiling dog, Jasper: Linda in Sebastian?: Ever wonder what your pets are doing while you are at work? ?Animals in Action from mentor Al in Ft. Lauderdale: Catching rays with 30 SPF? ? From Carl Peterson in Guam: 2005 Cat Collection sent by Laura in Atlanta, Geri in Port St. Lucie, Regina in Sarasota, mentor Al in Ft. Lauderdale and Management in Vero Beach—these are most popular felines. ? Always take time to smell the flower ? Friends ? From Bill Glynn, North Beach Civic Association President If you have digital pics of your pet stars, please email them; once they join “Pets in Waiting,” Seaside Scoop stardom awaits via Peggy’s Pet Parade. ******************************­************* Last Laugh Last Laugh is dedicated to all those who have the last laugh. Until the Fat Lady sings…we never know who will have the last laugh. From Laura in Atlanta: Can't eat Beef, Mad cow.... Can't eat chicken … bird flu Can't eat eggs ... Salmonella Can't eat pork ... fears that bird flu will infect piggies Can't eat fish ... heavy metals in the waters has poisoned their meat Can't eat fruits and veggies ... insecticides and herbicides Hmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!!! I believe that leaves Chocolate!!!!!!!! --for all fellow Seaside Scoop chocoholics;, may we indulge for our hearts and souls! ;-) From Carl Peterson in Guam: The Republicans should back off and let men marry men; women marry women, and totally legalize abortion. In three generations there will be no Democrats! From Chris Quinton in England: Marriage Quotes: When A Man Steals Your Wife, There Is No Better Revenge Than To Let Him Keep Her. Marriage Is Like A Cage; One Sees The Birds Outside Desperate To Get In, And Those Inside Desperate To Get Out. ******************************­************* Seaside Scoop Web News: Global Lifeguards & I Love Vero Beach.com —Tour Virtual Mall From Neal McLaughlin, Volunteer Administrator: Greetings, I take this time to acknowledge all of our dedicated volunteers and to those who have shown interest in becoming involved in the life- guarding, first aid or other important endeavor through continuous training. As we are all aware, Global Lifeguards is a nonprofit organization extending our hands into environmental, health and safety and financial support through our Emergency Workers Relief Fund, Health and Safety Fun and our Scholarship Fund. However, these important programs need your contributions to reach fruition. Without your support we may have insufficient funds to assist those who contact us for help. Not only is it possible to make a tax-deducible donation to your favorite program, Global Lifeguards has now established our own mini-mall with links to a variety of stores. By purchasing from one of these affiliates Global Lifeguards receives a generous commission for one of our funds. I invite you to visit these variety stores. New stores are being added continuously so you may wish to bookmark our website. We are affiliated with surf shops, shoe stores, beach wear distributors and lifeguard supply stores. Before you make your next purchase on line, I urge you to please visit one of our affiliates. Global Lifeguards is here to make a difference, however, without you this task will be difficult. Visit our website: www.glgs.org and take a tour through our mall. For Seaside Scoops online, check: http://www.iloveverobeach.com ******************************­************* How You Can Help Sri Lankan Tsunami Victims Photo from Shirley: Government workers and volunteers pile bodies on to a mass burial pit, including train passengers who were riding from Colombo to Galle, Sri Lanka I’m sure you have heard of the terrible tragedy that hit among other nations, the island of Sri Lanka. Our immediate family is safe, but I have yet to hear from some cousins who were in the affected areas.... and I know of friends and their families who perished. You will be pleased to know that the old Jaycee training works... deeply involved in mobilizing efforts in South Florida with fund raisers especially for the long-term rebuilding and restoration of a destroyed nation. A group of us Sri Lankans living in south Florida are collecting donations to help relief efforts and have set up a bank account at Washington Mutual Bank, Pinecrest. If you would like to help—and here any amount—no matter how small, will be gratefully accepted-please send your check, made out to: Sri Lanka Disaster Relief Fund and mail it to me at [below in label format you can copy and paste directly from Seaside Scoop email]: Shirley Wijesinha 6820 SW 28 Terrace Miami Fl 33155. I will be happy to make the arrangements to have the funds channeled through the RED CROSS in SRI LANKA where the relief efforts are already underway... If you have any questions or concerns, please give me a call at 305 661 8855 or 305 335 2373. Or email: shirleypw1@bellsouth.net Many Thanks. Shirley Wijesinha. ******************************­************* Critic’s Corner BY GEORGINA MARRERO Melinda and Melinda: In Woody Allen's latest vehicle, Will Farrell shows us he can impersonate not only W, but also an out-of-work actor whose specialty is impersonating characters with a limp. Who he's really being, however, is his own take on Allen. A little surprising, a little refreshing, a little... stale. However, in this ensemble play within a play of parallel stories revolving around two neurotic (but only one decidedly zany) women named Melinda, it's only Farrell's acting I can more or less recall the day after. Ouch. Classic Allen settings. His signature jazz. All of his usual Oedipal conundrums. And yet, at times he's softer, sweeter, more in tune with his - and our - hard-edged reality. If only he'd kept more of his keep 'em guessin' edginess... If you have a favorite movie, book or television review you’d like to shares, the Critic’s Corner has space saved for you. ******************************­************* Spring Cheers from Vero Beach, Peggy Writing by Fisher Vero Beach, FL (772)388-4920 Turn the wheel of your life. Make complete revolutions. Celebrate every turning. And persevere with joy. —Deng Ming-Dao Writer ******************************­************* Seaside Scoop (AKA Word-a-Day) Content Any content may be copied; please credit Seaside Scoop . I would also appreciate your publishing information on subscribing: To subscribe to free Seaside Scoop email: writingbyfisher@bellsouth.net