All you would ever want to know about Opie an' the gang can be found
at the Andy Griffith Show Homepage. It even includes a long list of 'contradictions'
found in different episodes. Trivia Quiz: In which direction does Andy's
desk in the courtroom face? Only for the obsessed:   http://www.visi.com/~muff/andy-griffith.html


Wanna write a letter to Twiggy?  Go ahead: http://www.geocities.com/hollywood/7308/twigcontact.htm


Here you’ll find find fond remembrances and a heartfelt tribute to Allan
Ginsberg: http://www.users.interport.net/~jfreund/spr/spr0023.html#editor


One more trivia quiz: Who was the lead singer for the Sixties group
Mother Earth?  For the answer, go here: http://www.suite101.com/articles/article.cfm/461
By: Chuck Nyren, nyren@ibm.net Suite
101 -- Winner of 7 Canadian Internet Awards http://www.suite101.com/userfiles/179/splash.htm
HP: http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/3283/ 
Fiction in:

Pogonip: http://www.ior.com/~mww/pogonip/fiction/fiction.htm

Eclectica: http://www2.polarnet.com/~eclectic/v2n1/toc.html

GTO WorldWide: http://www.g21.net/

El Ae Zeen: http://www.elaezeen.com/


By: Chuck Nyren, nyren@ibm.net
Suite 101 -- Winner of 7 Canadian Internet Awards
http://www.suite101.com/userfiles/179/splash.htm
HP: http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/3283/  Fiction in:
Pogonip: http://www.ior.com/~mww/pogonip/fiction/fiction.htm
Eclectica: http://www2.polarnet.com/~eclectic/v1n8/toc.html

Create Greeting Cards and send to FAMILIES and FRIENDS on 
the Internet for FREE!

http://postcards.www.media.mit.edu/Postcards/

http://bcyellowpages.com/BirthdayCards/

http://bcyellowpages.com/ChristmasCards/

http://bcyellowpages.com/VirtualBouquet/index.html

http://www.makemehappy.com/

http://www.bluemountainarts.com/
 This one has extensive listing of cards to select from.


 WHAT'S IN A NAME?

Ever wonder what is the meaning of the abbreviations that follows the
last .(dot) on the Internet world wide web Domain name?

Here is the list for the current domain name maintain by World Wide Web Consortium.  
There is a plan to expand the domain name address in 1998. 

.com   is for commercial website such as www.aol.com 
.org    is for non-profit organization, example www.boomersint.org 
.net    is for network provider as in www.global.net 
.edu   is for education, www.stanford.edu is Stanford University Web Site. 
.gov   is for US government agency as in www.feds.gov 
.ac     is normally reserved for academic institutions such as www.asu.ac.th 
.th     represents the domain name from a country which in this case, it is 
            a server or web server in Thailand. If you see www.asu.ac.sg - it 
            represents a university or academic web server in Singapore.   

Murphy Was a Midlifer
BY Mike Bellah

"If anything can go wrong, it will." You are acquainted with Murphy's Law. 
You know by experience that the other line always moves faster at the grocery store, 
that remodeling projects always take longer and cost more than you expect, and that
nothing is ever as easy as it looks. But did you know Professor Murphy also has laws
for the midlifer? He does. Following are some I have noticed.

On aging

Everything takes longer than you think, except growing old. 
Some people age prematurely; the rest of us get old right on schedule. 
Beauty is skin deep, but old goes clear to the bone.

On fitness

If you start jogging, your knees will go bad. 
If you take up tennis, you'll get tennis elbow. 
If you begin lap swimming, the chlorine will give you a rash. 
If you opt for video games, you'll develop carpal tunnel syndrome.

On the empty nest

When you finally get your youngest child out of the house, the oldest will move back in with kids and a significant other. 
When you help get this family a job and place of their own, your Uncle Burt will come for one of his extended visits. 
When Burt leaves, there will be others. 
If you change the locks, they will break in. 
If you move, they will find you. 
The empty nest is a myth.

On diet

If it tastes good, don't eat it; it's not healthy. 
If it tastes like cardboard, eat all you want. It's good for you. 
Try to build your meals around celery and carrot sticks with some alfalfa sprouts thrown in for taste.

On the midlife crisis

You will have to postpone your midlife crisis until your spouse finishes his or hers. 
You will postpone it again while your children go through adolescence. 
When you finally get time for a midlife crisis, you won't have the energy for it. 
If you go ahead with it anyway, no one will notice. 

On life expectancy

Midlifers are more likely than the younger population to die from heart disease. 
Midlifers are more likely than the younger population to die from cancer. 
Midlifers are more likely than the younger population to die from strokes. 
Midlifers are less likely than the younger population to die from a crash at the Indy 500, a fall from Mt. Everest, or a riot at a rock concert. 
So go ahead; live on the edge. The odds are with you!
Final words

Murphy was an optimist. 
Murphy was a midlifer. 
Murphy wrote during a midlife crisis.
For more information on this subject try: The Midlife's Moments.
by Mike Bellah - Midlife's Moments Web Site.

Write to Mike at :mike@bestyears.com  


 
 SECTION 5: PRESPECTIVES

      
The Nineties Mom
by Rita Kennen

   Two women are talking, getting dressed after a workout at the 
health club. Their daughters are around the same age, waiting for them  
downstairs in day care. 
  "You know, Halloween was great, we did kid stuff all day, and I didn't 
get burned out," said Nicole. 
  "I know, the party at preschool was so sweet, and the trick or treating 
was so much fun this year," exclaimed Rita.
   Nothing unusual here right?  Not unless you knew that Nicole is 27, Rita  
is 47.  Both are moms of preschoolers and if you do the math you'd know 
Rita is old enough to be Nicole's mom. 
  Motherhood in the nineties is crossing over all the old boundaries. Midlife 
baby boomer mommies are sharing toddler tales with mothers young enough to 
be their daughters. 
   Today's technology has made it possible for women to postpone having 
children until way into their forties. Are we messing too much with mother 
nature's plan, or just widening the variety of experiences that make a 
motherhood a more attractive neighborhood to live in? 
   Most mothers rely on their support network of other moms. Age used to be 
a common dominator. Find a group of kids the same age and most of the 
mothers were close in age as well. It was rare to see a woman over forty 
with a toddler at preschool. 
  Opportunities for personal growth on the parenting playground are 
changing.  The span for women's childbearing years is growing longer, and 
women are playing and learning with mothers of all ages. The wisdom and 
life experiences of the 47 year old sparkles when tempered with the fire of 
youth..and 27 year old impatience mellows when alongside an experienced 
touch. 
   The children are the winners here..they learn that moms come in all 
sizes, colors and ages. 

Rita Kennen is webmaster of Midlife Mommies http://www.midliemommies.com. A 
site for baby boomer parents of young children. She is the midlife mother 
to a four year old daughter. 

=================rita@midlifemommies.com=========================== 
     "God could not be everywhere, therefore he created mothers
					Jewish proverb
     Visit "Midlife Mommies" a site for friendship and support 
			
			http://www.midlifemommies.com


    
 
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