Hear Hear! (Insane? I resemble that remark!) especially on a Friday I'm supposed to have off, but came in because of too much work... -Ben
> -----Original Message----- > From: Erika L. Walker-Arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 7:31 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: A little boy needs help. > > > *** LURKER ALERT!! LURKER ALERT!!! *** > > Hey! That's a new name! > > *** Tim Painter *** > > Are you an ex-lurker? Or just a plain old-newcomer???!!! > In any case, welcome to the mad-cap, wonderfully insane, > sometimes turbulent > world of CF-Community. > May you have many fresh muffins bestowed upon you and not be > the subject of > any muffin pan bapping. > > Cheers, > > Erika > (with a *K* in the UK) > > Todd for President!!!! > ----------------------------------------------------- > Erika L. Walker-Arnold, VP, RUWebby, LLC > ----------------------------------------------------- > Macromedia ColdFusion Alliance Partner > Macromedia ColdFusion 5.0 Certified Developer > ----------------------------------------------------- > > > >>|-----Original Message----- > >>|From: Tim Painter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >>|Sent: 22 March 2002 15:28 > >>|To: CF-Community > >>|Subject: Re: A little boy needs help. > >>| > >>| > >>|Geez.. Now I have to clean up my coffee all over the keyboard, > >>|monitor..... > >>| > >>|Tim P. > >>| > >>|----- Original Message ----- > >>|From: "Michael Corrigan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>|To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>|Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 10:06 AM > >>|Subject: A little boy needs help. > >>| > >>| > >>|> I wouldn't normally post something like this, but I was so > >>|moved by this > >>|story, I had to share it with all of you. > >>|> > >>|> Dear fellow citizen, > >>|> > >>|> Several weekends ago, I was rushing around trying to do some > >>|> Valentine's Day shopping. I was stressed out and not > thinking very > >>|> fondly of the weather right then. It was dark, cold, and wet in > >>|> the parking lot. > >>|> > >>|> As I was loading my car up, I noticed that I was missing > a receipt > >>|> that I might need later. So mumbling under my breath, I > retraced my > >>|> steps to the mall entrance. As I was searching the wet > pavement for the > >>|> lost receipt, I heard a quiet sobbing. The crying was coming > >>|> from a poorly dressed boy of about 12 years > >>|> old. He was short and thin. He had no coat. He was just wearing a > >>|> ragged flannel shirt to protect him from the cold night's chill. > >>|> Oddly enough, he was holding a hundred dollar bill in his > >>|> hand. Thinking that he had gotten lost from his parents, > I asked him > >>|> what was wrong. > >>|> > >>|> He told me his sad story. He said that he came from a > large family. He > >>|> had three brothers and four sisters. His father had died > when he was > >>|> nine years old. His mother was poorly educated and > worked two full time > >>|jobs. > >>|> She made very little to support her large family. > >>|> > >>|> Nevertheless, she had managed to skimp and save two > hundred dollars to > >>|> buy her children some Valentine's Day presents (since > she didn't manage > >>|> to get them anything on Christmas). > >>|> > >>|> The young boy had been dropped off, by his mother, on > the way to her > >>|> second job. He was to use the money to buy presents for all > >>|his siblings > >>|> and save just enough to take the bus home. He had not > even entered the > >>|> mall, when an older boy grabbed one of the hundred > dollar bills and > >>|> disappeared into the night. > >>|> > >>|> "Why didn't you scream for help?" I asked. > >>|> > >>|> The boy said, "I did." > >>|> > >>|> "And nobody came to help you?" I queried. > >>|> The boy stared at the sidewalk and sadly shook his head. > "How loud > >>|> did you scream?" I inquired. > >>|> > >>|> The soft-spoken boy looked up and meekly whispered, "Help me!" > >>|> > >>|> I realized that absolutely no one could have heard that > poor boy cry > >>|> for help. > >>|> > >>|> > >>|> So I grabbed his other hundred and ran to my car. > >>|> > >>|> Sincerely, > >>|> Kenneth Lay > >>|> Former CEO, Enron > >>|> > >>|> :^D > >>|> > >>|> > >>| > ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
