Dalton...Typically people just type OT in the subject when they are writing about something other than TM. Someone once told me to never go to a job interview and engage in a discussion about religion or politics. That sounds like sage advice that could be applied here. As for me the OT is not needed. Once someone post an OT Email about something that offends me, I simply delete their Emails when I see their userid. A word of caution to all about posting OT email, you may be ostracized from the list by default. When you are a particpant in such a large group its better to stay on topic...Cody in Austin Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device
-----Original Message----- From: Dalton Garis <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 05 Oct 2010 20:36:59 To: Jan Hargrove<[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [TMIC] Fwd: Good Idea! Off topic with both feet It is difficult; To have a chronic condition. The worst thing about it, as has been observed, is that I end up always concentrating on myself, my feelings today, my pain, my weakness . . . It never ends. I like the idea that we are more than our condition. Since coming to this website in have learned many things. You all have seen me through some pretty rough times, when I thought my professional life would very soon end from getting fits every day lasting for hours at a time. Now, thanks to God, I seem to be one of those lucky souls who get better, at least to the extent of having Elvis leaving the building, so to speak, and being able to continue work for a while longer. But, as one who posted two ³off topic² emails today, it is courteous and likely correct to give a warning to those uninterested in such traffic, by writing something like ³Not TM related² or something in the subject line. Kind regards to all, Dalton From: Jan Hargrove <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2010 08:23:55 -0700 (PDT) To: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [TMIC] Fwd: Good Idea! Resent-From: <[email protected]> Resent-Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2010 08:23:56 -0700 Have you gone to our TMA website? www.myelitis.org <http://www.myelitis.org> It is full of info and suggestions for more sites. janh From: Emily <[email protected]> To: Patricia Cooley <[email protected]>; Janice Nichols <[email protected]>; [email protected] Sent: Tue, October 5, 2010 9:21:00 AM Subject: RE: [TMIC] Fwd: Good Idea! Maybe putting Off Topic in the subject line than people who don¹t want to go off topic can hit the delete button and that way both groups of people can take advantage of this wonderful source of TM information. As I said, I am new and both my husband and I are like sponges right now trying to get as much information about TM as possible. We want to hear the good things and the bad things that are associated with this disorder. I pray that everyone here that suffers from TM is someday cured but until then I believe we need the support of each other to get through the tough times. Emily From: Patricia Cooley [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 10:05 AM To: 'Janice Nichols'; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: RE: [TMIC] Fwd: Good Idea! I COULDN¹T AGREE WITH YOU MORE, JANICE. MOST OF OUR POSTS ARE ALL ABOUT TM, BUT I PERSONALLY ENJOY THE BREAK TO DISCUSS OR READ ABOUT OTHER TOPICS. PATTI From: Janice Nichols [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 8:34 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [TMIC] Fwd: Good Idea! It is about TM - 95% of the time. But, as we get to know each other, these discussions, I feel, add to the interest of the website. Many with TM are closed in much of the time and would like to be able to discuss different topics as an outlet. We are all friends here, and friends do not always talk about 1 topic, they vary the topics. If you wish to, you can just delete these few discussions. But, remember, it is also an emotional/mental outlet for us all and that is also why the website is here. It is good for us to have other things on our minds besides TM, although that is the main topic here. We hope you will contribute to all discussions. Janice From: Emily <mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 2:50 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [TMIC] Fwd: Good Idea! Is this the right forum for this discussion? If it is, how do I remove myself from the TMIC list? I get enough of this kind of email from other sources and really don¹t want to see it here when this is a Transverse Myletis discussion list. I¹m new here and I¹m sorry for feeling this way but I thought it was going to be about TM. From: Dalton Garis [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 12:42 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [TMIC] Fwd: Good Idea! Let¹s be clear: Those persons who destroyed the Twin Towers in my City while I watched, were NOT MUSLIMS. They had twisted things like a New York Pretzel to have it do what they wanted of it‹taking things out of context and making a god out of an evil and corrupt leader who signed off on killing the innocent. Their motto was ³Kill them all and let the Lord sort them out.² Shall we ban Christian churches all over Europe because the Germans were Christian? Shall we ban temples in the Far East because the Japanese were Shinto Buddhists? There have been 13 years of war for every year of Peace since the Advent of His Holiness Jesus. Shall we ban Christian worship? Let¹s sort it out in our minds! Forever man has committed the most atrocious of acts in the name of their religion. But we see that it is because there is too little true religion today, not too much, which is the root cause of so many of our problems, in our streets and in our skies. No: It is because those murderers knew too little of the Qur¹an that they committed such evil, not too much. They knew nothing of the Qur¹an or Islam in the Name of which they killed so many. I say, if people want to sincerely worship God, let them. There is too little of this, not too much. Dalton From: <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 16:04:09 EDT To: <[email protected]> Subject: [TMIC] Fwd: Good Idea! Resent-From: <[email protected]> Resent-Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 13:04:45 -0700
