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I work in a refugee center in Belgium, and the Kosovarians are coming in now
in waves. I  say that if you want to give your support to someone, try
giving it to the poor victims of the conflict, not the soldiers paid to go
where they're sent. These people have lost EVERYTHING, family, posessions,
identity, the lot. Yellow ribbons are for backyard liberalism, sorry. I'm
using my peppers for feeding these people when they're harvested, and
sending the support agencies donations. Yellow ribbons don't do anything
concrete. Everyone in the list, forgive the rant but I've had my face in the
reality of the conflict, I was in the army years ago to boot and I can say
that these folks were facing a gun WITHOUT the benefit of being armed
themselves, and that makes a fundamental difference in degree of severity of
situation. I'm done now, signing off.

Diane in Flanders, doing what I can

By the way, hippies do concrete things too, I'm one and I can testify

> >I  hope gardeners everywhere  will display yellow
> >ribbons and/or a yellow  ribbon of garden lights in
> >their gardens to show support and faith for the
> >3 p.o.w's and all troops in harm's way.
>
> What's next, AIDS ribbons on my habs?? Egads!
>
> Really...if you wanna feel better about yourself, *act* on your
convictions.
> Do something to better the community you live in. Donate clothes to
charity.
> Join the volunteer fire department. Drop into a soup kitchen unannounced
with
> a bag of groceries. Do something for someone that really puts you out of
your
> way. But please, please don't show some weak kind of support for something
> you have no control over and then expect everyone to jump on your
fairytale
> bandwagon. Ughh. I think I'm gonna spew...   8)
>
> Am I ranting? I hope so... you know, my rantings get raves!
>
>
> On a lighter note, it's windy as heck here on Long Island. Still a chance
of
> frost, so the peppers will be started inside.
>
> And in case you didn't know...you, too can make the absolute BEST cocktail
> sauce you ever had. Just substitute Datil Do It Hot Sauce for ketchup then
> add horseradish to taste. The clams and oysters will thank you.
>
>
> Bill
>
> "It's all a bunch of tree-huggin' hippie crap!"   --Cartman
>

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