Hey buddy, welcome. I want you to consdier that one life does not fit into little boxes on a form, __ gay __ straight, please check one. We are all different. Take your time, be safe and don't hesitate to ask for help.

On some level no one is exactly like anyone else and on another we are all more similar than we realize. Focus on the vast similarities or the few diversities but finding the balance in between is usually the key to peace.

The most unusal part of the story is the media coverage. Disposition of the dead is as unique as the lives lived, creativity of the survivors and in some case (fewer than the media would lead you to believe) budget.

Happy Birthday Mac!

#1 is possible but #2 could be achieved if you went between the upper gum and upper lip into the and out the nose. No bone would be involved and not much flesh to pierce through.

A-1 you said "

A-1 (imported) wrote: Mon Jul 24, 2006 8:59 pm You have to understand the socialization of this population sub-group.

" I am here to tell you, that I am (was) a member of that "population sub-group" so don't begin to tell me what we thought, knew or felt. And don't just lump us all together. Thank you.

Ed

Thats an interesting statement A-1. I am certain that I neither have HIV, had small pox, or have any natural immunity to either. And dispite the rampent sex of the early 80's, 90's and 00's and a little in the late 70's, I am not now nor have I ever been, dead. I also hope that you are not ...