Best E-mails of the Week 7/14/02

There are several men sitting around in the locker room of a golf club after
a round, showering and getting changed for the 19th hole.  Suddenly a mobile
phone on one of the benches rings. One of the men picks it up, And the
following conversation ensues:

(H - Husband, W - Wife)
H - "Hello?"
W - "Honey, it's me. Are you at the club?"
H - "Yes.
W - "Great! I am at the mall two blocks from where you are. I just saw a
beautiful leather coat. It's absolutely gorgeous!! Can I buy it?" 
H - "What's the price?"
W - "Only $1,000."
H - "Well, OK, go ahead and get it, if you like it that much..."
W - "Ahhh, and I also stopped by the Mercedes dealership and saw the 2002
models. I saw one I really liked. I spoke with the salesman, and he gave me
a really good price...and since we need to exchange the BMW that we bought
last year..."
H - "What price did he quote you?"
W - "Only $60,000..."
H - "OK, but for that price I want it with all the options."
W - "Great! But before we hang up, something else..."
H - "What?"
W - "I stopped by the real estate agent this morning and saw the house we
had looked at last year. It's for sale!! Remember? The one with a pool, English
Garden, acre of park area, beachfront property."
H - "How much are they asking?"
W - "Only $450,000 - a magnificent price...and I see that we have that much
in the bank to cover..."
H - "Well, then go ahead and buy it, but just bid up to $420,000. OK?"
W - "OK, sweetie...Thanks! I'll see you later!! I love you!!!"
H - "Bye...I love you too..."

The man hangs up and closes the phone's flap. The other men are looking at
him in astonishment and derision. The husband raises his hand while holding
the phone and asks, "Does anyone know who this phone belongs to?"


 

I was rushing around trying to get some shopping done.

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.

I noticed that I was missing a receipt that I might need later. So muttering
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 lost 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
Easter presents since she hadn't been able to get them anything for
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 hadn't 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's cry for
help.

So I grabbed his other hundred dollar bill and ran to my car.

All best wishes,

Kenneth Lay
Chairman and CEO, Enron Corporation

 

Plastic Wrap Toxins. Author/s: Jule Klotter Issue: Jan, 2001

University of California, Davis Medical Center 2315 Stockton Boulevard
Sacramento, California 95817



As a seventh grade student, Claire Nelson learned that di(ethylhexyl)adepate
(DEHA), considered a carcinogen, is found in plastic wrap.  She also learned
that the FDA had never studied the effect of microwave cooking on
plastic-wrapped food. Claire began to wonder: "Can cancer-causing particles
seep into food covered with household plastic wrap while it is being
microwaved?"

Three years later, with encouragement from her high school science teacher,
Claire set out to test what the FDA had not.  Although she had an idea for
studying the effect of microwave radiation on plastic-wrapped food, she did
not have the equipment. Eventually, Jon Wilkes at the National Center for
Toxicological Research in Jefferson, Arkansas, agreed to help her. The
research center, which is affiliated with the FDA, let her use its
facilities to perform her experiments, which involved microwaving plastic
wrap in virgin olive oil.  Claire tested four different plastic wraps and
"found not just the carcinogens but also xenoestrogen was migrating [into
the oil]...." Xenoestrogens are linked to low sperm counts in men and to
breast cancer in women.

Throughout her junior and senior years, Claire made a couple of trips each
week to the research center, which was 25 miles from her home, to work on
her experiment. An article in Options reported that "her analysis found that
DEHA was migrating into the oil at between 200 parts and 500 parts per
million.

The FDA standard is 0.05 parts per billion." Her summarized results have
been published in science journals.  Claire Nelson received the American
Chemical Society's top science prize for students during her junior year and
fourth place at the International Science and Engineering Fair (Fort Worth,
Texas) as a senior. "Carcinogens -- At 10,000,000 Times FDA Limits" Options
May 2000. Published by People Against Cancer, 515-972-4444

On Channel 2 (Huntsville, AL) this morning they had a Dr. Edward Fujimoto
from Castle Hospital on the program. He is the manager of the Wellness
Program at the hospital. He was talking about dioxins and how bad they are
for us. He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave
using plastic containers. This applies to foods that contain fat. He said
that the combination of fat, high heat and plastics releases dioxins into
the food and ultimately into the cells of the body. Dioxins are carcinogens
and highly toxic to the cells of our bodies. Instead, he recommends using
glass, Corning Ware, or ceramic containers for heating food. You get the
same results without the dioxins. So such things as TV dinners, instant
saimin and soups, etc., should be removed from the container and heated in
something else.  Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper.
Just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc. He said we might
remember when some of the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam
containers to paper. The dioxin problem is one of the reasons.

Pass this on to your friends....

To add to this: Saran wrap placed over foods as they are nuked, with the
high heat, actually drips poisonous toxins into the food.  Use paper towel
instead.
 

Dear Aunt Lorraine and Uncle Justin

Thanks for the message ..about Microwaving        How about food cooked on
the B B Q grill, where the the "lava rocks" or the ceramic briquettes, have deteriorated,
or are missing altogether.????In that case you are grilling over RAW flame
which is not fueled by wood, or charcoal, but by PROPANE GASSSSSSSSSS,,,,,,
What other cooking technique do you know of , WHICH puts your food in DIRECT
contact with the fuel.....?????   in most cases we use a pot, or a skillet, or a pan, as
a shield between the food and the heat source.....(except for maybe a marshmallow,
over a camp fire)
So the next time you grill a hot dog or a sausage,,,, take a good close look
at the surface of the meat when you are done,,, notice anything????, LIKE SOOT,,,,,LIKE
BLACK STREAKY STUFF, LIKE WHAT THE DRIVEWAY LOOKS LIKE UNDER A DRIPPING OIL
PAN????
So if you DO enjoy that BBQ flavor,  just be sure that your "coals" are in
good shape,, In fact you should turn on the fire,,,,get the coals HOT!!!!, then turn OFF the fire and grill
over the coals only,,,,,Of course we are always in such a hurry, that THAT
rarely happens.....So the question comes up, what's more dangerous,,,,,,,???   the stuff IN the Hot Dog, or the stuff ON the hot
dog????   P S Please pass the Mustard!!!!!!,,,,,,,,,,,   Jimmy


 

So 48% of American respondents want to rebuild the towers to 110 stories, but

the 6 alternatives call for a maximum 70 stories only?

 

 

Pete