Fools rush in...again
Wayne Johnson
austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net
Fri May 21 23:16:48 2004
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Please don't ignore the horrific fact that the day before Hiroshima we =
"fire bombed" Tokyo. I have since what the exact mortality count was =
but it was more than Hiroshima. Of course, the Tokyo citizens did not =
have the "lingering, gray death" associated with nuclear weapons. =
Neither did the citizens of Hamburg.
wj
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Gerry Storm=20
To: austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net=20
Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 8:02 PM
Subject: Re: Fools rush in...again
Just pictures to me so far.=20
I was thinking of Hiroshima which I saw in '56 and South Korea in '56, =
'57. Gangs of boys orphaned and maimed by the war living in the bombed =
out remains of buldings, trash trucks picking up bodies at curbside in =
the mornings, families living in holes in the ground covered by =
cardboard--all the grass and bushes in the vicinity gone, eaten by the =
residents. At least in NY and Oklahoma City the surviving wounded =
received immediate care and most of the city was spared.
*********************
Visited with newborn Jasmine Williams today, born yesterday to friends =
Cody and Riley, delivered at home by neighbor Amy (trained midwife) all =
California youth (late 20's/early 30's) and by all appearances, hippies. =
But way ahead of us, really living off the land and making it work...so =
far. No radio, no TV, no newspapers, no computers, acres of crops, =
self-built houses...it can be done.
Elvin interview with Terry Gross coming up.
G
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Stephanie Chernikowski=20
To: austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net=20
Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 1:13 PM
Subject: Re: Fools rush in...again
On May 21, 2004, at 10:35 AM, Gerry Storm wrote:
It is difficult to know how ugly war is until you walk through the =
ruins of
a country where one has just been fought and see the terrible toll =
on all
life forms caught up in the act. This overwhelming sadness is not
communicable.
you are living in one.
Stephanie Chernikowski
StepCherPhoto.com
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Please don't ignore the horrific fact =
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mortality count was but it was more than Hiroshima. Of course, the =
Tokyo=20
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weapons. Neither did the citizens of Hamburg.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>wj</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=3Dmesmo@gilanet.com href=3D"mailto:mesmo@gilanet.com">Gerry =
Storm</A>=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
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href=3D"mailto:austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net">austin-ghetto-list@pairli=
st.net</A>=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 21, 2004 8:02 =
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Fools rush =
in...again</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Just pictures to me so far. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I was thinking of Hiroshima which I saw in '56 and South Korea in =
'56,=20
'57. Gangs of boys orphaned and maimed by the war living in the bombed =
out=20
remains of buldings, trash trucks picking up bodies at curbside in the =
mornings, families living in holes in the ground covered by =
cardboard--all the=20
grass and bushes in the vicinity gone, eaten by the =
residents. At=20
least in NY and Oklahoma City the surviving wounded received immediate =
care=20
and most of the city was spared.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>*********************</DIV>
<DIV>Visited with newborn Jasmine Williams today, born yesterday to =
friends=20
Cody and Riley, delivered at home by neighbor Amy (trained midwife) =
all=20
California youth (late 20's/early 30's) and by all appearances, =
hippies. But=20
way ahead of us, really living off the land and making it work...so =
far. No=20
radio, no TV, no newspapers, no computers, acres of crops, self-built=20
houses...it can be done.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Elvin interview with Terry Gross coming up.</DIV>
<DIV>G</DIV>
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<A title=3Dstephaniecher@earthlink.net=20
href=3D"mailto:stephaniecher@earthlink.net">Stephanie =
Chernikowski</A> </DIV>
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href=3D"mailto:austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net">austin-ghetto-list@pairli=
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 21, 2004 =
1:13=20
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in...again</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR>On May 21, 2004, at 10:35 AM, Gerry Storm =
wrote:<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE>It is difficult to know how ugly war is until you walk =
through=20
the ruins of<BR>a country where one has just been fought and see =
the=20
terrible toll on all<BR>life forms caught up in the act. This =
overwhelming=20
sadness is =
not<BR>communicable.<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><?fontfamily><?param =
Helvetica><BR>you=20
are living in one.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Stephanie=20
=
Chernikowski<BR>StepCherPhoto.com<BR><?/fontfamily><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLO=
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