Power is not found in taking advantage of others, but in giving others an advantage. To some that statement will sound really "corny," but it is a true statement. That is why I like my friend's idea of looking at talented high school and college kids and giving them good something to put on their resumes.

The hardest part in the "so-called" arts is getting started. A person going into an agency with credit for having illustrated one book under his or her belt..has a better chance than going in "cold!"

Heh! Can you picture this: the "disabled" empowering the able-bodied! I bet some folks that I know are "writhing in horror" at that thought!!

TO THE FOLKS THAT NEED THAT FIRST PAID CHANCE,...it doesn't matter if Rosezelle hears every word that they say,..or if Daryl can't walk straight or really see them as more than a blur,..or if I forget their names twenty million times..work is work and a showcase for their talents is a much needed advantage.

Poem for Annie:

In this vast and terrible place..

That houses the whole human race..

Is there one tiny corner or one spot..

Where a person doesn't have to be what they are not?

(poem to be con't at a later date)

Annie's condition has stabilized and she will not die tomorrow,but she probably will not live out the year. Her son wants her to live until Christmas.

I am stopping my mouth and not telling the child that Christmas in her condition will probably just be the same as any other day. She can still recognize people and is making me feel like shit as she looks at me and blurts out,.."Liar! No story yet!!"

Maybe that is what is keeping her alive. She always did like to torment me in a 'good way!"