KW> doesn't matter if anyone agrees with me, as long a I get paid, and
KW> I know somebody read it  :)
 BD>  Aha!  Another pragmatist on the loose..  
A fellow I chat with daily has a theory that there is a connection between 
spring time and women wanting to paint (walls, etc, not pictures).  I would 
dearly love to run with that subject since I have been checking out the paint 
for the fence and the entrance way.  I have to paint the fence very soon, 
before the flowers start to bloom as one of the gardens is directly in front 
of the fence and it will be difficult to do it if left too late.  I also have 
to paint the front entrance as soon as it is warm enough to open the door, 
but before the bugs start multiplying.  Yep, there is a connection  :)
 BD>  Money makes the world go 'round, alright.  I rather enjoyed my
 BD>  tour in the press corps though, except for the tragedies which
 BD>  had to be covered.  When they involved children it was difficult
 BD>  to dismiss from the mind, no matter how many times it happened.
At one time I thought I would like to be a reporter, but I always end up with 
a column instead.  I think I like that better anyway, since I have more 
freedom to put my own twist on things.  Besides, this way, I don't get sent 
to cover stories that are of no interest to me  :)
 BD>  I gather you *DO* enjoy writing your column, Karen, and I'd be
 BD>  amiss if I didn't say it's probably darn good reading, too! 
I have only done guest columns for the Ottawa Citizen in recent years.  That 
is really great because I don't have a deadline to meet and any statement or 
happening that caught my attention was fair game.  My son did ask me a couple 
of times to leave him out of it though  :)
Karen
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