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Thanks violet, i did, in fact, try this last night in the "world was beginning" thread, and refined a couple of times. And sleep did not come, as the words were not left behind me.
I still have alteration to them in my head. The words can plague one, as visions are more relaxing, to induce sleep i think. But, i am getting the idea to hone the work to add some extra drama and depth at least.

Hi Casey.. wherever you are.. this is for you and your loved ones this Easter morning (a humble variant of my favorite Easter hymn).. oh, and this for everyone else here as well..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRgWLbtYLH0
FULL SCREEN..


.. that our hearts and minds might be lifted this one moment,
v i o l e t xxx

Violet - you have truly outdone yourself and that's saying something.

I believe I recognize your poem but it was very different experience reading it in this format.

note the first time I read through by scrolling down the pictures but the second time I realized that if I clicked the side bar the pages (so to speak) would move one at a time which was even more visually effective.

Thanks, Violet. Though I had to oil my scrollbar approximately midway through, I have to admit your message is unique. Solomon must be rolling in his grave... There is something new under the sun!

Thanks for walking that mile with me... :-))

Casey

Wow! Great work! :-)

Casey

Violet wrote:.. oh, Casey!!

Hi, Violet, this is a photo of Snowflake, a tiny kitten saved by our daughter Heather and left with us for two weeks (that turned into six months) because vet bills in California are so steep. They picked him up the day after Christmas though, and grandaughter Charlotte (3) is crazy about him. He was raised right after all (ahem ). One day she was carrying him around and when she dropped him he reached out to hang on and ended up scratching her. She told her mother, "Call Grandma and Grandpa and have them delete this cat!"

We finally figured out she meant "declaw", but it was funny. At least we didn't have to take Snowflake back here! Me & E, Pepper, Kitty Bob and Mr. Darcy were just recovering from Snowflake.

Would you like me to fill you in on all that's taken place since we last spoke? It's been quite a time.

Extra Note: Somebody should tell Leonard that his board here is not accessable to people with limited vision. I've noticed that since using E's computer to post.

She has Vista's "Display Accessablity Options" set to "High Contrast Black" with a huge font so she can read. She has no central vision and sees only periphally, only barely, and with a cataract at that, so she has bend up very close the screen even though it's a 24-inch monitor.

I get piqued by the Web sites she visits that just don't seem to care enough about whether disabled people can use them properly... And, being a Webmaster of old myself, I know it's not THAT difficult to listen to user feedback and address issues that stifle dialog among all peoples, regardless of race, religion, sexual preference, disease, or disability, etc...

Here, the "Reply" button does not show up, nor does the "Quote" button, so I'm left feeling around with my mouse pointer to watch for the spots where it turns into a Hand Icon meaning you can click there. Unfortunately, Elizabeth can't see well enough to do that.

So you see, suppose someone with limited vision had something of value to offer here or under "Comments" or wherever? Currently, it seems, the visually impaired are excluded from participating.

Anyway, Leonard should know, I think. I'm sorry for being such a harpy about it, but my idea of heaven is a place where all can see, especially E?

Am I wrong?

Casey

Violet wrote:Jarkko is a wonderful spirit, and I think you should write him a little note as to your concerns, as I feel he would listen, and try to be of help.

You too, Casey, are a wonderful spirit.. and I will always remember how you so generously offered to help me once, when it looked like I was facing near homelessness. To me if there is a true Christian spirit, it is in your generosity and kindness.

I'm sorry for offending. We are all wonderful spirits. The entire world and all that's ever existed here, in whatever physical or spiritual state we are in.

In my "Extra Note" I meant no offense to Jarkko, rather, this is Leonard's forum, whom also I meant no offense to. Rather, I am asking that he notice that my wife and others affected like her cannot participate as things are. I am asking for mercy on their behalf, I suppose, and on my own behalf for revealing the frustration I feel when I'm required to help E navigate Web sites.

You don't sound terribly interested in a long Casey story, so the short story is: I have undergone a second spiritual death. Extremely oppressive and even more self-revealing this time.

I am neither generous, kind, nor a "true Christian". I am an unprofitable servant. I have done that which was my duty to do.

Casey

Welcome back, Casey

Boss

Hello Boss,

I'm here to serve, but I suffer from self-inflicted confusion of face. I've said many things over the last year or two and, perhaps because I'm slothful and don't know what typing might be saved by not have to say something again, or perhaps because I'm proud and don't want to appear a fool by repeating myself or offering things already well understood, or perhaps because of some other reason hidden from me by the whim of my God-given character, I'm unsure how to proceed other than to virtually kneel before you, wash your feet, and ask how I might serve you here.

How might I serve you?

Metaphor has failed me here, so I also give you my two-edged sword in surrender. I'll try to speak clearly and soberly about anything I have to say. And since I can't type for long in one sitting I'll try to keep anything I say short. If I might also utilize humor occasionally I would appreciate that.

And if I've said anything even mildly uncomfortable to anyone here, I will gladly rephrase.

Nice seeing you again...

Casey