Now normally I don't pass on these chain letters but this has touched me because of how it could be me or any of those I consider friends. To reach out and just say hi is easy yet the many times my hand has been bit so to speak yet not reaching out leaves me feeling worse so I continue and am blessed by God.


alicia box wrote......
>
> One day, when I was a freshman in high school,
>
> I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school.
>
> His name was Kyle.
>
> It looked like he was carrying all of his books.
>
> I thought to myself, 'Why would anyone bring home all his books on
> a Friday?
>
> He must really be a nerd.'
>
> I had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with
my
> friends tomorrow afternoon), so I shrugged my shoulders and went on.
>
> As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him.
>
> They ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and
> tripping him so he landed in the dirt.
>
> His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about
> ten feet from him
>
> He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes
>
> My heart went out to him. So, I jogged over to him as he crawled
> around looking for his glasses, and I saw a tear in his eye.
>
> As I handed him his glasses, I said, 'Those guys are jerks. '
>
> They really should get lives.
>
> ' He looked at me and said, 'Hey thanks!'
>
> There was a big smile on his face.
>
> It was one of
those smiles that showed real gratitude.
>
> I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived.
>
> As it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never
> seen him before.
>
> He said he had gone to private school before now.
>
> I would have never hung out with a private school kid before.
>
> We talked all the way home, and I carried some of his books.
>
> He turned out to be a pretty cool kid.
>
> I asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends
>
> He said yes.
>
> We hung out all weekend and the more I got to know Kyle, the more
> I liked him, and my friends thought the same of him.
>
> Monday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of
> books again.
>
> I stopped him and said, 'Boy, you are gonna really build some
> serious muscles with this pile of books everyday!
>
> ' He just laughed and handed me half the books.
>
> Over the next four
years, Kyle and I became best friends.
>
> When we were seniors we began to think about college.
>
> Kyle decided on Georgetown and I was going to Duke.
>
> I knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never
> be a problem.
>
> He was going to be a doctor and I was going for business on a
> football scholarship.
>
> Kyle was valedictorian of our class.
>
> I teased him all the time about being a nerd.
>
> He had to prepare a speech for graduation.
>
> I was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak
>
> Graduation day, I saw Kyle.
>
> He looked great.
>
> He was one of those guys that really found himself during
high school.
>
> He filled out and actually looked good in glasses.
>
> He had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him.
>
> Boy, sometimes I was jealous!
> Today was one of those days.
>
> I could see that he was nervous about his speech.
>
> So, I smacked him on the back and said, 'Hey, big guy, you'll be
> great!'
>
> He looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one)
> and smiled
>
> ' Thanks,' he said.
>
> As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began
>
> 'Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it
> through those tough years.
>
> Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but
> mostly your friends...
>
> I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the
> best gift you can give them.
>
> I am going to tell you a story.'
>
> I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of
> the first day we met.
>
> He had planned to kill himself over the weekend.
>
> He talked of how he had cleaned out his locker so his Mom wouldn't
> have to do it later and was carrying his stuff home.
>
> He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile.
>
> 'Thankfully, I was saved.
>
> My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable.'
>
> I heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular
> boy told us all about his weakest moment.
>
> I saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful
> smile.
>
> Not until that moment did I realize it's depth.
>
> Never underestimate the power of your actions.
>
> With one small gesture you can change a person's life.
>
> For better or for worse.
>
> God puts us all in each others lives to impact one another in some
> way.
>
> Look for God in others.
>
> You now have two choice s, you can:
>
> 1) Pass this on to your friends or
>
> 2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart.
>
> As you can see, I took choice number 1.
> 'Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have
> trouble remembering how to fly.'
>
> There is no beginning or end.. Yesterday is history.
>
> Tomorrow is a mystery.
>
> Today is a gift.
>
> It's National Friendship Week. Show your friends how much you
> care. Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND.
>
> If it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of
> friends.
>
>
>

Yes I'm sure you've wondered, "where is truthseek1" and is he safe. I have found another source of entertainment and it is FullTilt poker. Now I've tried others and found them a tad out of touch with reality. When full tilt came around I tried it and for about two weeks and when I returned from Texas in July I even won 99 thou in play money. I finished 4th in a tournament and thought "this is fun"! In the last week for some unknown reason I began to lose. Nothing I had was going to win yet I kept plugging away at it. No I'm no great player yet I live in Nevada where legal gambling has been around for quite awhile. I understand the game and the percentages that I would hit a wall was always there. Now this is a free game and why it would allow me to win this much and then take it the way it did is beyond me. Not to win more than one or two hands per tournament is beyond me. Even the most unlucky person would win more that that without trying. The program has angered me in that as a logical thinker there was no way I would let it pass without saying my peace.
So if you are thinking about poker as a form of relaxation after a long day or night remember one thing. Video computerized poker is a great way to kill time. But remember we are not winning the program is. All we do is choose the correct bet and make it.
Well that about wraps up my "bitch session" for the week. TS

It doesn't hurt to take a hard look at yourself from time to time, and this should help get you started. During a visit to the mental asylum, a visitor asked the Director what the criterion was which defined whether or not a patient should be institutionalized.

"Well," said the Director, "we fill up a bathtub,
then we offer a teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to
the patient and ask him or her to empty the bathtub."

"Oh, I understand," said the visitor.
"A normal person would use the bucket
because it's bigger than the spoon or the teacup."

"No." said the Director,
"A normal person would pull the plug. Do
you want a bed near the window?"

DID YOU PASS THE TEST, OR DO YOU WANT THE BED NEXT TO THIS GUY?

I'll be there having TEA w/my other friends.

Hi there Dr Phil staff, this past Christmas I had the opportunity to enjoy meeting a father I had never known! This June 07 I had the opportunity to join in a Texas reunion with family I had never known. There is a large family that has taken me into thier hearts as one of thier own.
I have asked for Dr. Phils help in locating my own daughter yet for some reason my story is not a large priority for those there. If he has seen my story and thinks for some reason I don't qualify for some assistance. Then let him show me the respect of answering me.
In the future I will continue to watch yet if he or you all think I don't see the truth. I'm use to being ignored only now I've learned the power of the web. Every time I write will be copy and pasted to my myspace and blogstream site.
I'm not a brilliant example of man yet I am one. After 54 years of prejudice and abuse I will state I am still here and will continue untill I find my daughter. Enough for now, Don Williamson

What have you become Oprah? A one sided perspective on womans rights? Is there ever a time lately that you have sided with the male perspective? Now don't fall on the daytimes for women sword because this is now 2007 and the reason that daytime TV is behind is that now women are the major players in the economy. It would be nice to see a show on how women have abused child support and then ask for more. No you wouldn't do that would you? Or how about a Mother taking a child from her father by first having him fired then leaving town. No I've never seen that either but it has happened to me and all of the talk shows avoid this for some reason.
What I like about blogs is that I can copy and paste this on my "myspace" and "blogstream" blogs as well. Thanks for the the format! D. Williamson / TruthSeeker on myspace and blogstream.

This will go ignored like all others I've sent to Oprah or Dr. Phil so if you are curious as to why this continues please mention you read it in TruthSeekers blog!TS