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Dear friends,

Ά I hope that you read this before you start the long trip through the WORLD OF THE POPS that may not meet the best standards of web design !

€ I just want to clarify a few things you will see along the way and why I feel these items are important to include. Also, why do I do this !

§ IT IS LIKE THIS • • • •

Ά I include personal pages on brain injuries, cancer, and diabetes because they have affected me directly ! I deal with subjects like children, because what happens to ALL of them is important to me and should be to all of US !

• • • • You will see crosses { † } throughout my pages because I am a proud Christian and also one who by faith believes in Jesus Christ and His teachings -- not to have an ego appearance and certainly not to offend those of different faiths ! GOD LOVES US ALL !

• • • • I write about brain injuries because I suffered one many years ago and it affected my and my families lives profoundly. I am not obviously affected, but do have minor problems. I WANT TO HELP OTHERS to not be ashamed and to learn to live a good life as a brain injured, family member, friend, etc. Also, MAYBE PREVENT EVEN JUST ONE MORE BRAIN INJURY !

• • • • CANCER is important to me as I was seven years in remission from prostrate CANCER. July 1,2004 I was told it had returned and hormone treatments have stared. I want to help others to deal with detection, treatment, and research support ! WE CAN BEAT CANCER !

• • • • Then I deal with diabetes, because during intensive radiation/hormone therapy I developed this second life treatening disease. Hopefully, it remains under control with non-insulin medication and diet {Gawd, I want a REAL chocolate – – – – }

• • • • Furthermore, the rest of the stuff is here to hopefully inform, inspire, and please you all. Thats partly why there is so much and so many different topics rambling through the unending pages !

NOW I NEED THIS • • • •

ΌΌΌΌ Anyone who works on webpages puts alot of time and effort into them. Then WE wonder how people react to the items presented and if any of the titles provoke readers into a need to "talk" about them.

† † † That is why there is a guestbook and a constant plea on my pages for e-mail from you ! I love to try to help from my experiences in life and I am a real nut at writing and receiving "pen pal" e-mails . I have been honored to make friends with several grand people through the internet -- real fine people !

Ά SOOOooooo ! Thanks for visiting ! AND sign my guestbook and/or send e-mail to THE2POPS@webtv.net OR, I WILL COME TO LIVE WITH YOU !

POPS

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† † †  BY THEE WAY • • • • • • • •  •

• • • • My wife, Kay, for being here !

• • • • My brother,BOB , {in love} for buying me my WebTV when he was told I had CANCER & knowing that the days and nights would be long and hard. Also, so we could e-mail ! [Now deceased and so very much missed!]

• • • • OUR brother, MATT, {in love} for helping to finance my start with WebTv so we all three could e-mail !

† † † BOB, MATT, AND I met on a radar site in Northern Alberta, Canada way back in 1958. Our brotherhood and love gets stronger each day. † † †

• • • • ALL those who put up with THE POPS !

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REMEMBER -- Today is the day that GOD made for US to do HIS work -- live it as the first day of the rest of OUR lives !

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† † † I LOVE THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES AND STEELERS † † †

† † † I LOVE GOD = LIFE † † †

GOD loves YOU and so do I !

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I saw a variation of this on a penpal's e-mail, so read and learn !

WHEN SOMEONE ANNOYS YOU, IT TAKES 42 MUSCLES TO FROWN ! BUT •••• ONLY FOUR TO EXTEND YOUR ARM AND WHACK THEM ! SAVE MUSCLES TODAY !

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