--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DCA00003 Date: 08/05/96 From: DEBBIE SHANKER Time: 07:50pm \/To: DENNIS MCCUNNEY (Read 3 times) Subj: Summer reading > ** From Debbie Shanker to Susan Bulla on 01 Aug 96 22:06:01 > ** Summer reading > DS> Was it a disease that was "catchable" to humans? > DS> Our vet swears that > DS> the common cold and viruses are not transferable between dogs and > DS> humans. But everytime our kids were sick when they were little, the > DS> dog wound up throwing up at the same time. If I had one kid sick in > DS> bed, I knew I would have a sick dog as well! He's now 14 and still > DS> going strong!! > Cold and viruses *aren't* transferrable between dogs and humans, > but > other things are, and the sort of thing that will upset your > kid's > stomach may well do the same to the dog. IT doesn't have to be a > virus or a germ that's the culprit. I agree with that. Food that has gone bad and worms are two things that come to mind. My daughter is a veterinary techician and has made me very aware of all the really gross stuff that pass between animals and humans. A visit to an animal hospital is a real eye opener! <<< Debbie >>> --- GEcho 1.00 * Origin: chocolate, Chocolate, CHOCOLATE: Roch, NY (1:2613/321.1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DCA00004 Date: 08/05/96 From: DEBBIE SHANKER Time: 08:04pm \/To: SUSAN BULLA (Read 3 times) Subj: Summer reading > DS> > stuff scares the bejesus out of me! Even the increase in > DS> > drug-resistant strains of known, common maladies is frightening. > DS> > DS> Was it a disease that was "catchable" to humans? > "Supposedly" not. > DS> Our vet swears that the common cold and viruses are not transferable > between > DS> dogs and humans. But everytime our kids were sick when they were > little, the > DS> dog wound up throwing up at the same time. If I had one kid sick in > bed, I knew I would have a sick dog as well! > There's always that "first reported case." I think this is an > area > wherein the past is not a perfect predictor of the future. Not > to be > an alarmist, but I just don't think we know enough about > biochemistry to rely on the past. New things are appearing everyday on the medical frontier. It's all very exciting as well as frightening. > DS> He's now 14 and still going strong!! > Hope the kids have fared as well! They are great. My oldest is a veterinary technician, and the youngest is a college senior. They both love animals and truly consider the dog "one of the family". <<< Debbie >>> --- GEcho 1.00 * Origin: chocolate, Chocolate, CHOCOLATE: Roch, NY (1:2613/321.1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DCA00005 Date: 08/05/96 From: DEBBIE SHANKER Time: 08:19pm \/To: SUZZE TIERNAN (Read 3 times) Subj: Books > -=> Quoting dorothy reynolds to SUZZE TIERNAN <=- > dr> BTW, do you hear from Kevin? If so, give him my regards. > I get the Hephistos (sp?) Society Newsletter which he edits, and > of > course read his bi-weekly column in the Free Press, but I haven't > heard > directly from him in ages.I did see that Alan Russell said he met > him recently. Suzze, Did you say recently that you had read Alan Russell's new book, "Multiple Wounds"? I finished it last night and thought it was terrific!! I've been telling everyone at the library about it and got two regulars to put it on reserve. I've always been fascinated with multiple personalities..saw the movie "Three faces of Eve" years ago and got hooked on the subject. I think he handled the topic extremely well and I hated to see the book end. Would have loved to have followed the 3 main characters a few more years into the future. Helen/Holly was an incredible character...wonder if a person in real life would have done as well under the circumstances. We got a letter from Betty today with a picture of her standing next to Alan Russell at a book signing. Steve and I were amazed at how tall he is. He made Betty look like a little kid. (I probably would have come up to his belly button!!!) Steve scanned the pic in and I think he sent you a copy. <<< Debbie >>> --- GEcho 1.00 * Origin: chocolate, Chocolate, CHOCOLATE: Roch, NY (1:2613/321.1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DCA00006 Date: 08/05/96 From: PATRICIA FERRARA Time: 05:47pm \/To: SHELLEY GINGRICH (Read 3 times) Subj: Jonathan Kellerman -=> Quoting Shelley Gingrich to Patricia Ferrara <=- SG> Devil's Waltz was very good. Have I missed a new Kellerman? What is SG> the name of his latest? It was The Web, and I keep hearing that it wasn't anywhere near his usual quality. I'm sure I'll read it anyway but, having been forewarned, I won't be expecting much. Patsy --- Blue Wave/DOS v2.30 * Origin: Orion's Sword | Bush, LA | (504) 867-9701 | V.* (1:3828/1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DCA00007 Date: 08/05/96 From: PATRICIA FERRARA Time: 05:54pm \/To: DELORES E ROWE (Read 3 times) Subj: Jonathan Kellerman -=> Quoting Delores E Rowe to Patricia Ferrara <=- DER> Noooooo. The Web was a real stinker, IMO. However, it was the DER> first book I had ever read of his that I didn't enjoy. Did you read DER> Butcher's Theater? That seems to be most people's reaction, so far. I'm sure I'll read it anyway but I appreciate the warning. My expectations won't be high, and I won't be in such a hurry to get to it. DER> I read a REALLY good one this week...Pretty Maids All In A Row by DER> Marilyn Campbell. I couldn't put it down! Thanks, it's already been added to my list. (I was "eavesdropping" on your conversation with someone else.) :) Patsy --- Blue Wave/DOS v2.30 * Origin: Orion's Sword | Bush, LA | (504) 867-9701 | V.* (1:3828/1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DCA00008 Date: 08/05/96 From: PATRICIA FERRARA Time: 06:02pm \/To: BERT QUILLIN (Read 3 times) Subj: Library Online -=> Quoting Bert Quillin to Patricia Ferrara <=- BQ> Here in the Portland area, the public (who, after all pays for it) has BQ> general, albeit limited, access to Public Library records. In this BQ> particular instance, I was suggesting a check of the author's name in BQ> order to determine what she has written and a brief description of each BQ> works. BQ> It is also possible to search her name through an Internet connection BQ> in order to get a bit of personal information. Our parish library's catalog is online but of course will only tell me about books that are in the library. It's not exactly a large library. I will have to check out the Internet, but I don't get that opportunity very often. BQ> Hmmmm. Been in a lot of places in Louisiana, but Bush apparently BQ> wasn't one of them. Can't locate it in our Atlas. What major city is it BQ> near? Bush is between Covington and Bogalusa (I'm very close to Covington). We're on the northshore of Lake Pontchartrain (north of New Orleans). I'm originally from Metairie, which is a suburb of New Orleans. Been to New Orleans? :) Patsy --- Blue Wave/DOS v2.30 * Origin: Orion's Sword | Bush, LA | (504) 867-9701 | V.* (1:3828/1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DCA00009 Date: 08/05/96 From: PATRICIA FERRARA Time: 08:09pm \/To: FRED RUNK (Read 3 times) Subj: Kellerman -=> Quoting Shelley Gingrich to Fred Runk <=- FR> How does Delaware get "involved" in the investigation then? SG> SG> In each case there is a disturbed or traumatized child involved. SG> Delaware is asked to consult due to his expertise with such children. SG> As he deals with the child, a bigger story unfolds and he finds SG> questions he wants answered. He is usually helped out by his friend SG> Milo, a large, unattractive, gay cop whose lover is a wealthy doctor Sometimes Alex agrees to help on a police case at Milo's request. A couple of times, he was called upon by a patient he had treated as a child... Different things draw him into it. He's still quite young, but retired very early because of the toll one case in particular took from him... if I remember correctly. Patsy --- Blue Wave/DOS v2.30 * Origin: Orion's Sword | Bush, LA | (504) 867-9701 | V.* (1:3828/1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DCB00000 Date: 08/05/96 From: HELEN FLEISCHER Time: 10:25am \/To: SUZZE TIERNAN (Read 3 times) Subj: Private Library ST> Great stuff. If I could ever get a handle on what kind of books you ST> like, I'd share some of mine with you. You read so many authors I ST> have never read that I don't know what you like. My to-read shelf is overflowing onto the floor again, and I need to do some major reorganizing so I can find stuff, not just grab from the stuff laid sideways on the fronts of the shelves. Maybe if I turn it all sideways like they do in the used book stores, I could fit more in? Besides, you already shared stuff. Remember Carpool? ... Wisdom is knowing what to do with what you know. * Q-Blue 1.0 * Helen Fleischer is helen@mbbs.com in Fairland, MD --- GEcho/2-PCB/2 * Origin: * MetroNet * Columbia, MD * (410) 720-5506 * (1:261/1137) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DCB00001 Date: 08/05/96 From: HELEN FLEISCHER Time: 11:23am \/To: PATRICIA FERRARA (Read 3 times) Subj: FoTL PF> My problem, lately, has been one of finding the time to PF> read. I can't figure out where the time goes! I don't have PF> children, so I can't even blame it on that. That's an elusive commodity! I know a moderate amount of my reading time has gone to email reading. Where the rest goes, I have to wonder. I do try not to stay up too late reading at bedtime. ;) PF> If you keep adding to my list of authors to be on the PF> lookout for Grin. I'm adding to my own list by going used book shopping with my friend Renee. She reads far more than I do, and has found a lot of authors for me to try. She has very similar taste in mysteries, so I've been enjoying them all. ... "United we bargain; divided we beg." * Q-Blue 1.0 * Helen Fleischer is helen@mbbs.com in Fairland, MD --- GEcho/2-PCB/2 * Origin: * MetroNet * Columbia, MD * (410) 720-5506 * (1:261/1137) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 244 MYSTERY Ref: DCB00002 Date: 08/05/96 From: FRED RUNK Time: 11:06pm \/To: MAUREEN GOLDMAN (Read 3 times) Subj: Falco -=>While in the White Hart, Maureen Goldman explained to Fred Runk that<=- MG> Don't forget that he would have been very young when he entered MG> the army. But, yes, his age is mentioned now and then in the MG> books. Been awhile since I've read them. Don't remember. Think there's one out that I haven't read. I think it has something to do with a friend of his brother, the one who was killed taking Jerusalem. FINISHED: Martha Grimes' RAINBOW'S END ... Better to believe too much than to believe nothing at all. ___ X Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 X --- Maximus 2.02 * Origin: Fred's Place (1:300/6.2)