The
Daily Travesty
The human brain evidently
operates on some variation of the famous principle enunciated in The Hunting
of the Snark: "What I tell you three times is
true."
-Norbert Weiner,
Cybernetics
I am printing the following
for three reasons:
1. the author suggested I do
so.
3. many subscribers will
find it very amusing.
5. all humor aside, it is
thought provoking.
A Letter From Sarah
Skyrm to the Editor
Sarah departed
about a week ago for Basic Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina,
after impulsively joining the Army last month.
June 18, 2000
Hey-- it's my third day of
Basic Training-- and I am still alive-- it's hard! I do push-ups out the
ass everyday, and I march for hours-- and ahhh... I got in trouble today
too. I had to push for like half an hour by myself in the gravel. Oh
and my drill sergeant called me a crack head!! Oh well-- Basic is just
a game, and I plan on winning.
Mike Y. told me about
blanket parties, and a whole rack of stuff people were gonna do-- well... this
is the year 2000, and everyone's "sensitive" now. That stuff you always
hear about just doesn't happen anymore. Plus we have fire guard all night
who watch us. I am on fire guard right now. It's 3:30 AM exactly,
and my watch is until 5:30 AM-- when I wake everyone up. This is why I
have time to write you a letter.
Oh, and everything sucks
here-- it's like prison: group showers, 7 minutes to eat, no phone calls, bunk
beds without rails (and I sleep on the top mind you) and 63 people per
room. I was sick my first day, because I was given 5 vaccines in one day
(my arms got swollen) and made to do pushups and stay awake all night-- I got
really stressed. My body is getting used to it now though.
So yes, I am still alive
(surprising), and I am gonna graduate, and get out. I do cry
everyday. I miss home sooo much, and all my friends. I miss my Jason
too, but he promised me he'd wait for me.
P.S. I cry everyday--
no lie-- I don't know if I'm gonna go nuts or not yet-- you know me-- I hate
authority. This place is really breaking me down and I thought it was
impossible. If I go home brainwashed-- remind me of who I am!
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you can't email Sarah where
she is.
anyone know how I can add
different colors to the Outlook HTML? I want to use
orange.