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p4 tribune march fc 1994 not liable to inform groups tt own officials must be lauded for standing their ground on the issue of meeting notification the town places ads in the tri bune we write stories on upcoming meetings and their impact and a phone call to michele skinner in the clerks office ends with results if ratepayer and special interest groups want to be put on the municipali tys mailing list they should have to pay for it ward councillors are also excellent sources of informa tion it is not the towns respon sibility to make certain groups are informed direct ly there are better ways to spend staffs time through this paper the councillors and town office if residents want to know they will be able to find out bills bills bills all in thaname of living well just home from picking up the mail top of the stack bill number one oh look dear a bill to pay oh yeah and lookie here darling theyve changed the entire presentation and appearance very progressive nice graphics isnt that the brightest shade of red youve ever seen what great public relations marvellous oh wow it says here the more we charge the more we save remind me to run out right after dinner and slap something on this baby so we can start saving money immediately anyway listen pumpkin let me pay this one its my turn no now dont be ridiculous honey ill pay the bill this month no no no i insist im paying this bill sweet heart you pay the next one okay if you must bill number two oh gracious i wondered when they were going to send this bill will you look at that discounts all around this month hon more savings remind me to sign us up gees we owe less this month than i thought we would ill pay this one okay well as long as youre not overextending dear i dont want you to feel under pres sure dont be foolish peaches consider it done kibble bits bill number three these little rascals raised the fee again did you notice thatdarlin oh yeah how do you like that my my those naughty corporate beggars really want to suck us dry this month eh oh well all in the name of living well sweetie could you squeeze that on your roster this payday though pause me youve only offered to pay one bill so far havent you pumpkin only one in the last few days you mean lovey you seem to have quite a bit of extra cash on you these days if im not mistaken now listen here cupcake i pay my fair share around here do you think the snow gets shovelled outside by itself dont i do my share of the cook ing cleaning and vacuuming or is that not enough for the lady of the house well excuse me mr mom and i suppose you think i come home and plop down on my tush all night while you run around the joint like super maid do you look if its a problem for you to pick up this one ill get it okay afterall im used to it well of all the nerve let me tell you a few things buster oh look hon heres a birth day card from your mother isnt that sweet is there any money in it rest of stack offer to win 10 million by ordering magazines 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handing out flowers to perfect strangers have an unerring tendency to go down like a lead balloon with the intended beneficiaries but be honest wouldnt you seriously wonder about someone who came up to you brandishing a rose or a carnation and tried kates corne insist you take it isnt that what the moonies and hari krishna were famous for my first reaction cynic that i am would be to wonder what someone was trying to sell me my second reaction would be td pre fer a large cheque or at at the very least a large gin and tonic a driving force behind this movement is an unfortunate desire to spread relentless good will among ones fellow persons so youre walking along having a delicious bad mood day and along comes a cheerleader determined to help you snap outjof it 4 coster of mindless enthusiasm is to cite discrimination against peo ple with allergies to flowers or sombre souls with eeyore com plexes whose greatest joy in life is being depressed benevolent bonhomie is all very well in its place but it can go too far consider the movie addams family values where misfit off spring are sentenced to a day in the harmony hut watching the sound of music and a host of simi larly uplifting disney epics all this because they refused to join in and be inexorably filled with the milk of human kindness and understanding i leave you with these pearls of wisdom from phyllis mcginlevs poem written in 1940 and entitled song against sweetness and light o merry is the optimist with the troops of courage leaguing but a dour trend in any friend is rfttrtstntntt xujlullhl v vi imi1j 1 l semmims ste