[meteorite-list] SUPER BOWL SUNDAY?

From: Michael Casper <Michael_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:54:00 2004
Message-ID: <001101c1ac37$ad721c40$0200a8c0_at_Domain>

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Subject: Read before Super Bowl Sunday=20
> > > >=20
> > > >=20
> > > > > Take time to read, it's worth it.=20
> > > > >=20
> > > > > In a supermarket, Kurtis the stock boy, was busily working =
when a=20
> new=20
> > > > voice=20
> > > > > came over the loud speaker asking for a carry out at check=20
register=20
> 4.=20
> > > > > Kurtis was almost finished, and wanted to get some fresh air, =
and=20
> > > decided=20
> > > > to=20
> > > > > answer the call. As he approached the check-out stand a =
distant=20
> smile=20
> > > > caught=20
> > > > > his eye, the new check-out girl was beautiful. She was an =
older=20
> woman=20
> > > > (maybe=20
> > > > > 26, and he was only 22) and he fell in love.=20
> > > > >=20
> > > > > Later that day, after his shift was over, he waited by the =
punch=20
> clock=20
> > > to=20
> > > > > find=20
> > > > > out her name. She came into the break room, smiled softly at =
him,=20
> took=20
> > > > > her card and punched out, then left. He looked at her card,=20
BRENDA.=20
> He=20
> > > > > walked out only to see her start walking up the road.=20
> > > > >=20
> > > > > Next day, he waited outside as she left the supermarket, and=20
offered=20
> > her=20
> > > a=20
> > > > > ride home. He looked harmless enough, and she accepted. When =
he=20
> > dropped=20
> > > > > her off, he asked if maybe he could see her again, outside of=20
work.=20
> > She=20
> > > > > simply=20
> > > > > said it wasn't possible. He pressed and she explained she had =
two=20
> > > children=20
> > > > > and=20
> > > > > she couldn't afford a baby-sitter, so he offered to pay for =
the=20
> > > > baby-sitter.=20
> > > > > Reluctantly she accepted his offer for a date for the =
following=20
> > > Saturday.=20
> > > > >=20
> > > > > That Saturday night he arrived at her door only to have her =
tell=20
him=20
> > > that=20
> > > > > she was unable to go with him. The baby-sitter had called and=20
> > canceled.=20
> > > To=20
> > > > > which Kurtis simply said, "Well, let's take the kids with us." =

> > > > >=20
> > > > > She tried to explain that taking the children was not an =
option,=20
but=20
> > > again=20
> > > > > not taking no for an answer, he pressed. Finally Brenda, =
brought=20
him=20
> > > > inside=20
> > > > > to meet her children. She had an older daughter who was just =
as=20
cute=20
> > as=20
> > > a=20
> > > > > bug, Kurtis thought, then Brenda brought out her son, in a=20
> wheelchair.=20
> > > He=20
> > > > > was born a paraplegic with Down Syndrome. Kurtis asked Brenda, =
"I=20
> > still=20
> > > > > don't understand why the kids can't come with us?" Brenda was=20
> amazed.=20
> > > > > Most men would run away from a woman with two kids, especially =
if=20
> one=20
> > > > > had disabilities.... just like her first husband and father of =
her=20
> > > > children=20
> > > > > did.=20
> > > > >=20
> > > > > That evening Kurtis and Brenda loaded up the kids, went to =
dinner=20
> and=20
> > > the=20
> > > > > movies. When her son needed anything Kurtis would take care of =

him.=20
> > When=20
> > > > > he needed to use the restroom, he picked him up out of his =
chair,=20
> took=20
> > > > him,=20
> > > > > brought him back. The kids loved Kurtis. At the end of the=20
evening,=20
> > > Brenda=20
> > > > > knew this was the man she was going to marry and spend the =
rest of=20
> her=20
> > > > life=20
> > > > > with.=20
> > > > >=20
> > > > > A year later, they were married and Kurtis adopted both of her =

> > children.=20
> > > > > Since then they have added two more kids.=20
> > > > >=20
> > > > > So what happened to the stock boy and check-out girl?=20
> > > > > Well, Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Warner now live in St. Louis, where he =
is=20
> > employed=20
> > > > > by the St. Louis Rams and plays quarterback.=20
> > > > >=20
> > > > > This coming Sunday Kurt will quarterback the Rams in Super =
Bowl=20
> XXXVI.=20
> > > > >=20
> > > > > Pretty good story, isn't it?=20
> >=20
> >=20


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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Subject: Read before Super Bowl Sunday =
<BR>&gt;=20
&gt; &gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; Take =
time to=20
read, it's worth it. <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; =
&gt; &gt;=20
In a supermarket, Kurtis the stock boy, was busily working when a =
<BR>&gt; new=20
<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; voice <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; came over the =
loud=20
speaker asking for a carry out at check <BR>register <BR>&gt; 4. =
<BR>&gt; &gt;=20
&gt; &gt; &gt; Kurtis was almost finished, and wanted to get some fresh =
air, and=20
<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; decided <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; to <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; =
&gt;=20
&gt; answer the call. As he approached the check-out stand a distant =
<BR>&gt;=20
smile <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; caught <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; his =
eye, the=20
new check-out girl was beautiful. She was an older <BR>&gt; woman =
<BR>&gt; &gt;=20
&gt; &gt; (maybe <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; 26, and he was only 22) =
and he=20
fell in love. <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; =
Later=20
that day, after his shift was over, he waited by the punch <BR>&gt; =
clock=20
<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; to <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; find <BR>&gt; &gt; =
&gt; &gt;=20
&gt; out her name. She came into the break room, smiled softly at him, =
<BR>&gt;=20
took <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; her card and punched out, then left. =
He looked=20
at her card, <BR>BRENDA. <BR>&gt; He <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; walked =
out=20
only to see her start walking up the road. <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; =
<BR>&gt;=20
&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; Next day, he waited outside as she left the =
supermarket, and=20
<BR>offered <BR>&gt; &gt; her <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; a <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; =
&gt; &gt;=20
ride home. He looked harmless enough, and she accepted. When he <BR>&gt; =
&gt;=20
dropped <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; her off, he asked if maybe he could =
see her=20
again, outside of <BR>work. <BR>&gt; &gt; She <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; =
&gt;=20
simply <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; said it wasn't possible. He pressed =
and she=20
explained she had two <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; children <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; =
&gt; &gt;=20
and <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; she couldn't afford a baby-sitter, so =
he=20
offered to pay for the <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; baby-sitter. <BR>&gt; =
&gt; &gt;=20
&gt; &gt; Reluctantly she accepted his offer for a date for the =
following=20
<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; Saturday. <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; =
&gt;=20
&gt; &gt; That Saturday night he arrived at her door only to have her =
tell=20
<BR>him <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; that <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; she was =
unable to=20
go with him. The baby-sitter had called and <BR>&gt; &gt; canceled. =
<BR>&gt;=20
&gt; &gt; To <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; which Kurtis simply said, =
"Well, let's=20
take the kids with us." <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; =
&gt;=20
&gt; She tried to explain that taking the children was not an option, =
<BR>but=20
<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; again <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; not taking no for =
an=20
answer, he pressed. Finally Brenda, brought <BR>him <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; =
&gt;=20
inside <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; to meet her children. She had an =
older=20
daughter who was just as <BR>cute <BR>&gt; &gt; as <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; a =
<BR>&gt;=20
&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; bug, Kurtis thought, then Brenda brought out her =
son, in a=20
<BR>&gt; wheelchair. <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; He <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; =
was born=20
a paraplegic with Down Syndrome. Kurtis asked Brenda, "I <BR>&gt; &gt; =
still=20
<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; don't understand why the kids can't come =
with us?"=20
Brenda was <BR>&gt; amazed. <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; Most men would =
run away=20
from a woman with two kids, especially if <BR>&gt; one <BR>&gt; &gt; =
&gt; &gt;=20
&gt; had disabilities.... just like her first husband and father of her =
<BR>&gt;=20
&gt; &gt; &gt; children <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; did. <BR>&gt; &gt; =
&gt;=20
&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; That evening Kurtis and Brenda =
loaded up=20
the kids, went to dinner <BR>&gt; and <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; the <BR>&gt; =
&gt; &gt;=20
&gt; &gt; movies. When her son needed anything Kurtis would take care of =

<BR>him. <BR>&gt; &gt; When <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; he needed to =
use the=20
restroom, he picked him up out of his chair, <BR>&gt; took <BR>&gt; &gt; =
&gt;=20
&gt; him, <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; brought him back. The kids loved =
Kurtis.=20
At the end of the <BR>evening, <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; Brenda <BR>&gt; &gt; =
&gt; &gt;=20
&gt; knew this was the man she was going to marry and spend the rest of =
<BR>&gt;=20
her <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; life <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; with. =
<BR>&gt;=20
&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; A year later, they were =
married=20
and Kurtis adopted both of her <BR>&gt; &gt; children. <BR>&gt; &gt; =
&gt; &gt;=20
&gt; Since then they have added two more kids. <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; =
&gt;=20
<BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; So what happened to the stock boy and =
check-out=20
girl? <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; Well, Mr. &amp; Mrs. Kurt Warner now =
live in=20
St. Louis, where he is <BR>&gt; &gt; employed <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; =
&gt; by=20
the St. Louis Rams and plays quarterback. <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; =
<BR>&gt;=20
&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; This coming Sunday Kurt will quarterback the Rams in =
Super=20
Bowl <BR>&gt; XXXVI. <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt; &gt; =
&gt; &gt;=20
Pretty good story, isn't it? <BR>&gt; &gt; <BR>&gt; &gt;=20
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