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Hey Stan,

I'm waiting for Calvin to do a parody on this, called "Nipple-Effect", but I just left him with an idea, and he's trying to clean up his act :o...so maybe YOU can take it to the next level ...I don't worry that you'd have plenty of thoughts on the subject!

Aside from that, I really enjoyed the song...Again, you have mastered the blending of the simple with the sublime. The song itself actually "ripples" from beginning to end! Such an important message....

This theory also reminds me of the movie "Pay It Forward"...while I thought it was a pretty corny execution, I liked the concept...and I've undoubtedly told you of my one-gal-campaign to follow up on this. If not, this is what I do: whenever I'm in a check-out counter (that is, when I USED to be able to drive to such establishments -- sniffle sniffle), after I'm done with my transaction, I pass a dollar to the person behind me in line. I explain it's for him/her, as just a random act of kindness from me. They are free to do whatever they want with the dollar...pass it along again, buy a scratch ticket, whatever...they just aren't allowed to spend it on cigarettes. This simple simple gesture has met with a mostly incredible response. While some people are a bit distrustful (who gives something for nothing these days? I say "I just paid for your smile") most people are quite moved/astonished/delighted/surprised. I especially enjoy it when the person behind me is a frazzled mother with four whiny kids hanging off the carriage and you can tell she just wants Calgon to take her away, but when I give her the dollar, it's a little, "well, maybe they aren't demon seeds after all." I've also got my kids in on the act...they like to do the official "passing of the buck"...I figure it's a pretty dandy lesson for them...

I don't meant to toot my own horn here (well, okay, a little), but I did want to offer it up as a fun thing for people to do, especially as the holidays approach. I had one little old lady stop me from leaving the line once, to tell me she had seen me do this before, and it had put her in such a good mood (she was TWO places behind me at the time), she said she had gone out and bought two big bags full of Toys for Tots. Yippee!

Anyhoo, I had best get off my high horse before I fall off and hurt something....

So thanks again Stan for another inspirational song....You're cranking one out every other day, huh? Wow. Do you ever sleep?

Slow and steady,
Beth