Hallo admin, Skinner or maybe his personal secretary?

[Ms. Clio]

I'm not sure where to put this query at this point. Would somebody please acknowledge my PM about a donation? I thought you guys wanted money! If not, I'll cancel my Amazon order.

[NMDemDist2]

1. hi ms clio

you may want to PM one of the senior mods about this

[Ms. Clio]

2. okay, good idea, thanks!

[NoSheep]

5. oh god..what is in the photo? Is that Lebanon? Iraq?

[Ms. Clio]

7. Beirut

although it's becoming difficult to tell the difference.

[NoSheep]

8. again. dear god. When I was a child, I dreamed I was in Beirut. I'm

telling you: I WAS there. It was the most realistic dream I've ever had. I'm 43 now, I'd have to do some research but I bet it was around the time of the hostages in Iran. I must have seen a photo like that on TV. I was running and hiding around blown up apartment buildings just like those. It was so realistic. everything was the color of burnt sand. Rubble. It was hard to find four walls to hide behind. I remember like it was yesterday, really. oh god.

[Ms. Clio]

10. that's very powerful -- I actually used to have similar dreams when I was

younger -- maybe there was some connection between them and pictures like this, too. I never thought of that before.

sorry, I feel rather as if I had opened an old wound for you. But I do know how you feel, I think.

[NoSheep]

12. no. don't feel so. it is a powerful reminder of how sensitive I was then

and continue to be. the empathy has always been there so strong. now that I can handle it, it is something I suppose I can claim and be proud of, instead of seeing it as a handicap or curse. it is where my ethics and humanity come from.

The awe in my statements comes from the idea of what people in war torn countries are feeling now. I remembered that I had felt it so strongly in that dream. I was amazed at how real that could be. I think it is a good thing to stay in touch with such awareness.

[Ms. Clio]

13. I think so, too

Empathy is a very valuable and important human reaction to such pictures, for most people. There was a very moving show on FX tonight, about a Minuteman who lived with a family of undocumented immigrants for a month. Although he had a lot of stupid ideas, he really could not resist bonding with them -- nor they, with him. If only that could be done on a global scale!

[wakeme2008]

3. I use Amazon all the time and yes it take a couple days for DU to see it

:)

Probably not the Admin fault......

Also it is too Hot for the Mod's Hot Tub to be in session :rofl:

[Viva_La_Revolution]

4. What was your question Ms. Cleo?

if it's about using the Amazon DU Portal, I would be interested in the answer...

[Ms. Clio]

6. I made a donation through Amazon last night, and PM'd Skinner

with the Order #, and still haven't heard anything about it, from him, or the mod I PM'd.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

9. Patience Grasshopper...

the wheels of corporate retail turn slowly...

[Ms. Clio]

11. okee dokee

but all I had to do last time was PM Skinner with the Order #, and I find the lack of response from anyone somewhat baffling.