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July 31st, 2003, 08:33 PM
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Muff Daggy
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Yen and Yon and BSG
You’ve all heard of Yin and Yang. But how about Yen and Yon? Both are archaic terms, one for desire, the other for things out of reach. Our lives are somehow controlled by them. The constant desire for things we cannot have, or hope to have.
Christmas of 1962 is a time I will never forget. You see, we were dawdling around some stores sometime in the middle of the year, and my eyes fell upon an object of true yen. You may remember if you’re old enough. Milton Bradley had launched a series of board games called the American Heritage Series. If I remember right, it consisted of Battlecry, Dogfight, Hit the Beach and Broadside. These were games any young kid would love to have in those days (and me being a board game nut, I was fair game indeed!). The boxes were displayed open topped so you could see the contents. Little plastic biplanes, and ships with removable sails. I just /had/ to have one! But the price was high for those days and my pleas to my mom fell on deaf (but ever-patient) ears.
But little does a child know, the workings of a mom’s mind are those of a careful planner of a child’s happiness. She feigned disinterest in front of me to my sadness (and thus my yen became an object of yon), but secretly inside she was doing what mother’s do best, deceive with intent to surprise.
And so Christmas came in 1962 and what I never expected was there under the tree, my mom coaxing me mightily to open one of them. To my extreme delight I received not one but /two/ of the craved games! It was a Christmas I will always remember.
This Christmas of 2003 I had hoped to open a different kind of package: a new episode of a show I loved so dearly. But BSG the way I have dreamed of it for 25 years is not to be this Christmas.
Too bad my mom isn’t in the film business  .
Affectionately and respectfully,
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August 1st, 2003, 06:20 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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Nice Muffit!
I knew how that felt as a child. But luckily it passes, but as an adult, with my animation career......
Right now my Yen is Burning me every long and endless night, and my Yon is Aching me every waking day.
Long and lonly terrible unfullfillable longing!
ARRRRGH!
Rich
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August 1st, 2003, 10:47 AM
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Muff Daggy
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Hi Blue Mule! Yeah, it seems like we all have unfulfilled desires. Here's hoping some of them will come true!
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August 1st, 2003, 12:38 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: New Mexico
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WHat a wonderful Memory Muffit. Thanks for sharing.
I always got stuck with clothes LOL!
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August 1st, 2003, 12:55 PM
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Muff Daggy
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Thanks shiningstar!
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August 1st, 2003, 03:18 PM
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muffit,
that was a really great story.
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August 1st, 2003, 03:45 PM
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Muff Daggy
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Thanks Jewels!
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August 2nd, 2003, 01:23 PM
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Definitely great story, I'm too was expecting to see that Christmas gift. Well, maybe another Christmas in the future.
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August 2nd, 2003, 04:18 PM
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Muff Daggy
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Hi, thanks Krystal! Yep, there's always hope for next year... especially after they realize what a mess they made...
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August 3rd, 2003, 08:35 AM
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I hope you do see that gift soon Krystal!
It will most certainly last you LONGER then
the socks and clothes I got every christmas
lasted me!
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August 3rd, 2003, 08:38 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
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Remember Keep The Faith!
amberstar :sunshi:
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August 3rd, 2003, 06:36 PM
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Definately Amberstar!
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