Series 2558: Constituent Correspondence, 2000-2003
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Created: 7/23/2002 7:55 AM
Subject: RE: Contact From MS Portal
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Sent: 7/22/02 11:13:18 AM
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Subject: Contact From MS Portal
Jere Newton
219 Texas Av
Gulfport MS 39507
Harrison
Message to the Governor
the Book of Eck Parables Vol. 4 By Harold Klemp
A man from Sweden told me a story about a certain Swedish couple. They were not very sophisticated travelers, but they wanted to visit New York City. When their friends learned of their plans, they warned the couple, "The crime is terrible. Be very careful. And don't ride in the subway - all kinds of terrible muggings happen in the subway."
The couple finally arrived in New York, made it to their hotel safely, and even went on a few guided tours. But at the end of their stay, they had a few days left with nothing planned. They were afraid to go outside of their hotel room because of all the terrible things that could happen, according to their friends. But they were running short of refreshments.
So one morning the wife took her life in her hands and left the room to go to a convenience store down the block. As she stepped into the elevator, a huge man with a big dog got on beside her. He was the leader of a rock band staying in the hotel, but the Swedish woman only saw the long hair, the dirty jeans, and the chains around his neck.
The woman was petrified. She stood in a corner of the elevator, shaking and saying over and over, "Oh, my God." All her friends' warnings came into her head. It seemed like her worst fears had walked right onto this elevator with her.
The dog, meanwhile, was curious about the woman. He came up to her and started to sniff her dress, as dogs do.
"Down," commanded the man to his dog. The dog lay down on the floor, and at the same time the Swedish woman flattened herself on the floor beside him.
At this, the musician began to laugh and laugh. He laughed until tears ran down his face. He laughed all the way out of the hotel and onto the street. The poor woman was so scared she crawled off the elevator on her hands and knees. Then she gathered her courage, stood up, and went to buy the refreshments. By the time she returned to the hotel room, she was too embarrassed to tell her husband what had happened.
That night the wife was afraid of running into the rock musician again, so she wanted to eat upstairs. But her husband was restless. He wanted to go to the hotel dining room. "Before we leave I want to see more of the people who live here," he said. They went down to the dining room, and there was the whole rock band, having dinner. As soon as the woman walked into the room, the whole band began to laugh uproariously. They laughed until tears ran down their faces and they had to leave.
In the days that followed, each time the Swedish couple came downstairs to eat in the hotel dining room, the rock band would be there. The husband always wondered why they laughed so much whenever he and his wife entered the room.
Mercifully the day finally came when the couple packed their bags to return to Europe, back to their sane life. When they went to the front desk to pay their hotel bill, the desk clerk said, "Your bill's paid in full."
"How can this be?" asked the husband. They didn't know anybody in New York.
The clerk shrugged. "Here's a letter for the lady," he said, holding out an envelope. The Swedish woman opened it and began to read.
"Thank you so much," read the letter, which was from the rock musician. "I have never laughed this much in my whole life. But I realize that we embarrassed you, so to make up for this, I am paying for your hotel room. We wish you a happy journey and thank you for the joy and laughter you brought to us."
The Swedish couple learned that sometimes fear can be overcome by love. As the musician began to laugh, love came into his heart, and it also came back to the Swedish couple. He was able to give a gift of love to the woman who had inadvertently opened his heart to love through laughter. (Love conquers all)
God and the Rich Man
There was this rich man that always wanted to talk to God. He found out there was a holy mountain in Tibet where God was often seen. He jumped on his jet and flew over to Tibet. The monks set him up high on the holy mountain for a 2 week stay. One evening, 2 weeks later, he saw this stranger walking down the path with a white light around him. He thought this must be God. He walked up to the man and asked, "Are you God?"
"YES."
"God, can I ask you a question?"
"YOU HAVE MY PERMISSION."
"God, what is a million years to you?"
"A MINUTE."
"God, what is a million dollars to you?"
"A PENNY."
"God, can I have a penny?"
"IN A MINUTE."
This is a (Golden Opportunity) Gulfport is broke. (THE WHEEL IS TURNING)
We sent letters to Gov Musgrove,Mayor Combs, Trent
Lott, Thad Cochran, Gene Taylor and others, if you are interested contact Mayor Combs, Gov
Musgrove,and send him this letter with your opinion he would like to know. (Thank you-)
Citizens of south Ms wake up look at the
> port of Gulfport what an eyesore and as the years go buy it will get larger
> with more commercial terminals and more of the gulf filled in, with more
> trucks on our crowded highways when will it stop-------Is the port helping
> down town Gpt not much ---Is the port helping the tourism Industry--
No-----Is
> the coast getting the full potential of this valuable land-- No.
>it is now time for us to unite and give the port back to the citizens of Gpt
> and Ms. Let us move all commercial terminals and personal to better suited
> areas for commercial development---Port Bienville or Pascagoula both of the
> Ports have the land, Port-Bienville the channel needs to be dredged
> deeper--they are working on it now (Pascagoula --this could be Trent Lotts
baby more jobs)---If the
> navy port closes this could be the ideal location.----- At Gpt build a
sea
> world type of water entertainment at the present site of (Marine life-with
their approval} and the Dole and Chiquita
> terminals -------Gpt boat harbor enlarge and expend east to three times its
> size, build a large pier and boat ramps with land for shops, restaurants,
> on the bullpen harbor and s/w-side build a casino & hotel with garage
> As large or larger than the Beau Rivage---(there is enough land to build two
> casinos on this site which should be done)--this plan will not interfere
with the site of
> Copa-Casino and hotel, Give the casinos the 1st option to home port
cruse-liners, there
> will be room for stop overs from other cruse-liners.---------Jones park
> improve with palm-trees flower gardens, walk ways build a open air
amphitheater for the gulf coast
> symphony and special events, enlarge rice pavilion--------------Parking for
> the water park at Int 10 & canal rd area, or at the Seabee base on the
> n/e-side, for transportation shuttle buses or a monorail systems to the
port, ---Improve downtown Gpt old time light posts & benches and flower
> gardens,and more palm-trees use shuttle buses or trolleys to circle
downtown and the port.
>----The new port will be the most beautiful on the Gulf of Mexico, A
> port for water-world entertainment and a full time year around resort for
> tourist and yachts-------Some will say where are we going to get the money
> for this project---If Sea-World or Disney or any corporation is not
> interested, we have the wealth right here on the coast and
> Ms--sell bonds or shares to groups or to the citizens of Ms,
>if the state can spend 150 million to help the Nissan plant they should do
the same for us, ---( If we build two casinos this project at the port will
have more employees than the Nissan plant has}
> ----some will say do you know how much the State makes on the port
> now--or how many employees it has at the port----My answer is the employees
> will be transferred to the new location with the same income also the state
will receive the same income as they did in Gpt. Money at Gpt it will
double or
> triple----[what does the Beau-Rivage make in a year- it also employee's over
> 3,000]----- we should use the harbor to its full potential,this plan will
help Gpt out of its money-problems--remember Biloxi was broke six years ago.
> To make this plan work it will take a monumental effort, We will need the
> support of Mayor Combs---Gov Musgrove--Trent Lott--Thad Cochran--Gene Taylor and Mike
> Moore--he could help, and most important the citizens of the coast and Ms,
> Lets unite and do the right thing for the future of our coast and state
Jere Newton 219 Texas Av Gulfport Ms 39507
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