Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site amdahl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!mhuxn!mhuxr!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!decwrl!sun!amdahl!ems From: ems@amdahl.UUCP (ems) Newsgroups: net.med Subject: Re: California Therapies Message-ID: <1277@amdahl.UUCP> Date: Thu, 14-Mar-85 18:29:53 EST Article-I.D.: amdahl.1277 Posted: Thu Mar 14 18:29:53 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 16-Mar-85 05:40:31 EST References: <3012@cbneb.UUCP> <12450@gatech.UUCP> <959@dual.UUCP> <460@scc.UUCP> Organization: Circle C Shellfish Ranch, Shores-of-the-Pacific, Ca Lines: 39 > > > > Now just a minute here! I take great exception to your implication that > > California is the standard Granola-bowl, full of fruits, nuts, and flakes. > > Just because we happen to have what is probably the highest concentration > > of these types in the nation does *not* mean that *everyone* in California > > is hyping the vegetarian/holistic/meditation/prayer/est/what-have-you > > approach. When I'm sick, I go to an M.D. > > > > On the other hand, Ronnie is from California, and I'll > bet he goes to an M.D. and I'll bet that he has never firewalked. > I think half the people in California are from New Jersey > anyway. > NO NO NO! Only on quarter are from New Jersey, the other quarter are from New York and Chicago but just claim to be from New Jersey because it's more trendy right now... :-) (I suppose that as a native *NORTHERN* Californian I should point out that I go to an MD, yet believe the holistic approach is a nice idea; would meditate, but it takes to much time and I fall asleep; hate granola, gimme ham 'n eggs!; think est is, well, almost as bad as most traditional religions; have never firewalked, though I have gone barefoot in the snow...; and just don't understand why people would want needles stuck in them *at all*, whether for health or recreation. You see! all your preconceptions were, like, youknow, really, like, nowhere.) Well, gotta go now, my hot tub is getting cold and my wine cooler is getting warm, and my friends are all threatening to put their clothes back on and .. :-) -- E. Michael Smith ...!{hplabs,ihnp4,amd,nsc}!amdahl!ems Comedo ergo dorum This is the obligatory disclaimer of everything.