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Even though this is not a children's site, and I do not
solicit personal information from children, I abide by the rules of the Federal Trade Commission because I know that children
surf the web. Therefore, I do not knowingly respond to children under the age of 13 without parental consent.
Parents,
if you do not want your kids to read about death or grief, please adjust your parental control settings and have a conversation
with your children. To read more about children's safety on the Internet, go to Onguard Online: Kids' Privacy.
The Internet has transformed our lives. Never before have we
had access to so much information, but this is a good news/bad news situation. The good news is that all information is available
to us all the time. The bad news is that lots of it is wrong.
I want you to feel safe here. I link to outside
web sites to inform or comfort you and I am careful in my choices. If you use these links, however, I cannot guarantee the
content or accuracy of external sites. Please E-mail me and let me know when you find an inactive link. Thank you.
In keeping with AOL's safety guidelines, I do not open
E-mail attachments from senders I do not know. A sad fact of life in cyberspace. Thanks for your cooperation in this matter.While we're on the subject of Internet safety, be sure
to install anti-virus software on your PC and update it often. It is always good practice to delete your computer's
Cookie files and browsing history after you visit any site. You can do this in Windows by choosing Disk
Cleanup from your program files. On your homepage tool bar, click Safety for filter and browsing history
controls. Select the Tools drop-down menu to manage Internet Options. Refer to the Public Service links page for more computer safety information.
Some visitors have asked me why I don’t have a Facebookä page.
The answer is simple: I am old enough to remember life before computers when people embraced privacy and the charm of
distance. Flamers, predators, bullies and SPAM advertisers exist. The only thing I can control on the Internet is the content
of my own web site. Because I respect the dignity and privacy of grievers, I will not willingly subject my visitors to the
rampant abuses that appear like unwanted house guests on social media technologies such as Facebookä. For me, a few
bad apples really do spoil the whole bushel. This may be another sad fact of life in cyberspace, but I choose to not
participate.
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