[Rhodes22-list] How much time do you spend on the computer?
Herb Parsons
hparsons at parsonsys.com
Mon Oct 27 15:09:18 EDT 2008
When corrected, I've been known to smile and say "same thing", but
usually only to friends.
elle wrote:
> Herb,
>
> I think you had it right the first time....(haha...no offense meant. Just couldn't leave that one out there....)
>
> elle
>
> We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.
>
> 1992 Rhodes 22 Recyc '06 "WaterMusic" (Lady in Red)
>
>
> --- On Sun, 10/26/08, Herb Parsons <hparsons at parsonsys.com> wrote:
>
>
>> From: Herb Parsons <hparsons at parsonsys.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] How much time do you spend on the computer?
>> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> Date: Sunday, October 26, 2008, 11:11 PM
>> Brad,
>>
>> Every attorney I've known (and my wife used to work for
>> a group of 'em)
>> have quickly corrected me when I say "criminal
>> attorney" (the correction
>> is "criminal DEFENSE attorney").
>>
>> I've gotten were I do it deliberately just to see if
>> I'm corrected.
>>
>>
>> Brad Haslett wrote:
>>
>>> Ben,
>>>
>>> "I may backslide if these guys keep aggravating
>>>
>> me, but my volume will
>>
>>> drop precipitously."
>>>
>>> This is of course an ecumenical board, and we do have
>>>
>> some Baptists
>>
>>> who are known for being tolerant of
>>>
>> "backsliding".
>>
>>> - "a productive member of my law firm"
>>>
>>> You'll have to forgive me a bit of
>>>
>> "backsliding" of my own. I do have
>>
>>> a tax attorney, and have had a criminal attorney, and
>>>
>> well --- let it
>>
>>> go Brad.
>>>
>>> Brad
>>>
>>> On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 8:36 PM, Benjamin Cittadino
>>> <bigben65 at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Dear (Meta)??;
>>>>
>>>> Let me be the first of the politcal posters to
>>>>
>> apologize to you, Bigal, and
>>
>>>> others who have complained of the deluge of
>>>>
>> political posts. I got sucked in
>>
>>>> when I saw Tootle describe Obama supporters as
>>>>
>> either marxists or sheep. I
>>
>>>> then saw that no one was answering and felt that
>>>>
>> the hundreds of members
>>
>>>> might want to see some counterpoint. I joined the
>>>>
>> list only this past June
>>
>>>> and didn't quite understand the ins and outs.
>>>>
>> I figured the "sailor's bar"
>>
>>>> metaphor (if you'll pardon the expression)
>>>>
>> allowed for this kind of debate.
>>
>>>> Before I knew it I was "hip deep in the Big
>>>>
>> Muddy" (as Pete Seeger used to
>>
>>>> sing).
>>>>
>>>> Until recently I tried to limit my participation
>>>>
>> to once every few days, but
>>
>>>> as the election has approached I have become
>>>>
>> addicted. I keep thinking if I
>>
>>>> don't speak up it may be that some folks will
>>>>
>> buy in to the mis-direction (
>>
>>>> my opinion) coming from the other side.
>>>>
>>>> So, I can say that on Nov 5 I'm joining PPA
>>>>
>> (Political Posters Anonymous). I
>>
>>>> have a 28 day stay planned in an appropriate
>>>>
>> undisclosed location, after
>>
>>>> which I hope to revert to my former happy life as
>>>>
>> a productive member of my
>>
>>>> law firm. I may backslide if these guys keep
>>>>
>> aggravating me,
>>
>>>> but my volume will drop precipitously.
>>>>
>>>> I do want to say I have found the Nabble site
>>>>
>> easier to navigate, and while
>>
>>>> I have never printed out a political post, I have
>>>>
>> a nice collection of
>>
>>>> sailing posts which have been invaluable as I get
>>>>
>> back into this great
>>
>>>> hobby.
>>>>
>>>> I apologize again. Only a few more days. Hang in
>>>>
>> there.
>>
>>>> Best wishes.
>>>>
>>>> Ben Cittadino, s/v susan kay, Highlands, NJ
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Metaphor wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I've got a simple question, but mostly
>>>>>
>> applied to Herb and Brad, and
>>
>>>>> somewhat to Tootle:
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you guys have jobs or real lives, or do you
>>>>>
>> spend all day on the
>>
>>>>> internet and then posting to this forum?
>>>>>
>> There are a couple of other
>>
>>>>> volume posters, but none so prolific as you
>>>>>
>> are. I get the sense that the
>>
>>>>> sailors are pretty much giving up getting
>>>>>
>> airtime in competition with the
>>
>>>>> political nature of this forum.
>>>>>
>>>>> I try to follow the various threads, but have
>>>>>
>> lost interest in this forum
>>
>>>>> because it has so little to do with sailing,
>>>>>
>> Rhodes 22's or nautical life
>>
>>>>> in general. Reading the same paranoid
>>>>>
>> information from the three of you
>>
>>>>> over and over again is tiresome, so much so
>>>>>
>> that I've begun to applaud
>>
>>>>> your challengers -- Ben C, petelargo, etc.,
>>>>>
>> simply because they are
>>
>>>>> challenging you, and I have (but not always)
>>>>>
>> voted Republican.
>>
>>>>> Your time would be better spent arguing on a
>>>>>
>> political forum rather that a
>>
>>>>> sailing one, and leaving this forum to talk
>>>>>
>> about the boring details of
>>
>>>>> the Rhodes 22 -- you know, technical issues,
>>>>>
>> innovative re-designs or
>>
>>>>> fixes, sailing techniques, great sailing
>>>>>
>> adventures, that kind of stuff of
>>
>>>>> interest to Rhodes 22 owners and sailors...
>>>>>
>> certainly there would be fewer
>>
>>>>> posts, but the Rhodes 22 boat issues would not
>>>>>
>> be so buried under the
>>
>>>>> volume of political posts found here. A
>>>>>
>> search of the internet would
>>
>>>>> probably find a few sites that you might find
>>>>>
>> more of a political nature.
>>
>>>>> Thanks...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> --
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>>>>
>> http://www.nabble.com/How-much-time-do-you-spend-on-the-computer--tp20180185p20180488.html
>>
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>>>>
>> Nabble.com.
>>
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