[Rhodes22-list] Rhodes List- Robertson's Rules Of Order

[Rick]

Joe,

Wow!

Rick

On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 7:45 PM, Joe Camp <jjcampjr at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hey folks:
>
> This poem was written by a sailor; so, it's OK for the list...right?
>
> OLD SCAR
>
> You whisper to me with every
> fleeting glimpse:
> Accusation.  Guilt.  Reasons
> you should not be
> like a snake, running
> up my arm on one side
> down the other, looking
> for a hole to hide
> you from mongoose
> eyes that know
> your genesis
> in my reckless past.
>
> Twenty-plus years
> have faded you almost
> to the color of flesh
> you were before
> they laid me down
> opened me up to bleed
> out the bad medicine--
> I remember.
>
> So, I never use that hand
> to lift my whiskey
> anymore.
> Some lessons
> I refuse to learn through pain.
>
>
> Joe Camp
> s/v John Dawson
> High Point, NC
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: BenCittadino <bencittadino at gmail.com>
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Sent: Mon, February 7, 2011 5:35:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rhodes List- Robertson's Rules Of Order
>
>
> If you go back to the posts to which I am posting a new reply you will see
> that we are late in having our yearly debate on appropriate posting rules.
> If you follow this thread back to December 2009 you can rehash this debate
> in your minds without actually having it again.
>
> Benc
> s/v susan kay
>
> BenCittadino wrote:
> >
> > Rhodies;
> >
> > It's almost winter, so we may as well deal with this issue. Frankly, it
> > doesn't matter to me that much which way we go but I would like to get it
> > settled to avoid arguments in the future. But Al's most recent missive
> > suggests we ought to talk some about this.
> >
> > Is it the opinion of the people who post here that the posts should
> relate
> > to sailing only, or does the "anything that might come up in a sailor's
> > bar" model suit most of us best?
> >
> > I agree with Al that the list should not become dominated by extraneous
> > stuff, but frankly I think allowing for friendly chatter helps us get to
> > know each other and might even create a synergistic bonding or fraternal
> > aspect that might encourage more socializing with our boats.
> >
> > If posts about sailing slow down during the winter months folks might
> > drift away from the list and not be available when we need advice.
> >
> > I also don't see the "clutter our mailboxes" argument as I get my list
> > digested and can pick and choose what I read.
> >
> > Frankly, when the political debates were raging during the election
> > knowledgable guys like Ed were available at a moment's notice to chime in
> > on the sailing stuff, albeit his advice was often "check the archives!!!"
> >
> > I personally love the jokes, stories, and occasional sports references,
> > and other tidbits I learn about my fellow sailors.
> >
> > I propose a robust debate on how the list should work vis-a-vis subject
> > matter and that we informally agree that once a consensus appears the
> rest
> > of us tacitly agree to abide by it.
> >
> > I like the open-forum model. What do YOU think?
> >
> > BenCittadino
> > s/v susan kay
> >
>
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