[Rhodes22-list] Annual Donation Reminder

[Todd Tavares]

Hilarious!

I have them all saved on an old thumb drive somewhere...
I liked the one about...I'd shoot myself in the head just to prove that my
gun works...

Still funny after all these years.

On Wed, Jan 19, 2022, 6:37 PM michael meltzer <mjm at michaelmeltzer.com>
wrote:

> A little background, the list predate most other media platforms (think
> Facebook, twitter, etc) so they was a high level of chit-chat here. Well
> sometimes a flame war broke out. Or someone else pissing at me. General I
> would respond with something like below. After the person spent hours
> replying, and would get another one 😁 someone would let them know they
> been had by a computer and would defuse it
>
> The purpose of this letter is to outline a plan to call a spade a spade.
> What follows is a series of remarks addressed to the readers of this letter
> and to Mr. Todd Tavares himself. Sure, Todd talks the talk, but does he
> walk the walk? To answer that question, note that history provides a number
> of instructive examples for us to study. For instance, it has long been the
> case that if you’re interested in the finagling, double-dealing, chicanery,
> cheating, cajolery, cunning, rascality, and abject villainy by which Todd
> may impose a particular curriculum, vision of history, and method of
> pedagogy on our school systems one of these days, then you’ll want to
> consider the following very carefully. You’ll especially want to consider
> that if my own experience has taught me anything, it’s that Todd has been
> trying repeatedly to declare a national emergency, round up everyone who
> disagrees with him, and put them in concentration camps. We should figure
> out what systemic and structural changes might be made locally to prevent
> him from succeeding at that.
>
> It may well be true that Todd’s declamations are enmeshed in classism, but
> by the same token, he keeps saying we should have an honest conversation
> about exclusivism. As you could probably guess, Todd actually has no
> interest in having what an ordinary person would think of as an honest
> conversation. The only topics allowed in his version are those that concur
> with Todd’s belief that he’s a perpetual victim of injustice. In a truly
> honest conversation one would be allowed to present the inconvenient (to
> Todd) fact that most of you reading this letter have your hearts in the
> right place. Now follow your hearts with actions.
>
> We must use our minds and spirits to halt Todd’s efforts to pander to
> pot-valiant inebriates. Todd and his appalling, shabby secret police must
> cachinnate about this in private, knowing that Todd’s claim that he’s God’s
> chosen instrument to save our nation from impending doom is completely at
> odds with the established historical record. Nevertheless, Todd has been
> promoting that view for years, which, in my opinion, qualifies it as a
> hoax. Todd, get a life! Personally, I don’t expect Todd to give up his
> crusade to destroy the lives of good, honest people, but we’ll see. Given
> that the subtext of what I’m saying is that some of his arguments are so
> convoluted that they require a dictionary, a decoder ring, and a team of
> scholars to decipher, it stands to reason that while Todd and other
> teterrimous ignoramuses sometimes differ on the details and scale of their
> upcoming campaigns of terror they never fail to agree on the basic
> principle and substance. Hence, it is imperative that you understand that
> his shiftless attempt to construct a creative response to my previous
> letter was absolutely pitiful. Really, Todd, stringing together a bunch of
> solecistic insults and seemingly random babble is hardly effective. It
> simply proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that we must learn to celebrate
> our diversity, not because it is the politically correct thing to do but
> because Todd has one-upped George Washington in that he cannot tell a lie
> *and* cannot tell the truth. Basically, he’s too homicidal to distinguish
> between the two. Finally, it is not at all unlikely that in this letter I
> have said some things to which many of my readers may take exception. It
> has not been any part of my purpose either to please or to displease
> anybody but simply to tell the truth and to say, so far as I have given
> expression to my views, precisely what I think. And what I think is this:
> Mr. Todd Tavares has become increasingly irrational ever since childhood.
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 19, 2022, 7:00 AM Todd Tavares <tavares0947 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I don't know Michael...some of your insult letters were pretty
> funny...even
> > if mostly internet generated...
> >
> > Todd T
> >
> > On Tue, Jan 18, 2022, 12:59 PM michael meltzer <mjm at michaelmeltzer.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Thank you for the mention, been going from 1998, pretty good run for
> the
> > > list/website. Any donations please use to pay for the DNS fees, they
> will
> > > take anyone money who is willing to pay them 😁 still consider the list
> > > character some of my better writing
> > >
> > > On Mon, Jan 17, 2022, 11:22 PM Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com
> >
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Wow, I was off the grid for a few days, ok, weeks, and lots has
> > happened!
> > > >
> > > > First, I'd like to thank Peter Nyberg for all that he has done to
> > improve
> > > > the Rhodes22.org website and coordinate an annual reminder to donate
> to
> > > > help defray operating costs for the website and email list. He has
> been
> > > > fantastic!
> > > >
> > > > Next, I'd like to thank everyone who has become a member of the
> Rhodies
> > > > email list community. Together, we provide a support network for all
> > > > current owners of Rhodes 22 sailboats. We respond faster than
> employees
> > > of
> > > > manufacturers and create new and novel changes and additions to the
> > R22.
> > > It
> > > > was my dream to be able to maintain such a community as a resource
> for
> > > > future Rhodies when I assumed the hosting responsibilities, nearly
> six
> > > > years ago. It is these contributions of time and knowledge that are
> > > > priceless!
> > > >
> > > > I appreciate every donation of time or money. I will tally all of the
> > > > financial donations and report. For those who are concerned about the
> > > > disposition of the donations, the basic AWS server costs roughly $15
> > per
> > > > month. Added to that is the cost of DNS functions and the like. I am
> in
> > > the
> > > > process of adding capabilities to support greater security (https /
> > > > security certificate), multiple databases and additional website
> > > > "languages". These changes to the server will enable support nice
> > website
> > > > functions that Peter developed last year. By the way, please thank
> Mike
> > > > Meltzer for his role in founding the list, creating the original
> > website
> > > > and maintaining the domain itself (Mike - I would like to send you
> > > donation
> > > > money to cover your costs as well).
> > > >
> > > > Thanks to all who donate their knowledge, time, videos, photos, and,
> of
> > > > course, dollars, to make this community thrive!
> > > >
> > > > Mike
> > > > s/v Wind Lass ('91)
> > > > Nissequogue River, NY
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf
> Of
> > > > mm.bizlist1 at gmail.com
> > > > Sent: Monday, January 17, 2022 3:41 PM
> > > > To: 'The Rhodes 22 Email List' <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Annual Donation Reminder
> > > >
> > > > I donated $20.  Thanks Mike for your efforts!
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf
> Of
> > > > Peter Nyberg
> > > > Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2022 10:51 AM
> > > > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > > > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Annual Donation Reminder
> > > >
> > > > As many of you know, Mike Weisner covers the cost of hosting our
> email
> > > > list and website out of his own pocket.  Should you wish to help Mike
> > out
> > > > in this regard, there's an easy to use 'Donate' button on the website
> > > home
> > > > page (http://rhodes22.org).  This operates via PayPal, but if you
> > don't
> > > > have a PayPal account, I'm pretty sure the process will allow you to
> > use
> > > a
> > > > credit card as well.
> > > >
> > > > --Peter
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>