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[EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

bob ford wrote:
> ..still    (after Tvo, Don, and Clansgian)   the snartest and most
> enjoyable person on this list...bobford

Well, Bobford, thank you for the compliment, but I'm not entirely
comfortable with it.  I'm definitely not the smartest, but I do enjoy
this list more than any other list that I have ever a part of, homestead
related or not(that includes lists like Cheesemakers, the WSU Goat List,
LGD lists, astronomy lists and others).  The people here make me feel at
ease and I feel that I can be myself and show my moods.  I don't have to
watch what I say too much.  I can curse, rant, be silly, or whatever.  I
don't have anything to prove here, my intentions are pretty much right
out there in the open, and you all are like family.  If my postings are
enjoyable, they are only a mirror to you guys.
I know some of you are on another list that I am fairly active on and
probably saw that I got my hands slapped this past week.  The moderators
jumped in and shut down the thread on me.  That has bothered me all
week.  I took it personal.  I think, in all the years I have been
running in these homestead circles, that I have been moderated only a
few times, but I hate it..I hate it because I try very hard not to be
offensive, and when I am, I kick myself more than any moderator could.
I try to be helpful and share what I know.  I've never owned a list or
moderated one, but if I did, I think I would be like Lee and just let
the chips fall where they may.  I didn't use to like her style of
moderation or lack thereof, but over the long haul of it, I can see its
value. (Thank you Lee) I don't think Farmer is still on this list, but
he, too, is a good moderator.  I seem to run into trouble when people
don't know me well, when they don't know what my intentions are.
I've been sick all week, and you guys are like a warm blanket.
Anyway, it's nice and comforting to be home....thanks everyone.

Bev
--
Bevanron of EarthNSky Farm   Sleep well tonight, for somewhere in the
ocean's depths, MY son is protecting YOUR freedom.