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

Joe Camp jjcampjr at yahoo.com
Mon Feb 7 19:45:35 EST 2011


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




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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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