Re: (duh)

[Cheryl Rogers <cheryl@wilstream.com>]

I sat next to him at the banquet. Didn't form any negative impression, 
but we didn't talk *that* much.

His hands were shaking at the auction and I asked him if he was 
alright. He said he has naturally high blood pressure. That made more 
of an impression on me than anything he said at the banquet.

Cheryl

Erik Olson wrote:

> I did.  He talked my ear off.  He's very proud of himself, even before the
> awards announcement.  I think he'd be competent, but he really
> overcompensates for being a relative newbie.  Keep in mind also that he
> joined the AGA in August.
>
> I will forward his responses now.  Brace for impact.
>
>   - Erik
>
> PS: Good responses to the Vicki decision on the AB forum so far.  It's 
> going to be fine.
>
> On Sun, 7 Dec 2003, S. Hieber wrote:
>
>
> > Did anyone get a chance to talk with him at the convention?
> >
> > sh
> > --- Karen Randall <krandall@rdrcpa.biz> wrote:
> >
> > > I'd love to hear what James wrote to you when you get a
> > > chance.  We
> > > definitely don't want to get in bed with another loose
> > > cannon. (not that I'm
> > > mixing metaphors or anything!<g>)
> > >
> > > Karen
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "Erik Olson" <erik@thekrib.com>
> > > To: <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
> > > Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 12:07 AM
> > > Subject: (duh)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > I have to "duh" myself here.  I should have done this
> > >
> > > from the start... I
> > >
> > > > got a reply from James H regarding the forum issue, and
> > >
> > > was a little taken
> > >
> > > > aback by some "brazen" statements (which I'll share
> > >
> > > with you guys later),
> > >
> > > > and wanted to do a little character background
> > >
> > > checking.  Was thinking I'd
> > >
> > > > e-mail Roger or Ghazanfar or Phil Edwards to get an
> > >
> > > idea, but decided to
> > >
> > > > check myself first.  So I popped over to the
> > >
> > > Aquabotanic forums see what's
> > >
> > > > up.  But while there, I found the thread about Vicki
> > >
> > > Costley's car wreck.
> > >
> > > > Karen, you were dead on in your hunch.  During an
> > >
> > > incredible outpouring of
> > >
> > > > grief in late October, they collected several hundred
> > >
> > > dollars, from around
> > >
> > > > a dozen people, in about a week.  This was spent on a
> > >
> > > wreath at the
> > >
> > > > funeral, but there was quite a bit left over and it
> > >
> > > appears that they
> > >
> > > > didn't know what to do with it.  Someone suggested
> > >
> > > donating to a
> > >
> > > > conservation fund. Then someone said "I know!  Let's
> > >
> > > ask the AGA to
> > >
> > > > administer an award in her name!"  And about 2 people
> > >
> > > said "yeah, great
> > >
> > > > idea!"  So I think our reply was dead-on for this.
> > > >
> > > > The good and bad news is, of course, that our reply was
> > >
> > > forwarded and
> > >
> > > > posted there.  Bad in that people may be pissed off. 
> > >
> > > But good in that at
> > >
> > > > least they'll be pissed off by our actual words rather
> > >
> > > than someone's
> > >
> > > > retelling.
> > > >
> > > > I'm going to take a break and hear David's input from
> > >
> > > the legal chat
> > >
> > > > before I get back to the "forums" discussion.  Too many
> > >
> > > issues packed in
> > >
> > > > too tightly this week.
> > > >
> > > >  - Erik
> > > >
> > > > PS: Third prize winner requested "Aquarium Plants
> > >
> > > Handbook". Yay!
> > >
> > > > --
> > > > Erik Olson
> > > > erik at thekrib dot com
> > > >
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