Re: [AGA-sc] [Fwd: Re: NEC?]

[Larry Lampert <l_lampert@yahoo.com>]

Any objections? .....Then the job is his! Along with
my congratulations on his newest addition! :-)

Regards,
Larry
--- Karen Randall <karenran@verizon.net> wrote:

> He's better than nobody!<g>  
> 
> Karen
> 
> >From: Cheryl Rogers <cheryl@dustyuniverse.com>
> >Date: 2007/05/25 Fri AM 07:52:26 CDT
> >To: AGA Board <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
> >Subject: [AGA-sc] [Fwd: Re: NEC?]
> 
> >Bailin says he'll do it if no one else will. Yeah,
> like they're lining 
> >up for this. Shall I tell him he's elected?
> >
> >
> >Cheryl
> >
> >
> >-------- Original Message --------
> >Subject: Re: NEC?
> >Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 15:10:22 +0000
> >From: Bailin Shaw <bailin_shaw@hotmail.com>
> >To: cheryl@dustyuniverse.com
> >
> >Hi Cheryl,
> >
> >Well, I guess if I can get some guidance from you,
> Eric, and Larry, I'll
> >sign up to chair the contest ONLY if noone else has
> put their name in for
> >the position.  I'd prefer someone else to chair,
> but I don't want to see
> >this contest go by the wayside this year.
> >
> >Yeah.  The weather can certainly affect the
> shipping of plants.  I've taken
> >to shipping the plants in wet paper towels with
> very little water.  It 
> >seems
> >as though the water can really affect the way
> plants make it during
> >shipping.
> >
> >Well, this will be the second rugrat.  :-)  I
> already have a little boy
> >who's five and this one will be a little girl.  I
> don't know SQUAT about 
> >how
> >to raise a girl, so this is going to be a new
> experience.
> >
> >Talk to you soon.
> >Bailin
> >
> >>
> >>Hmmm. So I sent the brevipes on Tuesday, and you
> got it Friday. But I 
> >>trimmed it on Sunday and left it floating in a
> baggie until the Tuesday.
> >>
> >>So I'll grow you some more and be more careful
> this time. I'll try to do it 
> >>in a hurry. We're having a nice spring but it's
> not going to get any cooler 
> >>from here.
> >>
> >>:-)
> >>
> >>Congrats on the upcoming new kid. How many does
> this make?
> >>
> >>The contest chair I see as basically a manager.
> Or, if you prefer, 
> >>ringmaster of a three-ring circus. :-)
> >>
> >>- Get somebody to advertise online and stay on
> 'em.
> >>
> >>- Get someone to create graphics and stay on 'em.
> >>
> >>- Get someone to get prizes and stay on 'em. We've
> been doing cash prizes 
> >>so that's not as hard as it used to be. Plus, we
> have a nice pool of 
> >>sponsors that would probably pony up again.
> >>
> >>- Get several someones to judge. Generally whoever
> bitched the most about 
> >>the results last year: Gomer, gnatster come to
> mind. Or how about that 
> >>Finnish guy who was featured in Aquajournal,
> Juha-Matti Aalto.
> >>
> >>Erik will still do all the technical stuff,
> managing the uploads, web site, 
> >>results, and various e-mail lists for volunteers
> and judges.
> >>
> >>I have been collecting the e-mails of everyone who
> has volunteered to help 
> >>with the contest or with graphics or with
> advertising in the past year. It 
> >>amounts to quite a list, so surely there's some
> wheat in the chaff.
> >>
> >>I don't think it would take a lot of your personal
> time if you could get a 
> >>team together, but it would take just a little
> every day.
> >>
> >>Cheryl
> >>
> >>
> >>Bailin Shaw wrote:
> >>>Hi Cheryl,
> >>>
> >>>Got the plants last Friday.  The dwarf riccia
> made it in good shape, but 
> >>>the Ludwigia brevipes came in melted.  Oh well,
> that's what happens with 
> >>>the heat of summer.  I'm sending some of the
> following plants:
> >>>
> >>>Several stems of Pogastemon helferi.
> >>>Some Ranunculus inundatus.
> >>>A stem of Ammania gracilis.
> >>>Some Elatine triandre.
> >>>
> >>>I'll have some additional plants to send you
> later this month at the next 
> >>>pruning.  You caught me at a slow point after a
> recent pruning.  I have 
> >>>some Rotala sp. Colorata, Limnophila aromatica,
> and some other odds and 
> >>>ends you might be interested in growing.  I'll
> send these out tomorrow 
> >>>morning.  Thanks for the dwarf riccia.  I'll have
> to see about getting 
> >>>some of the brevipes at the upcoming AGA
> convention this year.  :-)  May 
> >>>work better that way.
> >>>
> >>>Also, I meant to ask what the requirements for
> the Chair of the contest 
> >>>would entail.  I'm about to add another baby to
> the mix, but depending on 
> >>>the amount of duties involved, I might be
> convinced to take on the 
> >>>responsibilities if there hasn't been any
> interest yet.  I'm not computer 
> >>>savvy, so I'd definitely need to get a good
> committee to help out with 
> >>>that aspect of things.  The more the merrier in
> my opinion.  However, let 
> >>>me know what the requirements are and get the
> "ok" from the better half.
> >>>
> >>>Bailin
> >>>>
> >
> >
> >
> >
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