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Dominic T. Dominic T. is offline
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Default An invitation and some inf re Space Cowboy

On Jun 7, 10:31 am, Space Cowboy > wrote:
> You're the one who needs a life vest. You still haven't given me your
> publisher contact info. That was for my lawyers who say you seem to
> have deep pockets. I don't hide behind anything I say anywhere. My
> instant psycho babble analysis of you passive-aggressive with latent
> homosexual tendencies. You play the victim milking it for all it's
> worth and you follow guys around on the Internet.
>
> Jim
>
> PS You're damn lucky I can't get the MAC hooked up to the Internet
> and my current network card can only handle a few bytes at a time.
> Who is your ghost writer? You're still a lazy ass.
>
> pgwk wrote:
> > I almost didn't send this message and also thought carefully about
> > dropping out of RFDT, which would be a big loss for me - I enjoy the
> > group and am learning so much. I have decided to address the
> > underlying issue very directly: Space Cowboy. The second part of this
> > posting is a firm effort to rescue the group from him. I do not intend
> > to discuss it/him or respond to him; as I stated after his last and
> > silly attack on me, no reply is needed or merited. But, something
> > needs to be done and I hope I can help RFDT in this regard.


Honestly you could possibly be well served by maybe just trying to
ease up a bit. What kick do you get out of being so odd and biting? It
always appears as someone trying to be/sound/act so highly intelligent
and above others when in reality it is easy to distinguish those with
the real knowledge and the true essence of tea. And sadly they are
some of the quietest members of this NG.

You do have the ability to actually contribute and be helpful, you
just choose not to. That always bothers me, but I will say that I'm
not so sure pgwk is doing much better. I've worked as a writer, and a
post like this just emphasizes the fact that he maybe should not be
writing a book at this stage and also should rethink this promotional
tea tasting until he has the knowledge and true passion inside to know
implicitly and completely what to serve and how to go about it.

What this newsgroup was and what it currently is are two different
things. I'd much rather have fun, active, yet retreaded conversations
and answering the common newbie questions over a stark barren
wasteland of technical talk and arguments. I also think that as with
any endeavor there is a fine line between actually enjoying something
and obsession. Knowing yourself and those boundaries is something I
have always been good at and anytime I notice the scales tipping to
the obsession side, I make sure I slow down, step back, and get back
on track.

Balance is what life is all about, and truly both SC and pgwk should
take a serious look at themselves and try to regain some balance. I
know these are probably wasted words, but in the small chance it might
fire off a neuron or two even for a second it's worth it. Else, just
flame me and feel good about your lofty perch.

- Dominic