Pauline......I totally agree with you. we need to be worrying about the important things. When the card comes I put it away and usually do not look at it again. This past Fall I was looking through the dog file cabinet and found the card still in the envelope that had never been opened. Amy Greenhut Justrock German Shepherds Gen Oak Leopard Tortoises &  Tortoise Rescue Behold The Turtle,  He Makes Progress Only When He Sticks His Neck Out A Quote By James B. Conant ----- Original Message ----- From: RopajaGSD@xxxxxxx To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 9:22:43 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] 2009 MEMBERSHIP CARDS Let me help you out a little bit with another perspective....how about  losing your job (when you are not as young as you wished you were); how about  losing your home; how about losing a loved one...those are my concerns...  Pauline Moon  - _www.ropajagsd.com_ (http://www.ropajagsd.com/) Ropaja German  Shepherds: Member: GSDCAmercia & GSDCAtlanta   In a message dated 2/17/2009 9:05:21 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: From:  Laura Streeter <mrstitanium@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: 2009 Membership  Cards OK.... now this is getting to be a problem. No Board O'  Gram. No minutes since last July? Didn't a past Secretary get in trouble  for this? No financial statements for 2 years? No membership  cards? Looks like polotics as  usual.\ Laura **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1218822736x1201267884/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?scf8072%26hmpgIDb%26bcdþ; bemailfooterNO62) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008.  All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================