Those of you on this list that bring light and laughter, joy and wisdom, stay, please. The darkness recedes and morning brings the awakening and the brightness of a new day. I have had a private discussion with a few people who have been dismayed at the tone of the list these last couple of weeks. Not so, I say. These discussions (to be charitable) bring forth the temperaments and goals of people that heretofore have been hidden among the "chosen" few. The private emails, the phone conversations, of those that were privy to, privileged to be in the "know" . This isn't bad. It allows us, those that are usually wondering what the hullabaloo was/is all about to make much better, much more informed decisions on the future leadership of the club. Those have joined other lists have seen the same hostility between faction grow there, sometimes, wandering from this list when rebuffed, to other lists. It isn't the LIST, it's the passion, sometimes the deceit, sometimes the need for power and control, that drives some into the feeding frenzy. We'll get through it and then laugh and cry together again. Most of us. The post from Melissa got rather lost in all this, but GO, GIRL! You have a start and more Juniors will join in, the adults that are working with you will grow and all will benefit. A new generation, hopefully, will learn from this one and avoid some of the acrimony. Because I care Stormy Stormy Hope *~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~* Dog's love is different, it requires no return www.FairhopeGSD.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================