Hi Ed...Sit down and brace yourself....I haven't been on the List..because I don't have anything to say. I don't have anything to say..because I am tired of all the bickering...the List Mafia..the over blown egos.rules and more rules..and divided factions,. half truths, and alleged threats . I am tired of control freaks who delight in making rules to make sure that everyone is kept in check..the chicken littles..who always believe the sky is falling and the breed is going to Hell in a hand basket..and the egomaniacs who have nothing else in their lives but to use their PC position to further their own agendas and truly believe that being part of the PC should be likened to being in congress..And this is all for the "sake and betterment of the breed???"..yeah..right. Here is an observation though...Had Ed B. given only 4 selects that year...think of how many people would have REALLY been pissed..then we would be making a rule that said a judge had to award a minimum number of selects..instead of a maximum number. See it is all relative. the way the situation should have been handled is with benign neglect...ie..sometimes doing nothing is the better course of treatment. There had been no pattern set forth by awarding this higher number of selects..chances are it would never have been repeated...however..the control freaks, the chicken littles and the egomaniacs saw a golden opportunity to again further their own agendas..again of course.."all for the betterment of the breed" So basically..I have lost interest. I was at a show this weekend where there were plenty of opportunities to get into heated discussions about the PC, the Board, and of course "picking sides" I can't count the number of times I heard "She's a bitch..or he's an asshole...coupled with vote for me and my agenda.I'll get the PC on the right track!.The only thing that was missing was baby kissing and an oom-pah band..Steve and.I just walked away..We don't want to hear it anymore..We don't care who is are right or wrong.We are not for or against anyone,nor are not taking sides anymore.We have become apathetic and are actually to a degree embarrassed to be a part of a collective group of "adults" who want to conduct themselves like sophomores in high school.There is a very good chance that when our ballots come..Steve and I will wad them up and throw them in the trash. Until things change.and true leadership is demonstrated without a personal agenda..no one is getting our vote. I hope this answers your question as to where I have been! I bet you're sorry you asked! C.Grainger > [Original Message] > From: Edwin Hill <edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: free list <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 5/3/2005 8:38:04 AM > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Where Is Christine Granger? > > The best thing about this list is the information shared by the listers....one of my many favorites on this list is Ms Granger!....where is she?.....Ed Hill > > ============================================================================ > 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 > ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================