Lew, Boy are you right ! What a day indeed. Here I sit, at 3:35 AM, reflecting on it all.... I am terribly sorry for the day you had today. I am sorry your mom is not doing well. I am sorry for what happened to you on the web site - that sort of thing has no place in the election of the Board of a dog club, and I have trouble understanding how anyone who cares about the GSDCA would express it by trashing others. I can relate, having been a victim as well of the same sort of trashing, albeit by different GSDCA members. Apparently it continues - in my case as well as in yours. I understand that I am now being accused of cheating the GSDCA of $50.00... what a sad and disgusting joke... but we won't go there, and we won't start tallying the many things I never submitted requests for reimbursement for either.... although they greatly exceed $50. At least I now clearly understand who the people are behind this - and undoubtedly so does everyone else.... at least the silver lining is that all the 'facts', all the perpetrators, all the motivations are now exposed, there is nothing hidden. They have done their 'worst'. What a joke. Now it is over, the cards are played, and we are still standing. Earlier today, I asked Gary why he thought there were Club members acting so badly. His answer was "hate...". It is sick - but, sadly, I am forced to acknowledge that Gary is right. It is hard for me to comprehend what would cause anyone to hate a felllow GSDCA member so much that they would be motivated to try to embarass them, smear them, slime them, "out" them... yet we are seeing it, so we know it is really happening. Let's see - what else can I find to confess.... - Well, I do drive fast - and have had more than one ticket as a result. - Like Cyndi, I probably have also removed at least one of those DO NOT REMOVE UNDER PENALTY OF LAW tags..... The list of my sins grows longer and longer..... .and if I have forgotten anything, undoubtedly one of my fellow GSDCA members will find it and tell the world. But that's ok - bring it on ! I am a firm believer that what comes around, goes around. Undoubtedly those who attempted these dirty deeds will all get their own turns on the receiving end. Sadly for them, none of what they tried to do is likely to have changed a single vote. And even more sadly for them, everyone now knows who they are - THEY are the ones who are exposed. Poetic justice. As someone who I really respect said about this nonsense "I dont know why we bother......Not true, we bother because we care.....we care because we love.....and right now I'd love to kick the living you know what out of some people...." I could not have said it better ! Lew and Evan, I have agreed with you both about many things, I have disagreed with you both about many things. I wish you the best, and whichever of you wins, the GSDCA will have a good man as its President. Why do we bother ? For you both, and for me, it is true that we bother because we care..... Margy Golant -----Original Message----- From: showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [ <mailto:showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> mailto:showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of LEWIEB@xxxxxxx Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 10:19 PM To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] What a Day Don't think I will ever forget today, you see my Mom isn't doing too well and I spent most of my day talking to her and my sister instead of being on the computer. Then all the phone calls started, Nicky took messages and talked to a few people. I found out what was happening and chose to go work Jill instead of getting on the computer. At the end of Jill's 500 yard track as she picked up the glove, wagged her tail and seem to say to me, this is what it is all about, I smiled my first smile of the day. I want to say thank you to all who have called and sent emails, your caring friendship and support is something else and it means the world to me. 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