In a message dated 9/9/06 7:36:04 AM Pacific Standard Time, vande001@xxxxxxxxx writes: Maybe if they see something that stirs them up it will motivate them to join so that they can have a voice. I shouted this for years about the annual meeting. We stopped allowing voting years ago, so why not open it to everyone who is at the national? Then maybe some of those nonmembers will see how much fun we have and decide to join the club. Remember when Ralph called Bob "Cowboy" and Bob and Carol have used it ever since. Or when Gail Hardcastle after looking at my spelling and listening to Dan Smith name kennels, leaned over and said: "Oh great, we have one who can't spell and one who can't talk." Or when Teddy Beckhart suggest we have a "pee catcher" (a man with a basket on a long stick to go under the dogs), to check the Select dogs for drugs as they leave the ring. Folks, those are true stories. We do have fun, no matter how much we fight. Paula will tell us how many days, but it can't be long now. I just asked Margy to help me remember how to do a Blog. It takes her and Zoe to learn me again each year. I can't remember from year to year. Evan_ Asgard German Shepherds_ (http://www.asgardgsd.com/) http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================