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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greetings Lady Thora,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mistress Xene beat me to it!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I agree with her 100%.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I applaud your honorable and responsible
decision and I hope your situation improves soon! </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-=Armand=-</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=xaraxene@comcast.net href="mailto:xaraxene@comcast.net">Vicki
Marsh</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=elfsea@ansteorra.org
href="mailto:elfsea@ansteorra.org">Barony of Elfsea</A> ; <A
title=dragonsfire-tor@ansteorra.org
href="mailto:dragonsfire-tor@ansteorra.org">dragonsfire-tor@ansteorra.org</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 15, 2004 9:48
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Elfsea] I need a
replacement as autocrat</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=376193702-16072004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Dear
Lady Thora,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=376193702-16072004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=376193702-16072004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Thank you for being honest and open about this. Having watched
other SCA friends not make this type of sane, level-headed decision,
I applaud your courage. Your family and your health must come first,
then if you have the ability, come back to play with us.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=376193702-16072004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=376193702-16072004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>It
is much more honorable to withdraw early from a job, than to wait until the
last minute and leave everyone in a lurch. I salute you for making the right
decision, as early as possible. I hope you had a co-autocrat, for this
is the reason why we like to have them. The organization is much
stronger when all postitions have at least one deputy, and better yet,
two for every officer and job.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=376193702-16072004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=376193702-16072004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>We
all have our times when we have to back out, or not play for awhile. Finances,
health, and family must come first. Sometimes, reality just
bites......</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=376193702-16072004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=376193702-16072004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>God
Bless you, and keep you and your family. If we can help you at all, please let
us know.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=376193702-16072004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=376193702-16072004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Xene</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
elfsea-bounces+xaraxene=comcast.net@ansteorra.org
[mailto:elfsea-bounces+xaraxene=comcast.net@ansteorra.org]<B>On Behalf Of
</B>ThoraOdottir@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 15, 2004 9:31
PM<BR><B>To:</B> dragonsfire-tor@ansteorra.org;
elfsea@ansteorra.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Elfsea] I need a replacement as
autocrat<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0
face=Arial size=2 PTSIZE="10" FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Dear Dragon's Fire
Tor:<BR><BR>As most of you know my husband lost his job last month. We
have now learned that he does not qualify for unemployment benefits. I
cannot foretell when my husband or I may find employment and as such cannot
be sure we could even attend let alone autocrat this event. I feel
that I should step down as autocrat now so that someone with the time and
mental and emotional resources will have time to put this event together
properly. <BR><BR>I have considered this decision long and hard over
the past month and have come to the conclusion that I must ask for someone
to replace me as autocrat for Yule Revel 2004. I left a message to this
effect with our seneschal's answering machine this morning. I am using
the list to announce this as I don't know when I will next be able to make
it to a populace meeting, and I feel this of an important and urgent enough
nature to warrant it. <BR><BR>Many times I have heard people remind each
other that this SCA is only a game. The time has come for me to take
that into perspective and get my mundane life back in line and my financial
house in order. I have to put my full efforts and resources into
finding work and keeping my family treading financial water until that work
is found.<BR><BR>I sincerely apologize to all of you for letting you down
and not coming through on this. I just feel this is the responsible
time to do this so that Yule Revel can be done right and be the best event
it can be. I can forward any and all information on what I have gotten
done to my replacement, whomever it may be, so they can decide what to do
with it. Just let me know where to send it.<BR><BR>I am so
sorry.<BR><BR><BR>With sincere regret,<BR>Lady Thora Olafsdottir</FONT>
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