[Elfsea] [Ansteorra] Life is Good in Elsea!!!
Pádraig Ruad Ó Maolagáin
padraig_ruad at irishbard.org
Wed Jun 11 08:14:04 PDT 2008
Crandall, it's a poor sort of mind that knows only one way to spell a word.
Gustav, an excellent missive!
Padraig
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pcrandal at sbcglobal.net wrote:
> Nits and picks.
> You spelled Olde Phart wrong.
>
> Other than that you are good, and helping prove
> what I have told others as well.
>
> Crandall, Olde Phart
>
<snip> --- Gustav Minnesinger <synrik at earthlink.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Yep . . . . You heard me. Life is Good in
>> Elsea!!!
>>
>> No, I am not going over the edge or around the
>> bend; but I do mean it with all my heart.
>>
>> To all of those outside of the Barony who have
>> taken a interest in the âtiffsâ that have
>> been going on over the last couple of weeks,
>> just might think that this is the normal state
>> of things or that we are burning the house down
>> around our ears. But that is not the case; not
>> by a long shot.
>>
>> Elfsea is one big Family.
>>
>> Complete with itâs own egos, dysfunctions,
>> knee-biters, Old Farts, Drama Queens,
>> Crumb-snatchers, Jocks, Princesses, Wantabees,
>> Hasbeens, Hard workers, Hard Drinkers, Party
>> Girls, Boy Scouts, Addicts, Monks, Geeks,
>> Freeks and Plain Old Uncle Ted who scares us.
>> Weâve got Hippies and Yuppies, people who
>> throw mud and people glad to dish it back.
>> Weâve got bar fights and table dancing. Yep,
>> weâve got it all and weâre looking for
>> more!!!
>>
>> And Thanksgiving around here could leave you
>> scared for life.
>>
>> âWe lived like that "Happy Family" you
>> sometimes see in traveling zoos: a lion caged
>> with a lamb. It is a startling exhibit but the
>> lamb has to be replaced frequently.â [Have
>> Space Suit - Will Travel (1958), Robert A.
>> Heinlein]
>>
>> But it all works out: we vent and gripe, we
>> inspire and throw mud. But when the dust
>> settles, we get it done. Sometimes in new ways
>> and sometimes in old, sometimes inspired and
>> sometimes by the seat of our pants. But we
>> know where are bothers and sisters hearts are.
>> We know that with a couple of calls, and maybe
>> a scream for help; things will come together
>> and everything will be alright.
>>
>> Weâve got some excellent people here with
>> decades of wisdom and talent out the wazoo.
>> But we get a little grumpy from time to time
>> and perhaps a little tired as well. Have a
>> little patience with us; it will all be right
>> in the end.
>>
>> To those who are saying that things are
>> exploding and the world is coming to an end,
>> that the Barony is coming apart and nothing can
>> be fixed. I disagree. This scuffle ainât
>> nothing to some of the knock downs weâve had
>> in the past.
>>
>> âWeâve got Big Dreams and even Broader
>> Shoulders. We welcome all, and no one
>> wants.â That about sums up Elfsea in a
>> phrase. But as a family, sometimes we just
>> have to get things out in the open and let each
>> other know that weâve been poked once too
>> often.
>>
>> Iâm not apologizing nor trying to play it
>> down. Iâm just trying to explain it to
>> others who may be seeing these proceedings for
>> the first time, that this is not a bad thing.
>> And in fact, is normal and good for us to get
>> this out of our system: it is cathartic and
>> inspirational.
>>
>> Our family is strong and varied . . . Life is
>> good in Elfsea!!!
>>
>> Thank you for your patience one and all.
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