"LdyTegan" wrote in message
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I always think that it`s far better to "killfile" a THREAD, rather than a
poster, don`t you?

Yes, I do. But for a while, it seems that I've been ignoring far more than
I've
been reading. I love reading this group and have found few bright spots,
lately.

Much as I like to hear it, I`m sure you can`t really love EVERYTHING about
Britain ;-)) - we don`t!!!

I found some things to be very different, but overall, I loved everything
I
saw. So much so that I do intend to try and move there when I no longer
have
any obligations here. There's enough history on that one small island to
keep
me happily poking about for the rest of my life.

Possibly because I live in the Midwest, where Mom, Apple pie and the Flag
are
still very much bandied about, I do have a hard time making that fine
distinction between a nation and it's people.

I bet there are many people in
the ng who you`d avoid like the plague if it came to actually meeting them
and not always the ones you argue with. Quite often I find that those are
the ones I`d really love to spend a day with! Those who are all sweetness
and light are unlikely to be good company or fun!

Yes, again. I tend to overanalyze anything I've written, looking for where
I
may have inadvertently said something that may hurt someone else's
feelings.
Knowing I wear my heart out on my sleeve, I tend to assume (wrongly, I
know)
that others do, as well. I really wouldn't want anyone here to change
anything
about themselves or the way they post. And yes, I suspect that if I could
host
a Get Together of my favorite posters, I'd love every minute of it, even
while
I was trying desperately to keep fur from flying! (does create an
interesting
mental image, eh?)

I dunno.. Gillian just struck a chord and I thought, eh.. haven't posted
much
in a long time and here's why... none of them truly valid reasons, just
reasons, I suppose.
Tegan


Who we are never changes. Who we think we are... does.

I am not known for "chord striking", but your post does raise thoughts.
Today I was browsing through Kathy Dyer's site, and reminiscing over the
names we no longer read. Obviously over the years, folks come and go, but it
was so neat seeing the old names again, and the stupidity ( and fun) we had
with limericks etc. I guess we are all a bit more serious these days!!

I will admit I have had the pleasure on two seperate occasions this year(
maryland and the maritimes) to meet other members of the group, and it has
really been wonderful to put faces and "real people" to the rctn posters.



Gillian