Re: Diminishing Returns

Dennis W. Farrell (dfarrell@ridgecrest.ca.us)
Thu, 11 Mar 1999 23:42:43 -0800


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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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Judy: reassure your husband. It's a time-honored custom called
"tithing".....
-- dwf
-----Original Message-----
From: JBlumhorst@aol.com <JBlumhorst@aol.com>
To: wwpotter@tscnet.com <wwpotter@tscnet.com>
Date: Thursday, March 11, 1999 22:50
Subject: Re: Diminishing Returns

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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
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>In a message dated 3/11/99 8:33:18 AM Pacific Standard Time,
kent@songbird.com
>writes:
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>> It's interesting to note how the competitive instinct comes out no
>> matter what -- if we don't compete about how fast we go, or how fancy
>> our rigging is, we can still compete about how fast and easy we can
>> rig our boats, and how easy they are to sail...
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>Hi Web Gang,
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>And may I add that some folks like to compete on how frugal we can be
rigging
>our boats?
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>I'm going to definitely lose that competition. Just so I don't have to
>pretend anymore, I'm coming out of the closet and confessing. "I am a
>hardware addict and I can always find the boat bucks somewhere in my
>pocketbook for one more gizmo" <grin>
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>And please don't suggest any 12-step recovery programs for me, I'm happy
with
>the way I am, even if my husband does get the shakes every time I go near a
>chandlery!
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>Best,
>Judy B
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