[at-l] The Rat's Ass Society: A personal view

[bcalkins@disaster-relief.net (Bruce Calkins)]

vic,
Well said, Thank You,
Black Wolfe


At 09:20 PM 3/28/01 -0500, you wrote:
>My wife's grandmother used to say that "nowhere" is the place between a
>monkey's arse, and its tail. Somewhere in there, is relevance to the current
>debate over rat's asses.
>
>I personally believe that one has an inate sense of whether or not they
>belong to the Rat's Ass Society. It's the kind of thing you're born with. My
>wife is a charter member. She doesn't care what the hell people think of her
>or anything she does. I, on the other hand, have been refused membership.
>
>Perhaps by the end of my hike this year, I'll have a better chance of
>joining. However, I know this right now: I don't give a rat's ass one way or
>the other about any shmoe with a website, some attitude, and a glib tongue.
>Anyone with a few brains can do that. The people I respect are the ones who
>get out and make a difference without asking to be congratulated. They are
>the ones that no one has heard of, but without whom we could not get along.
>
>I have had the great fortune to meet, work with and be related to a few such
>people. If there is a society I would aspire to belong to, it would be that
>of the great unknowns.
>
>vic
>
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