In reference to justifiedright's comment:
What size ego does one have to have to declare oneself in the "very few can see the reality" club? Not as large as one who pontificates from the Church of Perpetual Petty Outrage in a weekly column, regularly purports to justify inane arguments, and shamelessly, interminably, self-promotes his own bloviated blog. ========Original Message======== Subj: [AsburyPark] Re: The Pattern Date: 2/20/2007 6:35:47 A.M. Eastern Standard Time From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com) Sent on: What size ego does one have to have to declare oneself in the "very few can see the reality" club? The beachfront redevelopment had its first condo closing last week. $825,000.00 unit. That's reality. --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com) , "wernerapnj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Having been an observer and student of Asbury Park for over a > decade, there are certain patterns the become evident over time. > > - Everyone means well > - Not everyone has the proper skill set > - Hype is everything > - The hype eventually gives way to reality > - Newcomers have high expectations > - The expectations are rarely met > - > - Very few have the needed skill set > - Very few can see the reality > - Those few are ostracized from the community > - > - Eventually, even the most optimistic wake-up to the realities - > some sooner, some later > > And so, the pattern repeats. > > Werner >