No Share, I replied back to you directly - you only emailed me once, correct? Anyhoo, no worries. I appreciate your sense of humor about my observation - I don't pretend that it's an accurate one.
>________________________________ > From: Share Long <sharelon...@yahoo.com> >To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> >Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 9:34 AM >Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Majorca Spain TO EMILY (-: > > > >Emily, you're partially right. When I put to So and So it's because I want to >alert them, not being worried about it at all, that I've replied to one of >their posts. And I realize that that is no guarantee that someone will read >my reply. Oy, if that was still an issue for me on FFL I'd be crying in fetal >position 2 or 3 times per week! > > > >As for emailing privately, I did that to you once and you replied on the >forum, fine with me BTW, but from that I have learned that some, even some who >supply their email address, don't want to be emailed directly. > > > >And believe it or not I DO realize, though am not so high tech savvy, that >anyone on FFL can read my posts, even if they only see the first 2 lines via >Message View. And I hope that they do. But I'm realistic about it and >understand that probably not everyone does for one reason or the other. > > > >And I admit that as time goes by and I know what to expect from different >posters, what's really fun is when someone steps out of their usual voice. In >that regard, I admit I'm a bit disappointed to see that your attitude towards >me has not changed much. > > > >PS I'm always happy to crack someone up. It's the cracked pot that waters >the flowers along the roadside. > > > > >________________________________ > From: Emily Reyn <emilymae.r...@yahoo.com> >To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> >Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 11:03 AM >Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Majorca Spain > > > >I interpreted it as Curtis letting us/FFL know his potential travel plans, >perhaps indirectly, in that he informed the group through a question to Barry, >but no matter - he didn't add a specific prompt in the subject line to push >that agenda. I enjoy hearing how other people's lives are unfolding and >having never been to Majorca, I want to hear details, details man, details. >Pictures, food descriptions, travel log or blog, or whatever, if he decided to >go. > > >How many times does Share pose specific questions and responses to specific >people on this public forum? Cracks me up every time - as if she doesn't want >to hear feedback from whoever - as if she's worried that if she doesn't tailor >the subject line, she won't be heard by who she wants to be heard by. And >perhaps she won't - oh well. Those that follow this forum and the >conversations don't seem to need personal prompts, at least in the past that >was the case. Perhaps she should be emailing people privately? > > > >>________________________________ >> From: authfriend <authfri...@yahoo.com> >>To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com >>Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 8:34 AM >>Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Majorca Spain >> >> >> >>--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" >><curtisdeltablues@...> wrote: >>> >>> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <authfriend@> wrote: >>> One would have thought you had Barry's email address. No? >>> > >>> Yes I have many people's emails. When I use this board I >>> am inviting people to join into the discussion as they >>> already have. >> >>Even though you addressed your question specifically to >>Barry ("Hey Barry, Would you mind rapping about Majorca >>for a minute?") because you figured he'd been to Majorca, >>but you didn't invite everyone else to comment. OK. >> >>I guess it's just that if I were inviting everyone to >>comment, I would have written something like, "Hey, >>anybody been to Majorca? Barry, you were there on that >>TTC, and you've lived in Sitges; how about you?" >> >>> Thanks for the concern and for adding so much to the >>> discussion. >> >>No prob. It gave you a chance to gloat publicly about >>your good fortune while seeming only to be asking for >>information from Barry. Just your natural modesty; no >>biggie. >> >>> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" >>> > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: >>> > > >>> > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@ <no_reply@> wrote: >>> > > > >>> > > > So did I, but not in Majorca. It was kind of a naive thing to ask >>> > > > Barry publicly, Curtis, just because he lived briefly in the country. >>> > > > Like someone asking you all about Omaha, Nebraska, because you live >>> > > > in DC, because both cities are in the same country.> >>> > > >>> > > Such a labored, contrived attempt at a putdown. Barry lived in Sitgis >>> > > near Barcelona. That is where you leave from to get to the closest, >>> > > most popular tourist Island in the Mediterranean off that coast. As >>> > > more of a native working there he might not have been interested. But >>> > > my question was closer to asking a resident of Massachusetts if they >>> > > had ever visited Nantucket Island,knowing that he had been there before >>> > > a long time ago. >>> > >>> > One would have thought you had Barry's email address. No? >>> > >>> >> >> >> >> > > > > >