[lace-chat] :) Fwd: Men Are Like...
I may have seen this one before; can't remember. Lynn... Pass it on to your daughter, as soon as she's better. From: M.D. 1. Men are like Laxatives They irritate the crap out of you. 2. Men are like Bananas The older they get, the less firm they are. 3. Men are like Weather Nothing can be done to change them. 4. Men are like Blenders You need One, but you're not quite sure why. 5. Men are like Chocolate Bars Sweet, smooth, & they usually head right for your hips. 6. Men are like Commercials You can't believe a word they say. 7. Men are like Department Stores. Their clothes are always 1/2 off. 8. Men are like Government Bonds They take s long to mature. 9. Men are like Mascara They usually run at the first sign of emotion. 10. Men are like Popcorn They satisfy you, but only for a little while. 11. Men are like Snowstorms You never know when they're coming, how many inches you'll get or how long it will last. 12. Men are like Lava Lamps Fun to look at, but not very bright. 13. Men are like Parking Spots All the good ones are taken, the rest are handicapped. -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: IOLI Membership Message/e-mail list
On Jul 25, 2007, at 11:22, Jane Partridge wrote: Do lace patterns and articles (other than forthcoming events and lace days) really go out of date that quickly? No, of course not; patterns and most of the articles are timeless, so it doesn't matter when you get them. In fact, one of the first things I did after I joined, was to get as many back years of the Bulletin as were available for purchase. But I wasn't altogether happy, that first year, to find out that there *had been* lace events in my vicinity which I had missed by just a few weeks. There weren't all that many of those (still aren't), given the size of the country. It's bad enough that some of the groups don't post their announcements till fairly late and, with the Bulletin appearing only 4 times a year, you learn about things at the last minute and have to make decisions "on the fly". To learn about things *just* gone by is rubbing salt into the wounds :) -- Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/ Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] help
Dear Lynn, I am so very sorry this has happened to your family. Please know I will be keeping you close to my heart and praying for the best possible outcome for your daughter. I hope she gets a new start at life. Hugs, Carol On Jul 25, 2007, at 12:56 PM, Melinda Weasenforth wrote: Hello all, I am going out on a limb here because I usually get reprimanded for anything that is spiritual. Five years ago I lost a son (27) to drugs, well this past Sunday night my youngest daughter took two handfuls of amiatripitilene and another handful of zeprexa, all over a man. Any way, if you believe help, if you don't she is starting to come out but is still very incoherent. So there it is, I know that if this is considered my third strike that I will be banned from this group. Thank you, Lynn. WV. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] help
Good luck to you Lynn. blessings -- bye for now Bev in Sooke, BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Re: IOLI M/ship reminders
On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Is there any way that computerization could be used to send postcards? I What we do for the Canadian magazine is tuck a renewal slip in the last magazine - we need to keep the weight down of the package - so trade part of our loose supplement for the weight taken up by a return envelope.Makes it convenient to renew, and everyone knows when - because it's the same time for all. I don't undertand why a member of an organisation wouldn't want to know what went on in the current year, as would be reported in the current year's issues if there is someone joining 'late' but if so, then there could be a cutoff date for the renewing. As we do, past a certain date (June) we ask if the person wants the current year of mostly back issues, or do they want their $ applied to the coming year. But then, we don't do an AGM which requires current membership - and if so, then my first thought applies, that that individual attending the AGM should want to know what the year previous entailed... etc. etc. I really think IOLI should have an internal system for such discussions then I would keep my oar out of it ;) Bev in Sooke, BC To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Geese
This was posted to the list quite some time ago by Helen Clarke; November 14th 2000, to be precise. I think there are one or two on the list who need the encouragement, so I'm re-posting it. Laurie and the editorial team obviously need the help of the IOLI flock, and I'm sure there are far more than two "geese" flying with Lynn and her daughter at the moment --Author Unknown This fall, when you see geese heading south for the winter flying in a "V" formation, you might consider what science has discovered about why they fly that way. As each bird flaps its wings, it creates an uplift for the bird immediately following. By flying in a "V " formation, the whole flock adds at least 71 percent greater flying range than if each bird flew on its own. People who share a common direction and sense of community can get where they are going more quickly and easily, because they are travelling on the thrust of one another. When a goose falls out of formation, it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of trying to go it alone - and quickly gets back into formation to take advantage of the lifting power of the bird in front. If we have as much sense as a goose, we will stay in formation with those people who are headed the same way we are. When the head goose gets tired, it rotates back in the wing and another goose flies point. It is sensible to take turns doing demanding jobs, whether with people or with geese flying south. Geese honk from behind to encourage those up front to keep up their speed. What message do we give when we honk from behind? Finally - and this is important - when a goose gets sick or is wounded by gunshot, and falls out of formation, two other geese fall out with that goose and follow it down to lend help and protection. They stay with the fallen goose until it is able to fly or until it dies; and only then do they launch out on their own, or with another formation to catch up with their own group. If we have the sense of a goose, we will stand by each other like that. -- Jane Partridge To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Re: IOLI Membership Message/e-mail list
Tamara is correct that older members will undoubtedly rise from the grave to renew in August, having learned the hard way that failing to read the August issue, cover to cover, will result in a nagging feeling in October that something is missing. Most of the people on arachne probably fall into this category. Personally, I really would like to make things as easy as possible on Laurie, but I am a little concerned that we will lose newer members. Over the years, I have had the experience several times where people joined and then after a year or two said to me, "They just stopped coming, but I never got a renewal notice." People in the US are trained to expect to receive postcards in the mail to tell them when things are expiring. My preference, for the group at large, as long as I am not doing the work :-), would be for a brightly colored postcard to arrive in the mail and sit among the bills where it will be processed with the "things to be done". The magazine itself tends to migrate to the living room or bedroom for leisure time reading and does not reside with the "things to be done". My concern is that we are currently at a very low membership. I used to license photos for a bulletin to be sent to 1634 people. Now I seem to be licensing them for 1320. I also find myself busy and forgetful, so that it becomes increasingly the case that only those items that are banging me over the head get done. As it so happens, there are a lot of other organizations banging me over the head with ever greater effectiveness and I imagine this is the case with new members who are not so intimately bound to the IOLI. (There are, for instance, three bird watching organizations that write us weekly to beg us to rejoin.) My preference would be for it to be as hard as possible to fall off the IOLI membership rolls through inattention. Singing renewal telegrams, perhaps? (I suppose I will have to do the singing for Northern New Jersey, now :-).) As usual, the volunteer duties expected of volunteers at the IOLI far exceed the amount of time most people have excess to the requirements of living. We all owe Laurie a big thank you for taking on this task. I know Laurie is working very, very hard, already. Of late, she has been personally trying to straighten out a membership gone astray of one of my friends, with admirable fortitude and even the skills of a detective. She is a superb membership chairman, and we are very lucky to have her. The idea of a helper for Laurie sounds like a good one to me, as it is really unreasonable to ask her to take on any more work. It is already a miracle that we can get anyone to volunteer for these jobs, without making them harder. Is there any way that computerization could be used to send postcards? I know that postcards represent an added expense, but as the membership declines, the expense of producing each individual bulletin goes up, since the rule in the printing world is that the more you print, the less each one costs. Also, the more members we have, the greater the volunteer pool to help run the organization, so as not to kill the volunteers we already have. Devon ** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] help
Hello all, I am going out on a limb here because I usually get reprimanded for anything that is spiritual. Five years ago I lost a son (27) to drugs, well this past Sunday night my youngest daughter took two handfuls of amiatripitilene and another handful of zeprexa, all over a man. Any way, if you believe help, if you don't she is starting to come out but is still very incoherent. So there it is, I know that if this is considered my third strike that I will be banned from this group. Thank you, Lynn. WV. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Re: IOLI Membership Message/e-mail list
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Tamara P Duvall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >With the >guild-membership type of subscription, if you happen to join the >organization close to the end of its subscription year, you get 4 >issues, of which 3 are way out of date and may not be of interest. And, >to rub the salt into the wounds... as soon as you get your first >*current* issue, you also get a renewal slip for the new year. Not with all Guilds - some, once past the third issue, will hold new subscriptions until the new year, unless specifically requested otherwise. It is also (correctly) strongly recommended from the powers- that-be that those wishing to take out memberships late in the year are made to understand that the renewal date is in xxx month, so that they know they will be asked for a further subscription then. (This is from spending several years demonstrating at a national needlework show in March for a certain organisation that has renewal in July...) Do lace patterns and articles (other than forthcoming events and lace days) really go out of date that quickly? I think if *all* of the information in the issues is that quickly out of date, I would think twice about it being worth a subscription in the first place. -- Jane Partridge To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
