I'm somewhat familiar with RRO, read through it years ago. Isn't that why you have geek friends?
On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 11:13 PM, ellie :) <ellie.tho...@gmail.com> wrote: > I majored in Business. I will forward you a script for the January > business meeting- Roberts Rule of Order, its simple. Im embarrassed > that I thought black meant red. I suck w/ computers. > > On 12/14/09, Charles Goldsmith <wo...@justfamily.org> wrote: >> Just thoughts rambling through my head, never sat down and wrote down the >> ideas. >> >> No, went to A&M for a few years for comp sci and switched to an >> aeronautical school to get my pilot's license. Am back in computers >> tho, LOL >> >> :) >> >> On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 10:10 PM, ellie :) <ellie.tho...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Free thinker! Did you go to a liberal arts school? I will lay out a >>> simple, organized way to bring this issue up at the next meeting. I >>> have thought it through but will not propose it myself. You probably >>> have material prepared as well >>> >>> On 12/14/09, Charles Goldsmith <wo...@justfamily.org> wrote: >>>> I'm not condoning of getting rid of the membership fees, and while I >>>> think a few may quit paying if they can get the TC for free, I think >>>> that it will bring in more members in the long run. >>>> >>>> The information should be free. >>>> >>>> Charles >>>> >>>> On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 9:07 PM, ellie :) <ellie.tho...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> I didnt know you felt this way and thought as a TSA member, you would >>>>> support having a small income for the organization. I will offer to >>>>> give Gill my prize of a 2010 membership but in no way think that there >>>>> should be no membership fees. I am glad he has someone to market for >>>>> him though(you)-i wont >>>>> >>>>> On 12/14/09, Charles Goldsmith <wo...@justfamily.org> wrote: >>>>>> Gil, I seem to remember you making that statement within the last year >>>>>> or so, about the $100 donation. I also seem to remark about matching >>>>>> that, and I'll stand by it. I'll donate $100 as well. >>>>>> >>>>>> Charles >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 7:44 PM, Gill Edigar <gi...@att.net> wrote: >>>>>>> On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 6:35 PM, John P. >>>>>>> Brooks <jpbrook...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I want to save the TSA from financial ruin....I will go digital if >>>>>>>> Ediger >>>>>>>> renews his membership. Anyone else willing to make that commitment? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Ediger will renew his lapsed TSA membership and donate $100 to the TSA >>>>>>> within seconds of The TEXAS CAVER being made a free publication to any >>>>>>> caver >>>>>>> who wants to sign up for a free subscription. Subscribing non-TSA >>>>>>> members >>>>>>> should be solicited to join TSA but membership should not be a >>>>>>> requirement >>>>>>> for receiving all the good caving information aimed at bettering the >>>>>>> cause >>>>>>> of caving in Texas. As a caver and TSA member I, personally, would >>>>>>> want >>>>>>> every caver in Texas to be reading TSA promotional material, safety >>>>>>> information, articles about equipment and techniques, cave science, >>>>>>> upcoming >>>>>>> events which they can support by attending, trip and cave reports, and >>>>>>> participating personally by attending TSA conventions and contributing >>>>>>> articles to The TEXAS CAVER themselves, all of which will also benefit >>>>>>> ME. >>>>>>> I >>>>>>> am selfish. I want all of these non-TSA members to read The TEXAS >>>>>>> CAVER >>>>>>> because I will benefit from them being more informed and better >>>>>>> cavers. >>>>>>> They >>>>>>> do not have to be TSA members to be better cavers. But they can be >>>>>>> better >>>>>>> cavers, and well qualified and participating members of the Texas >>>>>>> caving >>>>>>> community, if they simply read and contribute to The TEXAS CAVER. And >>>>>>> their >>>>>>> participation is good for me, it is good for you, and it is good for >>>>>>> Texas >>>>>>> caving. That is probably the most valuable service the TSA can provide >>>>>>> to >>>>>>> cavers and caving in Texas--keeping EVERYONE informed so they can be a >>>>>>> better participant in Texas caving. >>>>>>> I coined a phrase in 1969, "As The TEXAS CAVER goes, so goes the TSA." >>>>>>> I >>>>>>> think that is still true today. If The TEXAS CAVER is made available >>>>>>> to >>>>>>> all >>>>>>> Texas cavers digitally and free then we will see a much better >>>>>>> informed >>>>>>> group of Texas cavers taking the bait to become members of the TSA and >>>>>>> helping it reach it's selfish aims and purposes--a major part of which >>>>>>> is >>>>>>> promoting Texas caving--for ALL of us, not just the few. The time has >>>>>>> finally come, my fellow Texas cavers, to do something for our selfish >>>>>>> selves. It costs the TSA nothing to give The TEXAS CAVER away >>>>>>> digitally. >>>>>>> It >>>>>>> costs the TSA and Texas caving a lot not to. If you want to do >>>>>>> something >>>>>>> selfish for yourself and for all the other Texas cavers vote at your >>>>>>> earliest opportunity to separate The CAVER from TSA membership, to >>>>>>> make >>>>>>> it >>>>>>> free to any digital subscriber. Otherwise, we're just preaching to >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> choir. >>>>>>> Yours in Texas caving (for nearly 43 years now), >>>>>>> --Ediger >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 6:35 PM, John P. Brooks >>>>>>> <jpbrook...@sbcglobal.net> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I want to save the TSA from financial ruin....I will go digital if >>>>>>>> Ediger >>>>>>>> renews his membership. Anyone else willing to make that commitment? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 12/14/09 1:14 PM, "mark.al...@l-3com.com" <mark.al...@l-3com.com> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Welcome back, Karen! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Now, if we could only get Ediger to rejoin! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> Visit our website: http://texascavers.com >>>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com >>>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >
