May I echo Chris and Lalah, and further suggest (in the great American tradition of free speech) that anyone who has shared hundreds of pieces of useful costume information and dozens of beautiful and inspiring pictures of finished costumes and works-in-progress can be considered to have earned the right to express one political opinion a year on this list.
I haven't earned that right yet, but would be delighted to discuss politics off-list any time! Meanwhile, thank you, Bjarne, for your concern for the people in this country. And my own deepest sympathy for those affected by this disaster, both those in Katrina's zone and their loved ones and associates. Ruth Anne Baumgartner gypsy scholar and amateur costumer -----Original Message----- From: Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sep 3, 2005 9:56 AM To: Historical Costume <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [h-cost] Bjarne I second that and Thank You Lalah for wording it so much better than I would have/could have. I can NOT imagine Bjarne ever being rude and I realize we've never met nor probably ever will, but his whole demeanor online has always been respectful IMHO. Christine Gallucci Lalah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I know this isn't costume related and I am not one of the popular people on this list, but I just couldn't keep quiet. The message Bjarne sent sounded like he was more surprised than critical, and give the guy credit - he writes better English than most of us do Danish. I wish I could speak any other language as well as he does. I know that many of us have family or dear friends in the areas hit and are a bit on edge right now, but it isn't fair to take it out on someone who was making an honest mistake. People the world over think that we in the United States are all rich - if you watch TV at all you will understand why. I do believe he was trying to be sympathetic and now he is just being quiet while he is being blasted. I, for one, admire his attempts at English and his wonderful handwork and costuming. I would sorely miss him if he left the list. Lalah, Never give up, Never surrender _____________________________________________________________ Netscape. Just the Net You Need. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. Dr. Seuss Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail. Ralph Waldo Emerson __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
