I sent Thomas this msg last night with the note below that he had sent me about the "disproportionate number" of shifts he was doing at the Fair. This is where I got the no. "12". I just wanted to show the bkgrd to my statement. Thomas clearly meant something else---- referring to the 11 times he had worked once before. This is very tedious and you readers must be irritated to read this. As I wrote last eve, I didnt want folks to think I just made something up. Thanks for your time and have fun at the Fair. ....and Thomas I still think 5 shifts is a lot. good for you. gordon -------------------------------------------- thomas what the??? I still rely on my memory (old) and shore enuf it still looks like 12 to me. I dont want to devp a rep as an exaggerator (or a prevaricator either) with the other birders out there. although there was that time I saw a flock of Carolina parakeets on Park Point :=>) feel free to fwd this everyone. did I misinterpret your msg? not a huge deal in any case. gordon
-----Original Message----- From: Thomas Maiello [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 12:24 PM To: gordon andersson Subject: Re: [mou-net] park & ride State Fair -- free pkg & free bus "Disproportionage number" would be 12 for me. I used to volunteer for the State Fair Foundation and one year I worked 11 of the 12 days. Loved every second of it. Looking forward to meeting you face to face sometime. I am an environmental consultant manager so maybe in the line of work? Thomas Maiello Angel Environmental Management, Inc. 114 West Eagle Lake Drive Maple Grove, MN On Aug 14, 2009, at 11:57 AM, gordon andersson wrote: > For those of you still wondering about working at the State Fair and > the cost of parking, this link gives you all the free parking > available. A big difference in parking is in the weekend and weekday > schedules. It is all shown here. > > I have volunteered at the State Fair in some bldg or another every > year for > 10+ yrs and parked in a free lot and ridden the free bus. (this info > may > have been provided earlier, but maybe yours is buried in your inbox > somewhere.) > > Thanks to Thomas Maiello for his active solicitation and I am sure he > has signed up for a totally disproportionate number of shifts for MOU. > > GAndersson > > St Paul -----Original Message----- From: Thomas Maiello [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 12:19 AM To: gordon andersson; MOU Subject: Re: [mou-net] I stand photo corrected I had to stop and take a breath on the "12 shifts at the MOU booth" and "48 hours of work" mention. Felt like I was emulating a chickadee heart beat there for a bit. Quickly checking my schedule to see if I had inadvertently made my family fair-orphans and fair-widow, I breathed a sigh to see I had only signed up for 5 shifts - by the way all during my favorite fair event times. That would give me 20 hours of booth time - not much in my mind as I get to mingle with passionate birders and future birders the ENTIRE TIME! The word "work" doesn't come to mind for this experience. "Fun" does. By the way, my family members are probably gonna be wondering what that hug they get in the morning is for. So briar patches can be appreciated for successful avoidance rather than a repeat stumbling and removing thorns months later. Appreciate the kind words Gordon. Hope to meet you face to face some day. Thomas Maiello Angel Environmental Management, Inc. Maple Grove, MN On Aug 24, 2009, at 1:04 AM, gordon andersson wrote: > Thomas, I love your enthusiasm and joy and humor in this aspect of > natural > history. I hope it infects all the visitors at the State Fair. > Thomas wont tell you this, but he has signed up for 12 different > shifts at > the MOU booth. That would be 48 hours of work not counting getting > there > and back and take-down and set-up. > For those of you who are not yet volunteering in conservation, there > are > many opportunities for you out there and some dont take 48 hours of > work. > > gordon andersson > st paul > > -----Original Message----- > From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Thomas > Maiello > Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 10:50 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [mou-net] I stand photo corrected > > Turns out better eyes than mine could look at my picks and suggest > that what I saw was not a Barrow's Goldeneye. Still had a lifer with > female Common Goldeneyes as a good birder asked to see the photos and > thought it would be more likely a Common than a Barrow's. > > I love that anyone can just know what birds are more likely to be > found and then be willing to ask in a way that is supporting and > educating. Thank you Bob Dunlap for so kindly correcting me so I can > learn and become a better birder. Yay to me for being willing to say > what I thought so others could learn or confirm. Just like scientific > hypotheses, an idea is put forward and presents the opportunity for > confirmation or denial. The roots of all scientific endeavor and, for > me, in birding to increase my birding knowledge through other's > experience. > > See ya'll at the fair/ > > Thomas Maiello > Angel Environmental Management, Inc. > Maple Grove, MN > > ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
