To answer your question, if a God had to be replaced it must have been an AOS
judge who died.
Jean Allen Ikeson and I have been friends in orchids for many years. I have
come to know Jean
as a wonderful person, who always made rational decisions when she lived
nearby.
Of course you did not know that Kathy, you make a lot of comments on that which
you are in the dark about.
A few years ago Jean decided to move to Nova Scotia, a long distance from
here; yet we have maintained contact
with each other and only one month ago my entire orchid collection was
practically donated to her orchid society.
Jean also became a student AOS judge.
When I read her long post over what I consider a simple fact that is a positive
consequence of AOS judging I disagreed with her. Which, by the way, is allowed
among friends and on the OGD.
When I saw her sign off with "Jean Allen-Ikeson who is fuming in Nova Scotia,
Canada" the fuming part bothered me, for such is not normal for rational Jean.
Could it be that teachers in the AOS judging program impress upon their
students that AOS judges are Gods in the orchid world? I do not know, truly.
Thank God that most AOS judges I know are not like that..
I told her to stop the fuming. This non issue is just not worth getting
excited about.
Finally Kathy, you may think you are smart, but valium is not going to solve
your thinking impairment, you have to get the knots out of your AOS under
garments to restore blood circulation.
peter
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