Above and beyond, Patrick. Slow clap - that’s a great example. Sent from my iPhone
> On Nov 6, 2018, at 10:50 AM, Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Good photo of your son, and the bike. > > I don't know if I reported this on the RBW list, but a few months ago I > bought a Nashbar bike for a local man who had moved to the city and, having > found a job with the City of ABQ but having no money, was walking 8 1/2 miles > each way to work. I also gave him basic kit to keep going, and solicited > donations on the boblist for lights, pump, etc, which came through. He was > pleased. > > This was the instance of a man at our church, burly, hot-tempered > 40-something, pure WASP, shaved head, goatee, wraparounds, ex white > supremacist and member of Aryan Brotherhood, in the '90s one of ABQ's top > criminals, who got tired of such foolishness, joined our church under the > patronage of St. Moses the Black > (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses_the_Black), and who "adopted" this young > man, who is black, as he has done with others. This ex WS likes reggae, so > his conversion is obviously complete. > > Thanks again to those who donated to this project. > > I also recently installed thornproof tubes with Slime in the tires of our > priest's son's (*) bike (donated by my brother -- old, lugged (!) Bianchi > with 24" wheels) after he kept getting the inevitable goathead flats. Have > just acquire new cantilver brakes to replace the binding ones he now has. > > Patrick Moore, obviously letting his left hand know all about what his right > hand is doing, but you asked, in ABQ, NM. > > (*) Nope, I'm not Catholic, obviously. OCA. (Funny: founding priest of our > parish, now dead, was a huge, bearded Irish/Scandinavian with a half-dozen > beautiful blonde daughters and a bohemian son with hair down to his waist.) > >> On Tue, Nov 6, 2018 at 10:09 AM Leah Peterson <jonasandle...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> Hello, friends! >> >> You’ll remember I invited you at the end of my original post to report back >> here if you had followed the example of my benefactor and embraced any >> opportunities to be someone else’s. That invitation stands, and I am sure >> I’m not alone in saying I’d delight in reading your stories. >> >> I’ve heard from some of you (via PM) since this thread posted; little bits >> of kindness in daily life that you’ve been giving and how it makes you feel. >> It’s been so delightful - you really are the best. >> >> I said I wanted to be sure not to let this generosity end with me, and I had >> my chance at it this morning. The story is in the works, and I will plant it >> here (complete with photos!) later today. >> >> Meanwhile, here’s a Little Silver Clem photo that is sure to make anyone >> grin. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> > On Nov 4, 2018, at 11:49 AM, 'Deacon Patrick' via RBW Owners Bunch >> > <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote: >> > >> > Fantastic, Leah! Beautiful to read how much he loves his bike (and how >> > much he understands how its differences are a huge part of why he loves >> > it!)! >> > >> > With abandon, >> > Patrick >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/qrKUcYAQetM/unsubscribe. >> > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. > Other professional writing services. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, New Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique > **************************************************************************************** > Auditis an me ludit amabilis insania? > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/qrKUcYAQetM/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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