Ted and others...
In reading between the lines of your post, I will also say that my involvement will be limited, if I even go this year at all given the existing tenor.
Frankly, with the horrific events of this week - and the introspection I would have thought it demanded from everyone - I am thoroughly disappointed by the same "undercurrent" that appears to continue to exist. In a nutshell - how petty - given the horrific events that surround the state of the world today.
For that, life is too short to be put into a situation where adults are not able to forgive and put behind them brief indiscretions. I know I've posted/said things in this Forum I now regret as well - and I ask for those who I might have offended for their understanding and forgiveness for my comments â?? they were uncalled for and out-of-line. I apologize.
IMHO - friendships that bond us through a common interest (such as this forum and our passion for collecting) - should override our own pettiness. So â?? would I like to be a part of the WOL trip? You bet â?? but only if that event can be viewed as a platform for pulling friends together â?? rather then as a weapon for driving people apart.
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