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ah yes, now there's a fellow who could at times be almost vicious  
(may he rest in peace). but he made some great contributions, and oh  
things did get entertaining when he was around!


On Jul 21, 2008, at 10:28 AM, Kathy Mayeda wrote:

> Steph, I think you miss Tom Ivers, huh?
>
> K.
>
> On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 9:12 AM, Steph Teeter  
> <stephteeter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> "All that said, it's also wise to choose your battles, lest you become
> viewed only as a nitpicking harridan."
>
> wow, great phrase - but I had to look up the definition of harridan :)
>
> harridan: A woman regarded as scolding and vicious. (can a guy be a  
> harridan too?)
>
> I've observed a bit of 'scolding' on Ridecamp, but I honestly don't  
> think I've ever seen anything vicious. Maybe outraged or  over- 
> emotional or holier-than-thou, but not vicious.  One of the things  
> I like about the sport of Endurance in general is that the fact  
> that it is demanding and difficult and is very humbling - and this  
> in itself seems to weed out the nasty people.
> >>

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