Doug Lloyd wrote: > I too have enjoyed hearing from Israel and Argentina. I was kind of hard on > Fernando from Argentina last week over the illegal Nordkapp molds, but we > have corresponded back-channel and I apologized for my tone. The last thing > we want to do is put-off international newbies to PW. > > I've put a little acronym beside my computer to help me think (well, I can > try) before posting or replying. I hope it is not too off-topic to share > with you all. It is based on the word "THINK": > > T - Is it the Truth? > H - Is it Helpful? > I - Is it Inspiring? > N - Is it Necessary? > K - Is it Kind? Excellent reminder for all of us in anything we do. I try to follow what I believe is part of the Hippocratic oath sworn to by doctors: "First, do no harm." If your actions or words can't improve things or are likely to do harm, don't do or say or write them. I don't always succeed but I do try. ralph diaz -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Feb 07 2000 - 08:58:23 PST
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.4.0 : Thu Aug 21 2025 - 16:30:20 PDT