ralph diaz said: <big snip> >>Again, I think it is a two-way street. They learn and, in the questions they ask, so do we all.>> 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? BC'in Ya Doug Lloyd *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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/ ***************************************************************************
|T - Is it the Truth? |H - Is it Helpful? |I - Is it Inspiring? |N - Is it Necessary? |K - Is it Kind? Doug, how about ... H - Is it Helpful/Humorous? 8-) I've never conciously thought of this list but I have found myself checking off the THINK items. Especially N. And T can get you to. I've typed stuff out and said is this really true or something I THINK is true...... Good List. Thanks... Dan *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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