For the record: Tangential- 1-Of, relating to, or moving along or in the direction of a tangent. 2-Merely touching or slightly connected. 3-Only superficially relevant; divergent: a tangential remark. I'm sticking with definition #2 on this subject. I had to look it up to be sure I really knew what it meant before using it in my first post. I was hoping that using an unusual word would somehow enhance my stature on this email list and thus allow my personal views to carry the day without debate. While those first goals have failed miserably, now that I have used the word, I've grown fond of it and will use it frequently for a while :-) FYI: My paddling friends (typical paddlers) run the full gambit of environmental concern. I am probably on the extreme end in terms of rhetoric and philosophy, but in terms of actions on and off the water I'm probably closer to middle of the road. I don't think paddlers can be packaged up as neatly as you suggest. Steve Brown -----Original Message----- ......... I think you would be hard pressed to name even one paddling entity that feels conservation is tangential, i.e. out of the way of paddling needs. ralph diaz *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Mar 25 2004 - 15:38:19 PST
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