Think of it this way Joe--you are throwing out ideas and suggestions that get people riled up. I'd say that's a good thing--it shows that you are a passionate person, and hitting nerves. Much like a journalist should. There's always going to be people that don't see things as you see them, no matter what you do. I just chalk it up to me marching to my own drum, and the rest of the world is out of step. Dan On Mar 6, 2012, at 6:39 PM, Joe Bauman wrote:
I'm not mad at you in any way or intending to be hard on you, Larry -- I like you a lot, in fact. I like almost everyone in the club and on UA. But when someone (not you) insists that my comment that was intended to support SPOC was part of an "I H8 SPOC" diatribe, it just grinds salt into the wounds. I have always been subjected to a lot of criticism and attack as part of my former profession and always did my honest best so those outside attacks just bounced off me. But when I was not supported from within as I should have been -- when my own higher-ups yanked the rug out from under me -- that's what hurt like hell. I guess I felt that way about UA, and when I was blindsided by political-type attacks it really hurt. I suppose it shouldn't have and I shouldn't have been idealistic, in thinking that people who share an interest in the sublime would be more understanding. I know better now and I'll just try and keep my big fat mouth shut. Sometimes. Thanks, Joe
________________________________ From: Larry Holmes <larry@kijoda.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 6, 2012 6:24 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] I H8 SPOC
Joe, I think you are perhaps too thinned skinned, as well as too hard on the rest of us. Some postings (including mine) tend to be blunt, but blunt rather than extending to wordiness. You are admired, not only for your growing success in astro-photography, but also your apparent ease in writing (an ease that belies the years of work devoted to learning your craft). Just as you cannot legislate against stupidity, you cannot legislate against jealously. Remember, I got hopped on pretty hard at a board meeting for proposing an idea I thought (and still do) had merit. Keep the faith. 73, lh
On 3/6/2012 4:14 PM, Joe Bauman wrote:
Steve, I think someone has a strange grudge against me and doesn't want to give me any credit, and finds it easy to misstate my posts. Of course you're right that it's never been a "SPOC blasting thread." But that's how it goes. -- Joe
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