hey COach, I'm ignoring this whole business about EVENTS vs. whatever TOPICS because, basically, looks like some folks have too mch computer time ontheir hands and shouldmaybe spin some disks they like, er like a favorite Grateful Dead recording, and let it go.

or get up and clan the kitchen; that's more or less what I did wen I didn;t get called to work today. that and I made strawberry rhubarb pie and preserves with my 14 year old.

now is that too off topic because I didn;t name it after a favorite Dead song? (*joke*)

but just for the record and I know it;s OT...all three of Gary McKinney;s hbooks were published by Kearney STreet Books, a small publisheer in Washington State, where McKinney is from. They specialize in authors from the Pacific Northwest...you can check them out online.

I'm not a big mystery reader either (my mom is though)...but I decided to check it out, like I said, after hearing the author talk it up a bit on David Gans' Dead to the World radio show. it was fun.

and a good way to fill, not kill, time when otherwise it;s Go on a Trip and Not a Good One about who's posting what events to what forum.

my only other comment, before I'm declared guilty of the same thing (wasting too much time arguing over nothing online) is that this is a set of FORUMS that aren;t even delivered by e-mail, so no one has to read or receive ANYTHING they don't want...

Very lame of you to ignore my question. Let me guess... you don't have an answer for that part? Or is it that your ego won't let you admit you've been wrong?

Point: I haven't been a "crybaby" - you had to stick you nose into other's business when I was trying to find out what was going on. I'd really like to know your motivation for expressing your opinion when it wasn't needed or asked for.

Point: You seem to think that you can slap me without being slapped back. TFB, you are wrong. I will slap you back if I feel it is appropriate. And if you look back, you'll see that I didn't start this animosity.

Point: I've attempted to be polite as a matter of course. (It's difficult to remember where you've been polite.)

Point: When you cannot argue the topic any more, you resort to personally attacking the posters that disagree with you. This is called an "Ad Hominem attack", and is often considered an admission of failure. If you don't believe me, go look it up.

You are welcome to stop this crap at any time. Your opinions about me do not add value to the topics posted here. But if you keep attacking me, I will keep defending myself. So it's your call. You can fuck off and shut up, or not.

I've got more than 25 years of history in dealing with rude behaviour on-line. Are you even 25 years old? You sometimes act half that age. Regardless of your opinion, I've learned what works on-line and what doesn't work. I've seen how rudeness can shut down networks.

I have a prediction for you: Even if I leave Tribe forever, you will still continue to have problems with others.

Since you seem so cavalier about telling me what to do, I'm going to treat you the same way: ESBAM