Okay, here's the thing. I know you chewed all those chocolates on the top
layer. Now be a good lad, and take them away. It's so tacky to put them back
in the box cause you decided you didn't like them. Life really isn't like a
box of chocolates. It's more like a buffet. You can see exactly what you're
getting, choose what you are familiar with and know you will like. But ...
it's always nice to venture into the box of chocolates and try something
new. But don't put it back if you don't like it. Finish it. Be brave! As you
allow that new flavour to collide with your tastebuds, you might come
realize that you rather liked it after all, and you want to try another.
This list is like the box of chocolates :) You don't always know what you're
getting because you can't see it, feel it, taste it, or smell it. You go
blindly forth and hope for the best :)

  That's the way of this group. Some people are drawn to like minded
individuals. Others often sit on the sidelines, observing, will still others
venture into the fray, feet first. Sometimes, though not often (as I've
observed on this list), meanings get misinterpreted, misunderstood. Feelings
get hurt. But I think, with all of that, the authors (and that's us,
people!!) did not, and do not intend to be hurtful. Whatever the basis of
the current upset, it doesn't not concern the list as a whole; I believe the
parties directly related to the issue need to sort it out for themselves.
Therefore, it is my recommendation that we  press on, enjoying each other
and this group, as we have always done.

Cheers!

Carla