anderson@uwmacc.UUCP (Jess Anderson) (09/23/86)
For some reason, I've been thinking (deeply, my dears) about the net itself as concerns "our" subject. You know, we *really* have something here, and I think we should all pause about one or two seconds each day and hold a kind thought for that fact. Think ahead a bit. As a relative newcomer to the net, but quite an old hand in our topic area, I think the kind and (in the better cases) quality of communications we have in the news- group are really quite extraordinary. Think about where it isn't or where it couldn't be. Above all think about what it *could* be. I've been struck by the brotherhood/sisterhood, the shared interests, the varying viewpoints and past experiences, the really quite outgoing and forthcoming willingness to help others. Some of the others are new to the scene, have special questions, or just want everyone to have a better life. At the risk of sentimentalizing things, I think it would be well to take that brief moment, between struggling with all the big issues and deep concerns, to appreciate it, our opportunities, and each other. It could be a lot worse, and I well remember when it was ... So, a propos of nothing other than that, hats off to my friends, acquaintances, and as yet unknown colleagues in one of the more civilized corners of netland ... -- ==ARPA:====================anderson@unix.macc.wisc.edu===Jess Anderson====== | (Please use ARPA if you can.) MACC | | UUCP: {harvard,seismo,topaz, 1210 W. Dayton | | akgua,allegra,ihnp4,usbvax}!uwvax!uwmacc!anderson Madison, WI 53706 | | BITNET: anderson@wiscmacc 608/263-6988 | ==The sage acts without choosing.=========(Chuang Tsu)======================