[Nfbwv-talk] {Spam?} SOME CONVENTION REFLECTIONS

[David Andrews]

It is a quirk of e-mail technology!

Dave

At 11:42 AM 10/1/2013, you wrote:
>Well, I guess I'll go lock myself in the basement studio until further notice!
>
>Ed
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Smyth, Charlene R" 
><Charlene.R.Smyth at wv.gov>
>To: "NFB of West Virginia Discussion List" <nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 11:34 AM
>Subject: Re: [Nfbwv-talk] {Spam?} SOME CONVENTION REFLECTIONS
>
>
>Ed,
>
>I saw the "spam" notation as well.  I have it on good authority that the
>cyber police will be at your house shortly to take you away in a
>specially designed jacket for you.  Smile
>
>Charlene
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Nfbwv-talk [mailto:nfbwv-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ed
>McDonald
>Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 10:48 AM
>To: NFB of West Virginia Discussion List
>Subject: Re: [Nfbwv-talk] {Spam?} SOME CONVENTION REFLECTIONS
>
>Thanks Jack and Charlene for your kind words, but I am still left with
>questions:
>
>Why did my original message as well as subsequent replies to it arrive
>from the list flagged as "spam?" Did other list members receive them the
>same way? Should I take this as a personal insult from the cyber police,
>or just a quirk of email technology!
>
>Ed
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jack Yahnke" <jack at seeinghandassociation.com>
>To: "NFB of West Virginia Discussion List" <nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 10:20 AM
>Subject: Re: [Nfbwv-talk] {Spam?} SOME CONVENTION REFLECTIONS
>
>
>Wow!  Great job, Ed.  Maybe I don't have to do a report for our Chapter
>after all.  Good hearing from you.
>
>Jack
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ed McDonald" <ed at eioproductions.com>
>To: "NFBWV Discussion List" <nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org>
>Cc: "Cathy Jackson" <Cathyj at iglou.com>
>Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 12:32 AM
>Subject: [Nfbwv-talk] {Spam?} SOME CONVENTION REFLECTIONS
>
>
>>Dear Fellow Federationists,
>>
>>It has been a busy week of catching up since last weekend's NFBWV
>state
>>convention; however, it has also been a great week of savoring the
>>completely unexpected Hall of Honor recognition which you all extended
>to
>>me. Most of us do what we do in the NFB because we believe in the
>>organization and what it stands for--not for praise and glory.
>Therefore,
>>this will always be one of the most memorable events of my life, and I
>>will simply say thanks to everyone who had a hand in it. I suspect
>that
>>our president, second vice-president, and secretary may have violated
>>federal privacy laws in their effort to uncover information about my
>>Federation history, but I promise not to report them to the
>authorities or
>>to press charges!
>>
>>Elsewhere, I don't believe I have seen anything on this list
>concerning
>>Keryl Rustin's much-deserved award as the 2013 Federationist of the
>Year.
>>Her efforts to create and build the Eastern Panhandle Chapter are
>>certainly worthy of recognition.
>>
>>It was also a good year for first-timers. Charles Powell, DeAnna
>McIntyre,
>>and their daughter Sarah were very much involved in virtually all
>>convention activities. We were also pleased to welcome Joyce Scholes
>from
>>our Eastern Panhandle Chapter and Richard Campbell from the Kanawha
>Valley
>>Chapter. Richard is hardly a newcomer to many of us who have known him
>for
>>a long time, but I understand that it was indeed his first NFBWV
>>convention. We are honored that he and Ruth chose to share the weekend
>>with us.
>>
>>We were also honored that the Saunders girls (that's how I know
>>them)--Laura and Teri--were with us for the banquet and the memorial
>>service. I am sure many of us felt Buck's spirit in our midst
>throughout
>>the convention, and I appreciate all of those who took part in the
>>memorial service. Special thanks go to Mary Ann for her Scripture
>reading
>>and to Roger and Debbi Williamson for sharing their music.
>>
>>Brad Hodges is to be commended for his "lunch and learn" event. This
>was a
>>fresh idea for our convention, and I hope it sets the stage for an
>ongoing
>>effort to share information about new technologies. I would be remiss
>if I
>>did not also give a nod to the "lovely and talented" Karen McDonald
>for
>>putting together another service and technology exposition. This event
>has
>>great potential--not only as an educational experience for all of us,
>but
>>also as a way to attract new members to the movement. I hope it will
>>continue to grow in future years.
>>
>>Furthermore, Brad and the rest of the Huntington Area Chapter set a
>new
>>standard of flair and efficiency in the door prize department.
>>
>>Money is the fuel that makes possible virtually everything we do.
>Thus,
>>what can we say but "thanks" to Sheri, Ricky, Jack, Marcus, and the
>rest
>>of the auction crew for another successful evening and to Mary Grogg
>for
>>tirelessly selling those 50/50 tickets.
>>
>>I do not believe we could have asked for a more appropriate national
>>representative than Cathy Jackson. Cathy has been a friend of mine for
>25
>>years, and she really is like a member of the family. Her banquet
>remarks
>>concerning "low-vision" members of the NFB offered all of us some
>vital
>>food for thought.
>>
>>Our many reports and presentations were probably too numerous to
>mention
>>individually, but they all contributed to the success of the weekend.
>I
>>must, however, say "great job" to our president for pulling it all
>>together.
>>
>>I hasten to add that these musings are not intended to be a
>comprehensive
>>summary of the convention. It is inevitable that I have left out some
>>important activities and the people who made them possible--like Bre
>>Brown's brilliant orchestration of a surprise birthday gathering for
>>President Smyth. Perhaps others will have additional thoughts,
>especially
>>for the benefit of those who were unable to attend. In any event, it
>was a
>>great weekend and one to be remembered and savored for a long time to
>>come.
>>
>>Ed