[stylist] new list for alternative healing

[David Andrews]

No, it is ridiculous that you want to make this into an issue, when I 
don't think it is.

The purpose of the crafters list is to learn how to do crafts as a 
blind person -- using alternative techniques.  I don't see how 
healing and alternative learning are directly related to 
blindness.  I could be wrong, and and maybe there is something there 
-- but it isn't good enough for you to say we are all blind persons 
doing this together.

The second test of a list is that there is a demonstrated desire by 
enough people to make it work, over a period of time.  A few people 
just won't cut it.  If you don't have 50 to 100 persons on a list, at 
least, it tends to just sit there and languish.

If you can convince me that there are genuine blindness issues here 
-- and there is demonstrated interest, I will reconsider.

Dave


David Andrews, List Owner

At 08:27 PM 5/26/2012, you wrote:
>David says he wont' do it, so we can find a different venue. It 
>isn't in the NFB scope, apparently.
>
>Crafts are, but healing, and alternative learning, isn't.
>What can you say.
>
>Rediculous.
>
>Atty
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Eve Sanchez" <3rdeyeonly at gmail.com>
>To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2012 8:19 PM
>Subject: Re: [stylist] new list for alternative healing
>
>
>>Myrna, Sounds great! And I love to learn how and why people have the
>>interests they do. Thanks for sharing with us. If no one knows how to get
>>this started I could check with the NFB when they reopen during the week. I
>>think this is something that will not only generate a lot of interest, but
>>could also be beneficial to many blind people. Oh I am so excited about
>>this. Thank you thank you Atty for coming up with such an excellent idea.
>>Eve
>>
>>On Sat, May 26, 2012 at 1:47 PM, <KajunCutie926 at aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Count me in!  For a very special and personal  reason I would so look
>>>forward to this.  My grandmother was a midwife and  herbal healer, or
>>>'treateuse', in the Cajun culture.  She delivered over  500 babies during
>>>her time and
>>>I was the last of these deliveries so when I saw  I was born in the small
>>>community I grew up in, I mean I was born and raised  there.  I can
>>>remember
>>>helping my grandmother crush the herbs she made teas  with and also
>>>ointments.  I wrote what I suppose might be called a 'memoir'  about her
>>>called 'The
>>>Willows Weep'.  She was a special lady and was loved  by so many.  She did
>>>not speak much English though she could understand  quite a bit of it. I,
>>>on
>>>the other hand, understood the French but did not  speak it well.  So she
>>>spoke French to me and I spoke to her and we  understood each other
>>>perfectly.  I know that was a long story just to say  I'm interested too
>>>but I wanted
>>>to share why I was so interested in  it.
>>>
>>>Myrna
>>>
>>>
>>>In a message dated 5/26/2012 11:25:24 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
>>>3rdeyeonly at gmail.com writes:
>>>
>>>Oh Atty,  That is a wonderful idea. How do we do it? I am totally up for
>>>it.
>>>Not just  alternative healing though,but preventative health and natural
>>>living. All  geared for the blind. We all do input and learn from each
>>>other. Let's do  it. Let's do it. I am sure Lynda would also be on board.
>>>Peace be with us,  Eve
>>>
>>>On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 4:31 PM, The Crowd  <the_crowd at cox.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> > That's what we  need!
>>> >
>>> > Atty