Spring is Just Around the Corner

[Joe]

And I am sure that because of the unusual weather recently, nerves are a bit frayed. I am referring to the "Kick the Bucket" post. We are an international organization and have logged visitors from over 100 different countries. Phrases have different meanings in other countries and interpretations even differ in various parts of this country.

It is time to loosen up a bit. Someone mentioned that the quantity of posts has declined recently. I have noticed it also. Yet traffic to our website has increased. I certainly hope that these petty criticisms did not lead to members fearing intimidation for posting "offensive" phrases.

Fifteen years ago, my brother, George, retired and moved to West Virginia where he purchased 86 acres of property. Several months later a mutual friend inquired how George was doing and I mentioned that he had "bought the farm". The response was: "I am so sorry to hear that, he was so young!" . I realized my mistake in choice of words and roared in laughter.

Please, lets lighten up.

Regards
Joe