Those people write worse than I do.

Perhaps you should have sent them the definition the word volunteer?

And honestly, I really don't see why you can't have your own group. Non-work groups get together because they care about X. There will be conflicts, but you put up with things to a point. But people join, people leave , groups form, groups disinigrate, some times they even shift their focus.

and I really can't get over the fact that volunteers are treated so poorly. Volunteers have no obligations. Idealy, they will do what they say they will, but that is far from the way it works. and there are ways to get rid of poor volunteers. but no organization can get away with treating volunteers so poorly.

I know you are angry, teppy, but I am giving them the new england stare and blink of utter disbelief and contempt. - you all know the look. It is the one where mom gives you that one more chance to say " i really didn't mean to say that" When she know perfectly well that you did say it and there are consequences.

I think I want a turkey sandwich. I can't think of a convenient place that's still open that I could get one

my house.

I would expect the board to tell these idiots to go fuck themselves. Or at the very least, make a clear pronouncement that this sort of behavior is unacceptable in your organization, especially from its officers.

Well, the Board is 3 people, because there has been a lot of attrition due to assheadedness like what I'm going through. Group President is on the Board, along with 2 other people.

Committee Chair is NOT on the Board, but he wants to be, very much so. Committee Chair and Group President do, in fact, have their own personal agenda, and they're using their positions to pursue that agenda. It's bullshit, but not much different from what any group (kink or vanilla, book club or encounter group) goes through at one point or another.

So, even though any rational person can see that what Committee Chair said to me is unacceptable bullshit, since he's in cahoots with Group President (no homo), there might not be any repercussions.

Which, like I said, will just prove that this is not a group I want to be a part of any longer. We'll see if/how anyone responds.

Y'all were talkymeat today.

I started to do a meara, but it was too much. So I shall sum up...y'all are the good kind of crazy while everyone else is just plain craxy. Oh, and Steph's asshats need a clue by four.

Another thrilling night in Boise. Wheeeeeeeeee. K-Bug's high school team won their first game (pre-season). She played all game in right and had some great catches. It was cool hearing her so excited, I'm trying not to kick myself for missing it.

The very next year In-Sink-Erators will be plastered with warning labels saying: "FOR FOOD DISPOSAL ONLY: DO NOT USE TO GRIND UP HUSBAND, NO MATTER HOW BIG AN ASS-HAT HE IS"

I half expect a real warning to appear after the story about the lawsuit following the Heroes premiere.

Maybe MM's warning could be made to steer the insanely stupid to the cops...

"Warning: This device is not certified for disposal of human remains. Please consult your local authorities for guidance. In-Sink-erator cannot be responsible for mis-use of this product."

I'm always amazed how much bureaucracy voluntary groups saddle themselves with--boards, committees, reports, etc. I know that coordinating a bunch of people to a common end does take some level of bureaucracy, but it always seems to get so complicated it becomes work, which one should get paid for, instead of fun.

links?

This guy should be the next editor. It can become a humor publication!

I'm with amych. This guy is not only verbally abusive - he abuses verbs.

Cash! Let me validate you.

When Emmett broke his nose we got in the paramedic truck and they asked me which hospital I wanted to go to. I said, "Which is closest?"

Paramedic said, "Well...[Bigass Hospital] is closest, but..."

Me: "What?"

Paramedic: "Oakland Children's is only ten minutes further."

Me: "So you'd go to Oakland Children's?"

Paramedic (obviously well versed in not-getting-sued scenarios by whatever insurance the city has): "Well, they handle nothing but children's cases, so they're better with dosages and treatment, and its usually faster through the ER with them."

Me: "Oakland Children's!"

So, trained medical professionals think that Children's Hospitals are best for kids unless there's a huge difference in time to get there.

I hate these assholes. I super-hate them because being in this group has been such a huge positive in your life, you volunteered because of what it's given you, and now they're shitting all over it and you. Hate.

I knew JZ had written this before I scrolled back up to see the name because, as usual, she said **exactly** what I was thinking and yet was not articulate enough to actually say. I'm boggled by the asshattery. I'm so sorry, Teppy. But, on the other hand, I am very happy to hear about how well things are going with The Boy. YAY The Boy! (Also? Totally want to see Vortex kick those fuckers in the face.)

I am giving them the new england stare and blink of utter disbelief and contempt. - you all know the look. It is the one where mom gives you that one more chance to say " i really didn't mean to say that" When she know perfectly well that you did say it and there are consequences.

Cash, SO CUTE!!! Also, I totally think you (and Hec and others above) are in the right. Children's hospitals are bestest for children.

Children's hospitals are bestest for children.

The logic is pretty straightforward. If you have heart problems and can go to a General Practitioner or a Cardiologist, you'd go to the Cardiologist even if it was 15 minutes further down the road. Excepting maybe right in the middle of a heart attack when any old fire station would suffice.