From:    Melissa Bech                           Area: THE_OASIS
To:      Irv Koch                               27 Mar 94 12:37:00
Subject: Re: TWISTED                            UpdReq 

 -=> Quoting Irv Koch to Melissa Bech <=-
  IK> Right.  Grendel FEEDS the other PODS boards in Seattle.  If he goes
 IK> they're dead. 
    I thought SidheMail was getting it's feed from Baphonet or somewhaers.
   You know how these rumors are!
 IK> Setting up a POINT is about half the work as setting up a board. 
 IK> OTOH, setting up a board if you have someone else's to do a copy of
 IK> and then change is reasonable. 
    I would be interested in learning about this.  Guess I'll have to
   actually do SOME work!
  IK> CAW is Church of All Worlds.
  Oh, that's what I thought you meant, but I like to be certain with
  acronyms and initials and whatnot.  I haven't gotten around to reading
  more than 10 per cent of the stuff Grendel carries, so I haven't even
  noticed if we get it here.  Also, I have only figured out the Email
  thing on internet so far...
  So, are you folks members of CAW or simply supportive?  I met Otter
  and MG at Ancient Ways a few years ago, they seemed very pleasant, but
  we didn't get a chance to talk about their church much. I've seen a
  few issues of Green Egg in the past year or so, some of the articles
  were pretty interesting, though I have a personal distaste for advertising
  for Craft products/skills - part of my childhood training.  I suppose
  it's necessary to accept ads to publish, though.  I imagine they have
  a disclaimer that they do not necessarily endorse these advertisers and
  so on...
  I'd be interested in learning more about how the CAW nest thing works.
  I just found out a few months ago that it's based somewhat on the
  SISL book by Heinlein.  I read it when I was in high school, only
  because I was dating his nephew and it was "required", but I hated it
  at the time.  I wonder if things have changed in 23 years?
... Catch the Blue Wave!

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From:    Melissa Bech                           Area: THE_OASIS
To:      Malkuvio                               27 Mar 94 12:43:00
Subject: Re: TWISTED                            UpdReq 

 -=> Quoting Malkuvio to Melissa Bech <=-
  Ma> Not too selfish. Rather generous and compassionate. The Dali-Lama
 Ma> would be proud. I think your access to the board could be construed as
 Ma> being good Karma, with immediate return. 
    I found out the Tibetan Buddhist belief in getting points for doing
   good can work instantly, so, when my friend told me that, which
   immediately preceded her request that I act as her attendant while
   she did a month long meditation, purification in preparation for
   taking her next level of vows (she's a nun at the temple here), I
   took advantage of the situation.  I didn't do all that much, but the
   delight I took in the thought of a Priestess of Aphrodite waiting
   on a celibate Tibetan Buddhist nun, and what the interfaith council
   would make of it was worth it...
  Ma> Reincarnation. The hard part is admiting I screwed up. I keep trying
 Ma> to stop, but when I receive a return message, I can't help but dig a
 Ma> little deeper. Rrrr. Maybe If I Ignore IT.... 
          got a lot smarter when I found out just how many names fit
         into the twit filters...now, if someone seems to take me
         wrong, I don't bother trying to straighten it out, I just
         twit them til I forget why...
... Catch the Blue Wave!

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From:    Melissa Bech                           Area: THE_OASIS
To:      Captain Rock                           27 Mar 94 21:34:00
Subject: Re: .                                  UpdReq 

 -=> Quoting Captain Rock to Melissa Bech <=-
 CR> Somehow, "Assassins" doesn't appeal to me... I'm not a celebrity, but
 CR> I have a lot in common with them, meaning that I try my best to show
 CR> strangers a good time and have no reason to want to hurt anyone.  In
 CR> other words, that synopsis hits a little too close to home with me.
    I like the idea of trying to show strangers a good time.  It puts me
   in mind of the ancient temples, or at least what I've read of them,
   and the priests and priestesses one might encounter there.
 CR> If only I could see your expressions and hear your inflections; one
 CR> moment, I take your words at face value, and the next, I find that
 CR> you were being ironic.
   I really DID do PR for a living.  I really did get TMJ.  Ironic, but
   true.  Life imitates art.
 CR> I see.  For some reason, I had thought that it was some sort of
 CR> religious philosophy.  Thank you.
    The twelve steps have a lot of "god" references in them, and they
   are based on spiritual principles.  I worked on a committee a couple
   of years ago to re-write some of the literature to eliminate the
   monotheistic, male god images, or at least make the references to
   higher power simply that.
 CR> Bars and parties, and we're working on an album and a movie.
   Hey!  Spill the beans!  Do you presently have recordings available
  that I could run out to the store and purchase, or do you have
  a distributor of some kind?  I usually only buy music recorded by
  people I know personally (and signed, first edition books by friends).
  I'm on a budget!
... "Good Evening...Enter freely, and of your own will..."

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