97-12-03, writes Bruce Helmboldt:

>> I humbly note that my self-portrait is BELOW Mr. Rowlett's, appropriate to
my
birding skills.

Anyway, this seems like an excellent idea for tweeters, as well. Is someone
with internet storage space (Dan?) willing to put a similar portrait page up
for Tweeters? Are Tweets willing to provide portraits? Or is a twice(?) a
year picnic and brewery tour enough personal contact for us? >>

Oh dear! Ughmm... This was just about the *last* thing I would have ever
dreamed would pop up on 'tweeters', not to mention the 'subject line'. :-||
I'm at a loss for finding the right words here, for which I'm usually not in
want of when 'hiding' behind the keyboard. In real life, I'm about as humble
and low key as they come prefering to stay out of the lime light and know all
too well that I fall well short in the 'birding skills' department. Lots of
practice, experiences, and visits to lots diverse areas, yes, but still far
far away from being someone placed on some sort of pedistal above anyone else.
Sheeesh! There are countless others out there, many of whom are right here
subscribed on 'tweeters', whom I greatly admire, respect, and envy for their
encyclopedic knowledge, skill levels, and ability to share that with others
verbally and/or in print. I find 'tweeters' one of the best and most friendly
and informative birding message boards on the net, a place where everyone is
welcome and where no one should ever feel intimidated by all the chatter that
goes on here.

What?! We ('tweeters') have an annual picnic / brewery tour where we actually
get to meet ('SEE') each other in person??! Yikes! What a frightening
thought! :-) Here, I thought we were all part of a group which Dennis Paulson
calls "The League of Never-seen Friends". LOL!! I hadn't actually seen or
heard this description before until Michael Price mentioned it recently.
Cute. Just way too clever! :-))

Richard Rowlett (Pagodroma at aol.com)
47.56N, 122.13W
(Seattle/Bellevue, WA USA)
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God was my co-pilot,
but when we crashed in the mountains,
I had to eat him :-))
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