Migrating- Renaming migrating list threads; WAS - It doesn't matter

[David Skolnik]

Mark-
No offense intended, but you're proving my point, sort of.  You managed to 
co-opt the subject title of my post to the list while trying to respond to 
the thread about which I was writing.  I'm sure it was not intentional.

David Skolnik


At 06:21 PM 03/26/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi Greg,
>Mike makes some very good points, that was a thoughtful
>post Michael
>It is pretty easy to see why Michael has been able to hold
>on for 16 years, My bet is that's longer than the average.
>
>Maybe this little story might be applicable in this
>situation.
>
>An old man, a boy and a donkey were going to town.
>The boy rode on the donkey and the old man walked.
>
>As they went along, they passed some people who remarked it was a
>shame the old man was walking and the boy was riding.
>
>The man and boy thought maybe the critics were right, so they
>changed positions.
>
>Later, they passed some people that remarked, "What a shame, he
>makes that little boy walk."
>
>They decided they both would walk!
>
>Soon they passed some more people who thought they were stupid to
>walk when they had a decent donkey to ride.  So they both rode the
>donkey!
>
>Now they passed some people that shamed them by saying how awful to
>put such a load on a poor donkey.
>
>The boy and man said they were probably right so they decided to
>carry the donkey.  As they crossed a bridge, they lost their grip on
>the animal and he fell into the river and drowned.
>
>The moral of the story?
>
>If you try to please everyone, you will eventually lose your ass!
>
>
>
>
>Mark Ritchie RPT