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From: Fred H Olson WB0YQM (fholson![]() |
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Date: Mon, 31 Jul 95 21:46:24 CST |
Mike Murray MICHAEL [at] MENTUS.COM is the author of the message below but due to a listserv problem it was posted by the COHOUSING-L sysop (Fred). **************** FORWARDED MESSAGE FOLLOWS ********************* In response to Mike Mariner's request, I hereby renounce lurker-hood. "Take me to the river.... push me in the water!" Name: Michael Murray/ Susan Jorgenson Birthdate: 1/24/62 - 1/23/65 Marital status: married Family (children, pets, etc): many plants, a few lady beetles Education (where, what): (M) Math/Csci U of MN ; (S) MIS, Augsburg College E-Mail: michael [at] mentus.com; susan [at] mentus.com Home Address: 1906 Dayton Ave., St. Paul, MN 55104 Phone # (optional): (612) 645-5801 Community (if any): none formally; large, informal network of artists, musicians and occasional software-type ne'er do wells tied together by love of creativity and intellect... ok, no informal community either! Location: Mpls/St. Paul now... future here or near the ocean which I sorely miss! (M) Stage of Development: dream-state... had core group for "rural"/sustainable group 1.5 -2 years ago which didn't materialize, still fantasize about urban group w/big shared gardens and solar panels etc., etc. I believe my "type" needs no introduction in this regard... you've all met 'em. What I do for money: we're software engineers whatever that means... I don't like to bore people with work details unless asked.. What I do for fun: music: bagpipes, guitar pop, techno-ambient, celtic, you-name-it we probably enjoy it (or better yet attempt it!) (M); Garden - we grow a decent percentage of our fruit and veg (higher % in Summer of course) and occasionally barter w/cafe up the block for sandwiches etc.; Try to decipher Pynchon or really, really suss out Kierkegard (probably didn't even spell it right!) for fun. Favorite thing about community: People, I love people. As my Dad used to say: "Once you understand what makes people tick, how can you hate anyone?" (paraphrased). CoHo seems so eminently logical, such an _appropriate_ solution to so many problems, that we had quite a little epiphany when we found out about it. Bet we're not alone in that regard either. Worst thing about community: That sinking feeling that each day we spend outside of a vibrant coho community is another day wasted from a very finite amount of time -- it's such a short go-round really -- we (everyone) seem to find so many creative ways to defeat our better selves and our better ideas somehow. Sigh. <Pinch> Huh? Oh, yes! "Consensus"! "Consensus" is very hard work indeed! If I was in charge, I would: Find someone more capable and hand over control. But before handing over control, I'd place a burden of "repeatability and demonstrability" (like scientists are supposed to have) on political initiatives to attempt to curb dogma at the leadership level. No shortage of dogmatic folks up there these days... sheesh. =%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=% michael murray, hopeless xenophile michael [at] mentus.com "One can't believe impossible things," said Alice. "I daresay you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." =%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%=%
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