(or would a better analogy be those traders in the temple? 
)You know that my strength and hope lies where yours does.
Still, the older I get, the less I like to be around problematic people.
You know the sort...
Those who, for whatever reason, positive or otherwise...whether motivated by altruism, attention-seeking behavior, idealism....or whatever...are people who are more interested in agendas than in each other; those who just seem to want to make the rest of us feel as miserable as they do...
Such problematic people can cause frustration and upset in our lives.
NOW, If there is something that we can do to help them, that would be one thing, (and we certainly do need to try to help, where possible!) but let's face it...
...there are those who seem to live to stir up the pot of life until it starts to splash all over the rest of us.
That's where I draw the line.
Jim O'Bryan has a great deal of time and financial resources invested in the Observer Project. I'm sure that he would like for it to continue and prosper. So do I.
At the same time, I think of many times lately that I have NOT posted here, because I simply did not need the grief. Then, I think of others who used to post here, who do not do so anymore.
Don't get me wrong. The 'Deck has never been free of controversial discussion and arguments, and that's understandable. It's just that, in my opinion, civility here needs to be re-prioritized to a higher level, if this project is to succeed.
I wish Jim and this project every success. It just seems to me that people are forgetting how to constructively advocate.
That needs to change.
Back to the banjo...
