Among the people before you in the succession are a number of my friends. For that matter, there are a number of your friends in that group as well. For the sake of being a nice guy (have you ever wanted to be a nice guy? you have a lot of virtues, and I like you quite a bit, but "nice guy" wouldn't be near the top of the list of descriptors I'd use for you), you'll have to wait for them to die of natural causes.
I have wanted to be a nice guy, and (for certain values of nice) I am.
Certainly I am loyal to my friends, and (though at times it conflicts with the desire to be, "nice") the good of the body politic is something I'm willing to sacrifice for.
On the other hand, my definitions of nice, may be at an orthagonal tangent to the most of the society's.
Which is where socialisation has to be substituted.
NASFiC should be lots of fun, but I won't be there. Glenn and I are taking a long-planned, long-delayed trip to Alaska with all the grandchildren and theirs mothers to see Glenn's parents while we still can. With that many people's schedules to juggle, NASFiC had to yield.
You all have a great time and come back up for OryCon, maybe?
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Date: 2005-07-29 09:29 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-07-29 10:20 pm (UTC)TK
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Date: 2005-07-29 10:23 pm (UTC)Certainly I am loyal to my friends, and (though at times it conflicts with the desire to be, "nice") the good of the body politic is something I'm willing to sacrifice for.
On the other hand, my definitions of nice, may be at an orthagonal tangent to the most of the society's.
Which is where socialisation has to be substituted.
TK
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Date: 2005-07-29 10:52 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-07-29 11:13 pm (UTC)I might (I have to talk to Maia about it) be up for NASFiC.
TK
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Date: 2005-07-30 12:15 am (UTC)You all have a great time and come back up for OryCon, maybe?
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Date: 2005-07-30 12:53 am (UTC)Maybe. Maia and I might manage to make time for that (though she has school).
I have a round trip from a bump, and so I am thinking of seeing people I've not seen in years (and then too briefly, such and P & T NH).
It's still up in the air.
TK
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Date: 2005-07-30 06:07 pm (UTC)Capclave! ;)