Mixing any kind of whiskey with a cola drink seems entirely inappropriate,
unless the whiskey is so cheaply made that one needs to improve its flavor.

Ross Weeks Jr.
Historic Crab Orchard Museum & Pioneer Park
Tazewell, Va.
http://histcrab.netscope.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Fahey" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 3:34 PM
Subject: Re: UNCLE - I'm Sorry


> "As for the coffee, heck, I don't drink it myself.  A
> good cup of tea now and again, and right this minute,
> a Diet Coke with a shot bottle of Crown Royal seem to
> be doing the trick (this from an erstwhile
> nondrinker)."
>
> Indigo,
>
>  As and ex-bartender ( I hung my shot glasses up in 1985 and joined the
museum world ) I really think you should reconsider your choice of whiskey
being mixed with Diet Coke. This borders on sacrilege!!!!
>
> Jerry Fahey
>
> Indigo Nights wrote:
>
> > I sat here for a bit and debated whether to ignore,
> > respond, or apologize.  I think it's sort of a damned
> > if I do, damned if I don't kind of thing.
> >
> > So, I'm apologizing.  It's not my intention to be a
> > list hog or boorish.
> >
> > Yesterday was a fortuitous day for the museum field in
> > the US as far as I could tell.  It seemed to me that
> > the NY Times (as well as some of the other periodicals
> > I also read) took an interest in the museums field, so
> > much so that they actually published a plethora of
> > articles.
> >
> > Because there were so many, I chose to post them only
> > in abstract if that were an option instead of full
> > text.  Not all papers allow for that choice.  The
> > options were to pick an article and post it, pick no
> > articles and ignore them, or pick more than one and
> > post those.  Then the problem is, which one was
> > unworthy to the multifaceted representatives of this
> > group?  Heretofore, they have often precipitated some
> > fairly decent dialogue.  In addition, I was highly
> > cognizant of the fact that it was Friday, and postings
> > are usually down on that weekday such that they
> > shouldn't have proved an abnormal burden.
> >
> > When I have been thanked in the past for my
> > contributions, I have tried to privately thank those
> > who have had kind words.  But from those postings, I
> > was convinced there was some merit to what was being
> > offered.
> >
> > What I have observed and/or felt is that there was a
> > genuine frustration among those wanting to enter the
> > museums field in garnering entry into career path.
> > That was clearly evident when we turned the events of
> > September 11 into constructive dialogue.  I have
> > noticed that, since I have been posting jobs I find in
> > my daily searches--some of which are ONLY set up to
> > help others here and not me (except I will acquiesce
> > that it makes me feel good to help others I may never
> > know)--there appear to hve been substantively more job
> > postings AND as a consequence, far fewer young people
> > hitting the list saying "I need a job".  That thread
> > seems, for now, to have dissipated.
> >
> > In posting such information, I take an extensive list
> > of data and try to pare it to jobs that have
> > applicability to the field.  With respect to the
> > internships and volunteerism, the group has told
> > neophytes time and again that they should intern or
> > volunteer so they might have an easier entry into a
> > museum job.  I try to select those I believe may have
> > transferability.
> >
> > As regards the reference materials and events
> > contained in the Opportunities postings, it's my
> > perception that, beyond being professionals in
> > whatever regard, we are still people first with a
> > plethora of needs and exposures.  I do try to be
> > selective and yet broad minded.  I don't know that
> > what I'm posting will help ANYONE.  My hope is that it
> > helps SOMEONE.
> >
> > The funding sources I have provided, again, are simply
> > a gift.  I have, as a part of the regular course of my
> > day's reading, some information I feel may, by its
> > very nature, be of value to those of you here.  Since
> > they often come with tight deadlines, the logic I use
> > says it's better to get them to you as soon as they
> > become available because, to delay, you might lose the
> > lead time you need.
> >
> > I recognize this may sound defensive, but it seems to
> > me there have been quite a few threads of late that
> > should be of hope to those who already subscribe to
> > the Times and who are looking for a job.  Today, I
> > recall the topics of wrinkled photographs, where to
> > get banners, whether Filemaker Pro or Access make good
> > database tools, and how to and whether one should try
> > to take the cigarette fumes from donated funeral.  I'm
> > sure there were others; these were simply those I
> > recall off the top of my head.
> >
> > As for the coffee, heck, I don't drink it myself.  A
> > good cup of tea now and again, and right this minute,
> > a Diet Coke with a shot bottle of Crown Royal seem to
> > be doing the trick (this from an erstwhile
> > nondrinker).
> >
> > This is the second time in four years that one has
> > complained about the number of times my name has gone
> > across their screen.
> >
> > First, Indigo Nights isn't my real name.  My name is
> > Ms. Gayle M. Montgomery.  I am 49 years old and live
> > in Monrovia, California.  I worked my whole life in
> > the for-profit world except when I have held two jobs
> > and also worked in the nonprofit arena.  I have been
> > unemployed (largely by choice) since October 19 and am
> > just now (about) ready to hunker down and become
> > reemployed.  By mid-October, I had made $55,000 last
> > year alone and just wanted a bit of a rest before I
> > went back to cracking rocks again.  On top of that,
> > I've been fighting an upper respiratory infection for
> > the last five and a half weeks.
> >
> > I found a quality museum-based position that struck my
> > fancy two days ago to which I may well apply. (And, by
> > the way, Mr. C, I hope that satisfies your lament of
> > some time back, as though not knowing my name would
> > cause to discredit the caliber of what I offer the
> > group.  Do you really, after all, know if John
> > Chadwick is John Chadwick and not Bob Smith, and do we
> > really know that you're Mr. C?)
> >
> > So, it really doesn't do me a lot of good to get
> > Indigo's name out there.  It's not done to give Indigo
> > anything in return except the satisfaction of perhaps
> > being able to give back to this WONDERFUL list that
> > provides so much quality information.  I thought,
> > perhaps, in some way, I was meeting a need.
> >
> > I know what it's like to work full time and have to
> > serve many masters.  I've done that my whole life, and
> > even worked two jobs when I felt there was too much
> > time on my hands so that I might keep one foot on both
> > sides of the profit arena (both for and non) preparing
> > to transition to where I am now.  For me, it's that
> > old adage that you MAKE the time for those things that
> > are important, and I find THIS list to be so.
> >
> > I'm sorry if what I have provided has offended any of
> > you.  If you can tell me what it is that you
> > personally find offensive so that I might not include
> > such information in the future, do let me know.
> >
> > But objecting to just seeing my name rings rather
> > hollow with me.
> >
> > Again, I apologize if I have offended (MOST of) you.
> >
> > --- Valerie Fish <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > Yesterday's Digest had 39 postings, TWELVE from
> > > Indigo Nights.  Is there
> > > still hope for someone who is not looking for a job,
> > > already subscribes
> > > to the NY Times, and doesn't drink coffee?
> >
> > =====
> > Indigo Nights
> > [log in to unmask]
> >
> > Looking for a job?  Try:
> > http://victorian.fortunecity.com/stanmer/414
> >
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