In a message dated 1/11/06 12:05:26 PM, [log in to unmask] writes: "the employing museums should read this list (which is public online) > and see how much time their 'professionals' waste online." > -------------------------------------- > > Mr/Ms. "unlisted @ATT.net, > > Ouch! That comment hurts! Me personaly and the profession. > > Mr/Ms. Unlisted, did you happen (probably not) notice what time MY post was > sent to the list? 12:55 AM!! What was I doing up? Reading and replying > to email. Why was I still up at 1AM? Because during the day I was giving > tours, working on collections, cleaning toilets, meeting with funders. .... > Because that night I was at the museum having a meeting with community > officials until 10pm .... In short, because -- Mr/Ms. "Unlisted" -- I *am* a > "Museum Professional!" > > Please Mr/Ms. Unlisted, don't cast stones upon our glass museums. We all > NEED humor in our lifes. Humor stimulates creativity, and discussion. > Humor builds relationships. Humor relaves stress, and can put abstract concepts > into more understandable graps. Don't think that because we're thinking > up funny one liners about our profession that we're for one minute neglecting > our job. How someone making a witty comment about needing to wearing > white gloves at the family dinner table, any different that same person typing a > on-line repy saying you should wear white gloves while handling silver in > your collection? > > In case you're curious it's 12:28 (central time) -- 28 minutes into "my" > lunch hour! I spent most of the morning in a meeting with an exhibit designer, > and this afternoon is booked with a special event (the crowd of 150+ arrives > at 2pm -- set up is 1pm) Why am I responding to you instead of eating lunch? > Because I'm *insane* . . . and that just MIGHT as we all know IS a true > sign of you being a museum professional? > > - David - <----- who is proud to sign his name to this post, so that the > public can/will see that I play an active role in the betterment of not only > "our" museum, but also of the museum profession as a whole. > > David Lewis, curator > Aurora Regional Fire Museum > www.AuroraRegionalFireMuseum.org > ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).