[mou] Today and tomorrow
jbaumann@usfamily.net
jbaumann@usfamily.net
Fri, 24 Feb 2006 08:30:34 -0600
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I think BOTH of you are behaving rather childishly. If Mark is =
threatened by Mike's threat, you are no different than two boys on a =
playground - one blustering and one bullying - all because they can.
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Mike Hendrickson=20
To: MOU-Net=20
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 12:54 AM
Subject: [mou] Today and tomorrow
Today I stood up for a friend name Leo Lantz who was banned from the =
MOU-Net listserv for an honest mistake he made. Leo since been added =
back on the listserv and Leo credited me for doing so. The MOU =
president Mark Alt called me this morning and ask that I step down as =
the MOU field trip position because I threaten to quit if Leo did not =
get apology and put back on the listserv. I know that was immature of me =
in doing so but I did not want to be part of an organization that =
refuses to forgive people over simple mistakes such as the one Leo =
committed. Leo nor should anyone be place on a moderator's list because =
the poster accidentally sent a non bird topic to the listserv.=20
I refused to quit and Mark gave me two options 1. go thru a transition =
and step down quietly or 2) be immediately released. I told Mark " I am =
not quitting". So Mark Alt told me he is going to approach the MOU board =
an advise them to remove me from my position. A few minutes ago Mark Alt =
told me tonight he has basically removed me from my position and as =
president he can do so - I guess.
So I am not the MOU field trip chairman anymore. Remember 3 or 4 =
years ago all the MOU trips I created and how happy everyone was with =
these trips? All this was taken away from me because I stood up for a =
friend. Some say I am to emotional or to quick with my anger. Maybe =
they are right about that. I defend my friends, I am not afraid to speak =
out on matters that mean a lot to me such as the logging going on in Sax =
Zim Bog. I am not afraid to speak out when others are spinning the =
truth. I call a spade a spade when I see one! That is who I am. I got =
some emails today encouraging me to hang in there and some agreeing with =
me. I got an email from Rick Hoyme telling me to "grow up". Maybe so =
but not defending a friend who made an honest mistake and standing by =
doing nothing is more grown up? Should I act childish and rant and rave =
to everyone about all the logging going on in Sax Zim Bog or should act =
mature or " grown up" and hush up about what is going up there?
What now?
The Lake Superior Pelagic Trips belong to me and I will continue to =
run these trips. Mark Alt during our phone conversation agree that if I =
get removed from the board these trips are mind to run and to organized. =
All other trips are up in the air and I think Al Shirmacher is going to =
replace me. Al is a great guy and should do a great job for the MOU and =
I ask that you all support him if he is asked by Mark Alt to take that =
position. Mark was already talking to Al about field trips after he =
phoned me and notified my future with the MOU.
Me? Going to do what some of my critics have been telling me -- " =
disappear" or " go away" and that is what I am going to do.
Michael Hendrickson
Duluth, Minnesota
Minnesota Birding Treks
http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/
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<DIV>I think BOTH of you are behaving rather childishly. If =
Mark is=20
threatened by Mike's threat, you are no different than two boys on a =
playground=20
- one blustering and one bullying - all because <STRONG>they =
can</STRONG>.</DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Dsmithville4@charter.net =
href=3D"mailto:smithville4@charter.net">Mike=20
Hendrickson</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dmou-net@cbs.umn.edu=20
href=3D"mailto:mou-net@cbs.umn.edu">MOU-Net</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, February 24, 2006 =
12:54=20
AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [mou] Today and =
tomorrow</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>Today I stood up for a =
friend name Leo=20
Lantz who was banned from the MOU-Net listserv for an honest mistake =
he=20
made. Leo since been added back on the listserv and Leo credited =
me for=20
doing so. The MOU president Mark Alt called me this morning and =
ask that=20
I step down as the MOU field trip position because I threaten to quit =
if Leo=20
did not get apology and put back on the listserv. I know that was =
immature of=20
me in doing so but I did not want to be part of an organization that =
refuses=20
to forgive people over simple mistakes such as the one Leo =
committed. =20
Leo nor should anyone be place on a moderator's list because the=20
poster accidentally sent a non bird topic to the=20
listserv. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>I refused to quit and Mark =
gave me two=20
options 1. go thru a transition and step down quietly or 2) be =
immediately=20
released. I told Mark " I am not quitting". So Mark =
Alt told me he=20
is going to approach the MOU board an advise them to remove me =
from my=20
position. A few minutes ago Mark Alt told me tonight he=20
has basically removed me from my position and =
as president he=20
can do so - I guess.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>So I am not the MOU =
field trip=20
chairman anymore. Remember 3 or 4 years ago all the MOU trips I =
created=20
and how happy everyone was with these trips? All this was taken =
away=20
from me because I stood up for a friend. Some say I am to =
emotional=20
or to quick with my anger. Maybe they are right about =
that. I=20
defend my friends, I am not afraid to speak out on matters that =
mean a=20
lot to me such as the logging going on in Sax Zim Bog. I am not =
afraid=20
to speak out when others are spinning the truth. I call a spade =
a spade=20
when I see one! That is who I am. I got some emails =
today=20
encouraging me to hang in there and some agreeing with me. I got =
an=20
email from Rick Hoyme telling me to "grow up". Maybe so =
but not=20
defending a friend who made an honest mistake and standing by =
doing=20
nothing is more grown up? Should I act childish and rant =
and=20
rave to everyone about all the logging going on in Sax Zim Bog or =
should=20
act mature or " grown up" and hush up about what is going up=20
there?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>What now?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>The Lake Superior Pelagic=20
Trips belong to me and I will continue to run these =
trips. =20
Mark Alt during our phone conversation agree that if I get =
removed from=20
the board these trips are mind to run and to organized. All =
other=20
trips are up in the air and I think Al Shirmacher is going to replace=20
me. Al is a great guy and should do a great job for the MOU and =
I ask=20
that you all support him if he is asked by Mark Alt to take that=20
position. Mark was already talking to Al about field trips after he =
phoned me=20
and notified my future with the MOU.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2> Me? Going to do =
what some=20
of my critics have been telling me -- " disappear" or " go away" and =
that is=20
what I am going to do.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" size=3D2>Michael =
Hendrickson<BR>Duluth,=20
Minnesota<BR>Minnesota Birding Treks<BR><A=20
=
href=3D"http://webpages.charter.net/mmhendrickson/">http://webpages.chart=
er.net/mmhendrickson/</A></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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