Alonzo50
Posts: 16
Joined: 7/18/2008 From: California Status: offline
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I would like to thank all of you who have replied with suggestions. They are most appreciated. As someone who is new to this, it is nice to be able to share ideas with people and borrow from the experience of others as my pet and I make our way along our path. I also appreciate those who have tried to understand where I was comming from. As for the others, I suppose you're right, my last response was not my finest hour. For that I do appologize. I will make a last attempt to communicate what I was looking for in my original post and then let it go. I was recalling what I frequently do with my other passion: Travel. When I am around a group of fellow travelers we are constantly swapping our favorite destinations, why we liked to visit there, and the how-to's and difficulties that may be encountered along the way. It is commonplace to trade your 'favorite hidden treasures' with other travelers as you go. When we encounter someone new to travel, they are happily swamped in reccomendations and suggestions of wonderful places to go and amazing things to try. None of this is done because we believe that they cannot think for themselves, or that they are uncreative or unable to explore or find things for themselves. The assumption is that they are already doing this. Rather, we realize that it is a big world out there, there is alot to see and do. Giving one another our 'favorite things' is a nice way to focus that exploration and maybe get them thinking about things they never have before (ex: staying at a monestary). The reason we usually ask (and share) what it is we liked about the destination: it is a tool that can be used to help determine if that destination will be enjoyable for *them*. If, for example, what the person enjoyed is the fabulous knitting community and fleamarket, then we know that our knitting enthusiasts will probably love the place and people with little interest in knitting may not want to put that on their "must go" list. I hope the example wasn't too long. That is what I was hoping to accomplish with this post. That is why I asked for your *favorite* scene (individual). Having said that, all of the resources presented here have been very helpful for me and I very much appreciate them. As I said, my pet and I are new to this so we will take whatever help, suggestions, and advise we can get. I am not in any way ashamed to ask for help or fish for ideas. I hope that was in some way helpful, and next time I will take a breath and refrain from posting foolish outbursts of frustration. They are not helpful and that is not a proper way to behave, especially when seeking help from others. Thank you all again.
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