<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">In a message dated 10/30/2002 6:06:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, lydiaaBANALES.NET writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">I think Robert was just "pulling our legs" AKA joking. We're being entirely too serious. Peter's points are well taken that each sello (stamp) is special for all it represents. If I could buy a medal of honor would it mean the same as the one earned for valor. Of course not! Lydia<BR>
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I agree with Lydia totally. One thing that came out of the discourse that ensued, was that the usual cadre of LISTSERV correspondents zoomed in with their irate comments on the do's and dont"s of walking the Camino. If someone "cheats" like takes a bus, and then claims to have walked, he is accused of fraud or some other crime. Please folks, get real! We all know that he is only "sinning" against himself so why make such a big issue of it? </BLOCKQUOTE></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"> As you can see, I've refrained from participating in these debates for some time </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">because my voice of reason or dissent was met with scorn and abuse from these same people. They know who they are. Howard Mendes, NYC (P.S. One of my dear Camino friends is coming to NYC from Geneva with his wife today to stay with me. He is running in the Marathon Sunday.)</FONT></HTML>