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Hi Howard and all,<br>
One of the joys of the Camino is meeting people you would otherwise not meet.
Sometimes you really "click" and you meet again. We recently had the pleasure
of meeting a friend from our 2001 Camino. Our reunion in Barcelona was full
of fun and fond remembrances. You never know what this Camino will bring!
Lydia<br>
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Howard Mendes wrote:<br>
<blockquote type="cite" cite="mid1a8.b3751e0.2af288eeaaol.com"><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,
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:lydiaaBANALES.NET">lydiaaBANALES.NET</a> writes:<br>
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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?
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</font><font color="#000000"
style="background-color: rgb(255,255,255);" 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"
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style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(0,0,255); margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px;"><font
face="arial,helvetica"><font color="#000000"
style="background-color: rgb(255,255,255);" 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></font></blockquote>
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