Pawtucket's 5 x 3 card.

[WordWolf]

Hello.

twi currently continues its policy of collecting and collating all the dirty secrets,

the weaknesses, the shortcomings, the stumbles,

and anything that can be re-interpreted to RESEMBLE them,

and stores them on 3 x 5 cards.

When they want to put the squeeze on someone,

these cards come out and they read them to the person as leverage.

When someone leaves twi,

those who stayed hear them as twi conducts its usual smear campaign.

So,

to hear a reading of the 3 x 5 cards is to receive a curse at the hands of

twi members.

They mean it for evil, but it gives me an idea for good.

I read here that once, at least one fellowship back in the wacky 70s

would pass around 3 x 5 cards with someone's name, and each person

who had it in their hand would write something about the person that

blessed them, then passed it on. When the group was done, each person

received their card-which listed the blessings.

Thus, the idea.

I'd like to start a series of threads where anyone who wants to can start

such a thread. The rules I propose are simple:

1) anyone can start such a thread.

2) Please keep ONE thread per person.

3) Please label them clearly, with the title as the poster's s/n and "5 x 3" card.

(I chose the name since it's "the reverse" of twi's 3 x 5 cards. :) )

4) No one is forced to EVER post on one.

5) The ONLY things that should EVER go on such a thread are

blessings.

NO insults.

NO sly little digs.

NO insinuations.

NOTHING that any person would not feel the person they care about most would

not mind hearing.

Save the venom and sarcasm for other threads-there's plenty to choose from.

6) Please stick to blessings, and keep dialogues/ normal discussions off the

thread. Consider this like a big card the person would be handed.

Try to keep posts below one typed page if at all possible.

One sentence is perfectly acceptable if you are clear and concise.

(And speaking from the heart is not something that follows too many rules,

anyway.)

I think those are reasonable rules to follow, and will only help these fill a useful

purpose.

With that in mind, I'm starting one for someone I think we all can agree upon.

The wonderful blessing in our lives known as Pawtucket.....

Paw has provided a place for us to speak the truth and hear the truth.

Paw allows us the freedom to heal at our own pace and in our own words,

even when it means we squabble, yell, throw things and smack each other.

(Within a few distant limits.) This places a greater burden on Paw, since he

must occasionally pull apart kids who want "a good fistfight", and let things

sort themselves out or eventually step in once there's a loud brawl going on.

This is generally a thankless job, and Paw keeps on with it without uttering a

peep of complaint, and shoulders the great FINANCIAL burden of the

bandwidth and so on without being pushy and asking for a reasonable set

of donations, let alone a stipend for the "work" he does maintaining things here.

So, this one goes out to Paw.

Paw, I thank my God on every remembrance of you.

[WordWolf]

(In case I was unclear, I meant that anyone could post in such a thread once

it was started, of course.... One THREAD per person, but not one POST per person...)

[doojable]

I ran led this excersice once in fellowship.

Paw has been amazing. Thank you for setting this site up. Thank you for making more work for yourself and making those interviews and posting (8 now!) them so that we have one more way to heal. This work must be time consuming to say the least.

[topoftheworld]

Paw is amazing.

He works voluntarily.

He never complains.

He joins in on the fun when he can.

He protects us so we can be free with each other.

And (as I believe I recently discovered), he is a caring, sensitive person.

Thank you, Paw. You are aces.

Thank you, Wordwolf. Great idea.

[ex10]

I love Paw's absolutely wicked sense of humor. Being able to laff at the stupid stuff that happens in daily life is a great talent. (especially when it happens to one's serious self.)

Paw, I MISS YOU IN CHAT!!!!

Edited August 21, 2006 by ex10

[Oakspear]

Let me tell you a story about the first time I met pawtucket in person:

It was at the 2nd Weenie Roast in Tennessee, most of us had already arrived. I had mentioned to the group that someone had told me that pawtucket looked like Fabio.

Soon after, pawtucket walks into the cabin, and rascal asks him who he is. He replies "paw". We thought that he said "Paul" and asked Paul who? - rascal then asked what his screen name was...pawtucket thought that he was asking his real name, and gave it.

(pawtucket's real first name is the same as a poster's who was very unpopular at the time)

We all looked at him, wondering if we should be polite, or burn him at the stake. About this time, pawtucket began to wonder if he was in the wrong cabin!

After some backpedaling and repitition, we figured out who he was, and that he didn't look like Fabio.

Edited August 21, 2006 by Oakspear

[I Love Bagpipes]

Funny story Oakspear. :)

Dittos to all the above.

Gosh...without GSC....I don't know if I ever would have found some "long lost" friends.

And I've discovered new friends as well.

You are (as stated above) caring, sensitive, empathetic, and funny.

Thank you beyond words for your labor of love.

I think of that poem...."One Man Awake".

[dmiller]

One Man Awake

One man awake awakens another,

The second man wakens his next door neighbor,

And three awake can rouse the town,

and turn the whole place upside down.

And many awake can raise such a fuss cry,

That it finally awakens the rest of us twi.

One man up with dawn in his eyes - multiplies.

;)

Edited August 21, 2006 by dmiller

[act2]

I want to add my thanks to Paw, also. I don't post like I did at one time, but I still read GS almost daily. I sometimes am sad, sometimes happy, lots of times smiling & laughing inside, due to what I read on posts.

Thanks, Paw, for making GS a nice place to visit with no time constraints.

[ChasUFarley]

Paw is one of the most self-less people I know. He's forgivin', longsufferin', and just a heck of a nice guy!

Paw has a great sence of humor and has a wonderful voice - melts a woman's heart to listen to it!

(You should do radio Paw - you have an NPR or better voice!)

[Shellon]

Oh yeah, paw is one of those long suffering people. Can't count the number of times he's talked me off an edge or three.

Everyone now and then someone comes along in our lives that just gets it.

[Suda]

Paw runs a wonderful cafe. Thanks for keeping the doors open 24/7.

Suda

[oilfieldmedic]

This cafe has help heal me in so many ways and I have Paw too thank for that.

Thanks Paw for your tireless commitment

[T-Bone]

I’m thankful for all the hard [and heart] work Pawtucket puts into Grease Spot Café. I’ve worked around IT guys and to me - it looks like a LOT of intense work goes into maintaining a quality website - but all the IT guys that I know GET PAID for doing that – with Paw it’s a labor of love! Thanks Paw !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[coolchef]

paw i don't drink coffee but i am sure yours is wonderful!!!

but thanks for all you do!!