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Grousing in the ranks?
Say it isn't so!
Rho Tau, a chapter with close ties to CES, has even left the Tri-Ess fold.
That's serious business.
The joys and discomforts of being "down here" while the national office is "up there" has caused several members to pause and reflect.
All sorts of questions beg for our attention.
What do we, as a chapter, want from "up there?"
How can we better coordinate with and compliment the national effort?
What if we think something ought to be changed?
Well, ladies, here's your chance to ask your questions and even suggest thoughtful solutions.
We're not looking for personal gripes or just plain bitching, (Sorry, girls, PMS will not work as an excuse.) but for concerns we have in advancing Tri-Ess nationally and locally.
Let's talk. Send your thoughts and ideas to the "As I See It" department here at the Wild Rose.
Who hasn't seen the "perfect" dress that you just had to have? And why that particular one... or two... or several? Rosemary reminds us of those feelings in "Five Very Special Dresses." We all have our own "something special." That's a perfect something to share with our readers. Send yours in.
OK. I've been warned. Stay away from religion and politics. They cause hard feelings. Perhaps. Yet, Pericles, mused in 430 BC, "Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you." Two of the major religious denominations took an interest in gender related issues in the past month. The Methodists, after a Washington state religious jury refused to convict a lesbian minister of sinfulness, are attempting to rewrite their book of discipline to be clear on keeping gays and lesbians out of the clergy. On the other hand, the United Church of Christ (UCC) went on record in a more affirming way. We've included in this issue the UCC's public statement concerning a Federal Constitutional Amendment on marriage. Marriage is a subject in which we all have an interest. I am disturbed at how simple (simple minded?) some seem to think the marriage issue is.
Rachel Boyd shares an "everyday" experience with us. Several are credited with saying; "Life is what keeps happening to me while I'm making other plans." We can plan the big event, but then a simple encounter proves to teach us so much. I encourage all of you to share your stories of "ordinary" occasions that affirmed you in some special way.
A very sad note just we're going to press. David Reimer, the subject of the book, As Nature Made Him, committed suicide a few days ago. His story did much to discredit the notion that nurture trumps nation in gender identity. No details have been released, but some believe the mishandling he received as a child contributed to his depression.
Still, for the next month at least, I encourage you to "Dance like nobody's watching; love like you've never been hurt. Sing like nobody's listening; live like it's heaven on earth." - Mark Twain.
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Updated: 04/27/05