<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071133268094551797</id><updated>2011-04-21T20:17:15.184-07:00</updated><title type='text'>BoiseSunshine</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://boisesunshine.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5071133268094551797/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://boisesunshine.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Ben Mack</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05759180467125362965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://sunshinedaydream.biz/store/thumb/nab5/Phish_Phun_As_Seen_in_VT_Sticker_17.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>3</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071133268094551797.post-6047498067294087331</id><published>2008-12-02T08:38:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-02T09:06:51.416-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Today I am a vile man...</title><content type='html'>Dear Harris,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am not proud of today's actions&lt;br /&gt;and I've spent the last six weeks&lt;br /&gt;attempting to circumnavigate&lt;br /&gt;the writing of this blog.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am morally opposed to what I am&lt;br /&gt;doing today. I find it repugnant.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This man trusted me with a secret&lt;br /&gt;and unburdened his heart and now&lt;br /&gt;I will betray that trust.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I did not ask for this secret nor did&lt;br /&gt;I agree to the trust.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;AFTER TELLING ME..&lt;br /&gt;He asked that I not share his secret.&lt;br /&gt;I said I couldn't see myself sharing&lt;br /&gt;his secret, that he was labeled a&lt;br /&gt;pedophile.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Despite my personal disapproval&lt;br /&gt;of what I'm doing today, I can't now&lt;br /&gt;not see myself publicizing the name&lt;br /&gt;of a pedophile.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some readers are angry that I could learn&lt;br /&gt;this label and not share it sooner.&lt;br /&gt;These readers scare me and are the&lt;br /&gt;reason I am a vile man today,&lt;br /&gt;because nobody deserves their&lt;br /&gt;wrath.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I disturb a man's life today, a man&lt;br /&gt;who has paid far more to society&lt;br /&gt;than I think he owed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He's called me homophobic, which I am.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When I was 14 I traded letting Petter Pitt&lt;br /&gt;kiss my penis in order to get booked at&lt;br /&gt;night at The Magic Castle. That was a business&lt;br /&gt;deal of a desperate talented young magician.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Perhaps being propositioned by an&lt;br /&gt;irresistible offer has left me homophobic.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I wish I had handled things differently.&lt;br /&gt;I didn't know much how the world worked.&lt;br /&gt;I know I DID the best I knew how.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So did Petter Pitt, god bless his soul. That's&lt;br /&gt;a joke, he was an atheist. But you may not&lt;br /&gt;find this a time for jokes. No gallows humor.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maybe I am just a sick puppy that will enjoy&lt;br /&gt;watching Paulie Sabol suffer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I don't like to think of myself that way. Doesn't&lt;br /&gt;feel very Jesus like.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can speculate why. You may Harris choose&lt;br /&gt;not to be my friend today. I'll be hurt, and I'll&lt;br /&gt;understand.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sure I've wondered in 23 circles why I'm&lt;br /&gt;calling Paulie Sabol out on his self-described&lt;br /&gt;darkest secret.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Perhaps this is a rationalization,&lt;br /&gt;but I think my homophobia has little&lt;br /&gt;to do with today's indiscretion of mine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He'll call me crazy. I am that, too.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm even an unconvicted pedophile having&lt;br /&gt;been 19 when I slept with a 16 year old.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So I really think the negative stigma is bullshit&lt;br /&gt;and I know its very real Harris.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;His story is not mine to share.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I happen to think that whatever happened&lt;br /&gt;was only made traumatic by the legal court&lt;br /&gt;system.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So why am I smearing this mans face?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Because he backed me into a corner&lt;br /&gt;and I said this would happen if he&lt;br /&gt;didn't do what I saw as right.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is entirely my fault that I'm in the nonplus&lt;br /&gt;complication I am in.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I partnered with 2 folks and I let them two&lt;br /&gt;handle all the money.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have never once seen any financial&lt;br /&gt;accounting records for Guerrilla&lt;br /&gt;Information Marketing, neither&lt;br /&gt;the home-study course or the&lt;br /&gt;book project.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Friends and Colleagues came into&lt;br /&gt;Guerrilla Information Marketing&lt;br /&gt;because of me. If you paid by credit&lt;br /&gt;card, please attempt a charge-back.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I found myself compromising my values&lt;br /&gt;to try and get the squeaky wheels their&lt;br /&gt;money back.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They'll accuse me of changing the rules.&lt;br /&gt;That's what Josh accused of us at the&lt;br /&gt;beginning and now I see Josh as correct.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kevin Wilke told me to be careful with whom&lt;br /&gt;I partner. I didn't know he and his partner&lt;br /&gt;played secrets games in the dark... now&lt;br /&gt;you see money, now you don't.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now we're making a clickbank, now we're not.&lt;br /&gt;Now we're friends, and now we're not.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I want to stop playing games with these people.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I found myself attempting to change the&lt;br /&gt;rules for a few of my friends, to get just&lt;br /&gt;their money back. Then a friend gave me&lt;br /&gt;the psychic kick to the side of the head&lt;br /&gt;I needed and said that the situation was&lt;br /&gt;FUBAR. I was a being an elitist dick for&lt;br /&gt;trying to get specific friends their money&lt;br /&gt;back.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Paulie Sabol &amp;amp; Donna Fox will say that there&lt;br /&gt;is no money. Okay. It would be easier to believe&lt;br /&gt;if I ever saw any kind of accounting.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I know some co-authors will want to move&lt;br /&gt;forward, have their name on a Jay Conrad&lt;br /&gt;Levinson book is easily worth $4k.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And if folks want their money back, they should&lt;br /&gt;get it. That's where I'm righteous.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm also pissed that Paulie Sabol would tell&lt;br /&gt;me that he is a sex offender and then freak&lt;br /&gt;out that he told me. Then Paulie needed to&lt;br /&gt;speak with me 2-3 times a week about the&lt;br /&gt;status of our relationship. I would ask Paulie&lt;br /&gt;not to touch me while he spoke &amp;amp; he appeared&lt;br /&gt;to increase his need to touch my shoulders and&lt;br /&gt;my person.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I don't think this is homophobic of me. I think&lt;br /&gt;this is me being pissed that a predator doesn't&lt;br /&gt;back off.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm sure my politics differ from almost everybody&lt;br /&gt;reading this blog. I'm more likely to fight for gay&lt;br /&gt;rights than most. I'd prefer social rights that treat&lt;br /&gt;everybody as equals outside of property rights.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm in favor of more corruption laws and fewer if any&lt;br /&gt;laws on anything moral.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm against predatory lending.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm against the predatory behavior of the United States&lt;br /&gt;that some call imperialistic while others call patriotic.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm against the predatory touchy-feely behavior of&lt;br /&gt;Paulie Sabol.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was grateful for the free rent in his 4-plex. I had an&lt;br /&gt;apartment. I was grateful Paulie lived elsewhere.&lt;br /&gt;I'm grateful I now live in Boise.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Paulie accused me of not being real with him.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Paulie, i don't speak however it was you expected&lt;br /&gt;me to be real. This is real, right? We can all agree&lt;br /&gt;on that.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I don't care what you did in the past, it appears to&lt;br /&gt;me as criminal what you are doing now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I don't dislike you because you're gay; I dislike you&lt;br /&gt;because your act predatory.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is how I defend myself. I bring the conversation&lt;br /&gt;into the public instead of the convoluted weirdness&lt;br /&gt;you asked me to agree to in private.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Would you say the world is a better place for your visit?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When we play for global stakes it makes moves&lt;br /&gt;like this negligible. I was wasting too much energy&lt;br /&gt;on untangling myself.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I play this chip because I said I would.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I play this chip so the next pedophile knows I will tell.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I play this chip so folks don't tell me secrets that before hand&lt;br /&gt;I agree I won't tell. I don't like knowing somebody was a child&lt;br /&gt;prodigy Scientologist clear at age 12 or a pedophile.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I DON'T WANT TO KNOW THESE THINGS.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I play this chip because I had no other&lt;br /&gt;leverage that I saw.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I play this chip only after fore-mention and&lt;br /&gt;clear statement of terms.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I suggested a divorce attorney because&lt;br /&gt;they are accustomed to righteous folks.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I can't negotiate with you because I haven't even&lt;br /&gt;seen any financials. That's just absurd.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can call me a rule changer, you can call me crazy,&lt;br /&gt;you can call me homophobic, and I can call you a&lt;br /&gt;pedophile.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And because of laws I disagree with&lt;br /&gt;anybody can look you up.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Make no mistake about it, I have a league of friends&lt;br /&gt;to watch my back.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The first casualty of private meetings is a semblance&lt;br /&gt;of truth.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So Paulie, I'm sorry I had to get this off my chest.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You were right when you questioned whether&lt;br /&gt;or not you should trust me, with as you put it,&lt;br /&gt;your deepest, darkest secret. Turns out you&lt;br /&gt;shouldn't of trusted me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Or, was this one of your tweaked games, and&lt;br /&gt;a passive-aggressive way of you coming clean?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Whatever it is, pedophile is a bell once struck difficult&lt;br /&gt;to unring. Good luck with that.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I won't be on The Internet Marketers Cruise.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That is an event Paulie Sabol produces and&lt;br /&gt;I won't feel right at his party.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To the energetically sensitive, I'm sorry to entrain&lt;br /&gt;you to my blind determinism of doing what i say.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When I get serious about doing what I say,&lt;br /&gt;I find I get more literal with saying what&lt;br /&gt;I intend to do. Its a reciprocating torus.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was thinking too much about the complications&lt;br /&gt;Paulie brought into my life starting the week&lt;br /&gt;after he told me he was a pedophile.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If this hadn't fucked with my life so much&lt;br /&gt;I wouldn't be fucking with yours right now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the rationalization I'm feeding myself&lt;br /&gt;as I press PUBLISH POST.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Be here now,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ben&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5071133268094551797-6047498067294087331?l=boisesunshine.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://boisesunshine.blogspot.com/feeds/6047498067294087331/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5071133268094551797&amp;postID=6047498067294087331' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5071133268094551797/posts/default/6047498067294087331'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5071133268094551797/posts/default/6047498067294087331'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://boisesunshine.blogspot.com/2008/12/today-i-am-vile-man.html' title='Today I am a vile man...'/><author><name>Ben Mack</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05759180467125362965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://sunshinedaydream.biz/store/thumb/nab5/Phish_Phun_As_Seen_in_VT_Sticker_17.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071133268094551797.post-419898039273201100</id><published>2008-11-15T06:19:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-04T09:49:09.926-08:00</updated><title type='text'>This is not a game.</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;Ben,&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;First off a hearty congratulations on election 2008.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;While there is much to condemn in our one party&lt;br /&gt;system, generally positive things happened.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;Second, I want to lay out a context to assist you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;To say I was flabbergasted when in a list of&lt;br /&gt;refund requests I saw the names Dan and Joshua&lt;br /&gt;could be an understatement.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;What it suggested to me was a state change I&lt;br /&gt;feel an imperative to help you resist.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;Third,  I want to spend just a small amount of time&lt;br /&gt;reconstructing the timeline and offering some&lt;br /&gt;suggestion on how to best get things done.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;Shall we begin?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;I have nothing more to say about the elections&lt;br /&gt;as they don’t even go into effect until Jan 20 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-family:Wingdings;font-size:11;"  &gt;J&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;Though I will say it’s telling that something which&lt;br /&gt;took nearly 2 year and more money than any&lt;br /&gt;similar task will take another 70 days to get off&lt;br /&gt;the ground…and then…we’re being told by the&lt;br /&gt;one we chose that …&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;…even though the revolution of HOPE and of&lt;br /&gt;CHANGE has come, for the next four years&lt;br /&gt;….nothing may get better.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;It’s an apt metaphor to remember that some-&lt;br /&gt;times things get so messed up that no amount&lt;br /&gt;of intentions, campaigning or hope / dream&lt;br /&gt;will change the conditions in the short term.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;Second, I want to remind you of something&lt;br /&gt;which happened to and among other of our&lt;br /&gt;friends…&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;You were hired as a consultant for that online&lt;br /&gt;radio program with the help of Bill Hibbler.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;The agreement was structured with payments&lt;br /&gt;After the first payment, the party said your&lt;br /&gt;services were no longer needed and a request&lt;br /&gt;was made for a refund.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;You expressed that from your perspective,&lt;br /&gt;and all the more because you passed on other&lt;br /&gt;opportunities (ie had a real cost / damage)&lt;br /&gt;that not only was nothing to be returned, but&lt;br /&gt;more…the remainder was still due.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;While those who owed you didn’t see it this&lt;br /&gt;way, you did that great demonstration at the&lt;br /&gt;“UnSeminar” where more or less the whole&lt;br /&gt;objective room agreed with you.  That is,&lt;br /&gt;they agreed that you still owed all to the&lt;br /&gt;person you hired to listen to you even though&lt;br /&gt;you “released” them of continued services.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;It is this context on which to reset in experiencing&lt;br /&gt;our state on this project.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;And while I agree there are some added or&lt;br /&gt;useful considerations because there are&lt;br /&gt;multiple independent parties who are set back&lt;br /&gt;by the actions of other parties, …&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;…there is at this point not ONE person who&lt;br /&gt;has done as agreed.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;In fact, there was ONE, and she’s been fully&lt;br /&gt;relieved and is financially whole.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;When I saw you add in the names of Joshua&lt;br /&gt;and Dan, I knew something happened and&lt;br /&gt;I can only speculate.  But all in all, what happened&lt;br /&gt;was you were harmed by other’s and I suspect&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;For diverse reasons “turned”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;NOW, there are some other people who are&lt;br /&gt;in at least various levels of “wrong”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;And before talking about others, let me talk&lt;br /&gt;about us internally.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;And this brings us to “the third” talking point.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;Ben, I have suffered from a kind of ambivalent&lt;br /&gt;rigidity.  Let me give you a specific:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;I’ve noticed in say 3 or more occasions you’ve&lt;br /&gt;mentioned not “seeing” the accounting…&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;…in my sense more recent examples of this&lt;br /&gt;seem to have almost descended into a kind of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;Accusation attached to the fact.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;What’s weird is interpretation.  I thought&lt;br /&gt;you were mentioning this fact as if to say it&lt;br /&gt;is part of an admission…&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;…I can’t know all our options as I’m not in that&lt;br /&gt;part.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;You see, Ben, I told Donna several times that&lt;br /&gt;you didn’t want to be a part of that.  She had&lt;br /&gt;suggested bringing you into conversations and&lt;br /&gt;I dissuaded her…&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;…my thoughts, which may or may not have been&lt;br /&gt;right, was if you had changed your desires and&lt;br /&gt;wanted to be in the accounting/finance side&lt;br /&gt;you would have asked.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;I now think you may have been “asking” in a&lt;br /&gt;passive way.  In the spirit of disclosure, I now&lt;br /&gt;consider you may have been asking more&lt;br /&gt;recently in a passive-aggressive way.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;In fact, Donna and I were going to present&lt;br /&gt;to you the accounting at our Chicago/Singapore&lt;br /&gt;meetings…&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;…but as you know there were challenges&lt;br /&gt;there…&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;Now, however, even if you have not changed&lt;br /&gt;your position and you still want to be out of&lt;br /&gt;the accounting area, I request you join it in&lt;br /&gt;at a cursory level for three reasons:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="text-indent: -0.25in;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;&lt;span&gt;1)&lt;span style=";font-family:&amp;quot;;font-size:7;"  &gt;      &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;It’s harming you:  For example, Big Mike,&lt;br /&gt;who is one of those interesting cases…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;...never paid as agreed, and when he&lt;br /&gt;finally paid something (very late) he paid&lt;br /&gt;not the $7,500 he charged you…rather&lt;br /&gt;$5,000 (and this can be determined by&lt;br /&gt;connecting to the accounting in even a&lt;br /&gt;small way) – Something we should do&lt;br /&gt;together (or at least have done on your&lt;br /&gt;behalf) before you accept less than you&lt;br /&gt;should (should it be that way).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;Another example, would be Josh and&lt;br /&gt;Dan – who these two who really became&lt;br /&gt;my main “sticking points” on your behalf&lt;br /&gt;to see them listed as people you want to&lt;br /&gt;relieve showed me just how much you’re&lt;br /&gt;being bullied.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="text-indent: -0.25in;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;&lt;span&gt;2)&lt;span style=";font-family:&amp;quot;;font-size:7;"  &gt;      &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;It’s harming us all:  People are using&lt;br /&gt;the division of knowledge to divide US.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p style="text-indent: -0.25in;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;&lt;span&gt;3)&lt;span style=";font-family:&amp;quot;;font-size:7;"  &gt;      &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;We need a unified and realistic solution.&lt;br /&gt;And that solution affords us less division&lt;br /&gt;not only of the basic accounting but also&lt;br /&gt;the basic production and distribution, as&lt;br /&gt;well as, the basic messaging to anyone&lt;br /&gt;else who has a legitimate request to&lt;br /&gt;knowing what we’re doing (ie, Frank B).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now, with regard to the next steps.  I would like&lt;br /&gt;you to embrace stepping up and taking a full role.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;Resist stipulation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;And let’s do it as soon as Donna returns from&lt;br /&gt;London after Sing and Malasia.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;And then let’s get back to getting the word out&lt;br /&gt;to everyone on their status and our direction.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;Bye for now,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(136, 136, 136);"&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;&lt;span class="nfakPe"&gt;Paulie&lt;/span&gt; Sabol&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);font-size:11;" &gt;PS On a personal note.  This will be turned&lt;br /&gt;into a win.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5071133268094551797-419898039273201100?l=boisesunshine.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5071133268094551797/posts/default/419898039273201100'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5071133268094551797/posts/default/419898039273201100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://boisesunshine.blogspot.com/2008/11/this-is-not-game.html' title='This is not a game.'/><author><name>Ben Mack</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05759180467125362965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://sunshinedaydream.biz/store/thumb/nab5/Phish_Phun_As_Seen_in_VT_Sticker_17.jpg'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071133268094551797.post-2655082065445527280</id><published>2008-10-19T22:03:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-19T22:06:27.940-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Subject: hello</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://pictures.match.com/pictures/74/42/68167442C.jpeg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://pictures.match.com/pictures/74/42/68167442C.jpeg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Hi There,&lt;br /&gt;May I first off say you sound like an amazing man, unfortunately I can also tell that we would not be a match. ( I wouldn't be mentally challenging enough for you)LOL. After reading your profile I felt I needed to send this. I found your words very refreshing and very real, I guess I just wanted to say Thank You for that. Honestly your words gave me some hope in the people that are in this world. That people are still looking with-in themselves and doing what needs to be done! I applaud you for speaking from your heart and speaking the truth. I can tell by your words you have an incredible heart and mind and I hope this world acknowledges you for that with Love. Good Luck to you, may you find what your looking for!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you Sunshine... You brought Sunshine into my heart today. I love that. Yes, this world is acknowledging me for my love... and I am better learning to take care and to take what I deserve.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5071133268094551797-2655082065445527280?l=boisesunshine.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://boisesunshine.blogspot.com/feeds/2655082065445527280/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5071133268094551797&amp;postID=2655082065445527280' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5071133268094551797/posts/default/2655082065445527280'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5071133268094551797/posts/default/2655082065445527280'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://boisesunshine.blogspot.com/2008/10/subject-hello.html' title='Subject: hello'/><author><name>Ben Mack</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05759180467125362965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://sunshinedaydream.biz/store/thumb/nab5/Phish_Phun_As_Seen_in_VT_Sticker_17.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry></feed>
