Re: [ALSC-Forum] Responsibility

[Eric Dierker]

Oh goodness!

Where are my manners?  My mother just chastised me mightily as well she
should have done.  Bless her 20+ years.

I am a transplanted to Southern California, from Arizona.  And I of course
offer to all our hospitality.  Please accept my offer for anyone and
everyone on this list to join me for a Happy Hour after commencement
proceedings on Monday at MDR.

Perhaps we could see our famous Venice Beach.  We really are nice people
here in Southern California and we at Hi-Tek Multemedia would like to make
you all feel welcome.

I am very serious, let us make you welcome, we are not in a state of
siege, we are carrying on and would like you to feel welcome and take this
opportunity to let us all enjoy and learn more about each other. What Joy
I had in telling my family of the different cultures getting together in
Melbourne.  Let us take our opportunity in MDR to really get to know each
other and build bridges.

My family, friends and community are open to all of you, please just give
us a chance, you are welcome in any place I visit.  Would anyone like to
meet and visit with a 16 year old surfer, baseball player that speaks
Spanish and English, or how about his little sister that is a soccer
player and thinks Brittany (whatever) is the bomb!

Please do not visit my country or indeed my culture and leave it at that.
Please come to understand why I want so much for us all to have a voice.
Meet us and learn how we love life and all the world.  Understand how we
want all the world to enjoy our fantastic way of life.  Also please come
and teach us how we can learn and better all of us from your culture.

This is the business of the ALSC Forum.  Get together and learn from each
other.

Can you even imagine that this post will reach places such as Peru, Iran,
Montana, China!!!

Come one, Celebrate and enjoy.

Anyone can email me privately and i will give my best effort at making you
feel welcome.

Sincerely
mi casa es su casa

Eric