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Submitted by Glasses on Sat, 09/30/2006 - 3:04pm.
Well, I'm in class up on campus, utilizing all the free wireless I can.  I wish I could be downtown, hanging out, dare I say, loitering, on such a gorgeous early autumn day. 

I've been riled up seven ways to Sunday since attending the town hall Thursday night.  Which is not to say I didn't see some good in the meeting, I'm just all het up over some of the comments I heard and the fact that the meeting wasn't flexible enough to accomodate to the congregation's desires.  Yes, I understand that talking about the legislature and sustainable practices were on the agenda, but the division into discussion groups didn't quite work for me.  I wanted very badly to hear as many people speak as possible, and while I was in the largest group, it didn't have the feeling of a town hall meeting.  When I hear town hall meeting, the first thought that springs to my mind is the meetings that take place on the Simpsons, especially the Monorail epidsode where everyone starts singing.  Why didn't that happen?  Why didn't we spontaneously break into a whimsical song and dance number? 

I am so disappointed.
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I hear you on the town hall meeting. I'm thinking we didn't do the spontaneous song and dance number because we all sensed somehow that if we even dare make a peep, the dungeon walls would slam shut, the room would start spinning, and whips would start cracking.


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I hereby break a bottle of champagne...

...over the bow of your first post. May this be the first of many joyful voyages on OlyBlog.


When you think of the long and gloomy history of man, you will find more hideous crimes have been committed in the name of obedience than have ever been committed in the name of rebellion. -C.P. Snow
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congregation

Very nice term, reminds me of what is similar in a community of faith and a community at large.

But, to respond to your concerns about format of the Town Hall meeting, I would say because not very many people cared about the format of the town hall meeting to make their concerns heard. There is another town hall meeting coming up in January, I set up a forum here for ideas for topics.
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