Curtis Spacek wrote:
>
> > I really don't understand the underlying attitudes towards martha stewart ... she has ... done far more to promote beekeeping ... than most of us will ever accomplish in a lifetime.


I seriously doubt that.





whether she is a so called bee-haver (
> > which is not really a very nice thing to label someone and was coined by one of the list members in order to elevate himself above others )

Actually I think it was coined by a master beekeeper to refer to folks
who don't assume the full responsibility of caring for bees - sometimes
like myself I'm sorry to say. BTW, does Martha assume the full
responsibility or does she employ someone to do that for her? If I hire
someone to cook for me, may I call myself a chef? If I hire someone to
plow my land, may I call myself a farmer? If I... well you probably get
my point.





>martha stewart viewers may just be inclined to support  beekeepers efforts in washington and be a little more > willing to suppport spending tax dollars to fund
> > research projects and marketing efforts.

If something Martha does promotes "spending tax dollars", that's enough
reason to grab the remote. Thats enough reason to cancel the program!!!






> in washington d.c. we surely can use and APPRECIATE all the help we can get from those sympathetic to our common goals.
>

In Washington DC, *everything* is for sale and *everything* has a price,
including sympathy. I just don't have the spare coin to finance that
sympathy....



AL



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