[pct-l] Pie-o-neer Mail Dessert Ground

[Jeffrey Olson]

I work at Oglala Lakota College, with Lakota people, and their culture 
is in part based in the seven sacred laws or virtues...

#  1) Wacante Oganake,   "To help, to share, to give, to be generous."
# 2) Wowaunsila,             "Compassion."
# 3) Wowauonihan,         "To Repect, to Honor."
# 4) Wowacintanka,        "Patience and Tolerance."
# 5) Wowahwala,            "To be Humble, To Seek Humility."
# 6) Woohitike,               "To be Guided By Your Principles, 
Disciplined, Bravery and Courage."
# 7) Woksape,                "Understanding and Wisdom."

I think old Switchback made a Freudian slip by labeling himself a 
"trial" pirate.  If we judge a person good by their actions, and whether 
or not there is a core set of principles guiding said actions, then I 
think that our friend is telling us he is aware of the importance of 
guiding principles, and that he is in his trial period.  He's trying out 
all of the above - you can see all seven in his posts, especially his 
seeking humility - his sense of humor.  And generosity and sharing and 
giving - no one else I know has ever offered me a stale pie... 

I for one applaud the presence of this person on this listserv, and 
while I've never met him, have come to appreciate that there is an 
ethics guiding how he treats us all...

Jeff, just Jeff... 

Hiker97 at aol.com wrote:
> Besides, I don't like the word  "angel" being associated with "trial pirate".
>