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From: Rod Pennington <>
Subject: RE: [PENNINGTON-L] Jack Redux
Date: Tue, 09 May 2000 23:52:39 -0400
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Some good points were made here, not least of which is to illustrate the
rhetorical difficulties inherent in criticizing someone for engaging in the
sin of criticism.

Regards, Rod


At 11:09 PM 5/9/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Big Sigh
>
>You know, I've thought about this and I have to remark.
>
>We all are family. So, why do some think that they can criticize someone
>for injecting a little humor at a time when nothing was going on. This
>person says they laughed at the joke but they add three years ago, meow.
>
>Then they go on to give this heartfelt story about their reason for their
>comment about life is too short.
>
>Guess what you will never beat death.
>
>My grandmother who was born a Pennington, never knew all that I know now
>about the family and there are times when I wish she or her father were
>alive to see this. They're not though and guess what I still keep searching.
>
>I suppose there will be anger directed at this email but guess what, I have
>as much a right to put my say out there as anyone else. Delete the email if
>you don't like it and go on.
>
>I hope we all can find the questions we have about our families but let's
>start being a little more understanding of all different cultures,
>traditions, feelings and learn the world does not revolve around one person.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [mailto:]
>Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 9:11 AM
>To:
>Subject: [PENNINGTON-L] Jack Redux
>
>
>Actually I did laugh the first time I saw the Jack
>genealogy, ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO. The darn thing keeps
>coming around, like a pesky mosquito.
>
>About my supposed lack of a sense of humor, my Dad is not
>well, and at 84 it's a tad scary for him and all of his
>family. My genealogy search, started at his request, is
>now a game of beat the clock.
>
>It is rumoured, however, that most of the time I have a
>great sense of humor.
>
>Now, for the genealogy portion of the post: I am
>searching for other descendants of Edward Penington,
>immigrant, grandson of Sir Isaac Penington, and son of
>Isaac the Quaker, Group 18. You must be out there
>somewhere.
>
>Regards, Jim Cookman
>
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>Regards, Jim Cookman
>
>
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Rod Pennington
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