[Vision2020] Joining the community

[Douglas]

Visionaries,

Just a few comments on Bill London's recent post about NSA trying to join 
the community, and the possible mural uses of the back wall of the NSA 
building. And while I appreciated Bill's expressed desire for civil civic 
relations, which we also (believe it or not) share, a few comments are 
still in order

The fact that some folks have just recently become aware of some of our 
institutions does not mean we have just arrived, or are somehow now trying 
to integrate into the community. Logos has been around for twenty years, 
and NSA for ten years. We are not newcomers. In fact, in the early days of 
Logos, we used to have a booth at the Renaissance Fair where we sold 
cinnamon rolls and chili. We did this until we were uninvited one year 
because we were striking a discordant note somehow. You know how intolerant 
evangelical cinnamon rolls are. As we make our decisions about posting 
various community events, no one should be surprised if we take this 
element of discordance into account. Nobody will be surprised, for example, 
if we decline to put the Hemp Fest up there. But the Hamp Fest is another 
thing entirely.

Cordially,


Douglas Wilson