Commitment vs. practicality

[Rick Moen]

begin Tabinda N. Khan quotation:

> And Rick: The friend would probably at least have the courtesy to be
> appreciative that someone else brought cake just in case, rather than
> accusing people of highjacking the cake plan. Or something like that.
> :-)

A brief point:  I made no such accusation.  All I said was I was annoyed
at nobody having tried to call me to save me the effort of assembling a
substitute keyring.  Nobody having done so, I of course did that, out of
sparse available time.  

And among the reasons I doubt the goal has been accomplished
through other means was a BAD post saying a _wrong key_ was being used
for signatures.  And, earlier, participants sent me key fingerprints when
I requested and needed public keys, and a couple were poised until the
last minute to bring public keys to the party instead of key
fingerprints.  And, despite several reminders, one participant arrived
at the picnic _without_ anything, intending to rely solely on my keyring
printout.

My point?  My initial work was directed at getting the overall task done
_right_.  The point of following through is to ensure that all that work
isn't wasted by third-party fumbling at the end.

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