Who am I and What Is My Gender?


Dave


Denver, Colo.


9, 5 Onc, 1 Paph, 1 Cat, 2 Unknown (probably Onc)

5.7

3 yrs come April


My biggest orchid accomplishment(s)?


1. Keeping them alive
2. Getting my first one to spike (first one I got)

Miscellanious Info...

I have a project management consulting business and am starting up an
E-Learning business. I love to sail. I have 3 grown sons, none living
with me, thank God.
My oldest son's gf started giving me plants about 3 years ago when she
got a job in a nursery. When I managed to keep them alive a while, she
gave me my first orchid. I probably shouldn't forgive her. Then she
gave me more, adding insult to injury. I've killed a couple, moving
last year didn't help, but I've kept most of them alive and even
flourishing. I've come to love caring for them. Never thought I'd say
that!
Last year, I became determined to get some of them to bloom. Now my
paph is spiking (see separate thread) and I got so excited, like a kid,
jumping up and down in my kitchen! So I've dragged out my books and
started reading about orchids again. And asking questions here. Am
afraid I may end up like others in this NG! Worrying about my orchids
and planning my life around them! Does anyone know of a 12 Step group
for recovering orchid growers, or is there no hope?

Dave,
I'm afraid that orchid addiction appears to be incurable looking at all the
testimony. Though some people claim to recover for a while (especially after
major disasters that wipe out their collections), recidivism is frequently
reported. I have not encountered an OAA (Orchid Addicts Anonymous) yet. If
it does exist RGO is definitely not it, since we tend to encourage further
addiction (see Rob's Rules in Rob Halgren's sig). I believe that orchids are
intent on taking over the world, one human at a time, and it appears that
often the same humans who are vulnerable to being ruled by cats are also
susceptible to orchid addiction, though evidence seems to indicate that
orchids are better at taking over our lives than cats, since 43 cats that
you mention in the other thread is considered a lot, whereas 43 orchids is a
not-unreasonable number (at least not by the standards of the members of
this ng, though in real life when I tell people that I have 31 orchids,
those that have not been taken over yet, usually are stunned by the number).
Best,
Joanna

"salgud" wrote in message
ups.com...
snip
started reading about orchids again. And asking questions here. Am
afraid I may end up like others in this NG! Worrying about my orchids
and planning my life around them! Does anyone know of a 12 Step group
for recovering orchid growers, or is there no hope?

Dave,
I'm afraid that orchid addiction appears to be incurable looking at all the
testimony. Though some people claim to recover for a while (especially after
major disasters that wipe out their collections), recidivism is frequently
reported. I have not encountered an OAA (Orchid Addicts Anonymous) yet. If
it does exist RGO is definitely not it, since we tend to encourage further
addiction (see Rob's Rules in Rob Halgren's sig). I believe that orchids are
intent on taking over the world, one human at a time, and it appears that
often the same humans who are vulnerable to being ruled by cats are also
susceptible to orchid addiction, though evidence seems to indicate that
orchids are better at taking over our lives than cats, since 43 cats that
you mention in the other thread is considered a lot, whereas 43 orchids is a
not-unreasonable number (at least not by the standards of the members of
this ng, though in real life when I tell people that I have 31 orchids,
those that have not been taken over yet, usually are stunned by the number).
Best,
Joanna

"salgud" wrote in message
ups.com...
snip
started reading about orchids again. And asking questions here. Am
afraid I may end up like others in this NG! Worrying about my orchids
and planning my life around them! Does anyone know of a 12 Step group
for recovering orchid growers, or is there no hope?