Back to previous page

Doug Rudman of Abercrombie-Rudman and Finch,
Eclectic Shopkeepers and Purveyors of
Itemmes Classique to Junque...

...from Routers to Rotary with lots of stops in between...

Doug Rudman and friend, but we are not sure which is which.

My vocation was that of Computer Consultant, and I used to be in demand for specialized networking, email security, malware prevention and troubleshooting beyond the vast majority of Level One technical support operations, until arthritis curtailed my onsite visits. On the avocation side, I am a member and two-term Past President of the Rotary Club of Carrollton-Farmers Branch, Texas, with nearly 20 years of perfect attendance. I am a Rotary historian, and as such, bid and purchase most of my Rotary items for the historical information that they include. Obviously, access to any Rotary historical material is always welcome, so that the history and traditions of the oldest service club in the world will be preserved. I have also served as Editor and Publisher of my Rotary Club's weekly bulletin for four years, winning awards in the process. A very popular editorial that I wrote several years ago has been reprinted in several languages and in the weekly bulletins of several hundred Rotary Clubs. It follows. The Meddler: A Fable This is a story; it is only a story. No true Rotarians were harmed or injured in the writing of this story, and none need any further explanation. It is dedicated to all those Rotarians who have done a good job as district governor. There was a past district governor who couldn't keep from meddling. He had become an officer, and ultimately president of his Rotary club by outlasting all of the other possible candidates, and then saying 'yes' one year when everyone else who had been asked said 'no' to the club's nominating committee. When he was his club president, he had to meddle with every chair and every committee. No detail was minute enough to escape his control. After his year of service, the meddling didn't stop. "After all, I am a past president, and I know best." And he meddled and meddled. Several years later, the board of directors of his club, having run out of patience at being told what to do, decided to nominate the meddler for district governor. Having read "The Peter Principle", they figured that he would be busy meddling with the district, and would leave them alone. The meddler met the nominating committee and answered their questions, but was not selected for the next district governor, so our meddler continued to meddle. When the new club board of directors took over in July, the meddler was there to tell them what to do and how to do it. Almost immediately, the new board decided to nominate the meddler for district governor again as soon as possible. This time, there were no other candidates, and while the nominating committee thought they could do better, a couple of PDGs remembered him from the previous year, and felt he was "involved". So the meddler became district governor, and he meddled. No detail was minute enough to escape his control. After his year as governor, the meddling didn't stop. "After all, I am a Past District Governor, and I know best." And he meddled and meddled and enjoyed it. After all, he had his club AND the district to meddle with. Each year, he was appointed to a new district committee by the incoming governor, as he wore out his welcome on his old committee. One day he got upset at a committee member and chewed him out. At the end of his rant the PDG said, "I guess when I die you'll come and dance on my grave." The veteran Rotarian, who was a retired military officer said, "Not me, Governor. I promised myself that when I got out of the Army, I'd never stand in another line."

Listings To protect bidder privacy, when the price or highest bid on an item reaches or exceeds a certain level, User IDs will be displayed as anonymous names. For auction items, a bold price means at least one bid has been received. Note: Anonymous names may appear more than once and may represent different bidders. We are nothing if not Netopia Routers: Item Start End Price Title High Bidder/Status 250297480745 Sep-19-08 Dec-13-09 12:26:51 $289.95 Lot of 10 NEW Netopia R3100-I ISDN/IDSL ROUTERS-Save! Available 250311255982 Oct-18-08 Dec-12-09 19:24:46 $179.95 NETOPIA R5331 (R5300 meets R3100) T1/ISDN ROUTER!! Available 250311499164 Oct-19-08 Dec-13-09 07:59:01 $649.95 Lot of 5! NETOPIA R5320 (R5300) T1 ROUTERS w/V.90! Available 250311558578 Oct-19-08 Dec-13-09 09:23:03 $999.95 10-Pack Lot! Netopia/Covad R5300 T1 Routers-ISP SPECIAL Available 360099727619 Oct-19-08 Dec-13-09 18:22:11 $799.95 5 Pack Lot NETOPIA R5320-XL(R5300) T1 ROUTERS VPN/V.90! Available 360099728594 Oct-19-08 Dec-13-09 18:26:28 $599.95 Case Lot- 100 -New Netopia 3342 ADSL USB Router/Modems! Available 250312577284 Oct-21-08 Dec-15-09 08:36:30 $274.95 REFURB LOT of 10- NETOPIA/COVAD R7200-T ROUTERS - Save! Available 360100175947 Oct-21-08 Dec-15-09 08:46:57 $249.95 5-PACK LOT - Netopia R7220(R7200) SDSL 8-port Routers! Available 250327614348 Nov-17-08 Dec-12-09 19:45:22 $1,299.95 BRAND NEW 5-Pack Lot Netopia/Covad 4622-XL T1 Routers! Available 250330931102 Nov-23-08 Dec-18-09 14:11:30 $74.95 REFURBED Netopia R6100 ADSL Routers w/Firewall! Available Go see all current items for sale by this member. Feedbacks User:brothersbedding( 0 )  Date:Nov-24-09 12:21:46 PST Praise: Quicl payment, great communication, A+ ebayer. User:brothersbedding( 0 )  Date:Nov-24-09 12:21:19 PST Praise: Quick payment, great communication A+ ebayer. User:chicagoliquidators( 53941)  Date:Nov-23-09 17:56:56 PST Praise: Good buyer, prompt payment, valued customer of chicagoliquidators! User:cosmo200909( 1 )  Date:Nov-23-09 03:28:38 PST Praise: Prompt payment. Thank you for your purchase. User:cosmo200909( 1 )  Date:Nov-23-09 03:27:47 PST Praise: Prompt payment. Thank you for your purchase. User:rumageqeenbee( 68)  Date:Nov-21-09 18:17:32 PST Praise: Good buyer, prompt payment, valued customer, highly recommended. User:wally_pin77( 115)  Date:Nov-21-09 14:21:46 PST Praise: Works great- thank you User:rem_sales_ltd( 4351)  Date:Nov-21-09 08:54:30 PST Praise: Fast payment, excellent transaction. Thank you! User:4hearts( 2587)  Date:Nov-21-09 06:00:49 PST Praise: Good communication and fast payment - the perfect eBay buyer! ** thanks ** User:easyseeker( 5915)  Date:Nov-19-09 19:30:48 PST Praise: Quick pay! Perfect in every way! Your beautiful "Rotary Pins" ship out tomorrow! User:r-chalk( 221)  Date:Nov-19-09 08:08:58 PST Praise: Very quick payment. Recommended Buyer. Excellent!! User:hartel08( 108)  Date:Nov-18-09 20:29:06 PST Praise: Excellent transaction good communication – A pleasure doing business with buyer User:moore-computer-services( 30)  Date:Nov-18-09 10:19:43 PST Praise: Fast payment , good communication A+++ User:jlandap( 3 )  Date:Nov-17-09 17:34:04 PST Praise: very good product, i have bought 3 before this one will use again User:pravin4562( 779)  Date:Nov-17-09 14:29:12 PST Praise: Fast Payment!! Thank you!! User:sasseriansection( 246)  Date:Nov-17-09 06:05:25 PST Praise: Thank you for an easy, pleasant transaction. Excellent buyer. A++++++. User:sasseriansection( 246)  Date:Nov-17-09 06:05:25 PST Praise: Thank you for an easy, pleasant transaction. Excellent buyer. A++++++. User:sasseriansection( 246)  Date:Nov-17-09 06:05:24 PST Praise: Thank you for an easy, pleasant transaction. Excellent buyer. A++++++. User:sasseriansection( 246)  Date:Nov-17-09 06:05:24 PST Praise: Thank you for an easy, pleasant transaction. Excellent buyer. A++++++. User:sasseriansection( 246)  Date:Nov-17-09 06:05:23 PST Praise: Thank you for an easy, pleasant transaction. Excellent buyer. A++++++. To see all feedback for this member, go to the Member Profile page.

View this member's Reviews & Guides.

View this member's My World page.

To create your own About Me page, click here.