Jay Justice takes the fun out of fungi

i like mushrooms. i thought mushroom foraging could be a cool hobby. that lead me to google arkansas mushrooms. my google search came up with this: http://www.mushroomthejournal.com/startingout/clubs/Arkan5.html

not much info. i then sent an e-mail to, what appears to be, the lone member of the Arkansas Mycological Society. yeah, i get it, the tone of an e-mail can be misinterpreted, that is the case in the unedited e-mails below or see the photo.

>From : me
> Sent : 8/8/2009 11:00:53 AM
> To : justice@aristotle.net
> Subject : FW: mushroom foraging class?
>
> hi, do you have information on how i can learn to
> forage mushrooms in arkansas? thanks!

> Subject: RE: mushroom foraging class?
> Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:12:50 -0500
> From: JUSTICE@adeq.state.ar.us
> To: me
>
> Not sure what you are asking. I do not have a quick fix for anyone that
> wants to learn edible mushrooms from the poisonous ones. I lead forays
> through-out the year to show members of the Arkansas Mycological Society
> edible and poisonous mushrooms but there is no easy way to learn the
> difference between the two kinds of mushrooms - people have to devote
> some time to learn how to tell poisonous ones from edible mushrooms.
>
> Fungal-mentally,
>
> Jay Justice



RE: mushroom foraging class?‏
From: me
Sent: Mon 8/10/09 3:22 PM
To: justice@adeq.state.ar.us

OK.

the Arkansas Mycological Society website, from what i can see, has zero information 'cept for your contact information. i was not asking for a "quick fix" --- sorry you read that into my e-mail.

i thought you could be a source of information on upcoming 'classes', 'workshops' on foraging or perhaps would give information on an upcoming foray. or how about this: information on how one becomes a member of the Arkansas Mycological Society. that is what i was trying to ask.

have a wonderful day.