It seems I have angered someone to the point of no return.
I try to be a reasonable guy, but every now and then I say something that hits someone else the wrong way. The one pet peeve I have, though, is when motives or thoughts are ascribed to me that I simply didn't say. I pretty much say what's on my mind; if you didn't hear it from me, you have no business assuming it is what I meant.
That being said, I truly want to make peace with this individual. It's a rather simple process. Simply drop me a line and tell me what it is that caused you to harbor such tremendously ill will towards me, and I will do whatever is reasonable to make it right. It's that simple.
I'm not a difficult person. I can make peace with someone without sacrificing my beliefs. Two examples come to mind: Manopeace and I started off rough, but get along well. Likewise, Phoenixboi and I have the kind of differences that often lead to rather violent disagreement between individuals, and we have agreed to disagree. I probably will never find myself walking the streets of Milwaukee a la Laverne and Shirley with either of these gentlemen, but I believe I can consistently count them among my wellwishers, and know they can expect the same from me.
As an added disclaimer, I would like to openly ask that Brad exclude any comments posted on this thread from any possible action by JoeUser. If there is a problem, I will handle it myself, and there's no need for admin intervention here. As a precaution, however, I am denoting this as an adult thread so that the language is not an issue.
So, what do you say? Let's hash it out and see if we can't make peace here.
signing off,
Gideon MacLeish
