Good heavens, take care of yourself and get better! We all need to  
see your jolly HA HA HAs around here.

Nancy

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I was never lost, but I was bewildered once for three days.

--Daniel Boone



On Jan 21, 2007, at 10:42 PM, Excalibur131 wrote:

> ACK! Kevin,
>
> No apology is needed, none at all for any perceived reason. It has  
> been obvious to me that your intent was NOT to do me some kind of  
> emotional (?) or other harm. We, you and I and a couple of others,  
> have opened discussion from many people using the VA-HIST list. I  
> have the feeling that, had it not been for you and me, many people  
> would sit comfortably without giving some of the points a second  
> thought. The truth is, I should apologize to Anne for picking on  
> one innocent sentence she wrote. I'm sorry, but I didn't feel I  
> could pass up the opportunity.
>
> I took my "digs" at you, not for ill purpose or garnering an  
> apology, but to stimulate even further discussion by others. I have  
> no idea the background or origins of you or others on this list,  
> but by golly there are a lot of people talking - not fighting, but  
> talking - and they all have their views. In an ideal world people  
> would sit down and talk like we on this list have. We have so much  
> we can learn from each other. Like you, I believe you and I are  
> closer in our points of view than what appears here (I never had a  
> problem with being hardheaded and taking an opposing view for the  
> sake of discussion).
>
> For the entire list: If I have been disjointed, confusing, or just  
> making silly statements, I will blame my doctor. HA HA HA Among  
> other things, he diagnosed me with pneumonia this past Friday  
> afternoon and then proceeded to put me on some really good  
> medication. How dare he when such good posts are being made. I have  
> followed the "identifying terminology" thread with interest, but I  
> just haven't been up to getting in there and seeing what kind of  
> ruckus I can start. And I really appreciate the people mentioning  
> their good memories about gardens, markets, helping others, etc.;  
> these are magical, historical moments and need to be remembered.
>
> Who knows, maybe tomorrow I will feel better and find something  
> else to ramble on about.
> Tom
> Eastern Shore & More Forum
> http://www.easternshoremore.com/forum/
>> It is of course possible, perhaps even likely, that I have
>> misinterpreted Tom's intention.  In crafting my posts here, I
>> have tried to keep in mind the larger issues that I see being
>> raised in recent conversation.  My intended audience has been
>> the list-serv as a whole, not any single individual.  When I
>> riff off of one individual's post, it is because the errors I
>> think I see in it strike me as getting at something larger and
>> worthy of public comment.  If I have, in the process, done
>> violence to Tom's arguments (as I hope I have not), then I
>> offer my sincere apology.  That was not and is not my
>> intention in posting.
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