Good heavens, take care of yourself and get better! We all need to see your jolly HA HA HAs around here. Nancy ------- 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. > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the > instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html