Judy, I suppose sometimes you are right about things. But so often you bore into minute issues that have no bearing on the bigger picture, that I have found it not usually worth the time to try to follow your train of thought.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <authfriend@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" lurkernomore20002000@ wrote: > > > > It is an angel's halo. It was my attempt at a joke along with > > some truth, or at least my opinion thrown in. I just found it > > curious that you felt you needed to so clearly exempt Robin > > from any possible negative inference. > > Why? > > Oh, never mind, I know, you weren't following the context. > You didn't even know who Ann was addressing. > > No wonder you were confused. > > > > > > I'll call it 80% joke. 20% jab. > > Is that an acceptable proportion? > > Or was it 60% joke, 40% jab. I'm just not sure. > > But it seemed funny to me at the time. And really still does. > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater <no_reply@> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > What is that golden ring, by the way, and what does it mean Steve? > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" > > lurkernomore20002000@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater <no_reply@> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > It is not that things don't happen, and good things too, online. > > It is > > > > just that the essential dynamic is very different from offline. > > People > > > > are usually much more accessible and careful when they are standing > > next > > > > to you. I give people the benefit of the doubt that they are > > probably > > > > much easier to talk to in person, that the internet can give them an > > > > edge and a licence to be different than they are in the flesh. > > Really, > > > > all I am saying is don't take things too personally here. Some > > posters > > > > are very honest and real (Emily for example) and some are hiding > > behind > > > > all sorts of personas and agendas (AZ and Vaj for example) and > > others > > > > just don't give a poop what they say to hurt people (Barry). If you > > get > > > > too closely wedded to taking all of these characters into your > > personal > > > > space and opening yourself up too deeply to some of them you will > > find > > > > you will get slammed at some point. > > > > > > > > (I am not talking in the least about Robin here by the way, he > > falls > > > > into none of these categories.) > > > > > > > > > >
