doorstoppers

[Dave Monroe]

On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 10:52 AM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dave,
>
> Somehow whenever someone (or is it only me?) disagrees with you, it is
> taken as "angry,"
> or antagonistic, or...  And this whole thread (which you've generously
> added to) is "personal."
>
> I've always thought "discussion" could involve disagreement, and that
> such discussion ADDED to the interaction...
>
> BTW, some might think calling a book/genre "fascist" that another
> P-lister mentioned as good is a bit antagonistic.

David--

Somehow, you (a) generally disagree with me, (b) make a point and/or
production of doing so, and (c) blow all out of proportion any
response I make to you.

Meanwhile, (a) I only now even noticed that I was responding to you,
as opposed to the dozens to scores of optehr people (here, there,
everywhere) I've been corresponding with all morning, so (b) don't
take it personally, and (c) let me know how you're discerning "anger"
in any way, shape or form in my response, 'cos (d) not only was there
none in the writing of it, (e) I can't for the life of me discern any
in what was written, either.

So if yr taking anything personally, well, the only thing personal
there is that you are doing so.

This reminds me, I finally spotted a trace of our old freind Robt. @
the Gaddis list, so @ least he's still alive.  This was actually a
concern, so ...