Hi Amazing,
:Hi Outonalimb: How do you feel that I am taking things so personally? Normally, I don't.
I think you do but I suppose we all like to think we are objective and emotions/feelings aren't involved when we participate in serious debate.
:In this situation, I was personally ttacked, and in my "Preface" above, I acknowledge near the end that I need not take it that way. I am human, and sometimes things affect me personally.
Hey, we all do *sometimes*. You have often mentioned this "attack" Amazing, in all your promises of rebuttal and offers to forgive and forget. I wish you would just cut to the chase and provide proof of this and the other allegations you make. This seems to be the theme you are staying with in describing these "attacks":
:to a point where I was blind-sided from behind and ill prepared to handle
"Blind-sided"!!! I love it!! You've gotten some good mileage out of it too. Do you feel "blind-sided" because Amnesian started a new thread to collectively present her rebuttal to you from several threads? I can think of another person who is fond of starting threads instead of rebutting existing ones. Besides, she merely addresses things previously said by you, not unheard of concepts and issues you know nothing of. Quit whining about being "blind-sided" by these attacks and stand up and give your rebuttal.
:How has my ego gotten to me? Amnesian posts 12 looooooonnnnnngggggg pages, and everyone in sight eats it up like candy.
Amazing, we all know that Amnesian's post was long. You have reiterated this point TO DEATH and it has lost much value in the pity you seem to seek. Ok, you have our sympathies that your rebuttal will be long. Can we get over this fact now? Please?
As to eating it (Amnesian's post)up like candy, my but this is quite a statement to make about those who saw the merits of it, as you seemingly did not.
:I post a couple of pages and I am accused of giving my life's story, engaging in egocentricity.
Well Amazing, Amnesian addressed much of what you had said in previous posts, bottom line (again)is she merely rebutted what you had said in the past. You have followed up with a somewhat condenscending offer at reconciliation and now this little essay about you, your beliefs, your general philosophies and a warning that you will be making your rebuttal in several installments. All this effort could have resulted in a respectable rebuttal by now. *yawn*
:Yet not one person has made one single point that demonstrates their claims. I challenge you to demonstrate such a claim. I find it all curious.
I hope to have satisfied your curiousity here.
:This is just one of those judgment calls where I have decided to proceed - albeit, with caution.
Caution is always wise.
:Lastly, I have recieved advice from differnt views, all of which I respect, that encourage me to say nothing, or make amends, or make a full blown reply. I tried the former first. It did not achieve any results.
I can only wonder who it was that would be "kind" or "smart" enough to advise you to write a post assuring Tina and Amnesian they are Valued Posters here at JWD (like they need such a reassurance from you, and you presume to speak for all) and then you completely disregard Amnesian's long, well-thought-out, heart-felt post. How's that for having your words valued? To make it worse, you intially responded in her thread that you would provide a thorough reply and then you toss out some strong allegations, repeat them often and we've yet to see evidence of this. You need to get better advice my friend.
:So, based on what Julie and Outnfree stated, I changed course to see if that would make a difference. Unless Amnesian, or Tina, or Julie or others ask me to forget it, and move on, then I will do as I promised them, and follow through.
I think curiousity is way to high for this Epic Rebuttal you have been teasing us with for ages. Come now Amazing, in another thread didn't you say you had practically finished anyway? Just a little fine tuning to do and it's complete? Why all this last-chance-for-me-to-not-do-this stuff? What are saying, "One word from ay of you and I will spare Amnesian my rebuttal out of mercy" or what?
I say quit with all the fan-fare and just get to it. We don't want to know all about what you are *going* to do, we'll have a look when you *do* it. So what say you we just get on with it?
Julie
