Re: various commentary from the cheap seats...

Tim O'Connor (tim@roughdraft.org)
Mon, 02 Feb 1998 23:08:13 -0500

Eric said:

> I suppose we should all live it enough to say with assurance "I don't want
> that!"  Don't mind my rambling...

I'm surprised at how often people self-consciously apologize for their
comments at the end of their messages.  I think this list has often turned
interesting when someone goes off on a tangent that has some connection
with the list's subject.  I'm speaking as a reader and subscriber, not as
the list-owner; unless the tangents become ludicrous, these are good
things, not bad, I suggest.  But then, while I don't push my fingers around
in ashtrays, as a Glass would, I believe I prefer the meandering streets
and alleys (literally and metaphorically) at least as much as I enjoy the
avenues and boulevards.  The point here is: don't feel you have to
apologize when you have something good to share.  If people disagree with
you, they will do it in response to your remarks, as we so often see -- and
with some civility, we hope.

--tim o'connor