Greetings to Mr. and Mrs. Lunasea
Mister:
I find it interesting that you read all these massages, and come down calling everyone here childish, without acknowleding your wife's participation - our more accurately, instigation of the remarks that went her way. All you have to do is to find the four post "rant" she made on the other board, and you'll see what I mean. She's pissed off almost as many people as Righton, and that's a major accomplishment. One of the passages in the Bible that is actually true is that you reap what you sow. Jeanie sows antagonism, condescention and amatuer psycology. So she reaps anger. Why would that surprise you?
Missus:
I read your post to me, and I'll accept the apology - and even offer one in return, because I also let my temper get away from me sometimes.
As you said (and as you can tell from reading what I wrote for your husband), it doesn't change my opinion of you either. "Narrow perspective" is a matter of perception. Naturally, you think you have the most open of minds, and you say I think in a narrow perspective. Well, the same is true in reverse. I know that I have an open mind, and have shown that here on the boards in that I have reversed my opinions on some subjects after discussing issues here. To me, it is your perspective that is narrow - different, but narrow. As far as "simplistic thinking" goes, I go with Einstien on that - things should be kept as simple as possible. When simplicity is the better way to go, I support and think in simple fashion. When more complex views are needed, I expand my thought patterns to find a solution because I see no simple answer - but I always look to the simple first, because if there is a simple solution that accomplishes the same or better results than the complex, the simple is a better way to go. I am a computer network systems engineer, and my specialty is troubleshooting - I'm very good at it. A narrow perspective is not conducive to success in my field. Many of the issues that you and I discuss have simple answers. You don't like simple answers. You prefer the complex. That doesn't make your perspective broader, it just means that your narrow perspective is restricted to the complex. There was an inventor who thought this way. His name has become synonomous with overcomplication - Rube Goldberg. I am not being mean here, only trying to show you that the labels you try to hang on people of being narrow come from YOUR OWN narrow perspective.
I have no problem remaining civil with you. I do it with Righton - and THAT takes patience<g>. I sometimes lose my temper - and had been doing so more frequently with the demise of my marriage. In case I have dumped some of my ire on you undeseredly, I will apologize for that. But I'm becoming myself again, and my world is beginning to open up for me, so that shouldn't be too much of a problem anymore. I am learning to live alone, and also learning to take control of my own life, instead of living it for another, and it feels pretty good.
Wow, I went on longer than I thought I would, and I apologize for running on. I hope you muddled through the entire post, though, because it is how I feel.
AI
