The thing is dear Ann...
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater <no_reply@...> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <curtisdeltablues@> > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <authfriend@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > > > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > <snip> > > > > Oh yeah, and the doormouse thing is just totally condescending, > > > > there is no other way to spin that. > > > > > > It's "dormouse," not "doormouse" (dor = sleep). > > > > Always appreciated. > > > > > > > > And of course, as Curtis knows, the phrase wasn't used to > > > describe Share (except by herself). > > > > Actually I didn't, I just dropped in and must have gotten that wrong. If > > so I apologize to Judy if I was characterizing her as condescending for a > > term she herself didn't use. > > > > > > > Here was your intent tell: > > > > > > "Intent tell," what a charming bit of psychobabble. NLP, > > > I assume? > > > > No, it is my own collage of the poker term as it applies to writing. It > > sounds so much edgier than "foreshadowing". > > OK, since I was the one who composed the message to Share I think I am the > expert here. I could have written the sentence beginning with the usual, > "Dear Share". The fact that I wrote those two words after a few opening words > does not, for me, change my intent of the letter to Share. I don't want to > hurt Share or to speak condescendingly to her (although I have admitted times > when I do give her a nudge or two about her many spiritual pursuits and > activities) but this was not the case in my post today. I truly wanted to > impart to her exactly what I said. In a nutshell, she could be doing herself > a disservice in her knee jerk reaction to the dormouse statement by taking > the first angry, negative thing that comes to mind when retaliating to Judy. > I believe Share to be someone who would prefer to think of herself as someone > who does not fall into any easy traps of flinging abuse around when there are > other more thoughtful, cogent means to get her feelings across. > > And Curtis, your post to me this morning revealed something, personally to > me, that I had only so far witnessed from afar in your dealing with others > here. I shall just leave that one hanging, take it as you will. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Here is the thing, dear Share," > > > > > > > > You kinda know what's coming after that. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long <sharelong60@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Supplying some mental floss for this exchange and just in case > > > > > > Judy's use of quotation marks is obfuscating, I'm sure it's not me > > > > > > she is quoting as I did not write those words. Or even think > > > > > > them. Maybe herself? Or someone from another decade? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > PS I'd rather be a supposed "pompous, reality-avoiding dormouse" > > > > > > than a rageful, reality-obfuscating dirty fighter. > > > > > > > > > > Here is the thing, dear Share, although you have obviously taken > > > > > exception to the metaphor of the dormouse as pertaining to you, it > > > > > was a rather charming, in an interesting way, image and not one to > > > > > get overly excited about. (See my photo of a rather adorable > > > > > dormouse). On the other hand, I know you can do better in your > > > > > description of Judy so that it encompasses not only your feelings > > > > > (which seem to be hurt) as well as a degree of truthfulness and > > > > > therefore potency without the ugly-esh negativity. I say this because > > > > > I don't really sense that your "rageful, reality-obfuscating dirty > > > > > fighter" phrase as doing you the justice it could if you were to dig > > > > > a little deeper to find the one that is just right. The one that fits > > > > > your feelings right now but doesn't do you an injustice. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > BTW, The previous sentence shows the clean fighting way of using > > > > > quotation marks as the words enclosed therein were actually written > > > > > by a FFL poster.   > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > From: authfriend <authfriend@> > > > > > > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2012 7:10 PM > > > > > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re:to Judy & everyone -- writing for the > > > > > > Church of $cientology > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >  > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long <sharelong60@> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My apologies to everyone including Judy for my part in > > > > > > > this disagreement. If anyone has questions or concerns > > > > > > > about my part in it or in the one with Robin, again my > > > > > > > request is that you email me directly for sake of > > > > > > > sparing the forum any further negativity. > > > > > > > > > > > > "Especially the negativity of having my mistakes and > > > > > > falsehoods called to my attention. I really hate that." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
