--- In [email protected], "curtisdeltablues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Judy:"I think you mean Curtis's (exceptionally dishonest) > attack on me, don't you? You know, the one in which > he equated "angry wisdom" with road rage in order to > demean it, and suggested that my purported anger was > equally psychologically unbalanced as the anger of > drivers who attack drivers with their vehicles?" > > Me: There was nothing dishonest in what I wrote. But here you have > made a slippery move haven't you? I was talking about people getting > angry behind the wheel because they feel more powerful in a car. Later > I made a distinction between road rage behaviors and aggressive > driving, so I know you are aware that this is not what I said or > meant. But it sounded better to turn it into me equating your posting > behavior with "attacking drivers with their vehicles' didn't it? > > Here is the actual post: > I come across a lot of "angry wisdom" drivers on the Capital Beltway. > They pound on their dashes and point to other drivers as if every > lane change is a personal attack on them. I have heard that road rage > is a way to feel powerful behind the wheel of a car when the person > feels powerless in their personal life. Or maybe "angry wisdom" > people are like a person carrying a hammer, so everything looks like a > nail to pound on. Feeling as if they are the only skilled drivers on > the road and everyone else must be corrected to their "bad driving." > > "Angry wisdom", man that is a great phrase!
Hi Curtis, yep, that's why I didn't reply to Judy's response- life is too short. I have always found that you write in a clear and unequivocal way, and I saw that with your original post about 'angry wisdom'/road rage, that it came off to me as witty and fun. Nothing 'exceptionally dishonest' about it- where *that* coloring came from I don't know...and don't *want* to know... Whatever you write, the vibe I consistently get is 'here is someone enjoying their life...'- Like you mentioned earler, don't sweat the small stuff...
