Thanks Jim. As New Morning's post indicated I have perhaps beaten this horse to death, then followed it into another incarnation, and then beaten it to death again. I was just out in the field looking suspiciously at a few new born colts when I was reminded that the madness stops when I stop it. Of course calling me "exceptionally dishonest" is a pretty reliable hook and perhaps I have reacted too predictibly. Sometimes I am the windshield and sometimes I am the bug! I am enjoying a beautiful Fall day here in the Nation's capital. I hope you are having the same!
--- In [email protected], "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "curtisdeltablues" > <curtisdeltablues@> 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... >
