On Aug 27, 8:43*pm, Todd wrote:


Hi Flebow,

I take your point. *I would not characterize him the
way you did, but instead, I would characterize him
as a "cantankerous misanthrope" -- much cleaner and
more accurate. *(I am sure he will correct me if
he finds me inaccurate.)

To be sure. Now, why don't you go ahead and tell us what you think
the words "cantankerous" and "misanthrope" mean. Then I'll correct
you if you are wrong.

"idiot and a moron" are the least of the things he has
called me.

Value judgment. Highly idiosycratic and impossible to refute with any
authority.

Wait until he calls you a child molester
for witnessing your religion to him,

Did I do that? Wow. I had no idea that I am that insightful.

which I did find very disgusting and I told him so.

Hm.....

Was I crushed?

He has also questioned
my intelligence when I made the statement that I thought
trout when created by God.

Now, lets be honest here. You don't REALLY believe that's the only
time I've "questioned" your intelligence, do you? I mean, that would
be kinda dumb, don'tcha think?

I do believe I just let that
one slide. *But I don't remember.

Well, I don't remember either. It's a shame. We might have learned
something.....and now it's lost forever. Hm......no, wait a minute!
Maybe not forever! We could do it again and see what happens.
Whattya think?

Still, a tiny part of me, and I can not explain why,
finds him a just a tiny bit endearing. *There is no explanation.

Actually, there IS an explanation. It's the love that shines through
in everything I write. There's just no hiding that light under a
bushel.

I would say it was appreciation for the time he went after
a guy who had decided to stock me,

There was good and sufficient reason for that. You just don't strike
me as an off the shelf kind of guy.

but I found him
a tiny bit endearing before that.

I love ya man.....but you ain't getting my beer.

I am really not sparring with him,

Truth.

other than gentle teasing,
like trying to get him to call me a "nitwit", when I write
back to him.

I think maybe you'd have better luck trying to get me to call you
"Roxanne" or "parabola." Or, maybe not. But, hell, what's it cost to
try, ainna?

I am really writing out of friendship,

That's sweet.....really.

although we are not really friends.

No, I guess we aren't. Does that seem sad to you? Sometimes it
doesn't seem that way to me.....but I just get all in a muddle when we
do this.

I am okay with him.

That's two of us, then, Who knows?.....there may be others.*

And I do take your point.

You should give it back. His hat's gonna blow off.

-T

g.
*the odds? i dunno.