Hi All,

About time for me to be Dad again.

We can argue about who starts it. We can fight about who stops it.

It takes two to participate in it.

It takes at least two to perpetuate it.

One mature one can stop it.

We can debate, pro or con, whether or not response is justified or warranted or necessary.

That only continues it.

Want to stop it in its tracks.

Give them all the rope they need to hang themselves.

Hi All.

Some five months ago ground was broken here and we were invited to roll up our sleeves and much around a bit.

Our thoughts and ideas were to be the seed sown with the hopes that much good fruit would spring forth.

Some seed fell onto hard packed earth where it was quickly gobbled up by the beasts that crawl and the birds that fly. If some of that seed was yours what would you want to reclaim of it?

Hi all,

Remember way back when in Debating Fundamentalists 101 Ezed compared the one lone fundamentalist drawing flack to a ninja taking on a roomful of other warriors?

It strikes me that the troll does pretty much the same thing.

Ninja-troll I wonder what you have to roll to beat that?

Anyway, if you've ever seen a Churck Norris movie (and if you haven't I applaud your sense of taste) you will be aware that the movie always ends with Church and the big baddie duking it out one on one.

Hi All,

I've been thinking about this a bit of late.

This is what has passed through what I use for a mind. Please excuse the odd bit of rust I'm not really sure where that is coming from.

If you and I were to meet face to face it would probably best be described as awkward.

Awkward for me because I would have to do a lot of mental gymnastics so I could reconcile what I know of you from here with what I learn about you in those first few moments.

Awkward for you because you would be doing likewise.

Hi All,

Way back when in a little thread called "The Danger of Everbody" I mentioned that I didn't like to "go all dad on everyone" and I shared that I have a talent for stating the obvious.

So it isn't that I like to post this or even want to post this. I feel compelled to post this and part of that compulsion stems from some rampant foolishness floating about.

HI,

The topic hooked you didn't it?

I hope what follows is worthy of the bait I laid out.

When things get thick on threads about certain things as they have done, are doing and will continue to do. Do we sense that everyone is out bashing or do we see that there is one or two who have braided whips for their own purposes and are applying them to backsides in their immediate vicinity?

I've read a few posts lately where the poster claims they 'feel' that they are under attack.