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Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 18:47:48 EDT
Subject: To Flavonoid...apology...I was wrong

Dear Cryoneters and Flavonoid...
 
Reading your post and mine, I realized something.
 
I fear I misread the tone of your post, and I was wrong.  

I  sincerely apologize for a bit of over reacting on my part, Flavonoid, as 
well as  misspelling your posting name. 
 
I thought I was being clever, when I was probably merely being snippy,  
oversensitive, and prickly.  The nature of postings don't lend themselves  to 

nuanced interaction...and one would be happiest and wisest who assumes the  best
of 
intentions from one's fellows.
 
You simply wanted a report on the Alcor conference, and I blasted you for  

this reasonable request, because I erroneously misread the tone of your  email.
 
Gee, in retrospect it is really me, not  you, that was being a bit of  a jerk 
here, and I really apologize.  I got a private email from someone I  respect 
saying I misread things, and I regret my annoyed posting.

What is weird is that this writing is truly sincere, and yet the tone  could 
be perceived as sarcastic and facetious.  Because of the limitations  of the 
medium, I must remind myself to assume the best and not the worst of  
intentions.  I was tired and bitchy.
 
While I don't think it excuses my somewhat testy email, I guess I was out  of 
sorts when I wrote my last response to Flavonoid.  I was also  feeling 

overwhelmed with things I felt I should be doing to really make a  difference.

Articles and books I should be writing are not  flowing from my word processor,
daily nitpicking details soak up time  like a sponge...For better or worse, I 
am a driven human being, like many of  us...and often feel frustrated about 
various issues that readers of this  venue also are passionate about.  
 
And I don't apologize for being frustrated at the pace of scientific and  

technical progress to relieve human suffering.  I feel like we are still  living
in the "dark ages" in many ways, and I want to make a large contribution  to 
the new enlightenment.  Like many of you, I am not always sure exactly  how to 
do this, however.
 
Anyway, I blew it, Flavonoid.  Please accept my apology for an  uncalled for 
and innappropriate posting to you.
 
Rudi


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