Re: Article in Kalamazoo Gazette

[bob@xxxxxxx]

>I'm rather disappointed that the Gazette would print a clearly "ax to
>grind" letter....If we respond, lets be the "bigger man" and take the
>sky-high road.
Exactly my intent.

>Just my 2 cents,  since it looks like I played a part in this somewhere.
Yes, without any additional comment, you directed this person to an
good source, something he completely neglected to mention.

>You could *paraphrase* the above as:  "Do it yourself or you'll never
>learn."  So it could very well be that he means this message....
One thing I've learned is that one can paraphrase anything as almost
anything else. If I WANT to be offended, or if I WANT to fume about 
something, I'll do so.

I had the misfortune of working with someone who was convinced that I 
wanted her job. I once tried to tell her that this was never on my mind,
and then she felt insulted; it was clear to her that I didn't think her
job was "that important". The lesson I take from this sort of thing is
that you can never win against someone who is bent on picking apart every-
thing.

What this has to do with Mr. Starling, I haven't the faintest; your point 
reminds me of this experience.

Anyway, Mr. Starling claims that the message was a QUOTE. Someone (the sender, 
or Mr. Starling) ought to produce the mail message to substantiate this claim.
If no sender can, then Mr. Starling will be requested for this, in due course. 

>... I will, however, continue to post responses like the above. 
Oh, we ought not modify our behavior because of this, and I don't think 
your message was the offending one. I think I know who the sender is (I'd 
rather not say at the moment, for several reasons), but there's no reason
to ask that person to change a thing, either.

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