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I have always prided myself on being even handed [message #21292]

Fri, 25 June 2004 14:13

timmy

Has no life at all

Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
Messages: 13828

I can tell you that I am desperately tempted right now to use each of those hands to deliver a hard and even slap!

Running a messagebaord is not easy. I never pretended it was easy. But I tend to put myself in a special position that I allow attacks on me that I would not allow on other people.

So, I shall take a cold, hard look at myself in the mirror. This is easy because I am having my bathroom refurbished at present, and I am over goal on mirrors.

OK

What did I see?

In truth nothing special.

A fat bloke going grey, who needs to lose weight. Average height.

Ah, but wait, I am meant to look inside myself.

OK

I see someone who tries very hard to provide a decent environment for people to express themselves and who tries to stop their worst excesses of behaviour without violence, or rudeness.

And I see someone who does not always succeed.

So, "Gay Deceiver" (damn that is an odd name - deceiving whom and about what?), nice blast, nice demolition job. Factually incorrect, and that is not unusual really, now is it? I particularly loved all your persoanl accusations. It's good to get this out into the open isn't it?

Or is it?

You see I don't feel any better or worse for the look in the mirror. And I doubt you feel any better for your unhelpful diatribe. It added nothing to the topic and took away much.

So, with or without your permission, I intend to go on as I have for a long time. trying very hard to continue to create something decent, and not always managing it.

The temptation to slap? Well, you know, that started way back when you refused to take "no" for an answer when we first met online.

[Updated on: Fri, 25 June 2004 14:16]

Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School

		I have always prided myself on being even handed By: timmy on Fri, 25 June 2004 14:13
		Even-handed, not heavy-handed... By: lenny on Fri, 25 June 2004 17:35
		Now I have moist eyes By: timmy on Fri, 25 June 2004 17:50
		You're so very welcome! (And, thanks! blush) By: lenny on Fri, 25 June 2004 19:04
		Re: Even-handed, not heavy-handed... By: The Gay Deceiver on Fri, 25 June 2004 17:50
		Timmy, I have been flitting around the question ... By: The Gay Deceiver on Fri, 25 June 2004 18:52
		Re: Timmy, I have been flitting around the question ... By: timmy on Fri, 25 June 2004 19:49

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