Subject: And like the good professional and thick-skinned, Usenet-veteran geekgirl that I am, translate my state of offense into annoyance and rolled eyes.

From: "Latham U. Jennie" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 20 May 2007 07:55:23 -0500

We'll probably try to fire up the grill this weekend.
Now go buy a fresh bottle and, this time, keep it in the fridge.
It's not quite "picking my fights," but picking where I want to put my energy.
And pointlessly running over and over the same points, and watching the same stupid arguments surface time and again, is not where I want it to go.
I could drink bianco vermouth on the rocks, with a twist of lemon, all afternoon. " Most days, I feel that way, too. So I'm home this week, trying to catch up on piles of stuff around the house.
I was double-dosing on vitamin C all week and slurping down some "Airborne" health pellet thingies that dissolve in water like Alka-Seltzer.
I think this is the weekend we take the covers off of our patio furniture, although the weather is still in that swingy period. I almost never participate in online debates or discussion fora anymore.
That's sufficient, right? How then do you help people committed to flawed visions see the right one? When they're evasive, be sympathetic; after all, they're hiding something that embarrasses them. I'm always way late to the party on this stuff. But as you pursue it, be prepared for the possibility that the truth may not look like what you expect to find.
Maybe I should just resort to the miniature bottles. A friend of mine was on campus behind closed blinds and doors IM'ing me prior to the evacuation yesterday.
The discussion in comments to this post is instructive.
By the way, Ubik has his own twitter feed now, too.
Those are fun, lemme tell ya'. We'll probably try to fire up the grill this weekend. I think this is the weekend we take the covers off of our patio furniture, although the weather is still in that swingy period.