I owe you an apology for my unwarranted and unjust rudeness to you earlier today. Clearly, you deserve better from me.
I could give excuses for my bad behavior, but won’t. If the behavior is objectively bad – and it was – then excuses don’t count anyway. In the end, the abuser is personally responsible for the abuse, and the abuse ultimately redounds to the account of the abuser.
As I said, you are entitled to better treatment from me. Please forgive me, Ichneumon.
Yours truly,
betty boop
No apology needed. Nor did I even consider your post to be "rude". I'm used to forthrightness and strong opinions in these sorts of discussions. Heck, you should see some of the arguments that take place in the peer-reviewed science journals... Crockery flying and whatnot.
Clearly, you deserve better from me.
I'm not so sure that I do. ;-)
I could give excuses for my bad behavior, but won’t. If the behavior is objectively bad – and it was – then excuses don’t count anyway. In the end, the abuser is personally responsible for the abuse, and the abuse ultimately redounds to the account of the abuser.
Well, I don't feel abused in any way. But if you still feel bad about it, perhaps sending me a sizeable check will help ease your mind.
As I said, you are entitled to better treatment from me. Please forgive me, Ichneumon.
Nothing to forgive, but I do thank you very much for your kind consideration, your willingness to be the first to extend an olive branch, and your desire to keep things civil and sincere. We could all benefit from your example; manners often seem to have gone out of fashion these days.
(Dang it, does this mean I have to be *nice* now? Curses!)