<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1126" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Well, Tony, no.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>As a smatter of fact, I agree wholeheartedly = with what you have written here. Sometimes I get testy, etc., because I feel very = deeply about certain things. And frankly there are political battles, security, and = freedom issues very prominent in this country at this time. Emotions can and do = run high.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I also react very badly to Political = Correctness, in all it's ugly forms--especially when people trash other people who don't = happen to hold to certain viewpoints. That, you have unfortunately seen, has been = a real "trigger" for me. I shall in future, like you said, try to be "slow to = anger, quick to forgive."</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>When I have felt that I stepped over the line, I = have apologized on-line and off. I've also tried (not always successfully) to = make my comments somewhat lighthearted, rather than ranting.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I don't exactly know why you feel I'm one of the = "bad boys" on here. It certainly is not my intention. If I've offended you or = anyone out there, I'm sorry.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>But I do enjoy my freedom of speech and it's one = of many freedoms I shall not be denied.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>So, as they say in Botswana, put another chimp = on the barbie. Let's be happy. I shall try to live your resolution, = also.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Alan Barnard</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=caute@bigpond.com href="mailto:caute@bigpond.com">Tony = Caught</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 15, = 2003 8:22 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> New Year's = Resolution</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Hi List,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I have made a New Year Resolution in reference to this list that = I won't get testy, respond to drivel, be all knowing when I know its true, be = polite, apologise to all who misunderstand what I thought I wrote, and all the = other things that I know I think I do wrong.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In order for me to keep this resolution for more than 16 days of = the New Year could Alan and Rump please not write anything for the rest of the = week. ?  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Please.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Tony</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Tony Caught<BR>Darwin Australia<BR><A = href="mailto:caute@bigpond.com">caute@bigpond.com</A></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE= ></BODY></HTML>