tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10691910.post114368866246540130..comments2024-01-26T03:21:23.696-05:00Comments on The Potable Curmudgeon: Coffee – the other beverage of choice for the Curmudgeon.The New Albanianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10757531658514051905noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10691910.post-1144082031623396152006-04-03T12:33:00.000-04:002006-04-03T12:33:00.000-04:00Dealing with hooded strangers often means tolerati...Dealing with hooded strangers often means tolerating veiled hostility, cowardice, confusion or worse.<BR/><BR/>Life's too short for that. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, being yourself, i.e., being a responsible adult, does not strike me as too many rules, but to each his or her own.<BR/><BR/>Besides, one piece of signed writing followed by 34 anonymous comments doesn't strike me as a conversation. It's more like an infomercial for arrested development.<BR/><BR/>You've made at least two good points during the course of this petulant display, and as I've stated twice already, it would be marvelous to discuss them at length.<BR/><BR/>You know what to do, and when to do it.The New Albanianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757531658514051905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10691910.post-1144068654354749702006-04-03T08:50:00.000-04:002006-04-03T08:50:00.000-04:00You don't seem to be catching my drift.This does n...You don't seem to be catching my drift.<BR/><BR/>This does not have to do with the nature of your opinions, and I'm more than delighted to indulge you, to discuss ideas with you, and even to disagree with you while defending your right to those opinions.<BR/><BR/>I will not do so in the context of me being a known entity and you wearing a mask.<BR/><BR/>That's my policy. I've provided you with the means of conforming to my policy. Thanks.The New Albanianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757531658514051905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10691910.post-1144032308776888032006-04-02T22:45:00.000-04:002006-04-02T22:45:00.000-04:00(Shrug) - that's the point, medrep. They're not s...(Shrug) - that's the point, medrep. They're not simple at all.<BR/><BR/>However, what is "simple" is referring to something as "shitty."<BR/><BR/>What it boils down to is this: It is my policy not to permit anonymous comments, because anonymous comments encourage the abandonment of normal standards of reason, discretion and politeness.<BR/><BR/>Consequently, I've deleted your comment. I will happily put it back after you have identified yourself in a private e-mail to me. I will not disclose your identity to anyone else (Dr. Dan will attest to my standards).<BR/><BR/>Thanks you for being a responsible citizen of the local blogosphere.The New Albanianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757531658514051905noreply@blogger.com