Kyle,

> No doubt he is.  I was commenting on the fact that Jasper appeared to be
> looking for "attaboys" from the balance of the subscribers.

        Why not? He did this outof the goodness of his heart. I don't think
finding support in the face of adversity is a bad thing - I would rather not
be anywhere I am not wanted.

> I'm with ya' there, but if Jasper chooses to make a stand on a list issue
> he's bound to face those who disagree

    There is little thing called respect and one can disagree without being
a complete sarcastic - firing from the hip idiot - not that we don't all do
that from time to time.

> One of the 13 fallacies in arguing is the attacking the person.... not the
> issue.
 > Thirteen?   From whence comes this number?
     A logic course I took - if you like I will find the book and list them
for you.

> Good for you!  No, you haven't gotten the apologetic yet, 'tis true.
Taking
> care of a wife dying from cancer does tend to cut into one's free time a
> bit, so I haven't been able to work on it as much as I'd like, so I do
> apologize for that (seriously, I should have kept you up-to-date where I
was
> on that).  You may have noticed that I haven't posted to the forum much
> lately--for the same reason.

        I am sorry about your wife. I must have missed you saying this at
some early date.

> You know, doing all the housework, driving to oncologist's appointments,
> maintaining a viable job and generally trying to make life as comfortable
> and normal for my family as possible sure cuts into the time I have for
> burping, farting and "male posturing".  Maybe when Laura finally does pass
> I'll be able to go back to being myself--you know, the oppressor of so
many
> faceless, nameless womyn--only useful for sexual release and personal
gain.

      I understand you are angry and frustrated - and rightly so. It is not
however a need to be rude to others! When I first joined this list - you
guys where having a verbal shoot out - that was just burping, farting and
posturing! No matter what happens your friends here are for support, but it
helps if everyone knows what happening - so they understand where you're
coming from. I had wondered where you where - but was hestitant to e-mail
you and ask - as I do represent all things loathsome to you because I do not
espouse Christianity. Cute spelling of women - my Syster Kostya spells it
wombyn! As I am not a feminist - in fact quite the opposite - I spend time
trying to get women past the male stereo type and treat them fairly - I
don't understand where the last line - unkess you think the burping and
farting refers to treatment of women and it doesn't - it refers to the male
interaction of heirarchy that most males do when presented with another
male. People are pack animals not unlike dogs - your burping and farting is
like their tail sniffing and tummy showing.

                                    Blessed Be and Hugs
                                           Trisha