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07-27-2020, 03:58 PM
My apologies
Sorry folks,
I’ve been ranting a little too much lately with good intentions, but I don’t want to have our forum infected with political convo... I’m disengaging from contributing to further commentary.
2020 has been sucking pretty bad so far and I don’t want to make it worse for anyone wanting to check in and escape ‘real world problems’ for a spell.
One last observation:
I’m from Florida and I notice that when we are tracking a hurricane or about to get hit by one, everyone and their mother becomes an armchair meteorologist. And I laugh at them ....
When the Coronavirus was still pre-pandemic and after it started to spread, everyone all of a sudden became epidemiologists. And I laughed at them ...
With the country in turmoil over sociopolitical issues, everyone starts to think they are political experts and commentators with solutions. I looked in the mirror and saw I was being sucked into the whirlpool. And I laughed at myself ...
I’m done being an armchair political commentator
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07-27-2020, 04:13 PM
RE: My apologies
It is hard not to get sucked in. I'm sure people understand.
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07-27-2020, 05:05 PM
RE: My apologies
I enjoy the readings and never got upset at anyone (a little disappointed with rude comments by some).
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07-27-2020, 07:00 PM
RE: My apologies
hempick Wrote:It is hard not to get sucked in. I'm sure people understand.
Thanks!
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07-27-2020, 07:01 PM
RE: My apologies
Doc, you should learn to be more like me and be really patient with people, like, you know, retail sharks.
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07-27-2020, 07:02 PM
RE: My apologies
kerryandbeth Wrote:I enjoy the readings and never got upset at anyone (a little disappointed with rude comments by some).
Appreciated.
I am just trying to make sure that I do not become ‘that guy’ to someone else.
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07-28-2020, 02:36 AM
RE: My apologies
No need to apologize Doc, I appreciate what you have to say and your comments are always well thought out and done in good taste. I think baseball brought the politics to us last week, not the other way around. It's easy to get sucked in.
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07-29-2020, 12:21 AM
RE: My apologies
rjcj2017 Wrote:Doc, you should learn to be more like me and be really patient with people, like, you know, retail sharks.
LOL
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07-29-2020, 12:23 AM
RE: My apologies
jason32rich Wrote:No need to apologize Doc, I appreciate what you have to say and your comments are always well thought out and done in good taste. I think baseball brought the politics to us last week, not the other way around. It's easy to get sucked in.
Thanks, and great point re: “baseball brought the politics ... ”
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07-29-2020, 10:16 AM
RE: My apologies
DrMitchJ Wrote:Sorry folks,
I’ve been ranting a little too much lately with good intentions, but I don’t want to have our forum infected with political convo... I’m disengaging from contributing to further commentary.
2020 has been sucking pretty bad so far and I don’t want to make it worse for anyone wanting to check in and escape ‘real world problems’ for a spell.
One last observation:
I’m from Florida and I notice that when we are tracking a hurricane or about to get hit by one, everyone and their mother becomes an armchair meteorologist. And I laugh at them ....
When the Coronavirus was still pre-pandemic and after it started to spread, everyone all of a sudden became epidemiologists. And I laughed at them ...
With the country in turmoil over sociopolitical issues, everyone starts to think they are political experts and commentators with solutions. I looked in the mirror and saw I was being sucked into the whirlpool. And I laughed at myself ...
I’m done being an armchair political commentator
Nothing to apologize for.
