Unfortunately, you can hardly track the events of the week by looking at the comments on the post in question as they have been doctored, diluted down. The interrupted thread makes no sense if you read the comments closely. However, the purpose of the post was achieved in a) sparking a lively debate – to be continued (I’ll backtrack here); b) enabling new friends and associations; and c) driving some recruiting bloggers – me included – to re-examine their goals and potential. If it took a train wreck to make that happen, yes, that’s a shame, but it happened and to me that is sometimes the price we pay to learn some good lessons. Is it worth it? Who am I to say?

I will say this, just when I’m about to give up, disappointed at the revisionism among so-called blogging stalwarts, I get comments like this one that keep me going. Thanks for your support of my blog.

Not participating in the Blog Swap (was it a mistake in judgment?) I haven’t been following as closely as I should but I do recall some unpleasantness erupting a couple days back. As fascinating as watching a train wreck can be, these days I turn away from the back-and-forth-just-so-I-can-prove-my-point or the I’m so-smart-why-don’t-all-you-dummies-see-it? debates that rage on and on and sap the real life out of these discussions.

I went back to track the brouhaha. I see the above is not applicable here but I’m warming to a general subject I’ve been thinking about for a while - people fail to realize how transparent their written words can be. I am guilty of this - I am always surprised at how trite I can be when I read over some of my old posts. This space we inhabit is a glass house and I learned long ago what shattering effects thrown stones can have.

“The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible.” ~ Oscar Wilde

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In case you’re wondering Amitai, I am NOT talking about you. I find your posts always stimulating and insightful. The tongue-in-cheek that some people just don’t get is always wonderful.