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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Grainne who wrote (68673)	12/26/1999 12:59:00 AM
From: George S. Montgomery	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

Chrissy, you is a luv! Let me throw you some cheese. There are Upstairs folk, and Downstairs folk. Yes? I see these as existing in two different categories. One, the sociological; two, the intellectual. Like, I am a Downstairs folk in terms of DAR. The holdings and habits of which they confab are way out of my stream. I am simply an outsider, with nothing to communicate, even less, to add. That's sociological. Intellectually, there are the Galts, the Terrys, the Quinlan (or whatever that postman savant's name is), there's penni, you, EdwardA, and, obviously others. I feel capable of existing in this arena - as long as capital letters are excluded. (Cobe has been kind in her posts to me in eliminating citations and eruditions.) The brilliance of Terry, I believe, is marred by pontification and braggadocio. Also, when he is forced against the wall, he melts, begins to squabble, and loses all sense of propriety. There are no signs of humility, or of Christ-like humanity, or of zen-like universiality. This does not attract me. Such as, if you are gifted, as Terry obviously is, why is it necessary to swing your gifts around in the air to assert their existence? It's almost a nyah! nyah! attitude - that does not appeal to me. There is so much in the guy's cup that has to be admired. My reaction, though, is Why does he have to flaunt it in almost such an insecure fashion? Wouldn't it be nicer if he allowed us to feed on his plentitude without so much crowing? Touching the robes of the mighty may give a certain sense of association - but kissing asses is ridiculous. geo PS: I got a shipment of Omaha Steaks today, from a son who has not talked with me for four years. I e-mailed: A Kind Word Is Worth More Than A Thousand Boxes Of Meat. I see myself as so benign - and probably should admit to being a prick. g.