h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Hi P.R.
I'm glad you decided to come back to h2g2!

I'm going to meddle in something that's none of my business again *sigh* (my nature, I just can't help myself ) because I think I have a pretty good idea of how you feel, and why you feel the need to continue to deal with the Intelligence issue. Maybe I don't understand what you're going through at all, though. In that case, just ignore the following and accept my best regards.

I came soooooooooo close to getting involved in the intelligence thing it's not funny. And if I had, I would have said pretty much the same things which set off my own particular bruhaha.

In my case, it's been EXTREMELY difficult to just keep quiet on certain issues, because I believe strongly that I was right. It bothers me that by apparently backing down and not defending myself in certain areas, it appears to many that I don't believe I have the grounds to do so. It bothers me that certain things I did have been extended in some cases to mean more than exactly what I said.

I decided, after a good bit of consideration, that sometimes being right is not as important in the big picture as being kind and working toward ummmmm..... tolerance? getting along? making something productive? instead of using my energy on fighting a battle that probably can't be won and continuing to stir up ugly emotions all over the place, including in myself. It's draining to everyone involved.

I wouldn't dream of trying to tell you how to proceed, but I will say that you might want to consider looking at what you've said in the past, seeing if it's complete, completing your thoughts if you haven't elsewhere, and then letting it rest and getting on with the things that you really value. That's what I've tried to do anyway, even if I DO feel like repeating myself and clarifying old issues for those who didn't quite understand what I meant. Bottom line is, I've said what I said, and not what I didn't.

Maybe that'll be of some help, maybe not.

In any case, take care and do what makes you happy.

Regards,
MoG

Well said, Mother of God... well said.

Hi Colonel Sellers
I just posted after you on an "ask h2g2" diet thread. I'm not stalking-- REALLY! Aaaaaaaaaack! Coincidences are just running rampant lately.

Peace to you, and to everyone. Wouldn't it be an exquisite thing to be alive in a time when that could actually be a reality? I think we might have to rename the earth..... um..... heaven? hehehehe

ciao

Hehehe... don't worry about it, MoG... I'm not paranoid. You're only paranoid if they're NOT out to get you...

Hi Mother Of God, well I'm glad someone thinks its good to see me!

I came back 'swinging punches' because we had a couple of people 'trolling' who obviously just wanted to make life miserable for everyone else.

Best thing to do is stay away from them and refer all their attacks to the moderators and the BBC - I probably made a mistake coming back 'fighting' - went overboard - best to let it rest.

Hi PR

It's a dangerous thing to make assumptions about other people's motives in what they're doing. Starts all SORTS of nastiness. In my personal bruhaha the assumption seemed to be that I was on some kind of vendetta, so the content of my posts was pretty much completely overlooked. And I made some assumptions of my own that I had to revise, once more discussion and clarification took place. In the end, I think it was a good thing, overall. But.... what a LOT of jolting and head knocking it took to arrive at something that could have been gotten to on a less bumpy road.

I think you're right about letting it rest. Any ideas for another guide entry yet? Bet you could do something good! If you do, let me know and I'll see if I can say anything worthwhile in the peer review.

Take care!

I just saw the new page you made for yourself, PR. It's LOVELY!

No in these waters, I think. I can't imagine anyone who wouldn't want to share your moonlight and feel the fresh breeze.

Thanks!

Just a little something I wrote to help me and every one else visiting the page to 'chill out'

You've added to it
And it's even lovlier!

It's me again.....
Just wanted to say... are you SURE that's how you want to present yourself, in the 'lifetime suspension' thread?

I'm not trying to slam on you here... I peeked in that linked place, and I can see why you're getting all twisted up again. But is it really worth it? Your decision, of course. What I'm seeing you posting here on h2g2 doesn't look to me like it fits in with what I remember of what you wrote about being a renaissance person. What's your higher value?

Think about it, ok? Hope I'm not offending you by sticking my nose into your business... just, it's helped me in the past to get back to what *I* see myself as when I've gone off in a rage, when other people pointed out that I wasn't behaving in the way I usually try to.

Take care!

I know, I know

I couldn't help myself - I 'blew up' again.

Am calming down now....

Last night I went to a buddhist meeting before I looked in h2g2. I do that occasionally, though I'm not exactly a practicing buddhist. I just happen to agree with a lot of what they're doing, and I respect their approach.

Anyway, the topic of discussion was evil, as they percieve it. In a nutshell, they see it as anything which devalues humanity and promotes violence. Their goal is to achieve world peace on an individual level. They were talking about the tiny moments in life where we have the choices to make, whether we want to fuel violence or suffocate it. The main point was that very few people actually want to promote violence of any sort, but it happens when we don't think about the impact of our words, thoughts and actions, and how they all contribute to the total ....ummmmmm.....atmosphere? of the world we live in. So the challenge is to try to be conscious of the moments, and to deliberately make the choices which promote tolerance and happiness.

*sigh* It's not easy, but it made an impact on me when I thought about it that way. I'm think I'm gonna have to temper my beloved sarcasm if I want to try to add a little peace to the world. That's an integral component of *my* personality. Gads.... what'll I have left to protect me? But I'm gonna give it a shot, cause I really DO believe it makes a difference, in the end.

Not trying to make a conversion here, rather to share something I thought you might find relevant to your current position.

You blew up more than once.

You're going to singlehandedly reform H2G2? How egomaniacal is that?

Colonel Sellers, disgusted to be here, unsubscribing.