Can you believe that the same Bob who wrote those nasty replies last night was the same one who wowed you a few days ago with the wisdom that “This Blog is supposed to be FUN!?”

The same one who wisely told you the story of the great advice he received a quarter of a century ago that nobody has any use for an Agry OLD Man?

Ladies first. Shari, please accept my apology.

And Mark and Antonio and whowever else I blew up at last night.

My praise of Derek stands. He has gotten the messsage big-time and did what I reallly admire. He put whole wads of what I said into a short summation.

Now let’s see if I can find some way to wriggle out of this mess.

First of all, when I tell you about stupid people, you now know it is nit just theory. You are hearing from one who has practiced stupidity and, if I may brag a little, does a better job of it than almost anybody else when he really gets going.

Admit it. It takes a political pro to come up with a twisted excuse like that.

You could do me a really big favor by really accepting my apology.

This inexcusable blow-up may have done me some good.

What Shari did was to give me some good advice on how things look at the level of reality, the way Peter did.

Antonio would not be who he is if he was disgusted with our people’s behavior. The stomach-turning example he gave us of the guy who kept getting kicked by Hispanics and not only accepted it but JUSTIFIED it is the sort of reaction anyone I would care to associate with is going to have.

In fact, each thing that was said was part of the very dialogue I am trying to have.

I will be dealing rationally with each of hte points made — and I am sure I missed an important one I will haev to reread last night’s material to deal with.

But it is hard right now because I am trying to get over the embarrassment.

It is hard even to write this.