I didn't mind your comments -- it was nice to see something being berated
other than me for my spelling.
> Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 10:06:42 -0400
> From: "Walt Wayman" <hiwayman@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [OM] Re: [OT] Walt Wayman is a $%&#@*
>
> I apologize to the list at large, and to James McBride in
> particular, for my somewhat intemperate response on yesterday to
> James' rant regarding the Shiloh battle reenactment. I especially
> regret the use of the "head up the ass" terminology, and I can't
> imagine a worse insult than implying someone is politically
> correct when they in fact are not. I hope I am never so maligned.
>
> In my defense, I felt it inappropriate to ignore the photographs
> and the effort involved in posting them for all to see and,
> instead, to belittle the event on the grounds that those who would
> participate must have a screw loose, implying thereby, at least to
> me, that anyone who might bother to photograph such stupidity must
> be himself suspect. I regularly see photographs taken by list
> members of events I wouldn't look out my window to see if they
> were occurring in my front yard, much less waste film on, but
> that's not something I would go on a rant about.
>
> Anyway, I think I'll just be quiet for a while, maybe even drop
> back to digest mode where there'll be less temptation to pop off.
> Keeping up with the daily deluge of e-mail is getting to be a bit
> of a chore and takes up time that may be better spent in other
> ways. I agree with Gary R. that the signal to noise ratio is
> getting out of kilter, so my contribution to both is about to be
> minimized.
>
> A slightly contrite, but unbowed, Walt Wayman
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