A minor correction: Turns out that Hugh Hewitt wrote the book "Blog" which I read two years ago. I understand he has a radio show, but I've never heard it. (FWIW, the main thing I remember from his book: You'd better tell the truth in your blog, or you'll get swamped by a blog swarm and lose your credibility. I would assume the same principle applies in forums, wouldn't you?)
Hi sheldon,
I am the guy you're talking about here. FYI, I don't know who Hugh Hewitt is; in any case, you need to know that personal attacks don't phase me a bit. What phases me greatly are facts and logic. Do you have either of those?
If so, send me a private email, and we'll have what might be an interesting conversation -- with the understanding, of course, that either of us will be free to subsequently publish anything that transpires. It might lead to some good material for my blog, and you might think some of it would be worth posting here. Whatever. Send me an email if you have a substantive question, perhaps about my latest post about paying off the debt (posted 11/7/06 at optimist123.com); my email address is freely available there, and it is undiguised.
Why a private email instead of just posting here? Because I've found through experience that removing the public grandstanding factor fosters objectivity -- and I have a strong preference for facts and logic instead of emotion and bluster.
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A minor correction: Turns out that Hugh Hewitt wrote the book "Blog" which I read two years ago. I understand he has a radio show, but I've never heard it. (FWIW, the main thing I remember from his book: You'd better tell the truth in your blog, or you'll get swamped by a blog swarm and lose your credibility. I would assume the same principle applies in forums, wouldn't you?)
Hi sheldon, I am the guy you're talking about here. FYI, I don't know who Hugh Hewitt is; in any case, you need to know that personal attacks don't phase me a bit. What phases me greatly are facts and logic. Do you have either of those? If so, send me a private email, and we'll have what might be an interesting conversation -- with the understanding, of course, that either of us will be free to subsequently publish anything that transpires. It might lead to some good material for my blog, and you might think some of it would be worth posting here. Whatever. Send me an email if you have a substantive question, perhaps about my latest post about paying off the debt (posted 11/7/06 at optimist123.com); my email address is freely available there, and it is undiguised. Why a private email instead of just posting here? Because I've found through experience that removing the public grandstanding factor fosters objectivity -- and I have a strong preference for facts and logic instead of emotion and bluster.