Yeah I Wrote This!

Subject:  Such email isn’t funny any more

Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 16:23:33 +0000

Christian,

There was a time when I considered myself lucky, perhaps privileged even to have been included into Obie’s chronical of emails entitled ‘dialogue with Dr. Keith Russell.’

At first, I thought I was included accidently; for clearly, the email between you and he seemed to have been one of a personal nature.  The wording seemed casual and sentimental regarding a concern, better yet a ‘matteroffact’ issues amongst friends.  Due to that, I dismissed the entire chronical and only took notice when I had once again been “pivileged” to have receive another forward, regarding the same subject; however, the apparent malice intepretation of something I thought was of a trivial subject matter, forced me to respond, again casual in nature, as I had yet to realize that the email was a chain of responses.

What I had responded is not important, as I am sure it is on record some place in cyberspace, for all to read now.

Upon realizing that the emails are a chain, I was intrigued and enjoyed the jousting of opinions.  However, it has morphed into something more.  It is no longer the furry, big eyed, cuddly creature, that we found in the bog in the woods…it’s now a monster that may devour us all.  The creature is feeding off egos, and it is swelling as newbies to the subject matter throw in their two cents: judging and misjudging on a subject, that was never even intended for their eyes.

I say, that the innocent querry amongst friends into whose degree is authentic or not, has been publicly answered and all who had doubts, no longer bare them.  Moreover, the question of should there ever have been doubt, is a matter of opinion, for all public figures will have detractors.  That is the nature of life and politics.

So, let us close this chronical of emails before the creature comes to our homes for dinner, and suck us down like that transparent, slimey conch thingy that the old folks say is good for the Bahamian man’s back and stamina.

Let us all remain friends and poets alike…

Regards,

C.A.N

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