Questions from "Claire"

Somebody, on a site that shall remain nameless but exists only to post negativity and lies about another blogger, posted this list of questions for me. Apparently, "Claire" is a person who can't distinguish a rhetorical question from one truly requiring an answer.


1) Why are so many individuals upset with ONE person?

I don't know, Claire. Maybe because she is opinionated?

2) Why do they feel so strongly, that they would start their own blog?

How in the world would I know the answer to that?

3) Is it possible, that there is more to all of this than I may have knowledge of?

Anything is possible. However, does the sentence, "I don't care," mean anything to you?

4) Is it possible that this one person, whom I have met ONCE, is not being completely honest with me?

Anything is possible. Why should I believe you over Loretta? You see, Loretta makes sense, unlike you, whom I have never met.

5) Do I have an accurate account of history - since I was not part of this blog since it's inception?

To which blog are you referring? "Observations of a Misfit," or your murky dive?

6) Did I find humor, joy, entertainment in my participation of flogging publicly, the likes of Marlene Newell, and any other individual that Loretta took issue with?

Yes, actually. Marlene Newell was a joke. Be honest--you thought so, too!

7) Did I ever question Loretta's wisdom, compassion and humanity in being so cruel to others who were perhaps just different from her or I ?

I have yet to see Loretta be cruel. I have seen her confident in her judgment, and occasionally wrong. Is nobody allowed to be wrong, in your world? I have seen the likes of you deliberately misinterpret things she said, in order to bolster your evaluation of her as "cruel." Shall I enumerate the truly cruel things the Slough denizens have said over and over?

8) Did it ever make me uncomfortable to see how she publicly treated posters - short OR long term?

No. She calls a fool a fool. I have no problem with that. Heck, she has rapped my knuckles for being off-topic or redundant. So what? I'm not perfect, either.

9) Have I spoken to or communicated with any of these people who have congregated elsewhere in a manner which is genuinely trying to understand what their experience has been?

This sentence is confusing. Does it need a comma somewhere? It sort of makes sense if I put a comma before and after the clause,"who have congregated elsewhere." I shall assume that is the correct form, and answer it like that. So, I'm supposed to listen to your whining about how badly you were treated by the owner of a blog when you posted something she didn't like, and she banned your sorry derriere? Please! The real question should by, why do you care so much?

10) Have I compromised my values and or integrity to avoid rejection or anger from Loretta?

Oh, I love this one! NO! I have not compromised anything for anyone.

However, I am not an idiot. I am not a negative influence. I don't whine. Short of being dropped on my head, or suffering some other form of personality change, I don't think she's going to reject me. She may get angry at me--it's allowed. If she were to ban me, well, I guess I just wouldn't be posting at Misfits any more. There would probably be a void in my life for a while. I would get over it. Unlike you, I've got over a lot worse.

I lost the other question. Anyway, if after asking yourself some of these questions you are still confused, then it is my belief that there is no hope for your simple way of being. Carry on. Just don't purport to be confused unless you truly wish to understand.

I wish you could understand that I don't give a flying fork at a rolling doughnut what you think, and what I REALLY don't understand is WHY YOU DO!