I can't imagine how you have ascertained any "pattern" in my posts. Stalking me, are you?

My foray into the Frays was through the portal of The Politics Fray - which, by its nature, seems confrontational and stirred up. With or without me. I do not presume to have caused a ripple at all in those waters.

As for here - I've not posted much but I do feel that getting to the point of a question or discussing differences is the purpose. For me at least - I have an active and full life off the computer for hanging out, being friends, agreeing and so on. I find The Fray stimulating and interesting - but mostly it is discursive.

It is also a place to articulate my thoughts, share them with others, and expose myself to someone else's thoughts and beliefs. For the most part, I find many people on here delightful.

You'll just have to pardon the fact that I do not like you or LaurieAnnM or Gatewood. From the three of you (and a few of your pals such as mercadia and jeqal) I have been called all sorts of vulgar names, accused of being someone's "sock puppet" and told repeatedly that I'm stupid, a dork, unwelcome and unworthy of posting.

So, I don't talk to you. If I feel like it I will confront some inane post of yours. But I'm not in the least bit bothered by your inaccurate, shallow interpretation of who and how I am.

If you should ever wonder why I don't reply to your posts refer again to this one, as I shan't repeat it.