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Robert Lindsay wrote:
> Sure he's probably medicore, so what? Is he inflicting his medicority on
> you somehow? Sure he may be raising medicore kids, but given the alarming
> number of abusive parents, medicore isn't so bad is it?
> 

Well, I'm glad you at least said I'm "probably mediocre".  I'd hope that
you weren't sure of it on the basis of a single post.

Actually I doubt that "mediocre" is a term any of my acquaintances,
either friends or enemies would apply to me.  "Controversial" and
"combative" are the more common terms.

> 
> That's all very nice, but meanwhile the planet's still running...
> And while I'm not thrilled at the concept of boring yahoos like
> dale running the world, nor am I overwhelmed at the thought of zealots
> like yourself in charge. Of course those whole really do run things
> are far more dangerous...
> 

Yahoo is also not a normal term to apply to me.  And "boring" is simply
totally out of left field.  I'm afraid that you have judged awful
quickly here.  Actually I'm something of one of those zealots you speak
of here.  Just on the other side.

But, excuse me, I'm getting defensive.  Those who run the world are the
people who have gained the trust of their fellow men.  Sometimes they
gain that trust through deceitfulness and hypocrisy.  These is quite
common.  Often they gain that trust through experience and brilliance.  

I have succeeded in gaining some trust of my fellow men.  I have not
done so by wearing baggies, long pony tails, and scraggly beards.

But just because I try to act in trustful ways does not make either me
or my life either boring or mediocre.  It does make me normal.  People
can be both normal and a leader.

Dale