Dan:

That message was in response to Pat going out of his way for more than two months of making malicious and off-topic comments about me. By the time of the posting of that message, I had simply had enough.

However, while I am on the topic of civility --- what do you have to say about this?

Last night, I received a phone call from a DBIS member, who I had never spoken to on the phone before. I won't say who it is, because if he does, he can reply to this message to confirm this.

During our conversation, we turned to the subject of civility on this message board. The DBISer said to me the following:

"One of the most outrageous things I have ever read on the DBIS, was when you were attacked for standing up in a picture next to David."

Now, if you want to talk about and reference things from the past, let's talk about this one.

In the summer of 1993, I was hit by a car while walking home from the beach. I spent the entire rest of that summer in bed, using more than $200,000 in clotting products to get my bleeding under control.

When Paula and I went to meet David, I wasn't going to have the photo of that moment feature myself in a wheelchair. So, with great effort and tremendous pain, I stood up and walked ten feet to have a photo taken of me and David and Will Sexton.

For my efforts, I was called a lair, a cheater, and one who draws upon people's sympathy. Those who made those ridiculous accusations never bothered to tell me what benefit there would be for me in lying about something like this.

Also Dan, you are in medical school. Go ask whomever you need to, how fucked up someone would have to be to get a prescription for 800mg of Morphine per day. But, I'm faking, of course. That's what I was accused of.

Also, in the phone call last night, myself and the caller agreed that the mean-spiritedness here doesn't have anything to do with any one person. It is a symptom of the way our society is crumbling.

Also, while I am on the topic of old shit, let me say that I was pretty pissed off how Kevin attempted to paint my interaction with David's wife --- which as I informed him, had to do with my mailing him a letter, and none of the other nonsense Kevin was trying to shovel.

Lastly Dan, just for my own curiosity --- of what benefit is it to rehash conversations that happened over a year ago? How does that make the DBIS any better of a place for people to hang out?

Kevin obviously does not like me. But, for your involvement, what benefit is there for you to involve yourself in his argument?

Or do YOU also want to see my act of contrition?

Just curious . . .

P.S. - If I am the BAD GUY around here, and every ill feeling is somehow my doing or my fault --- then how do you explain George's recent behavior toward David? Or Kevin G's continuing "Abortion Man" routine, which has gotten him in some HOT WATER here recently?

Don't you think this is getting a little old? Why keep revisiting subjects that have no resolution? Or no resolution you will accept?

KDB = Buffalo, NY USA