Sure, I can read, but I don't always understand what you all mean. But I'm trying! ;)

The "Nightowl" hoots:

Wow, and here I thought things were going ok.

Yeah, sure... Who said they aren't?

Well, I read the convo in here and worried too much I guess, something Scott tells me not to do. Hehehe.

Norman, don't try and defend me, it's ok, I can do it myself. ;)

"Defend"? Defend from or against *what*, if I may ask?

Sure, you can ask and I'll explain it after the reiteration where you ask again at the end of this post. :)

What, you think *I* doubt your existence? Heck, I think I picked you for one of the few probable actual-persons-who-aren't-Norm way back on Norm's SillyBoard... But, FWIW, I certainly aren't going to go out of my way to visit even more boards of that kind.

Ok, I'm a little confused... what is Norm's sillyboard?

Anyway, as I said in the post at the start of this (Flame Quarantine sub-)thread:

if we thought this was you pretending to be someone else...

-- Where the operative words are, if we thought..., signifying that we (well, I, at least) don't actually think this was Norm pretending to be someone else.

I'm glad, cause it was my biggest fear about participating here, and believe me, I for one also know how hard it was to figure out who was and wasn't real and not just here.

So, again: What the fuck is it, exactly, that you feel you need to "defend" yourself from or against?!?

Shouldn't be me, that's for sure.

Okay, let me see if I can explain my use of the word defend.

I came in here and saw Norman trying to prove to you who I was, i.e. he seemed to be "defending me against being him." Therefore, I responded with, "you don't have to defend me, I'm doing ok.." or something like that.

The idea of that meant, I knew coming in here that I most probably would be challenged about who I was AND my relationship to Norman, so I was prepared to "defend" that I wasn't him, by proving it in whatever worked for people. Make any sense?

It took a lot of thought to decide to post here, because I knew it would make a lot of people suspicious, and worried, and nervous, and rightly so. I completely expected that ok? I just hoped that by being honest, (i.e. for one, making sure you knew that I have known him for years), and by just being me, as well as providing reassurances if asked for, I could alleviate all those concerns and fears and maybe... MAYBE find a way to fit in here.

But if it upsets anyone, feel free to tell me, and as I've told Scott before, if I'm distressing anyone or upsetting the balance here because of my relationship to Norman, I would be fine if he wanted me to leave.

And so as not to drag anything back up that hopefully is calmed down, if anyone has any private concerns they wish to express, they can email me at:
lightspeedowl (atsign) yahoo.com (Spaced in case the post crops it-- just don't use spaces when emailing)

Hope that helps answer your question, and if not, please clarify what I failed to answer?

Thanks CR. :)

Nightowl >8#