[Vision2020] ....too sexy? my apology

[Eric Engerbretson]

(I sent this on the 17th, but it was held up because I sent it from the 
wrong account address)

Visionaries,

I want to publicly and wholeheartedly apologize to Ms. Drollinger for 
my last two posts to Vision2020.

I was going to apologize this morning for one reason, and then I read 
Ms. Drollinger's post to me today, so now I owe apology on two counts. 
:¬|

Anyway, my first apology was about going personal with my attack. When 
I first posted to v2020 I promised myself I would keep any posts to 
philosophical ruminations, and never personally attack someone. And 
yesterday I broke that promise. The last thing Ms. Drollinger needed 
was one more personal attack (especially one based on a 
misunderstanding). I wish for her only God's peace and resolution of 
her current troubles.

So I do most sincerely apologize to you, Ruth, for taking my opinions 
to the public in such a manner.

But after reading your post to me this morning I see I owe you a much 
huger apology. Yes, the reason for your email title went completely 
over my head. I completely did NOT get it. Your response to me: "hello, 
hello!?" was perfect. I wish you would have been able to knock on my 
skull as you were saying it.  One more lesson in keeping my big mouth 
shut.

I did read your other letter, but I guess I glossed over that part. So 
my letters were even more reproachable because I was making my main 
point based on a complete misunderstanding-- something that has been 
occurring frequently in Moscow of late.

I am not sure of the exact definition of slander, but I believe that is 
what I did to you-- and I am very sorry. I hope you will except my 
apology. I know you are a good hearted person, and I hope that I am. We 
just all get a little mixed up sometimes.

I would like to describe what made me instantly and blindly react to 
your "...too sexy" title, though.  That is the fact that you have 
stated in both writing and over a microphone that Logos school "spanks 
children on their birthdays".  This statement just appeared to me to be 
so outlandish, that I really was not too surprised to imagine that you 
came up with an "I'm too sexy for my school board" tune on your own.  
As for birthday spankings, each of my children on their birthday has 
indeed been called to the principles' office at Logos-- but only so 
that the principle could give them a shiny new silver dollar special 
for them and a hearty happy birthday wish.  Do you honestly think that 
if kids were being spanked for having a birthday, and similar horrors 
you are touting, that that school would still exist?!!  I've not seen 
your documentation for your birthday-spanking evidence, but, honestly, 
that is what made me, in turn, leap to contusions.

Ruth, please know that I bear you no ill will, and I respect you for 
your zeal to protect children, but I am tired of all the mud being 
thrown around in the name of exaggerations and misunderstandings. Which 
is why I threw around some mud in the name of exaggeration and 
misunderstanding.

Again, please forgive me for being an idiot.

Sincerely,

Eric E.