Do I owe Chris Council an apology?

Do I owe Chris Council an apology?
John Bryan (Mon, 12 Jul 2004 08:52:22 PDT)

Dear Chris:

Just keep learning and do not take life too seriously, even after 50+
years there is still so much I have to learn. Do not be afraid to make
mistakes, we all do. BUT do learn from them, not doing so is a mistake.
Humor is great and makes life much more enjoyable. Cheers, John E. Bryan

Christine Council wrote:

Hi Jim and everybody:
I found your answer humorous but was still wondering if unlike
blossoms actually could make weird baby flowers? I have seen some very
strange
things in my little garden;I have no idea what they are but I know what
some of them were.
Please continue to be yourself because the world is to serious.
I was joking and serious about my giant peanut but nobody thought it was
funny.
I did get some serious responses.
Imagine my surprise when I dug down into the dirt and thought some one had
dropped a peanut shell into the pot until I found a few more peanut shells
of different
sizes in other flower pots. I forget who set me straight but discovered that
the peanut with the hole in it was just a seed pod as were the others.
Still I wonder if I should worry about the little thing which escaped out
of that little hole in the shell. Where did it go? what did it do? how was
I supposed to
know it was a seed pod? Now I am serious, what does a newbie know? and how
does a newbie
know these things? Ha.
Keep us smiling,
Chris

[Original Message]
From: Jim McKenney <jimmckenney@starpower.net>
To: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Date: 7/9/2004 9:36:09 AM
Subject: [pbs] Do I owe Chris Council an apology?

Dear Chris,

When I read your recent posting to Dell, I realized that I may owe you an
apology. You said:

as you know I am new to plants but Oxalis drew me in;

Several weeks ago you posted to PBS and asked a question about what would
happen if a strawberry crossed with your oxalis. I replied with a piece
which might be read as humourous (that was my intention) or sarcastic
(definitely not my intention).

The postings to the list at that time included threads which touched on
hybrids, the proper nomenclature of hybrids and related topics. When your
posting asking about the strawberry and oxalis appeared, I assumed it was
meant as a joke - and I replied in kind.

But now I realize that you are a newbie, and maybe you meant the question
seriously.

If so, my response was a real faux pas, and you have good reason to think
I'm a total jerk.

If you're question was meant seriously, please accept my apologies for a
response which probably gave the (inaccurate) impression that I was

blowing

you off and ridiculing your query.

Jim McKenney
jimmckenney@starpower.net

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