Just apologize, dude. For REALZ.

[judecorp]

Okay, this is annoying. It's a total pet peeve of mine. Or really, more than a pet peeve. It's something that I get really REALLY angry about.

Pope sorry for reaction to his remarks.

I don't care if you are the Pope or whoever, you do NOT apologize for someone else's reaction. You apologize for your mistake, or your action, or your decision, or YOUR anything. "Apologizing" for someone's reaction or feelings is not apologizing at all!

I would feel a lot better if the article said, "Pope sorry for words spoken during oration," or something like that. Instead we get:

"At this time I wish also to add that I am deeply sorry for the reactions in some countries to a few passages of my address at the University of Regensburg, which were considered offensive to the sensibility of Muslims," the pope said Sunday.

Few things irritate me more than when someone "apologizes" to me saying, "I'm sorry you're hurt/sad/upset." I tend to snap back, "Please don't apologize for me." I just can't stand it.

Way to victim blame, Pope.

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[volumeat11.livejournal.com]

"Well don't I feel like the fucking asshole."
-Jack Nicholson, "A Few Good Men"

So I've been out of the computer-type-loop for a solid week now, and only now do I see that Jen's taken a job out this-a-way. And you're still in Boston.

Last week, I created a bunch of mailing-type-pieces to be sent out tomorrow. One of them was to you and Jen in Dorchester. So it's addressed to the two of you. But, see, only you're there. So I'm sorry about that.

Now, because we freakin' love you two, if you'd like to use our pad as an occasional meeting place, or to crash here, or whatever, you guys are more than welcome to. We're about half-way between Boston and Amherst.

Okay. I don't feel like such an asshole anymore.

I hope all is going well (including Daveisms), and I'll talk to you soon.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

You are SO not an asshole. Life gets busy sometimes. You're totally tops in my book all the time. :)