Would that I could block out any discussion that makes me uncomfortable.

I started this thread because I could not block out comments that I found to be uncomfortable.

I never learned how to play chess or parchesi. As to my feeling good. No. I'm not there yet.

I want to echo Rodney King's words "Can't we all get along?" But I want "getting along" to be more than just surface kumbayaing {to use a phrase that I really don't like}.

I feel badly if {because} some people have been hurt by this thread. I never meant to hurt anyone. But good intentions aren't always enough.

If I have done you a disservice, John Hardly, I apologize to you also.