On Tue, 13 Jan 2009 01:35:00 GMT, Tom Francis - SWSports
wrote:

On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:29:09 -0800, jps wrote:

On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:06:16 GMT, Tom Francis - SWSports
wrote:

However I'm magnanimous in victory - I will only require a public
apology from you for using offensive language. :)

I'm sorry your family has to put up with your politics...

Actually the whole bunch of them find me to be a fascinating person
with some rather strange views on the universe and humanities place in
it. They also know that while I have views vastly different from
theirs on many issues of the day, I cherish them beyond words and that
our differences are just that - differences. I belong to them and
they belong to me - family trumps everything.

Besides family dinners would be pretty freakin' boring if everybody
agreed on everything. :)

You drive them mad, I'm sure. Even the state trooper is probably
quite a ways to your left...

jps