from the Nervous Nellie Dept.

I was just checking my folder of blog writings that are 'works in progress', and found a piece that's a rant about some tossers with an online petition.

I wrote this piece nearly a month and a half ago, and still am hesitating posting it. I was so angry when I wrote it, and some of it has elements that could be construed as being anti-American.

If you know me, or perhaps have just read all my online writing, you'll know that I'm not anti-American, and have a great respect for a lot of US culture. Being the intelligent readers you are, you'll be able to read between the lines and know that it's just me venting, and not actual bigotry on my part.

In fact, the article is as much of an attack at Hollywood sticking it's big fat oar in, and distorting the reporting of history, as it is critical of the US people.

I've just been re-reading the piece, several times, and still don't feel the urge to cut any of it out.

So, folks, this is where you come in. What do you think I should do?

a) Publish and be damned?
b) Try and calm it down?
c) Sit on it for another six weeks?
d) Go out and drink enough Guinness that I forget ever writing it?

As they say on Car Talk, "Answers on a postcard, or on the back of a brand new Apple PowerMac G4 with dual 1GHz processors and a 22" flat panel cinema display, to the usual address".

Of course it might be quicker to just leave a comment.