.... then there were the Irish, who never knew what they wanted but were willing to fight for it anyway ....

(shakes head)

I suppose you can either try to view that level of thrashing about as supremely irritating or OTOH compassion-evoking.

Dunno, dude, about the rest of it. Saying "sorry I hurt you" is a pretty basic grownup skill. It's a shame that many people seem to consider a sincere apology for a discrete event tantamount to saying, "You are right about everything".

Nil desperandum.


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