Bee ~
You can have your opinion and I can have mine. Laurie started something that she wasn't prepared to finish, amping up the insults as she went. If she has your sympathy, fine. She doesn't happen to have mine. Perhaps, I should accuse you of being in love with her, as you did me regarding Demetris, when I felt you went too far ~ amongst other times, with other people, including Leonard ~ when you suggested 'his rottenness would kill the fish in the sea' [whatever your exact wording was].
I don't try to play the 'intellectual' game as you put it. Your 'intellectual' and 'artzy' circles are more impressive to you than they are to me. I express my opinions, and justify them on the levels I do. If you feel I'm 'highjacking' this Forum, quit writing to me. I've, in fact, laid low for quite some time now ~ till you and some others started harangueing me about giving an account of and expressing my feelings about Hurricane Katrina and the boondoggle 'response' to it.
I don't need history book upon history book quotations of what's happened in the world of art over the centuries, and in political developments of countries you hold dear, either. That happens to be your area of interest. Fine. I don't begrudge the long history lessons you give the Forum. Don't even criticize you for it; though on occasion I've felt

about it.
In the first place, I don't sit on the Forum all day long. There's a 'minimize' option that I use a lot. I type fast and I work fast. I get all of my day's work done in a day's time. You seem to be here as much answering me in all of this, as are the others. How do you get your painting done, as you've claimed many, long hours are spent in order to do it? Others also happen to use their computers, while at work, to be here. They use the minimize function, as well.
I'm not criticizing Laurie's job, at all......I suggested that since she seems to think she has such high expertise in the field of psychology, she should be promoted. And, if you feel so high-and-mighty about my mentioning of her job, how is it that you don't follow the line of your
principles? That would include your
not attacking me regarding
my jobs. However, on that, you don't hesitate.
I do believe Laurie is a grown woman, just as I am. If she wants to take it upon herself to insult me, she'll do best if she expects that something may come back her way. My general approach is to stick to the issue, not the personality; but, when personality starts getting brought in, against me, I can go that way, too.
If you want to group me with what you're calling "those lousy workers of NO," that's fine; but, in their case, you're continuing in your ignorance of that situation, and blaming the victim.
~ Lizzy
P.S. In fact, I didn't 'take' [as in leave my desk] lunch today, just so I could be here with you

. [Whoops ~ Forgot that I didn't take my breaks, either.]