Nice of you to make amends Walt, but I am not sure that there was any
need to; I detected no change in tone or politesse ;-)
Sorry to hear of your acquaintances; I also feel sorry for the deputy
whose gun was used.
Chris
On 14 Mar 2005, at 18:34, Walt Wayman wrote:
> If I stirred things up too much yesterday, insulted anyone, offended
> some, or even pissed off half the list, I beg the pardon of any so
> affected. Two of the people killed Friday morning in the courthouse
> shooting in Atlanta, while not close friends, were long-time
> acquaintances of mine: Judge Rowland Barnes and court reporter Julie
> Brandau. I've had lunch on a number of occasions with them. Judge
> Barnes was, like me, a lover of good Mexican fare.
>
> After 36 hours of wall-to-wall TV coverage, once the perp was caught
> and I took off my holster and Glock and unlocked the front door,
> fatigue, anger and frustration, plus a beer, or several, resulted in
> my looking for a diversion other than TV coverage of college
> basketball tournaments and a way to let off some steam. You guys were
> available.
>
> I would say it won't ever happen again, but I'm too prone to go off
> half cocked occasionally to make such a rash promise. :-)
>
> Film's still better, though.
>
> Walt
>
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