TQOTD: Pop Musicians....

Going way back to may days as a Trivia Forum Host on AOL (back when they were excited that they broke the 100,000 subscriber barrier), every person I've known who runs trivia games knows this piece of information. Its utter lack of greater significance makes it almost the creme de la creme of stupid trivia.

Michael Nesmith has had a long and varied career (among other things, he was the executive producer for the cult film classic Repo Man), but is best known as one of the Monkees (aka The Pre-Fab Four). But what was Michael Nesmith's mother's claim to fame?

( She was a bright woman.... )

An Apology....

Recently, someone I care about was subjected to some rather unpleasant behavior in their LJ. While not minimizing their actions which touched off the fray, I need to apologize to that person.

I was silent when I should have spoken.
Behavior I found to be objectionable and which I knew to be hurtful I refrained from objecting to.
Statements which I knew to be incorrect I did not correct.
When someone with more courage than I defended the person in question and was likewise lambasted, I again remained "above the fray."

I did these things because I was cowardly. I didn't want to get involved. I have been haunted by my actions -- my sins of omission -- since this happened, and for my own peace of mind and my own sense of self-respect I need to say I'm sorry.

For those of you who have no clue what I am talking about... I am deliberately being vague because I did not want to reopen the whole issue. For those who know exactly what I am talking about, there is a reason I am disabling comments. I will not discuss the situation with anyone either in LJ or in email. Anyone who attempts to ignore this and send me flaming email risks losing my friendship for good.