May the Force Be With You
POTTSTOWN, PA – Last night was the first public meeting of the President’s Task Force. As you recall, the project was announced by School Board President Rick Huss during the March 18 general board meeting after pressure from the voting public to explore all options regarding the future of Pottstown’s five elementary schools.
Jim Bush, the retired and highly respected 38-year business manager for the district, was appointed by Huss to head up the task force.
The school district website is a great source for more information on the task force. You can access that information here.
The meeting was the first big step to embrace the change Pottstown so desperately needs in regards to the dilemma of our antiquated (and costly!) elementary school system. Future meetings will be held on the first Monday of the month (excluding the months of July and August). The location of the meetings will be rotated so they can be held at the different schools. The last meeting is scheduled for May of 2011, but as Bush indicated last night, the meetings could continue past that time, if needed.
All task force members received a well endowed binder chock full of school district facts and figures (i.e. building and class sizes, teacher, transportation and special education figures, building dimensions and layouts, etc.). We just have to wonder how those numbers compare with those circulated and published over the years by special interest groups.
Speaking of special interest groups, we understand that board member Thomas Hylton was in attendance at the meeting…and let us emphasize that he was in the audience and not attending as a member of the task force (thank goodness). So exactly which book was Mr. Hylton reading and highlighting during the meeting? Betty Smith’s A Tree Grows in Brooklyn…or maybe Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People…or just maybe he was reading Norman Vincent Peale’s The Power of Positive Thinking. Hmmm.
The task force members were addressed by Huss, Superintendent David Krem, Assistant Superintendent Dr. Reed Lindley, Business Administrator Linda Adams, Director of Education/Human Resources Dr. Jeffrey Sparagana, and Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds Barry Angstadt on different topics related to the goal of the task force.
We’re certainly happy to see progress and discussion on our elementary schools in an open forum and involving a diverse assortment of members from the community. Heck, that’s what democracy is all about. We’re also confident that, when presented with all the true facts and figures, the task force will be able to make the very best recommendation that is best for our children, our district and our community.
NOTE: After we published this post, The Mercury posted a brief mention of last night’s meeting along with a video. The brief article includes the names of those community members serving on the task force. You can read/view it here:
Pottstown Elementary Task Force members named
Additionally, The Mercury has posted a full article on Monday’s task force meeting. You can read that article here:
Task force embarks on in-depth study of Pottstown school buildings
Not surprisingly, the paper has already started its negative spin on the project, as evidenced in the article. If you’re a Mercury subscriber or advertiser, let the paper and Journal Register Company (their parent) know that their negative opinions and opinionated editorial decisions on a very positive project for Pottstown are no longer welcome in our town. The President’s Task Force is a positive project for Pottstown created to address a serious fiscal school district issue faced by us as a community. Together, as a community, we will create the best solution to solve this issue.
This is indeed the result of democracy in action. The NSC never envisioned this happening. They tried to take advantage of the apathy in this town to sneak through an incomplete $15 million plan that would have contributed an additional million dollars a year to the current deficit. Thankfully due to this website and the concerned citizens who rose up and became a loud strong voice the sunshine opened everyones eyes and the plan was defeated. This Task Force is the right thing to do at this time and Mr.Huss is to be commended for his bold action. Power to the Pottstown People!!
Hopefully and thankfully we will revisit this process again and for the LAST time under the direction of Mr. Bush. With his wisdom and lack of political alliances something will get reccomended to the SB that works for the masses. While no one will ever be 100% happy the goal is to find a strategic plan that allows growth and forward thinking to make PSD a place that people want to model. We have many good things going for us and an equal amount that can be improved upon – here, here to the more experienced people willing to come together (once again) to make change a priority!!
I wish the task force luck and good cheer as they set out on a journey of discovery and information dissemination to make the community aware and involved in the process – it takes a village, in our case a Borough desparately needing to act as a community. The other thing that will be required is, most likely, money as our resources dwindle. I hope they come up with a cost-effective plan and find out-of-the box ideas with such diversity coming to the table.
“If you strike me down I will become more powerful than you know…” Power to the people…we might be down but we can come back more unified than before if we all remain open and work for the good of all and stop worrying about ‘how this will effect me’.
“Show me the ways of the force…”
Sigh,
So tell me Obi Wan, what is the evidence for my negative spin?
That’s Mr. Kenobi to you!
In all seriousness, Evan, after rereading your story, what part of it do YOU think could be considered negative? There is definitely something there that could taint the opinions and purpose of the Task Force right off the bat with your readers. Some of us are none too happy about it. The question is, was it purposeful? Some say, ‘Yes, of course it was!’ Before I personally pass judgement, I’d like to hear your explanation.
I have to say nothing about that story jumped up and bit me in the nose as being biased….. That said, I did get quite a laugh out of one of the leading stories of the day on The Mercury website. The lawyer representing a brother and sister is complaining that The Journal Register’s coverage has tainted readers’ perceptions, and, quite frankly, even The Mercury’s on-line headline proves his point, if you ask me… which no one did. But I couldn’t help but see the irony.
Pottstown Guy, Mr. Kenobi, Darth, whatever.
I don’t have time to play rhetorical footsie with you.
This site said my coverage was negative.
Show me where. Pretty simple. 24 hours and I still don’t have an answer.
Tell me what you are none too happy about .. whoever you and “us” are.
Why are you singling out Stephanie Carmody in the article? Ms. Carmody was selected for the task force upon recommendation from Rupert Elementary Principal Matthew Moyer (to Jim Bush). The fact that Ms. Carmody is involved with Code Blue has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with the goals of the task force. Ms. Carmody is a parent with children in the district and she is also an active member of Rupert’s PTA AND she has a substantial grasp of the issues facing our district. We wish there were more concerned parents in our district like Ms. Carmody.
Stop being a pot stirrer. This is the same garbage The Mercury did to kill community support for the centers concept. The President’s Task Force IS NOT a Code Blue task force. However, it was plainly obvious why Tom Hylton was madly scribbling away every time Ms. Carmody spoke during Monday’s task force meeting…because now he’s going to write an infomercialatorial saying how “evil” the task force is because there are political operatives acting undercover. Oh the horrors!!
Hell, Hylton is ticked because he single-handedly screwed up his voting block to force a $15+ million open-ended spending spree to restore his beloved Rupert Elementary. If not for the creation of this task force, there would probably be an RFP out on the street right now for the installation of marble columns and imported Italian frescos inside Rupert.
Write about the task force, its purpose and its goals. Don’t try to make it into something it isn’t.
Well, thanks there SP for saying it. I didn’t want to get into specifics as it didn’t personally involve me.
One of the things mentioned to the Task Force members was to disassociate any and all political and personal attachments to the decision making process as the group moves forward. It just seems that maybe the portrayal of Mrs. Carmody as a member of the activist group that picketed Mr. Huss’ house may discredit her input in this regard. That would be ashame as she is just as valuable and committed to the process as any other Task Force member. Plus, she wasn’t picked due to any affiliation she has with any group.
Why weren’t the other members of Code Blue on the Task Force singled out in this fashion? Why just Mrs. Carmody? No one else’s affiliation with various activist groups were mentioned. It just seemed to some that maybe she was being targeted unfairly, Evan. Especially before the group has really had a chance to roll with their mission.
I think the simple point is the article should have been about the Task Force and the preliminary plans in place. It didn’t need to compare or contrast it to any other prior group or attempt at such an undertaking. Let it stand on its own merit and talk about the group and those involved as well as their meeting schedule. This should happen association-free if there is to be an opportunity for it to succeed – don’t create roadblocks for them.
As for the naming of names…so what, EXCEPT to say it is not about one person, rather a collective WHOLE. By singling one person out the argument can be made that the chain is being weakened one link at a time. This is supposed to be a coming together not finger-pointing who belongs to what group or who represents what school or other venue and I’d suggest if there are people that want to be involved they contact the Board President to see what could be done to accommodate them.
After reading the article a few times I walked away with the ‘ho-hum another group that will accomplish much of nothing’ and all because of a curious set of timing and circumstances. I call that negativity and if we want to go into history lessons – it smacks of the beginning of a set of articles that will label and tear this process down (mega campus, Barth and Rupert to be closed – sound familiar?).
This approach preys upon those fears and creates an atmosphere of controversy and should not be ‘out there’ if we are all to do our best to work toward common goals, once established. I have no issue as all the facts were true though I am disappointed about the ‘cloud of suspicion’ that might grow from this article. I hope I am wrong.
Pottstown Guy,
Your question is easy to answer, because Mrs. Carmody is the only member of the task force who I know to be a member of Code Blue. Mrs. Carmody has proudly identified herself as being a member of Code Blue. Certainly she is not now trying to disassociate herself from the group.
I did not know other members of the task force are part of Code Blue, otherwise I would have identified them as such as well.
And you are wrong Pottstown Guy, I identified people as being associated with all kinds of groups, the YMCA, with their church, with MCCC, with the teachers union, with the PTA. She was identified on the list of members as being a member of Rupert PTA,
Further, as evidenced in the March 18 edition of The Mercury, Mrs. Carmody is seen in the photo picketing Mr. Huss’s house.
(And I see in looking more closely that Rita Paez is also on the picket line, but she has not, to my knowledge ever identified herself as being part of Code Blue. I would not want to assume. Code Blue’s blog site does not include a membership list.)
Mrs. Carmody is seen in the photo holding a sign that reads “o% interest in Hylton’s Plan.” Mrs. Paez is holding a sign that says “it’s about people not buildings.” Some might say those signs are political.
Having spoken with Mrs. Carmody in the past, she seems to be a forthright person and very capable. I’m sure she’ll do a fine job. I have known Mrs. Paez for years and I would say the same about her. I can only assume as members of the task force that both, along with their fellow task force members, will be setting aside this kind of political activity as Mr. Huss requested; and which you have helpfully highlighted here on this site.
Here’s what I don’t get. You guys in Code Blue have been defending the picket, calling it Democracy in action.
Heck, it led to the task force itself. I would expect you all to be proud of that accomplishment. Shouting it from the roof-tops even. You changed the course of public events by using tried and true American methods.
Can someone explain to me why now that you got what you agitated for, that it is suddenly, magically irrelevant and poor form to mention it? It is relevant because on the day Mr. Huss announced he would form the task form, Code Blue is one of the groups he refers to as being members. You were there at the task force birthday guys! You guys were the mid-wife.
In the video of Mr. Huss shot that day — available here: http://www.pottsmerc.com/articles/2010/03/18/news/srv0000007834955.txt — Mr. Huss clearly says he is going to appoint a task force that includes “people outside in the community like you folks.”
To which Mrs. Francis, one of the leaders of Code Blue, responded “that’s exactly what we wanted to hear.”
Hello? So why is this suddenly a problem people?
The administrator of this site writes: “The fact that Ms. Carmody is involved with Code Blue has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with the goals of the task force. Ms. Carmody is a parent with children in the district and she is also an active member of Rupert’s PTA.”
Well that person is certainly entitled to their opinion, but I don’t see how Mrs. Carmody’s involvement with Code Blue can have “absolutely nothing” to do with the goals of the task force when the goal of Code Blue was to get more community input to the decision on the elementary schools.
Is that not the PRIMARY goal of the task force? Help me out here people. As mentioned above, I identified her as being a member of Rupert’s PTA.
Finally, I don’t hear Mr. Huss, whose praises this site has sung since the task force was formed, complaining about any political undercurrent in our coverage. Quite the opposite in fact.
I don’t think he would mind if I shared with you an unsolicited e-mail he sent me BEFORE any of this hullabaloo was raised.
Sent from [email protected] at 8:26 a.m. Wednesday:
“Good morning Evan,
I just wanted to thank you reporting and writing very good articles on my task force. We as taxpayers must have the best education that the taxpayers can afford. That is the magic word, that the taxpayers can afford and not go overboard with cost to run the school district.
Also; can you please use a better picture of me for the articles, that picture is SOOOOO bad!
Thanks for your great reporting,
Rick
Richard Huss
Board President
Pottstown School Board”
So given the fact that the man who asked for politics to be set aside sees no secret political plot in the article, I put it to you that frankly, your complaints seem a little shrill and just a tad paranoid.
Hope this allays your concerns, although I entertain little hope of that.
– Evan Brandt
Again, I didn’t and don’t see a problem with Mr. Brandt’s reporting on the first meeting of the task force. I pretty much agree with his take on mentioning Mrs. Carmody’s association with Code Blue. (I’m just sort of sorry that out of 40 members, only 1 – or possibly 2? – are from that group!)
That said, I do find lots of negativity and “testiness” in many of Mr. Brandt’s posts to this site, and that saddens me. A few weeks back, before the “Spring Break,” he twisted a comment I posted warning that Mr. Hylton might attempt to sue people into a statement suggesting that I thought such a suit would have merit!!! And that has bothered me ever since. For the most part, I have trusted Mr. Brandt’s reporting for years. Since then I have not been able to stop wondering to what extent he might “twist” to get the statement he wants instead of the statement that was made.
Maybe other people’s radar has gone up, too. I don’t know… just thinking out loud.
Hmmm,
Well since What Are You Fighting to Protect was kind enough to agree with me, it seems only decent to agree with him/her.
Reading over my reply, I agree, it does come off a bit testy.
Perhaps the result of being one of the few commenters on this site with a reputation to protect. That combined with an over-long work day.
Nevertheless, I did leave one thing undone.
Nowhere in my long recitation did I mention that despite the fact that I believe what I wrote was appropriate, it did not occur to me that anything I wrote would upset Mrs. Carmody or anyone else.
And, despite the fact that she did not call me express her concerns and give me a chance to make amends, but instead called all of you and then wrote a letter to the school board president, allow me to offer an apology nonetheless.
I am sorry if what I wrote upset you Mrs. Carmody. That was not my intention.
Understand, this is not to say that I will not cover some of the same ground again in the future. Anyone else who feels the need to declare their membership in Code Blue and I will happily identify them as such in The Mercury so Mrs. Carmody does not feel singled out.
Know my intent is to give readers a complete picture of the background, the foundation on which this recommendation will be made, not to upset those in the ring.
I might also point out that you are now in the ring.
You have been appointed by a public official to a public body that will meet in public and made public recommendations on a matter of great public interest.
And I will be reporting on that. That’s what I do.
You and all 39 other members of the task force are, for all intents and purposes, public figures.
I wish you all luck in your deliberations.
WAYFTP, I am going to guess that the testiness comes from having to constantly defend himself on just about every post. That would get anyone testy after awhile. I’ll also take a guess the negativity comes from the fact that he’s not much of a fan of this site.
Actually, Evan, yes my concern in regards to Ms. Carmody being singled out is allayed. My shrill and paranoid self thanks you for that answer. I can now safely skip my therapy visit this week and possibly open my blinds this weekend.
I also thank you for again acknowledging the role Code Blue played in regards to the Task Force. The protest by the group was most definitely Democracy in action! I know of no one in the group who isn’t proud of that accomplishment. It’s in no way poor form to mention it. Again, I think it was the context and placement in which it was mentioned that got most radars up. You have presented that this claim is without merit and I will accept that.
Well, I’m a little late in the game, here…but I still want to add my 2 cents (of course).
I both agree and disagree with Evan and SP on this one.
I agree with Evan that there is no denying that the actions of Code Blue, culminated with our “peaceful protest” in front of Mr. Huss’s home, were catalyst for change and, since we are playing with puns here, induced the labor pains which resulted in the birth of the President’s Task-force. This is something that I doubt any person who is part of Code Blue is ashamed of or would deny. Heck, that was and is our MAIN goal, to change the direction of our community so to include the Pottstown people and give them back their voice. Show me an available rooftop – I’ll put my Code Blue shirt on and shout from it – “Power to the Pottstown People!”
That leads me to disagreeing and agreeing with SP:
“The fact that Ms. Carmody is involved with Code Blue has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with the goals of the task force.”
I beg to differ here. As I understand what was presented by Mr. Huss in front of his house that fateful day (with video coverage, and all)
, a commitment was made to Code Blue and the citizens of Pottstown to allow the community to play an active part in how our schools are configured, via The President’s Task Force.
SP is correct that Steph has many things to hang her hat on – surely, Code Blue is surely not #1 on that list – and she was asked to represent Rupert School on the task force due to her tireless dedication to Rupert’s PTA/PTO and the students of Rupert. It is, however, my perception that Code Blue did allow her to have a louder, clearer voice by banding together with like-minded citizens. I am very sure that Steph would have been asked to join the task force whether she was part of Code Blue or not, as she was speaking her mind at school board meetings well before Code Blue existed. She is a much greater asset to Code Blue than Code Blue is to her.
This leads me to disagree with Evan:
Negativity comes in many ways, as we all know, and a mere negative suggestion is all that many people need to send them down a path from which they won’t stray, no matter what information is given to them going forward. Words have power – we all understand this, and unfortunately, negative words seem to have more. Negativity sells papers – that is The Mercury’s claim. Perhaps, Evan, you don’t realize just how much power your words wield. Just as “mega-campus” vs. “consolidated campus” makes a big difference on its “spin,” a simple word swap of “The picket was conducted by a group calling itself Code Blue and one of its members, Stephanie Carmody, is now on the task force.” to “The protest (or, even better, the peaceful protest) was conducted by a group…” turns a negative into a much more positive statement.
And, since we are into history, where is the history on “a group calling itself Code Blue” and what they were protesting? That seems to me to be vital stuff pertaining to the article, being that – as you said – our group was the “midwife” to the task force. Mentioning the protest without offering your readers at least a smidgen of background information on the the group and what led up to their protest comes off as being unfair, perhaps even biased, and it could easily set an on-going negative tone.
If politics are to be checked at the President’s Task Force door by those serving (“I want to see something happen with these elementary schools and no politics please. We will sell it to the full board.” -Rick Huss) it seems only fair that Evan (vis-à-vis, The Mercury), should be playing by the same rules. The people of Pottstown are hoping for a fresh chance and, like it or not, The Mercury does hold a crucial part in how things plays out.
I’ll say it again, Power to the Pottstown People!
Just to take this one step further…. Even phrases such as “a group calling itself” conjure up images of terrorist claims to car bombings. I don’t recall (and I’m sure Mr. Brandt will correct me if I’m wrong) phrases such as “a group calling itself the ‘Neighborhood Schools Committee’ or candidates calling themselves the ‘Neighborhood Schools Team’ or a Hylton-funded group calling itself ‘Pottstown Citizens for Responsible Government’” being used. Those were all just plain old groups. Not “groups calling themselves…,” which adds an air of doubt to the claims.
We can’t get all bias out of media. But we can certainly agree to try to do a little better.
Yes…exactly what I was saying (or trying to say).
It allows a ‘cloud of suspicion’ to form about the purpose and intent of each group with no clear back story and I think they could have been 2 separate stories…one on the TF and its members and the other on how it came to be.
Media will never be bias free But in a town this size it is imperative to keep it as clean as we can and keep residents from having ‘itchy trigger fingers’ and provide opportunites for them to be more thoughtful.
LOL,
OK, certainly I agree, can’t get bias out of media.
Certainly can’t get it out of this site.
And might I point out the absurdity of people parsing every word in an article and its proportional truthfulness when, with the exception of Mrs. Francis, you are using pseudonyms like “monkeybizness, what are you fighting to protect and Pottstown Guy.”
Seriously? You want to talk about a “cloud of suspicion” forming when you won’t even use your own name? Holy Oxymoron Batman!
Maybe someone should analyze the meaning of that.
First of all, the “neighborhood schools committee” is a committee of the school board, just like the facilities committee or the policy committee, so of course I wouldn’t use a “group calling itself…”
And yes “what are you…” as usual, you sent me dancing on another wild goose chase to see if I used those phrases while you felt free to sit back and speculate without checking yourself. And you guys complain about creating a cloud of suspicion…Sheesh, take a look in the mirror.
Anyway, I checked.
Turns out I never used the phrase “neighborhood schools team” that I can find, but that is no doubt evidence of my clandestine attempt to keep people from knowing who the candidates were associating with behind closed doors.
These are the only two references I could find for articles in which I mentioned a group calling itself Pottstown Citizens for Responsible Government:
” the finances of another organization with which Hylton is associated, the political action committee Pottstown Citizens for Responsible Government.”
“Pottstown Citizens for Responsible Government, a political action committee of which Hylton is treasurer and school board President Dennis Wausnock is president.”
So how does that break down wordsmiths?
I called it what it is, a political action committee, a point that has been made more times than I can count on this very site.
Someone please define Code Blue for me.
Is it a political action committee? Do they raise money for candidates? Do they track illegal aliens?
Hell, when I interviewed Jeff and Amy they couldn’t even describe the group themselves. They said they have no president, no treasurer. They meet on-line, or not.
I can’t call it a political group, because now it’s suddenly non-political. I can’t call it an activist group, because that might sound, I don’t know, like they’re aligned with MoveOn.org or something. I’ll ket you all fill in the adjective.
So now even calling it “a group calling itself Code Blue” is suspect?
Could I have made it more mundane?
Where does it end?
– “I think The Mercury’s comma placement shows communist tendencies.”
– “Have you noticed how often The Mercury begins his sentences with the word ‘the?’ I haven’t checked, but I think Tom Hylton does that a lot too.”
So you’re here to discuss issues to make the community better and this is what gets talked about?
And if you guys can’t see the irony of a frequent commenter on this site of all places saying “it is imperative to keep it as clean as we can and keep residents from having ‘itchy trigger fingers’” then you have truly lost all perspective.
Keep it clean? You’ve already said you use pseudonyms so you don’t get sued! It’s like the bizzaro world in here.
I hope you all have day jobs.
I am totally confused by all this nonsense. Code Blue is a bunch of people in the community that banded together to become a watchdog group. We raise no money, have no leadership structure, and have NO POLITICAL AGENDA. There are Democrats, Republicans and Independents that associate themselves with Code Blue. About once a month we actually meet in person, whoever can be there (we meet in different places) to discuss issues and strategies. We all have different skills, and they mesh in a unique way. Right now we are concerned about the SD budget, the Superintendent search, and landlords/unpaid taxes. Next month someone in Code Blue might want to get involved with making sure there is enough peanut butter in PB&J sandwiches offered in the school lunches. Who knows? We do not want to politicize anything, we just want the people that are running the SD and Borough to be looking out for the best interest of the folks and are willing to expose them when they are not.
Okay, poor reference on my part. Sorry to have offended. The only thing I was trying to suggest is that people tend to shoot holes through things without hearing both sides of the issues or examining the related problems.
The perspective isn’t lost – sometimes maybe we should remember not to post then to post out of frustration. I should remember ‘less is more’.
Batman reference VERY funny!!
There is irony all around, for sure. I’ll agree to that. What I’m not so sure about is why things have to be this way. When did things get so tough that it became a tug-of-war about what was good for the town? Why can’t people sit down and bring ideas to the table without being turncoats to a cause? What does it take to realize that it’s okay to agree to disagree and find the commonality in a situation?
You know, sometimes it’s just for fun. Not to compare apples to oranges but a bunch of the sound off commentors have strange references and back and forths and don’t get called on it. My guess is it’s the opinion section. This site is fact mixed with opinion and, at times, we all go a little astray.
So, again please take no offense to the poor imagery that was used but I think we are all here for a good purpose and keep it clean it’s up to the site administrators to judge what clean is or the editors, whomever is in charge.
Hope this helps a little – can’t answer it all.
It’s official. I now feel sorry for Evan Brandt.
Didn’t we just have the anonymity argument here a month ago? Evan, you’re a professional journalist. Your name, your reputation – it’s everything in what you do. I’m sure the Journalist’s Creed is part of the foundation in the way you conduct your work. Anonymity on the web offends most journalists and I get your opposition towards it.
The people who comment here aren’t professional journalists. If we choose to comment using a pseudonym, that is our choice. People are free to assign their own level of credibility and validity to statements or opinions they read here, just as with any other blog or website.
The Mercury also allows anonymous comments. You are absolutely correct, monkeybiz, there are all kinds of off-the-wall comments at The Mercury’s site and no one is trying to shake those folks down for their identities or bash them for commenting anonymously. It’s ironic to me that a Mercury employee does that here. Hell, for all any of us know, Evan is WAYFTP or monkeybiz or Pottstown Guy or any other unidentified psuedonym here. Maybe Evan is one of the admins of this very site. How’s that for irony??
Jeff, good job in explaining Code Blue. A quick visit to your blog clearly shows the mission statement and purpose of the group. A committed watchdog group, keeping their eye on the SD and Council, is a good thing in my book. Keep up the good work!
And finally, WAYFTP, not only was your warning of Mr. Hylton suing twisted around in the manner which you stated, but now it’s been twisted to include that every commenter here who posts anonymously does so to avoid being sued. Unbelievable.
Pottstown Guy wrote: “Hell, for all any of us know, Evan is WAYFTP or monkeybiz or Pottstown Guy or any other unidentified psuedonym here. Maybe Evan is one of the admins of this very site. How’s that for irony??”
Exactly my point.
And I might as well admit it now that he’s found me out. I confess. I am all those people.
I am Spartacus.
I run this site, have arguments with myself, and founded the site at the advice of my therapist who is treating me for multiple dysfuncational personality disorder.
Allow me to make this announcement as well: Now that my secret is out, I am shutting the site down tomorrow and filing suit against myself tomorrow, right after I debate the merits of merit pay with myself.
Who says you have to be anonymous to be off the wall?
Are we having fun yet?
I know I am!!!!!