Jimmy,

A friend of mine in Queensland, Australia once said in an e-mail:

we can agree to disagree without being disagreeable.
That has kinda become my mantra over the years. I like discussion, even wi' people that differ from my point-of-view.

I pride myself on being a "public" historian that rescues history from the pompous world of academia. That's why I teach at a community college. History should be accessible to everyone, and told as a story. I guess that's why I became a "bard" of sorts. Bards also got diplomatic immunity, which is what my civility gets me!

Cheers!

T.