Yes, this is the follow-up entry mentioned on February 12th. Will there be another? Doubtful. I've grown weary of trying to do this without anyone's feelings getting hurt. The only one who really suffers in the long run from my attempt to placate others is me. Nothing personal, folks.

For nearly two hours I've been pouring over any tidbits of wisdom with which to ease this knot in my gut. None have been forthcoming. This follows upon the heels of several days' worth of re-evaluating certain online associations. There have been changes elsewhere online. There may still be more changes as I seek to work with others in developing tangible associations based upon common ground. Simply having shared trivial pursuits in the wilds of Cyberia just doesn't seem to be enough to justify maintaining certain connections which I perceive as being rather one-way.

Again, I am tired. I am also usually in some degree of physical discomfort. And the longer this matter drags out the more likely I am to be less than diplomatic. There's been enough eloquent and/or succinct quote-worthy individuals to daisy chain a reasonable snapshot of tonight's gray matter smatterings...

"The concept of reason itself appears as an artificial attempt to separate intellectual powers from the frustrations, emotions, and accidents which cause events; the concept of reason is viewed as facade to prevent change." -  Edward Levi

"The self thus becomes aware of itself, at least in its practical action, and discovers itself as a cause among other causes and as an object subject to the same laws as other objects." - Jean Piaget

"Thus, the purposeful relationship of phenomena is based on the specificity of the stimuli, that correspond to similarly specific reactions." - Ivan Pavlov

"The paradox of reality is that no image is as compelling as the one which exists only in the mind's eye. -  Shana Alexander

There you have it. Now if you will excuse me, I've got an overdue engagement with some Biofreeze, two frozen gel packs, a couple of aspirin and some Tramadol. Tomorrow is going to be another long day.