Another Blogger Union: Steve wrote a touching essay on the occasion of his first wedding anniversary. He and his wife Lyn met online a few years ago. Here’s the part I really related to:
We disagree often, but as she observes, we agree on the large outlines of so many things that when we do find an edge case that we disagree on, it can seem more important and become more contentious than it really ought to be. Each of us can’t believe the other doesn’t see the obvious illogic of his/her position since s/he’s usually so sensible… The trick is to remember that it’s usually such a minor thing we’re sparring over. And I’m grateful that’s all it is.
I’m going to try to remember that the next time we get in an argument about the ethics of direct linking on the Internet.
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