Really, I find it hard to believe that anyone reads these few public statements that I make so rarely and with such trepidation.

When first I began to make notations on the web way back when...

1998 seems about when.

I entered the word fray in chat rooms on AOL after my younger son insisted that I would find something interesting about the internet and what forms of communication AOL made available.

Well, yes, it was interesting until I bumped into the flaming trolls who's main apparent plan was to inflict pain with the wielding of punctuational and typographical barbs, gibes, taunts, insults, exclusionary {{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}}} and the liberal use of the ignore button which in groups, that is, as exercised by pals who would gang up on individuals, would toss one out of a chat unceremoniously. That was AOL, this is now.