On a very serious note, Mike is wrestling with a Bear at the moment and he is loosing the battle, we need to help him in some way, he is spiralling downwards at an ever increasing rate.

I have seen similar things in the past and without intervention the end result can be terminal.

> I must admit he was be a bit over the top with the last few threads, where you were being quite constructive.
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>Quit trying to flirt with me. :)
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>Seriously, thanks.
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>I will acknowledge that I can be a bit of a jerk sometimes. Right now, someone I have some respect for is very angry at me, but there's not much I can do about it.
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>Anyway the bad blood goes back a way doesn't it, and he wasn't going to let it go.
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>What's funny is that he said to Michel, "I'm going crazy right now"...well, people who are going crazy are often going to say things that don't make a ton of sense.
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>So what's odd is that, on the one hand, Mike would defend to the death some of his comments, and yet say to someone else that he's going crazy. But maybe that isn't odd, and to be expected. I hope he gets the help he needs.
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>Funny how the new additions to the family have mellowed you somewhat.
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>I take exception to that. :)
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>Actually, aside from everyone being shocked upon seeing my "nice" side when I'm with Katy, most people who know me think I haven't changed.
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>I don't know if you're familiar with bad American television, but in the 70's there was a TV show called Soap, and a ventriloquist named Jay Johnson and the "dummy" named Bob. Well, I can be Bob (yes, I realize I just compared myself to a dummy).....cynical wisecracks and clever but highly inappropriate humor.....except that when Bob was around Jody's daughter Wendy, Bob showed his softer side and often went to pieces when talking about her. I'm Bob. :)