Bobby, it is good that you apologized. As you can see there are a lot of parents and non-parents that participate in this exchange. These folks are not in the habit of bashing young people. You notice I didn't say "kids" 'cause you're not a kid anymore. You are a young man, an adult in training. ;o)
I want to emphasize something I learned along my way was that the "tone" of the written word is as important as the words actually on the paper. Email and blog writing is even more sensative to "tone." They hang on a fine wire between being conversational and more formal writing styles. I've always been one to be very expressive and drill down to the truth. When I switched from a more "hardcore" industry where I could do that to a "softer" industry, boy oh boy did I learn fast that when I wrote emails I had to be much more sensative to the tone I used. As I read my writing at this point I believe I've gradually gone too far the other way and sound too much like I'm lecturing. I dislike that "tone" and it is not well received either. I am working on that. Like I said, it's a fine line. Good luck and don't forget to occassionally show your "sweet side" in your relationships.
I want to emphasize something I learned along my way was that the "tone" of the written word is as important as the words actually on the paper. Email and blog writing is even more sensative to "tone." They hang on a fine wire between being conversational and more formal writing styles. I've always been one to be very expressive and drill down to the truth. When I switched from a more "hardcore" industry where I could do that to a "softer" industry, boy oh boy did I learn fast that when I wrote emails I had to be much more sensative to the tone I used. As I read my writing at this point I believe I've gradually gone too far the other way and sound too much like I'm lecturing. I dislike that "tone" and it is not well received either. I am working on that. Like I said, it's a fine line. Good luck and don't forget to occassionally show your "sweet side" in your relationships.