October 28, 2017, Prescott-
Nobody gets out of here alive.
Nobody here can totally escape blame.
There has been a small tempest,
an outgrowth of the recent Weinstein firestorm,
over former President GHW Bush’s
randy behaviour towards women
young enough to be his granddaughters.
People patting others,on the backside,
without their permission,
or any other form of unwanted physical contact,
including leering,
is a behaviour that needs to head for
the human scrapheap.
My conscience tells me that there were
a few times that I overstepped my bounds,
though thankfully never touching
a person’s backside, breasts
or anyplace else that constitutes
prurience.
My conscience will not let me
claim a spot, astride a moral high horse.
I will say this, though:
I own my transgressions,
whether I was called out on them,
or not.
I have no apologists, spin doctors,
or coterie of on-line attack dogs,
who will savage someone
who does call me out,
nor would I want any.
If a person humiliates, betrays
or disrespects another,
he (or she) should own it,
make amends,
and grow past it.
A Sagittarian Seeker 
It all comes down to respect — you are one of the most respectful men I know, even now, when respect and interpersonal treatment are paramount.
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As always, Janet, yours is an opinion I trust. Thank you.
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Well stated!
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Thank you, June!
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Our society is evolving and I keep hoping it is for the better. Until a problem is identified, been given the attention and scrutiny it deserves, only then can change happen…
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I don’t like retroactively excoriating dead people for not adhering to today’s standards.
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You are so right. And what Janet says is right. It all comes down to RESPECT.
Yes, people may hug or tap on the shoulder to say, good for you. But in the end, it all bottles down to respect.
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Yes, Angy, and respect, to me, a hugger, is in knowing when NOT to hug.
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