Hullo Ms. Simone - I just want to pop in and say that I've been learning a lot lately from your humility and your acknowledgement that we all have so much more to learn. Sometimes I want to get on my high horse and lecture people (especially on the interne

That is very sweet, I wish it were entirely true, but the truth is, man alive, i have been a jackass online so many times I have lost count.

It’s not humility to say so, it’s just finally getting it through my noggin that the high horse just means you have further to fall.

I used to follow threads about my work and argue with readers, which is completely an obnoxious move. I often wouldn’t listen when people who knew what they were talking about would object to something, bleah, I ran the gamut.

I don’t care about criticism that much any more. I get mad when people insult friends, I see red at that, though.

Tryin’ to do better. But thanks!