Apologies to Tony Buzan and "Alan"

Hello ... (normally I would say LLR - meaning little lonely reader).

The other day one of my readers, "Alan" checked-out 'in a huff' (I wonder if that's how The Huffington post got it's name?). So now that I have one less reader am I writing this to, well, anyone? Maybe I should address my monologues to "LIR" (Little Imaginary Reader).

Anyway, I'll stop faffing around and get to the point:

Alan was trying, as ever, to be helpful so he offered a little advice about using mind mapping and he supplied me with a website (an American one as it happened) to suss out more.

Now this is where I owe Alan a multiple apology:

1. I hadn't spotted that the website was a core one we all use, including me ("Wiki" as I call it) and as soon as I saw it and saw all the American spellings, my pet hate kicked in (look at an earlier post regarding "pet hate"). So I went in blinkered and for that I apologise. Continuing somewhat ignorantly ...
2. As I was lacking knowledge about (that's defining "ignorance" I suppose) both mind mapping and a chap called Tony Buzan and I was directed to an American website I leapt to a number of conclusions (most, if not all, being wrong). So again I apologise to Alan. What did I assume? I assumed that Tony Bezan was American, that mind-mapping was too and the fact that the landing website given was American (it was actually) - I thought I was about to be immersed in that pet hate 'brain blob' of mine (all things unpleasant about some aspects - U.S.). So - I apologise for that series of misunderstandings on my part.
3. In an effort again, (tiringly) as ever I was preoccupied with trying to be humorous and I posted a reply to Alan basically saying that "I knew it all" (obviously no one does and in a way if I was taken seriously and literally, that's almost good news, as it suggests that there's the vague possibility that I really do know it all). If my attempts at humour offended - then I also apologise for that.

I don't like anyone who starts (unnecessarily) a sentence beginning with "so" ...

So, after all this 'water under the bridge' I thought that the least I could do was learn a little about this man, Tony Bezan, a Brit, not an American as I jumped to the wrong conclusion. So, yes I have looked him up and I now know more and am emerging out of my ignorance; thank you Alan.

Mind you, Alan, Mr. Buzan (who impressively tutored you personally) isn't all good (I'd better insert the ha ha in there):

- Dangerous territory again here (I'll explain carefully that I am venturing again into the increasingly dangerous territory of trying to be humorous - something that  seems best for me that I abandon - but here goes ...).

• He isn't a south Londoner, like me, being born in Palmers Green (over the water) and if you know anything about Londoners, you'll know that there is always friendly banter about which side of the water one comes from. (In truth, I almost qualify as an Essex boy and even a north Londoner - but that's another story - my heart's in the borough of Southwark.)
• He was educated and lived in Canada (that's the place where they speak similarly to Americans - attempt again at humour).

I could, using a little of my imagination, extend the list, but I won't.

So, there you have it (and so many "sos" too) I am posting my first apologetic post.

Final comment; sorry Alan but I have to either delete or edit your last comments as I have been contacted by a third party that takes offence at what I don't take offence at - namely the expletives and 'naughty' words that you used. So (oh so many sos), I have to delete it as I am too bone idle to spend an hour putting xs (e.g xxxx off) into expletives and naughty words - sorry it's got to go, despite my belief in no censorship.

Thanks Alan ... it'd be great to see you back.

Tiny Tim.