I am truly sorry

As you probably all know, I made a pretty good fool of myself yesterday.  I said something that was crude, irresponsible, and flat out wrong.  I made a joke at the expense of a great man who passed away, and not one that was funny or at all tasteful.  From the moment I posted that, I regretted it, and wished I could take it back.  Even before the floodgates opened, I hated the fact that I had written such hateful words.

I made a mistake.  I had that momentary lapse of judgement that we all share from time to time.  I'm not asking for your forgiveness, because those words will be there forever, and the sting of them can only be assuaged with time.  I know that I can be a better contributor to BSD, and  a better member of the Penn State community than I have presented myself as.

I can only hope that this will serve as a peace offering.  I will continue to take in the heaps of abuse with which I have been presented, because my actions deserved such retribution.  What I pray is that I can redeem myself, at least in your eyes.  I'd like to think that I can play a bigger part in this BSD community, the blogosphere, and the Penn State fanbase than being the guy who made a mistake.

This isn't about Mets and Phillies.  This is about a man who died.  My heart goes out to Mr. Kalas's friends, family, and all those who he touched.  I can only hope that this post proves my absolute sorrow for the unfortunate situation.