As I've said in the past, I can't "write nice" all the time -- life's not always nice. People don't see eye-to-eye all the time. We have different eyes -- we have different focuses.

From time to time, members of my race -- not to mention blood relatives -- have subjected me to regional prejudice. In their minds, Atlanta is the only city in the region that isn't modeled after scenes from the movie "Deliverance." So nothing said or done outside The ATL is of much consequence.

Those are just two of the categories into which I can place some of the comments from people who don't agree with something I've written in a column. But I received an e-mail Sunday and I'm not sure what category is the best fit. Though I have my suspicions about the writer's real intent, I'm not sure what message he is attempting to convey regarding, "To see or not to see." The Oct. 22 column concerned Dear Abby's advice about a man who walks around naked after his shower, claiming he's hot and has to let his hemorrhoids air-dry. The man has four children, three of whom are girls ages 9, 7 and 4.

"Sun worshippers at nude beaches across the United States uniformly are of the opinion that no one ever looks because there is nothing prurient about the nudity. It is when a perverse mind explains it's dirty or bad, that opinions are formed."

The sex offender expert quoted in my column identified the father as an amateur exhibitionist -- not a child molester. And "dirty and bad" are words introduced by Brown.

Given the ages of his daughters, I think the father's behavior is inappropriate. Also, he is apparently so intent on having his way, he completely disregards his wife's requests. That says a lot about the man, his respect for his wife and children, and his view of himself -- with and without clothes.

"You don't need an analyst for the husband, but if modesty is deemed necessary by the other family members, then put up a screen until he 'cools' down," Brown wrote.

I really don't know where this guy is coming from now. For starters, impropriety does not equal crisis. There is no crisis. If the children are present, the father needs to keep himself covered or out of sight. Period. It's not a partisan issue. It's common sense. Anything else comes close to requiring a call to child protective services.

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