Dr. Preston, Friend or Foe?

I'm sure a lot of you out there consider Dr. Preston to be the best teacher you've ever had. (not counting that teacher you had a crush on in first grade) I don't know him personally, but from everything I've heard, he deserves your admiration and respect. I'll be honest here, he scares the crap out of me! He's been successful in the business world, and the world of academia as well. He's smart, and funny, and well read, and to top it all off, he sounds decently cool. (show off) The sad truth is, he intimidates me. Could he out-bullshit me, or beat me at arm wrestling? Probably not. Could he compete with me when it comes to ranting? I seriously doubt it. However, in the grand scheme of things, he's basically going to make me look bad. As a kid I loved to read! I would read a couple of books a week, and I could write a pretty kickass book report. (usually in the bus, on the way to school) For the last twenty five years though, I've been limited to audio books, due to my vision loss. For someone like me, an unabridged book on CD, is a big luxury. Getting an audio book from the library is no picnic either. Once you've gone as long as I have, without seeing print, your spelling and punctuation go to hell. Strike one for me. Twenty years of being a housewife, (I prefer the term "domestic goddess") has left my social, and conversational skills, pretty rusty. Strike two. Having very few friends, and even less contact with strangers, makes me suspicious , and paranoid. Strike three! I'm out. There have been things that Dr, Preston has said or done, that I really loved. There have been other times, when I have ranted for half an hour straight, when his words, or actions, really pissed me off! I have to say, for someone I've never met, Dr. Preston seems to have impacted my life, to an extent. I guess that says a lot about him, and I think he deserves props for it. Is he a friend, or a foe? Maybe it doesn't matter, since I'm not even a blip on his radar. Still, I think maybe a friend is someone you can get pissed at, and still respect. I guess I'll go with "friend".
UPDATE!!!
I left a couple of threaded comments on the lit class blog, and now they're gone. Conspiracy? You be the judge :)