Apologies needed

I have just learned a few very important lessons about this blog--and need to reassure some of my students, who have been reading it. I re-read my own entry from a few days ago, and I realize that it did sound awful--mean, nasty--and I apologize. I was overly tired, in a rotten mood, and wrote/posted without thinking fully about who might read what I was saying, much of which was overstated at best. I do get frustrated; I want so much for my students, and it hurts when I feel like I'm not able to give what you need. I get depressed about it, and see the situation as much more bleak and miserable than it is. But I do not, will not, and have not given up on anyone. Even those of you who are struggling, whose last papers didn't pass, still have 55% of your grade yet to go, so every single one of you still has a chance to pass. You will have to work incredibly hard, but you are capable of that hard work, and it can pay off. I use this blog to blow off steam, to vent--and I need to do that because I care very deeply about my students' success. And please, if you are still in any of my classes--101, 102, 265--know that I see that you are clearly dedicated, hard-working, and worth every ounce of effort I can put forth on your behalf. Don't quit, don't give up--but come to me for help. I will do everything in my power to help you, I can't help you if you don't make that effort.