Alan writes:
>Just a hasty apology to avoid the wrong impression.
>
>I know I owe Gil a response. The reason I haven't responded
>isn't because I have been ignoring him but because I've been
>reading him.
>
>I hope this is recognised as the compliment which it is
>intended to be.
"Reading me" is a compliment? Well, OK. In that case, Alan, I've been
flattering you right along! Gil