17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
At 4:48 PM -0700 7/14/96, jim bell wrote a typically argumentative message. I've gotten wiser over time and don't plan to respond. I think both our positions are quite clear and readers may make up their own minds. This post is a courtesy to others who may have been expecting more. It's a one-time statement to this list, which I've just joined, of my current practice: Silence does not constitute assent. David