At 1:49 PM -0400 on 6/29/02, Somebody wrote:

I am delighted to see that David Brin is becoming even more loony with the passing of time, and even more delighted to find you quoting him. What else can one do with Brin, but quote him? More than anyone I have ever known, he debunks himself, thus saving everyone else the time and trouble of doing so. For this, I am extremely grateful. Most loonies are not so considerate of other people's time.

:-). Unfortunately, I couldn't leave well enough alone, I'm afraid. I haven't gotten flamed in quite a while, but, on the other hand, I haven't written very much get flamed for, I suppose. As friend Rodney Thayer says, you're only as good as the people you piss off. Taken in the spirit offered above, it looks like I've just rattled the bars on the monkey-cage to no good effect. Oh, well. I need to get in the habit of writing again one way or another, even the word-count *is* in the service of an on-line pissing contest... Cheers, RAH -- ----------------- R. A. Hettinga <mailto: rah@ibuc.com> The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation <http://www.ibuc.com/> 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA "... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to experience." -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'