The sad thing is, Keith, that Jim really is a very good person. Highest of principles; ❤ thoroughly in right place. Trouble is that these very worthiest of attributes so often lead him into such absurdities and confusions, because of his absolute inability, unless resolutely beaten over the head by themselves, to think ill of anybody whatsoever. That's why, basically, he writes so much pathetic nonsense with the very best of motives and intentions.

Dear old Musket, OTOH, I suspect of being something of a malicious laughing-up-his-sleeve old stirrer who gets his kicks from endeavouring to irritatite to the utmost. Has the advantage of furnishing quite a lot of [slightly guilty] amusement. I mean, it would be cruel in the extreme to laugh at poor old Jim, wouldn't it now? Good ole Muskibumz, tho, will revel in the thought of how much he has wound you up [in his dreams!]...

~M~