Well, I could gladly wait that long, but Spaw keeps mindlessly attacking Major Tom, calling him a "psychotic astronaut". I had to respond. :-)

Be that as it may, I appreciate your problem, Gloredhel.

I doubt that your innocence is in any real danger of being ruined by our humorous nonsense, but perhaps I am mistaken.

What is the significance of "a year and a half" in all of this? What happens in a year and a half?

You do realize that asking most North Americans to wait more than 15 seconds for anything is usually a fruitless endeavour? Observe their behaviour in traffic. Drivers will risk their lives (and yours) to arrive at the next red light 3 seconds sooner! I blame it on the effects of TV and other video devices, including computers, sad to say.

- LH