Peter K (Fionn), several years ago, I had a very strange experience. An attorney who lived in my area decided that he didn't like the fact that I was schooling my son at home (even though it was perfectly legal for me to do so), and he petitioned the court to allow him to take me to court about it. While we were embroiled in that fiasco, he decided to take the opportunity to accuse me, in court, of being a Witch (despite the fact that the US constitution guarantees me the right to be a Witch, and also despite the fact that I am not a Witch).

When asked why he thought I was a Witch, he indicated that it was because I had once read the book "The Witches" by Roald Dahl (also the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), to my son.

It's a funny old world, innit? Some kinds of things just don't surprise me any more.

Thanks Frank. I find that it's a very difficult time to be a US citizen right now. At least one with a conscience anyway.