I am writing this post in order to offer my sympathy to Amos for losing (at least temporarily) one of his favorite "sources of facts" for this thread.

It seems Maureen Dowd has been granted a leave of absense by The New York Times to write an important book that likely will take it's place among the classics. The title: "Are Men Really Necessary."

Don't bother running to your favorite book store for a copy, though, it is not due out until next fall.

DougR