"Why do they do it, and more importantly, why does anybody imagine it has the slightest relevance to what is supposed to be of importance to contributors here? "

I agree with you, this should be in the catagory of BS for a forum like this.

Regardless of Diane's reluctance to look beyond anthing but the focus of this forum (yet felt compelled to put her 2 cents in), the STORY has relevance to those of us who judge too harshly without gathering facts. It is a lesson.