Apologies for returning to thread I had forsworn; but my attention has been drawn to Jim Carroll's post addressed to me of 0329 on 30 June.

How can he be 'embarrassed' by what I choose to write? What an oddly egocentric response; one of my favourite Dr Johnson quotations may be apposite — "Sir, you may be sure 'twas writ with litle thought of pleasing you". & do I detect a hint of origin-throwing racism in the latter part of his post? I should be distressed to think so & hope I have over-interpreted.

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