Thanks, Ellen. I will run, not walk, to find a copy of Halle's book and find out more about his evidently lyrical views of spring in Washington and his association with the-marsh-called-Dyke, which apparently you reflect with passion. ....and think not that the matter has become contentious and matter-of-principle, it's just that a lot of us (and obviously you and I share the views of many on the misnomered landing strip that should have been closed when we had the chance in the early 70s) are reluctant to get on bandwagons when we don't know where they come from. Your missive to me (via MDOsprey) certainly educates a lot of us, for which we thank you. Neither AltaVista nor MetaCrawler searches turned up nothing for "anolastan", so apparently that has truly receded into the mists....whatever it meant. David Strother Bethesda, Maryland dstrother@pop.dn.net