In my post about hotlines I inadvertently addressed Kurt Gaskill instead of the person who made the orginal complaint. I was trying to support Kurt's position but in my haste did not reread what I had written carefully enough. I apologize to Kurt for the mistake. I have admired his contributions to MDOsprey on this topic and enjoyed his posts about birds and he has every right to be dismayed by my mistake. I hope my embarrassment will prevent me from making a similar faux pas in the future. Rick "Everywhere I go I'm asked if the university stifles writers. My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of them. There's many a bestseller that could have been prevented by a good teacher." Flannery O'Connor Rick Blom rblom@blazie.com 4318 Cowan Place Belcamp, Maryland 21017 (410)575-6086