I'm good with it. I think I wasn't totally sure of your meaning, hence my reply.

>I'd like to think that Jim would have taken it well or else I never would have posted it. Jim enjoyed being a curmudgeon bastard...heh. I could never get riled up at him when he disagreed with me. I'm with you in the philosophy of not speaking ill of the dead except when they would revel in it, as I believe Jim N. would have.
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>>I knew you were somewhat tongue-in-check, but what I meant (not stated too well) was just that it's a little dicey to say that when someone's not here to send it back at ya in an equally affectionate way. But, no harm, I'm sure.
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>>>Don't mind at all. I guess I don't do inflection well when typing. I meant the phrase affectionately.
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>>>>Wow. Wow. Calling someone who's died a bastard? Death is a bit serious in my opinion. Yours? And we get way too serious and religious about our choice of language without enough of a "program and let program" attitude. Sure, I'm pi$sed at M$ for killing a great tool, but someone's passing can help to remind me where that and other things rank priority-wise. That's all. Hope you don't mind that.
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