I didn't intend to be snippy or snarky ... Fair enough; some of your comments here appeared to me to be dismissive and my perception was wrong. I should also s

I didn't intend to be snippy or snarky ... Fair enough; some of your comments here appeared to me to be dismissive and my perception was wrong. I should also say I want Niskin and Dipert's efforts here to be taken seriously and I don't want my comment to distract, and for that I apologize to them.