Hee, and I didn't mean to be over-sensitive or anything, but given the lack of paraverbal cues (yes, loverly internet!!!), I always apologize if there's even the slightest chance ...

I have a terrible confession to make ... especially as a B.A. in English who was in AP English back in high school ... [whispers] I've never read any Jane Austen!!! I just know that people always cite her as the grandmother of all these things. I really ought to ... maybe I'll buy some paperbacks to take with me to Cape Cod in August.