From a reader: “It was so clear from the beginning that you would be a disruptive element in the disquisitions on the Corner. We all thought that you’d

be having snits with Jonah since you are both in competition for the

Upper West Side Nerdiest-Adolescent-Nostalgia Trivial Pursuit Award.

It’s commendable that you chose to cross swords with someone who’s

smarter than you, but your tendency to resort to snottiness is

revealing itself now that you’re outmatched by someone whose

intellectual gifts are not so comprimised[sic] by his emotional

shortcomings.They are entertaing to read, however, and it’s clear that

you’re just warming up for your war of the small-worlds with Jonah.

Jonah will win that one because even he is cooler than you and your

freakishly low self esteem will kick in and you will blow it.”

Wowee! Guess that’s one e-mailer whose stem cells I’m not going to be researching any time soon! Oh, and for the record, thanks for accusing me of having freakishly low self-esteem. Usually I’m accused of the opposite!