gt; and I have already failed to convey it,
&gt; &gt; as far as I can tell, in several other
&gt; &gt; ways that I have tried up to this point,
&gt; &gt; I am going to try and say it another way,
&gt; &gt; and this time focus on a single aspect
&gt; &gt; of the underlying problem, as I see it.
&gt; 
&gt; Excuse me.
&gt; I just joined this list.
&gt; Is this statement typical?

Hi, Robert,

I will assume that when you ask "Is this statement typical?"
that you are not trying to be cute in a self-ir/reverent w