Capt Haddock, Yes indeed, worth every bit of it. Ours may well be a far-fetched utopian dream but we'll get there some day. M. Luther King's vision of a one nation, a biasless utilitarian society perhaps has come a long way in America too since his epoch-making speech - I have a dream.. one day.. - but his dream is definitely getting somewhere. This discussion reminded me of my reading a captivating essay by the Cantabian Gita Mehta in her book - The Glimpses of India - on Dr Ambedkar. An 'untouchable' who went on to do two doctorates from Columbia and London and another degree later, and lived to see himself drafting India's constitution which abolished 'untouchability' and all forms of discrimination. He is reputed to have said that the constitution was a mere piece of paper until it was inscribed on the hearts of its citizens. That 'inscription on the hearts' might take a long while for it to happen in our case but it's something worth waiting for. Scarlett dear, we'll talk about the marathoner and his ubiquitous uniform at some other opportune time if I may. Long may he live and his countless potterings! Carpe diem