Annette,
I did not mean to imply critism to anything you said. I actually thought your post was quite tactful. I was trying to "head off at the pass" any possible future deterioration into a flame war, but I certainly don't think anything you said could be construed as starting one.
Your point about private emails is a good one.
And I agree, it shouldn't matter where the author is from. I only meant that sometimes things we say about ourselves rub us the wrong way when someone else says them. In retrospect, I shouldn't have said that at all. I didn't think this story was offensive, and I have no right to try to second guess why anyone else did. I should let them speak for themselves. I apologize.
- Vicki
