Well, I certainly had no intention of drawing fire, as it were - I was starting to think I'd committed a "forum faux pas" by contributing to strings other than the one in which I introduced myself, prior to getting better cyber-acquainted (apologies for the presumptuousness if that is the case). I just noticed I've been dubbed "degenerate", though ! Assuming that's the opposite direction from "pariah", I'm honored!
B. "Ike" Handle