RH: "But then, I've been in the South for twenty-seven years and haven't been
up
in your territory for awhile.  Maybe I am just mis-reading that naturally
abrasive (as I was called for years by my southern colleagues) tone that
folks in your regional culture have in their voice all the time."

        Umm, RH: I'm from California.  Born and bred.


A. DeAngelis