No, I was actually trying to show that like the narrator of DeDaumier-Smith's Blue Period, that my preparation to teach completely online is questionable. That's why the quotes--the line about bloodlines comes from the story... Glad I got you thinking, will On Mon, 7 Sep 1998, Scottie Bowman wrote: > > As you might expect, Will, many of the nuances in your reply go > well over my head. > > I guess the words `affection' & `respect' have very different > connotations for you & me. > > I'm curious, though, to know what `bloodlines to Honore Daumier' > might mean ? > > Are you a descendent of the illustrious French caricaturist ? > > Scottie B. >