At the same time, I do realize that I originally had set up KandyKAYne as if she were the Heather of the North Pole. (If you don't recognize the name, that's a Rock of Love reference.) So, by creating an image of a voluptuous elf in red-and-white striped stockings, I undoubtedly provided a small nudge in the wrong direction. That was a mistake I shouldn't have made, and I shouldn't have been so snippy when Isaac Newton proved yet again that every nudge creates a shove. I'm sorry. Unless I had written to you both via PM, which didn't occur to me at the time, I couldn't say much more without giving up my secret elfin identity.
So, that's what it was, and that's all it was.
Ear, your gift of time to your friend was a wonderful gesture, and I think you are generous and gracious for doing that. Uly, I'm pretty sure that Kay would hire you as her private pilot in a flash, assuming you actually could give her some genuine assurances that you probably could fly the plane with, simultaneously, the equal likelihood of her ever buying a personal jet. You surpassed all the aesthetics-in-uniform requirements long ago.
I wish you both a very Merry Christmas.
silvercamaro
a.k.a. KandyKAYne
North Pole Bridge Club
Elf Emeritus