On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 04:26:03 -0700 (PDT), The Real Doctor
wrote:

You are all right. I was quite wrong.

I was very annoyed about how Ralph treated a friend of mine some years
ago, but this was no time to bring it up. It is also clear from
postings here and from some remarkably temperate private messages that
he was capable of great generosity and kindness.

The abuse heaped upon me is wholly deserved. I apologise.

A note of clarification, lest any of my friends be confused: There
were TWO Ralph Joneses in soaring. I'm the one in Colorado...sadly, I
never got to meet the other.

rj