I have an apology to make. I have offended someone through this medium, quite unfairly as it turns out and I am sorry for it. Perhaps the worst of it is that I accused the subject of my ire of doing exactly the thing that he seeks to prevent.
You may remember that back in April I was quite agitated about a matter of authorship. I said some things that, now that we have all told each other what was going on and what we knew at the time, were out of order. Specifically, the 'very important person in the University' was not trying to muscle in on the author list, and in fact feels strongly about authorship matters in much the same way I do.
We have discussed the matter and realized that all three of us were victims of a breakdown in communication. Happily we have settled the matter like gentlemen (isn't modern medicine wonderful) and I have removed the article. I should also add that I did not mean to call him a 'dick', but that was an unfortunate side effect of naming the three provocateurs 'Tom', 'Dick' and 'Harry'. You should know that 'dick' is not an insult that I would use. I prefer, depending on severity, 'muppet', 'prat', 'pillock' or 'arse'; none of which are applicable in this case.
All three of us are back to being friends, and the doctor says I should be walking again in a few weeks.
