No James, it's not for the best. You're both very intelligent, tech-savvy guys with strong opinions that are sometimes (MOST times ) on opposite sides of an issue, BUT.......as a result, many facts and side issues come into play and the rest of us are usually educated by it. Can Diki be a little 'pushy' at times? Yes. Dwell on a point too long? Yes. Be a 'smart-ass' sometimes? Yes, but with the emphasis on 'smart'. I just feel that we all learn more when the two of you ARE communicating....on whatever level.

I feel like I can say these things about Diki because he knows that I consider him a friend, in fact, a valued friend; one I like to bounce things off of, because I know that whatever response I get from him is going to be honest and not sugar-coated. If you read his posts carefully, you will see that he is usually in pursuit of a POINT, not a person. Well, there may a couple of exceptions.........maybe he just doesn't like guys whose name starts with "D" .

You really need to interact with him the way Ian does; with humor, locker room taunting, and friendly cat-fights. You may have noticed; they never go away mad. Diki is smart, talented, and a good guy. Mind you, I wouldn't want to be married to him (assuming I was a woman) but if I'm looking for a friend that's not going to bore me to death, he da man.



chas