GaryS

Hi Andy,

I'm not going to respond to your personal attacks.
My character and perception are unique and well cultivated - thank you.

I did read the article in the NY Times.

I just think Thomas Pakenham has a right to his own opinion and state it as do you or I without the need for anyone to feel compelled to change it.

I perceived your e-mail to Pakenham as more of an attack than a discourse.

I met Mr. Pakenham and listened to one of his lectures in Chicago. He's OK. He's a 19th Century Naturalist.....I think we need to consider the source here.

He just doesn't like bonsai. He doesn't have to. He certainly has the right to say what he wants if he believes it's the truth to him. That's how he perceives bonsai.

He was asked a question and he answered it honestly.
The only obligation he has, from my viewpoint, is to tell the truth as he sees it—

Bonsai isn't for everyone. I've heard that Chinese feet binding reference before...

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GaryS