Update...the editor sent me an e-mail personally assuring me that no offense was intended. No word on whether there will be any sort of statement of apology to others who may have been offended by it. I do appreciate his prompt and courteous reply. As far as I' m concerned, he' s been notified that there was a perceived insult, and responded appropriately. In the process I hope his sensitivity level on the subject has been raised just a tad. Case closed and no further complaint from me, although I still think the small statement of apology to any other offended parties would be the right thing to do.

It is a very good magazine, and I have no desire to badmouth the magazine or its editor. I won' t be burning my stack of back issues, or tearing up my IBO card (especially since we' ve already sent in our deposit on the room at Snowshoe!).