okay, let's see if I can defuse this before it gets hot (since ignoring it hasn't worked :). I think it was Jo who suggested several possible romantic pairings, one of which was Jackie and I. my typically prolix response was that I prefer the feckful and taciturn type (read strong and silent); Jackie inferred that I was calling her the opposite, that is, feckless. fyi, feckful is mostly Scottish in usage, in the sense of vigorous or powerful.

anyway, mea maxima culpa.