Alex,

I would like to apologize for misreading you. I was responding only to your comment about the patients' responses having been 'depressing.' I was simply observing that their responses wouldn't have been depressing to me.

But you have observed that I misread you and for that I apologize. How many times can I write I am truly sorry that I misread you? I am sorry. Period.

However, I have enjoyed thinking and writing today about the problem with tests--and I did in no way mean to indicate that these tests and their problems were related to you. I am deleting everything I wrote so that it cannot offend you any further. And I do apologize for having misread you although I was just responding to your use of 'depressing.' I am sorry that I went down the path that ended up annoying you.