You didn't offend, jrand.  Like others, my tongue was firmly in cheek.  Yes, first Mr. Sondheim, and then, if memory serves, I started doing it as a runner here at haineshisway.com.  I feel it is important to remember that many of our posts here at haineshisway.com have tongues firmly in cheeks - I don't think it should always be necessary to put smilies.  We leave that to other sites.