etd's and ears

[Annie Grieshop]

As the puppy said... yip-yip-yippee!  My thanks to one and all for your
varied responses.

I am having a wonderful time reading the answers to my questions about ETDs.
My plan is to collect all the emails and distill them into one document...
which I will then send back to y'all for review and comment.

(A juicey distillation of these emails should help drive home many points,
and I don't imagine I'll give up and say "Ah, screw it!")

Annie