I think I probably stated my case about the article much too strongly. The 
problem remains though, and is a real one for the practicing pathologist: is 
any special stain really needed. If so, is the simplest stain inferior to the 
most complex one?

Vinnie Della Speranza, the scientific editor of Histo-Logic, challenges me: 
>>I would be thrilled to receive (and print) an article from Dr. Richmond on 
this subject that picks up where he feels this author left off. What do you 
say, Samurai? Do you accept the challenge? Maybe some of you can help 
convince him to share his knowledge with us readers of Histo-Logic. 
Submission deadline: Jan 5, 2001 for Spring 2001 issue.<<

I wish I had some way to take you up on this, but no laboratory I'm currently 
connected with has the ability to perform more than a Diff-Quik stain. More 
immediately, I have - within the last week - found out that I have serious 
cardiac valvular disease, and I do not know what the next few months will 
bring.

Bob Richmond
Samurai Pathologist
Knoxville TN