Dear Editor.i've been avidly reading your blogs and one of your contributers 'John Barnes' has me in stitches with his musings on 'cars that roll up hill' and 'sex with hookers on aeroplanes' my question is; why don't you give this guy a break and offer him his own column? he's a "natural"!! by the way, do you read and answer these questions yourself or does one of your minions read and answer for you? kindest regards..from a big fan from the other side of the world.

Thanks for getting in touch. Glad you like the blogs. I notice you have not contributed yourself - give it a go - we would love to hear about Java Island. And to answer your question about who answers the questions, that depends very much on the question and who is best placed to answer it. On this occasion, you have the editor's hand at your disposal.

11 October 2006