Enter Colonel Rock and Captain Stone.
It is with deep regret and profuse apologies that I, (even though I pride myself on not having any gender biases) must admit that somewhere deep in my wiring, I apparently, unfortunately, harbor a vestigial modicum of, well...ahem, chauvanistic programming.

This was evidenced to me at the Awards Ceremony April 18th, where the gender of one Captain Stone was revealed to be female.
...just a couple weeks too late to save me from disgrace, as I had already posted a preposterous exposé on the antics of a couple of loveable military 'men'.

I had somehow concluded, though I am not-at-all unfamiliar with women holding high offices or positions of great authority, that Captain Stone was a male.
What an eye-opener of introspection that provided for yours truely.
            Get the details of that particular revelation here.

In the profound words of Tony Randall:
"...and you know what happens when we A S S U M E ?"

I won't go into detail. Leave us just assume...er, conclude that it's objectionable.

In the words of Kelsey Grammer: "Egg all over my face... What is a boy to do?" That one I can answer: Apologize.
I reiterate: I'm sorry.

In the future, I promise to give a fervent effort to research my subjects so as not to go expounding on things I know not of.
Obviously, good fiction has to have its roots based in fact, right? Right.
Good. That's settled then.

I'll write more when I get the lowdown straight-from-the-horse's-mouth.
That should help prevent my being mistaken for its other end.

-J

See the aforementioned erroneous report here.
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