About "Vowels to Bosnia", Lisa Smith asks, "Are you the author?"

Unfortunately, no. It's a great piece. It came to me through a friend,
unattributed. My only addition was the reference to Hawaiian endemics...and
my totally accidental, but perhaps appropriate, misspelling of "Victroia".

Feel free to pass it on.

Bryan Gates, Victoria (that's better)
bgates at assessment.env.gov.bc.ca