Yes, I remember Sony making a big deal about the TRT's use of the graphic. So we switched to John Wayne!
I just saw in your bio that you and your wife have TEN KIDS?!? Man, you sure are a glutton for punishment. $;-)
I hear what you say about writing, too. Here's a link to an op-ed I had published in the local newsrag, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the NYT called the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. We just call it the SHT:
'Ballistic fingerprinting' advocates follow emotion, not reason