One thing that the conversation on the Mark Twain Awards has brought to the surface is the fact that, other than liking Twain, we may not agree on much, particularly when it comes to contemporary comedians. One point, that the awards mainly focus on stand up comics and not literary comedians, is well taken. So here's a suggestion: the Mark Twain Forum issue it's own award -- we'll call it "The Jumping Frog" -- for outstanding humorous and satiric writing, and then we can fight like hell to decide who gets it. The last Forum member left alive gets to give the stuffed frog. Nevertheless, the whole awards conversation has been one of the liveliest in recent memory. Are there perhaps things about Twain that may raise hackles as well? Jim Riordan and others offering insights on the skating lecture have been amazing. I should have known about "tilters" -- and now I do. Thanks. Hilton Obenzinger