I don’t, of course, but I guarantee that the headline alone will generate calls (to ‘30 Seconds,’ natch) from the knee-jerkers out there who won’t bother to read the actual text of this column.

You’d think I would have learned by now that even the most innocuous of comments I make in print can and will be hideously misconstrued. I can’t count the number of times I’ve fielded a call from an angry reader who had “seen” something in the paper that, in actuality, wasn’t really there at all. It’s all a matter of interpretation, I suppose. From time to time, I still need a reminder that “reading” and “comprehending” are not the same thing.

Case in point, my “Thumbs” from last Friday’s edition, which incidentally I wrote on deadline in about oh, 30 seconds:

“I’m going to go out on a limb here and give a thumbs up to NYRI – specifically Project Manager Bill May, who, along with PR man David Kalson, visited The Evening Sun’s offices this week to meet with our editorial board to discuss the proposed power line project face to face. While it did not sway my personal opinion on the project, I have to give credit to the effort that was made. If nothing else, I think we gained a much clearer understanding of why NYRI is so committed to the project. – JMG”