Speaking of good friendships, [ surely Peter knows where this is going, ] I heard you had some flattering things to say about me on the network.

[ No comment from the peanut gallery at the time, because Jim flat out doesn't use the thing very much - just skims for relevant information concerning the state of the planet and the Natha - but he does comb through his missed backlog every so often. ]

Hopefully I haven't done anything terminally embarrassing between then and now to put you off my company.