Ya know, I'm sure Mathews <i>felt bad.</i> But Andrea Hopkins <i>felt</i> somewhat less than stellar, too, back when I was feelin' her, and that still didn't keep me from taking her to the 8th grade ball. Bought her a corsage, too, and it got me nowhere. Ended up home in bed with a flashlight and a crunchy copy of <i>Forever</i> by Judy Bloom.