[Fwd: woodworking analogy]

[Jim Croft]

> >perfect). Lacking perfect fit, we have to use glue, nails, and screws to
> >hold the pieces together sometimes. This is where taxonomy becomes as
> >much an art as a science. When we are through, we fill the cracks and
> >holes with putty to make the whole piece seem to go together well... and

and then we give the whole lot several good coats of paint to hide the
multitude of sins beneath...  :)

jim