To Peter C. and the rest of the participants in the Streamer swap:

As much as I don't want to bail on this swap, I'm afraid I'm not going to be
able to meet my responsibilities. I apologize to everyone who took the time
to tie the full set of flies; I have a long list of pathetic excuses
(including, and this is not a joke, the dog ate several of them. How she
ate the feathers and didn't get stuck by the hooks I'll never know) but the
bottom line is there is no way I'll be able to get them tied in time.