12:25 PM -- Dear Whoever Writes the PR Vibes Newsletter from PR Firm, Calysto Communications:

Greetings, young person! I'm Phil Harvey, editor of the largest telecom publication in the world, though you'd never know that, judging by my absurdly low number of Twitter followers.

I assure you, kind sir or madam, I'm not known for my powers of observation. You will often see me trying to leave the coffee shop by pushing on a door marked pull. You will often see me setting my coffee cup on top of my car while I fumble for my keys, then driving away with said cup still atop said car. Yes, I'm a bit thick (and I do spend thousands of dollars a week on coffee).

The reason I'm writing is that I have noticed something that demands your attention. Boy, oh boy, did my monocle pop straight out when I saw Wednesday's issue of PR Vibes.

Indeed, that issue of the newsletter had the following quote from Ron Mathews, the new event director for Supercomm:

Amazingly, Mathews said the exact same thing to your PR firm's intrepid reporter as he did to me. My story carried the exact same quote -- right down the added editorial clarification for the words "date change."

I'm not what you'd call a sharp-eyed sort of person. But even at a passing glance, some details appear to me as though they were bathed in neon with dancing girls on either side. Would you not agree that even a half-blind bat such as myself could make a case that my story is remarkably akin to Wednesday's issue of PR Vibes?

Actually, don't answer that. I am a gentleman and as such I should never imply that you're some sniveling little copy-thieving weasel that ought to have your Gap khakis worn out by a hickory switch. Indeed, I have no proof of plagiarism whatsoever, other than the eerie similarity of the pacing, the word choice, the quote, the sentence structure, and a handful of other silly details.

So where shall we leave this, you mysterious Calysto wordsmith? Well, I have an idea: You should call Ron Mathews immediately and compliment him on his incredibly exact word choice. When Mr. Mathews calls PR firms to update them on industry events, as I'm sure he's prone to do, he is nothing if not a monument of precision and a man of rare talent.

And Lord knows, you do have an eye for talent.

Good day to you, fair scribe,
Phil Harvey
Editor-in-Chief, Light Reading