A quick update to this post: I got a message from Andy saying that he had received my mail, appreciated my suggestions, and would keep me posted on the results. He could have been mean and nasty and told me to leave him alone, or he could have ignored me completely. He did neither. Instead he wrote me a pleasant email. Thanks Andy.
One of the things that's interesting about this whole blogosphere is that the networks comprising it are small and tight and those who comprise them are interested in their position. You can post on your site and with just a few click throughs you create a trail that allows the person you're writing about to find your comments. It allows for interesting conversations to take place and have a history.