Critic’s Notebook: When readers critique the critic

I get a lot of mail. People love critiquing the critic. Sometimes they really let me have it. 
A guy named Rich wrote to tell me to he’s fed up with me writing about spicy food. “I am afraid you have finally done it, Mr. Johnson! Your taste buds need a level of ‘fire’ that only a dragon could understand! Very few humans could tolerate the degree of spiciness you depict in your reviews lately! It’s too bad that you have burned out your taste buds because you use