"Master hand"

but if a tree falls in the woods.....

Captain? Virtuoso? Champion? Specialist?

Steve Martin......man it's been a long time since I've heard that....

The answer is in the subject line. The clue was "Master hand" the answer was "maven."

This goes back to MACS herf when I asked Rickamaven what "maven" meant, since I thought it was a word (as well as a name). Rick gave me an answer only slightly different from the NY Times.

you cryptic little devil.

i enjoyed our little discussion.