Perhaps Z-dr (Joe) amd Hobbsie are the only ones here who already figured it out on their own, but I told you guys that, if anyone could kick the ass of Mr. Death, it was me! I am perhaps the meanest, orniest, mosy stubborn cuss ever born and I'm not ready to let you guys off the hook that soon.

As Secretary Sage has told you here and in personal messages and conversations, things have not been very good for me of late. I have had an odd experience of late. For the first time since I got my first computer, I went over a week without touching mine. It was just too difficult and physically draining for me. I apologize to all of you for that lapse. You people are too very special and important to me to let you remain ignored. Rose, Joe, Draggie and Hope, you need to know that your posts added that little bit of extra energy I needed to keep fighting these last few weeks. Why I was forced to stand upright and proffer a one-fingered salute in the general direction of Baltimore in response to Z-dr's marking of my continued existence.

One of the things I have missed most during the period of non-existant blood pressure readings has been making music for Secretary Sage and myself. I managed to do that today for the first time in over two weeks. That's YOUR FAULTS! Thanks, guys!