Hey, a little lighthearted fun on my "dark" thread. It's refreshing... Thanks to everyone for asking about my sister. She sounded so good when I talked to her on the phone yesterday.

Owen, thanks for the compliments to my family. And don't worry, if you had said I was handsome I'd be a little worried. Right Will?

RJJ, thanks to you also for the compliments. Of course you can send e-mails to that address.

Abby, I'll send you the pics...what's your e-mail address? In terms of my W's distance yesterday, she was okay...not as bad as I anticipated. We had dinner over at her friend's last night, then came home around 8:00 and talked for a while about this and that. She still has the wall up, though, and won't really share what's on her mind. This is really hard for me because there have been so many secrets so far that I want no more. If she's thinking about a S, at this point I'd probably just tell her to go ahead. That way, at least I could begin to get on with my life. I know, bad attitude...

Bob, no worries about posting. You have your hands full...

Hi Dienne!

Thanks for everyone's visit. Nothing much new to report. The old jethro showed up briefly last night grumped for a minute to W, then stopped and apologized. I think I'm being pushed to my limits. Things still totally suck. I CANNOT get this damn A out of my head...and Lord knows, I've tried. I find that it's very difficult to distract myself, as it's always hanging over my head. My concentration is totally hosed these days, and I have trouble sleeping. Frankly, I feel no better today than I did three weeks ago when I first found out. WHEN DOES IT END!?!?!? It's almost unbearable. I'm not confortable in my own skin...

Sorry for being a downer after everyone's lightheartedness...

jethro