Well said Tom , was that the closing arguments? If so, the jury should come back in your favor. Oh, looks like moderators (jury) have done so, and we are back on the Surviving the Big D Board where we belong. Because : We Have Survived!!! The harem party crowd has adjourned from mid Indiana across the river from Louisville KY and had wonderful weekend with smiling faces, because, we all know we are survivors (and we found a lot of doodles that were , like, FREE). Your second to last P struck a cord, as I was driving up I 71 from KY last night approaching Cinci, Ms $3 M looked me straight in the eye and said: "I want to thank you for letting me be who I am. No strings attached, no needs, no demands. " That's the words of another survivor to another survivor, both having been beat up twice each. No need to fill in the rest of the convesration peeps, because as ATom said, "others value us for whom we are ..." The value of those simple words from one person to another that have both been through x spouse melt downs - MLC or whatever -as the commercial says "priceless". I know for certain now, thanks to a defining moment, I made it to the other side. I have survived. And that is in part from support of all the party peeps, grilling mamal in the middle of winter, vicariously shoveling snow off roof tops, hurtling cows off of parapets ( or african swallows carrying cocunuts or six packs of Holy Grail Ale) or a pair of pets, twin beavers at birth , well U know , whatever. Thanks kids. Life is moving on on my end as well as yours. Pass the doodles and I'll have a glass of Chardonnay to wash'em down. ____________________ Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolates in the other - body throughouly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO, What a Ride"
