I will try this again with a clearer head..V 2.0

[JMC]

Hi Chevalle - yes, we do appear to be in a similar boat. However, my W has not called me for idle chat since last summer (save one or two witty emails). Most other interactions have been for a reason associated with the pending D or related to our adult daughter. That is wierd that your W would call you for that conversation. Interesting thoughts on Satan, and I have heard similar statements.

Regarding being cordial, I have told many of my friends/family who have suggested other tacts that I will take the high road as best as I can. I do not want to get down the road and wish I had not acted like an a$$ during this trying time of my life.

On the matter of friends and family, last night I told one good-intentioned yet pushy friend that I have gotten a lot of 'advice' from a lot of people who either have no legal experience in the area or have never experienced this drama - essentially telling him that although I appreciate his concern, I do not think his understanding of how I should respond is in line with how the courts really work. I am getting tired of the whole process and want it to be over and move on.

The Stones have always been one of my favorite bands and I think of that song occassionally. I laugh sometimes as I used to be experienced in caligraphy and had that exact verse written in script in my locker door during senior year.