Wow Jim! You are a veritable font of information and it doesn't surprise me one bit. You have your thumb on the pulse of chilidom, as you should. It's good to know our old friends are pretty much okay even if we don't hear from them. I tried the MSN list...don't like the format, too busy or cluttered or something. I'm older than dirt so I prefer this style of communication; it's like a letter from home and I don't want it to change a bit, except to get a tad more active. These last few days have been fun. Thanks for your updates. SandyO CH #1146 of the moderate persuasion