Howdy, You've been very generous with your terrific "real cards," and other greetings (emails, phone calls, checks, prayers and good vibrations--which may be the same thing--expressions of love?). Anyhoo, many thanks to each and every one of you for your friendship and more. (I've never been so popular in my life!). Patricia has been wonderful, and appreciates your concerns and attentions for her as well. I don't know how to thank any of you, really; she does get an irregular but frequent, healthy dose of my high wit and low (often dark-heh-heh, or sarcastic) humor, which I'd enjoy sharing with many more. Many, many thanks to all, pax et amor, michael