Commadant, The only reason for my fast and furious responses today is that I am stuck in an excrutiatingly boring class of "Trusts and Estates"..seeing that I have neither a trust fund nor the hope of having one bestowed upon me by Bill Gates who lives in the same city...I find my mind wandering excessively in class this morning. Having a Laptop in law school is a terrible distraction...but it allows me to take a peak at such enlightened pages as the Daily Mirror in the midst of an extremely boring lecture :-) As for Manjushree, yes, my family had her and Daneil Lak over for dinner to our place during her last foray into California and we spent a very enjoyable evening debating politics and the steady downfall of Nepal vis-a-vis the current political climate...both of them were very enjoyable company. As for the Nepali mentality--it's the age old nonsense of you are presumed to be a worthwhile human being based on nothing other than your family connections--one could be a serial killer but still very highly regarded if the family name reigns supreme! As for the fever..sorry to know you're not feeling well...what you need dear commandant, is a Florence Nightingale..and those aren't to be found in the gumbas mind you :-)!! I hope you feel better soon.