methodman, woooo hooo... glad to hear from you my friend..when i was a kid i watched this robin hood cartoon. and there was this rooster character who went around singing about ups and downs in life..life is a sinusoid wave..there are ups and there are downs..that's the way it is..have faith, brother.. puppylove, didn't know that you went thru so much stuff either. but i sure am glad you made it. i hope you are still up for the empress position when it opens up. rhythm, you are all the wiser for having had those wacky thoughts.