I trust that your indispensable passion for debate has not worn thin because of the seemingly boring classes on some highfalutin law kuras, which you're having to attend of late. A jumpy wandering mind is what you end up with, my dear madam, especially when you've the laptop in the bag with only a click away from entering the dense cryptic jungle of the cyber sansaar. And Sajha is one big patch of that jungle that I for one intend to stay out of. At least for a few weeks. I have got some pressing projects to take care of, and this jungle-roaming is giving me so much head in! :) Delighted to hear that your meeting with Manjushree was a pleasant one; I now remember reading her article in Nepali Times about the Nepali diaspora there in California some time ago. I am sure, she's a wonderful person to know and one would admire her more for that than what she is famous for. ""one could be a serial killer but still very highly regarded if the family name reigns supreme!"" Absolutely true. Such rogue elements not only roam free in our society but also enjoy high pubplic regard, precisely because the family fortunes/name creates that invisible power base for them to lean to at their choosing. More annoying is the fact that we comfortably elect to keep mum instead of openly challenging the existing status quo, and by implication, are all party to propagating this age-old mentality. I think, we often think more in terms of repercussions than results - you want to be keeping your head above water for obvious reasons. But then it's only reasonable in a society such as ours with its dismal level of awareness/literacy rate. Okay, I woffled on there a bit - gone off tangent, so I better stop before I say more rubbish. :) I know, madam, the Nightingales won't be found in the gumbaas and one ought to be looking for them elsewhere. Yes, plenty of them everywhere but the always pressing kura is to do with how one can make sure that one ends up with is a real F Nightingale. Far too many fake ones, mind you - so the gumbaa option must remain extant for now. :-) Tell me about the Emerald City then. There ought to be no dirth of dashing Darcys out there I suppose - though I suspect they may not as readily possess the authentic Darcy accent, no? Hey who cares about the accent anyway as long as other credentials measure up to your Darcy expectations! :-) Hey I am super-duper busy this and next week, so you won't see my shadow amble past your screen but do pop in, I might surprise you. :-) Carpe diem