Every now and then I get on this fun website (Excite.com) to play Bingo. They have a live chat feature, so you can gab with other bingo players while you're losing. The other day the room was talking about kids, and I mentioned that I don't have kids because ferrets are all I need. One bingo-er replied "But I thought they were *dangerous*" GASP! So I launched into my pro-ferret mode. I described all my babies, talked about their names, their habits, etc. She said she'd never actually seen one before. So I sent her my URL and some photos. In the end she admitted that they were "kind of cute" and sounded like a lot of fun. I told her I could throw out my TV in order to watch them 24/7. She had been having a pretty bad day and told me that my stories made her laugh and cheered her up. Hurray for ferrets, always the light of everyone's day! :-) ===== Aileen & the Herd minus one Herdling Slinky, Kyle, Noel, Sandy, & Rootie the beagle Missing Gizmo so much. We love you, baby. Check out the Herd's website at: http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Zoo/7414/index.html [Posted in FML issue 3056]