Well, Puerto Vallarta was the best time I have had in Mexico! I took my ferret photo album with me and asked around to some locals who thought they were really adorable! One woman said "muy bonita" which means "very pretty" in Spanish. Apparently, they had all seen Beastmaster and Kindergarten Cop. One person said "Arnold". I did not get that reaction in Mazatlan or Cabo. Even though there are no ferrets there, I highly recommend it for vacation. I was also able to hold a very large iguana (at least fifteen pounds) and Jim stood there going "don't even think about it." He was so friendly. It was not appreciated by my hubby that I kept ordering extra food at meals to take to the many cats and dogs wandering the streets. I fed quite a few, but not enough. Animals certainly are not put in as high regard as we do here, but I have seen that everywhere I have travelled (Jamaica, Mexico, Carribean, Puerto Rico). I must tell everyone that if you go to PV, you should definitely do the Swim with the Dolphins at the sanctuary. It was the most amazing experience, and I almost starting crying. Very emotionally moving. Lots of pictures! Upon arriving home I found 61 emails from FMLers plus the digests in my inbox. Thank you, all of you, with the exception of one, for the nice notes. I will get back to each and every one of you, but it may take a couple of days. Those of you who have also expressed concern, you should continue to do so. Just today, a certain FMLer emailed me to tell me the following, after I had responded to her rude email: I wrote: I hope and pray that your ferrets are not being slapped for displaying actions you disagree with. Her response: Yes, I slap them every time I look at them and THINK OF YOU!! Since I did not specify who sent me this email, BIG should not have a problem allowing it to go through. [A quote is fine -- an entire e-mail is not fine without permission. BIG] Those who would like to see the email are free to email me and I will forward it. On another note...my suggestion to this punchbug, reneew, R.Worthing or whatever you go by, is to quite emailing me. Spewing hatred wont get you very far. Also, bringing the Killians into it, certainly would not be in your best interest. I strongly suggest you avoid that topic entirely. When you can learn to converse in a logical way without profanity or references to physical violence, I will respond. In fact, I wish I never responded in the first place. You sought me out, not the reverse. I will not take this "offline" because I don't care to converse with this person. This is the last the FML will hear from me on the entire subject, however, I am currently looking into some additional concerns I have. [The Killains? I don't recall mention of the Killians. BIG] In addition, I would like to thank BIG for clarifying on the FML anonymity rules. Although I certainly don't agree, I am not the moderator. Hopefully those of you who have sent me notes expressing similar concerns will go the extra distance and email BIG about it. I am not happy to be home EXCEPT to see my ferrets. I missed them each and every day. Then, seeing the weather here and turning on the news to see more devastation in New York, brought me back from "vacation land" real quick. My blessings go out to those who lost someone today. Take care~ [Posted in FML issue 3600]