My apologies to all asking private questions for the better part of the last week. I have been out of town, back in California. My mom slipped and broke her hip. She is somewhat confused, but is otherwise doing well. She has had a rough year. She now has more metal in her than I do, but mine is in more places. ;-) In other news, I had a small accident with my library. When I left to go to California, I left so rapidly that I forgot to put away several ferret references. I am building a comprehensive ferret index that compiles ALL ferret references, regardless of source and date, into a single database complete with keywords and abstracts. While I was gone, my ferrets decided the top reference was a personal toy. They bulldozed it off the table and after tearing several pages, decided it was a liter box. It has been ruined and cannot be salvaged. The other references were damaged as well, but I either have extra copies or they can be repaired. The reference the ferrets destroyed was the Nov/Dec 1998 issue of Ferrets magazine. What is ironic is that I have 2 or more copies of EVERY other Ferrets and Modern Ferret magazine, except for this single issue. If someone on the list has an extra copy of the Nov/Dec 1998 Ferrets that I can buy, barter, or trade for, please email me. Finally, my daughter Elizabeth, who used to frequently post to the FML while she was still in high school, will be married May 22 to a reasonably acceptable fellow, a firefighter. I'll be off line for part of the week prior to and after that date. Bob C Questions? : [log in to unmask] Communication: [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 4504]