Just to drop a note to let everyone know I am home safe and sound. I have an unbelievable amount of email to wade through, which I will do as soon as possible, but I'm way behind on other things as well so please be patient. I do want to send all my new (and old) European friends a "Thank You" for all their help and support. A very special "Thank You" goes out to Anja and Ernst who not only put up with me and my strange sleeping habits, but made sure I never forgot a meal or a train. It was like having Dutch-speaking parents and I miss the both of you and all your ferrets. Another very special "Thank You" goes to Henneke, Stephenie, and Nanja. I'll never forget our pleasant afternoon in the red light district. ;-) No, seriously, the thank-you is for inviting me to the Netherlands in the first place, and I look forward to seeing the three of you again. There are dozens of other people i will be thanking in the next few weeks as I report about my ferret experiences. The museum work was VERY helpful and I have a lot of interesting stories about the way ferrets are kept in Europe. I'll be penning some viewpoints during the week and posting them shortly. I'll also be posting some photos as I get time to develop and print them (or scan the transparencies). I might even post a photo of Sheila to get her back for posting one of me. And Bill, it WAS me...don't I look so much better with the hair hiding my ugly face? Oh, and I prefer to think of my beard as being blond, not gray. I am not gray, I am not gray, I am not gray.... Bob C [log in to unmask] [I thought it was fur! BIG] [Posted in FML issue 4712]