>That's the trick, to keep an everlasting stream of ferrets. That, >and time. And sometimes, even time doesn't work. I do agree. My Jonas and Cleo, and my other animals are making the difference here too, and always have. The problem isn't of course ferrets alone -- our own mortality is also hard to face. I hear the documentary "Griefwalkers" is another good way to prise one out of -- out of what? paralysis? obsession? Ah, here it is -- dimming of the brightness of life. Here's a pair of my darlings -- baby donkey Biniam and his mother, Sophie. He was 4 days old in the first pic, and had just been born in the 2cnd pic. http://s1144.photobucket.com/albums/o492/celebrateoften/ [Posted in FML 7458]