If we could get BIG to tell us all his story about getting involved with ferrets.....and then how he came to be the Oz of the FML? I'd like to hear his unique story. [Moderator's note: The short answer is I've always thought the furry little critters were really cool looking! But, as a child, my family really were not animal lovers and I had no pets. When I finally was in a situation to consider a 4-legged companion animal someone pretty much bought me a ferret at a ferret show from someone who had to give her up. Maybe she cost $5 or $10, I don't recall. The more I researched them, the more I decided they were just what I wanted to be: funny, smart, mischievous, playful and forever young. Anyhow, getting into moderating the FML was just because I was in the right (or wrong) place at the right time. (Newsgroups/e-mail and such were part of my job and I discovered the FML and could assist.) And STILL doing so after close to 20 years proves I'm not smart, playful nor forever young. Mischievous? Maybe. BIG] [Posted in FML 8174]