In reading today's FML, I got a wonderful idea. Combining the Anonymous Poster's suggestion for getting together all the duck soup recipies, and Kymberlie's comment about putting together poetry about ferrets --- Why don't we on the FML try to organize a project to put together a book of ferret poetry and ferret recipies?? (recipies to FEED ferrets, not to SERVE ferrets! <G>) Everyone who wishes to contribute could send their contribution e-mail, and whoever does the compiling could put it all together into a document. Then we could either send it to everyone on the FML and other interested parties, OR (a better idea I think) actually get it printed up and sell it as a fundraiser for the shelters. As it's "creators", we could donate our time and perhaps the printing, and then any shelter could request copies for them to sell at fairs and shows... We could (and probably should) intersperse the book/booklet with interesting ferret facts, FAQs, and other ferret "stuff" ... a Ferret Compendium! If nothing else, it would be wonderful to have all that in a book, even if just for us. Stephanie, you mentioned Mithryl dooking about with brushed up tail at "nothing at all" ... heheheh I don't think I've ever had a ferret that DIDN'T do that! I think they see into a different dimension... Ferretheim or something ... Like cats and dogs seem to do. I have a 6 yo who is usally quite calm and laid back - then all of a sudden, for no apparent reason, he will become 6 months old again and dook and wardance all over the place for about 5 minutes. Then he stops and lies down ("flat ferret" position). Then he goes back to being 6 years old again.... it's weird, but quite amusing. Just enjoy it! Otter Lynx,Drifter,Silk & Muggsy (Meow)Mitakuye Oyasin [Posted in FML issue 1890]