Sometimes on these important issues, heads collide. We are talking about living, and loving creatures unique to the world, and ones that have touched us indelibly. On the whole, the humor, the passion, the firmly seated opinions, and the fervor, are a welcome addition to the spectacle of life. We all take ourselves too seriously from time to time, but the intentions are honorable and sometimes even valiant. Time reminds us all that none of us are beyond its grasp. And in times of passing such as these, perhaps we need to remind each other of our shared commonality, and not our individual differences. best wishes, until next time, alphachi [Posted in FML issue 2002]