Hi there.

Hello Mr. Secret! whomever ye may be! Gosh, I can't remember anyone who left me with a really bad impression, but my memory isn't what it used to be. Perhaps it was mostly your imagination? Teraniel is alive and well, back home taking care of a somewhat ill mother. I still email him frequently (and vice versa); in fact, I'm waiting to hear from him now. Yes, sadness seems to go with age. We've lost a couple of old friends in the past year or so, and one or two more seem on the verge of leaving fairly soon. On the other hand, I'm glad to say I've met more good friends online than by any other means of contact, so it's not always bad! Of course, there is always the difficulty with online meetings that sometimes mood and emotion is tricky to evaluate, and that's led to more than the occasional miscued potential friendship, but all in all things could be worse. Nice to see you ... I think! Welcome again to the Lounge, which (so far) seems to go on forever. I think it's slated to outlast me! Somersault