The upside of being island-like--my wife has been on a trip; the nest is empty--is doing exactly what you wish, when you wish, for as long as you wish. The downside is absence of peer review, flint for your steel, prompt for your memory etc. I had no one to entertain or to hear my thoughts, but for a couple of days I was a bloomin' paragon. Just ask the dog. David Ritchie, Portland, Oregon ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html