"Yes, this is true, though I find it is often hard to convince the boss." Hi, I will say, then, that you have a 'bad' boss. I KNOW when 'my people' are sitting and doing 'nothing' that they are sitting and thinking...or maybe even gathering and mustering their wits to do SOMETHING. I am very intrigued by this conversation. PLEASE keep on with it, however miniscule it seems <g>, until I can respond...<g> I am, of course, mustering my wits [aka Emily in _Emily of Deep Valley_ of course--who else??] but have obscure constraints such as time and energy <dramatic sigh> But, I will send out a tease: Life IS worth living...and (here's the crux <g>)...EACH of you who has posted [shame on you, you lurkers <g>]] have GIVEN to the UNIVERSE. and, the UNIVERSE says THANKS. and the world is better for you having been Alive. So...please do NOT stop giving and living...even if you do not know the 'whom' your lives are affecting... Most assuredly yours, Marlena in Missouri ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html