Evan wrote: << It is an interesting year. I got more personal attacks, (in private, thankfully) about the Blog than ever before. It even made me think that maybe it has outgrown it's intent. I started doing it because people seemed to enjoy it, and I had fun with it. Now, it is hard work, there always is someone who objects to something I said, but this year it was amazing. >> Dear Evan, PLEASE keep Blogging! I was so excited about attending my very first National. Due to an unfortunate series of events, I missed the entire thing. Without your Blog and Bob's videos, I'd be much more depressed than I already am. So, please keep Blogging! Do it for those of us who APPRECIATE it and for those of us who NEED it. Thank you for all the Blogs in the past. They were great! Paulette McGuirt (The tall lady, with the not so goofy grin on her face, who never got to meet you.) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================