Thank you for your kind, supportive words. I had thought, a week ago, that I was making a complete break w/ Mudcat. Over a period of months, I had become increasingly frustrated w/ the tone of the Discussion Forum. I was afraid that, if I stayed, I would start expressing myself negatively toward the members who frustrated me & I didn't want to do that. As Áine so kindly stated, maintaining a website takes time & it locked me into Mudcat in a very personal way. I needed to disengage to regain some balance in my thinking. Since I tranferred the site to Max last Saturday (Thanks for the compliment of undertaking it, in addition to all you do, Max!), I am feeling some better. I expect that I will mostly lurk for some period of time. I have never had a lot to contribute, musically, to the Mudcat. Because of that, I looked for a way I could contribute. As Rick stated, some supported that and some didn't. Who knows, perhaps getting to know each other better through the resources site has contributed to the current light, chatty tone. If so, to those of you who preferred what we had in the past, I sincerely apologize for my part. I will take some time for other things & will post if I feel I have something valid to contribute. My only wish for the Forum is that others might do the same--consider the validity of what you are about to express before you hit the "submit message" button.

best, always,

bbc