Jerry:

Now that I've become a grandpa (on 12/3/03), I suppose I *could* claim the title of "Propogator."

I owe you a long-overdue PM (if not more), by the way. Maybe I'll find time over the weekend.

Amos, brucie, et al:

Thanks for answering. Sorry I hadn't checked back into this thread for so many days after posting my little rant.

Ellenpoly:

It's fun being "just a name," isn't it?

When I first got diagnosed with cancer and began going through my treatment, Mudcat was the one "place" in my whole life where I was able to continue being the same person I had always been all along -- albeit a semi-fictional person. It was one of the things that helped me remain sane (well, as sane as ever).

Pops