Greg and Joy just left here. What a fine evening we just passed---talk and songs and food galore. It's been forty years plus since I last saw Mr. Hildebrand in Chicago. How is it possible that we have come so far on our separate paths and wind up so like-minded on so many topics?? And Joy could not be more aptly named. What a joy she is!! Carol and I did not want this night to end. But they are now on their way to Iowa--and a trmendous downpour just started. This must be what fell on Denver and the Colorado mountains as snow a day or so ago. Drive carefully, folks!

Anyone who insists that this Mudcat is not a real community is just completely wrong and way far off the mark. We are what we make of ourselves. This cyberworld can be filled with real comaraderie. And the actual emotions and attachments found here drive this point home for me just about every time I meet one of you folks in the flesh.

Love,

Art and Carol Thieme