Hi Jerry,

Just wanted to say that I stopped by this thread for the first time yesterday (UK time)and am gradually working my way through - currently at 3rd March 2006 so I've a bit of catching up to do.

What I've read so far has been great - it's just like a "real-time" novel and in true tradition, I've just skipped to the lst page to see what happened!. I'll keep reading and get caught up, hopefully before your computer has "control, alt, deleted" itself!.

Oh, and you are so right about kitchen tables and kitchens too. When I go to parties, I always stand in the kitchen - sooner or later everyone passes me by, so that way I don't have to circulate and risk missing someone who is circulating in a different direction. (It beats hanging around outside the bathroom, which is the only other way of getting to meet everyone!.)

Deirdre