When I logged on tonight, it was with the idea of starting a new thread but finding this one made me believe that perhaps it was the right place to post what I had to say.

Over the past few months and especially within the past weeks, my life has been in a state of flux. Perhaps it has to do with turning 60 or feeling evn more mortal while witnessing the mortality of others. Whatever the cause, I have had to look at what is important and what is not; how I view myself and how I am viewed by others. Although it seems silly at this late date to feel the need for major changes, I have seen clearly that who I am is not the person I want to be orcan be expected to be as I try to move forward. To say my beliefs have been bady shaken is understatement and it is not too strong to say that in most ways, I have been reborn in mind and spirit.

To that end, I hope you will find me more pleasant as reading this thread has once again shown to me just how far I need to go to ease my own mind. In that respect I must thank all of you on this thread as your comments which may have been in jest or not, certainly rang true deep inside me and verified my own feelings toward the person I had become.

I will still occasionally frequent the 'Cat but I hope to do so in a manner more acceptable to others and to my inner self as well. Many thanks to you all for your friendship over these years which I may have treated lightly. Bless you all.

Pat