Hmmmm.... nine years (NINE YEARS!) down the road from the original posting, on the way back from the funeral of a friend, and considering great personal upheavals to come at home, I remembered this thread...

It is salutary to read through again, and I hope, will provoke more thoughts from contributors new and old.

Oh, I have picked lots of daisies in the last nine years, and I know the world has many more- tonight's positive thought to go to bed with!

Thanks, friends.