To Rich(bodhránai gan ciall),

You mentioned losing one bone of a set. I haven't exeperienced that agony yet but a friend gave me a single ebony bone of what must have been a beutiful set at one time. Are you missing an ebony bone?

BTW, in a twist on the classic zen aphorism, What is the sound of one bone playing?

Re DREAMS:

I used to dream of being chased by dinosaurs. Generally I was running through the forest with the beast right behind me. I would generally end up at a cliff. I was faced with the choice of jumping or being eaten.

In another recurring dream I was goven the choice of being executed by either drowning in quicksand or being beheaded by guillotine.

Question to parents:

Have you had nightmares concerning your children? Mine are particularly vivid and leave me shaking and sweaty. Those ruin my whole night. It's tough getting back to sleep. The worst was when adump truck was backing up over where they were playing. In my dream I was beating on the driver's door trying to get him to stop. Even today the memory of that dream leaves me shaken.