Rocky Mountain snogs laced with the crisp air of the high desert wafting your way all 'round.

wish all you soaked-to-the-bone Europeans and U.K.ers could come here for a nice high-and-dry visit. The autumn air could not be more perfect today. I'm sending it to y'all from my heart.

And you're right, Matt. There are a lot of bloodless and tetchy young 'uns out there now, particularly among the female set. It worries and saddens me, but it's very much the way things are among a lot of 'em now. Not all though -- in human experience, one thing you can comfort yourself with is the fact that nothing applies to all of us. (Except death and zits when we least want them...)

So, there's a warm, fuzzy one out there somewhere. But, in the advice of my Zen teacher, the best way to find 'em is to "be the person you want to find ..."

An airy blanket of snogs to all, ww