Reasons I consider myself in the "inner-clique" (believe it or not)

1. I try to post where I can be; a.helpful b.encouraging c.insightful (rare indeed) d.funny (even rarer because, face it, I'm kinda warped).

2. I try to participate in the song challenges (6 of the last 7)

3.I review the threads to which I post so as the thank or respond to other's kind help.

4. I LOVE music!

5. I participate in PalTalk--which means I try to listen and encourage/feed-back as well as play/sing.

6. I log on to this site more than once a week.

7. I don't assume that everyone is hanging on my every post. I've seen almost everybody's posts get stepped on from time to time. (I still laugh at LEJ's suggestion to conspiritorily pick someone to a. always post almost exactly the same information as them (in a subsequent post) and then b. have a friend acknowledge your post, not the victim's--wicked plan indeed!)

8. When I read the caliber of writing that goes on here I realize that I am not necessary--but it sure is fun to participate!!!!

9. and finally...I'm wise enough to have caught on that some other 'catter is likely to post a "...uh...JH...I never considered you part of the clique *BG*" following this declaration.

JH