I would defintitely want my Mudder/Catter friends to know if something happened to me that precluded my posting it......whether it were my death or just something like a serious hospitalization. Maybe we could all put a sign on the fridge:

In case of Emergency please let Mudcat (include URL here) know. There are lots of you that I consider "family", and how else are you to know why I am not posting? I really love this idea, kat, and

HERE'S YOUR SIGN!!!

This really does have a lot to do with the "A" word....."aging"......the older we get, the more "in your face" our own mortality is........it's not morbid, but when we lose our parents, we are suddenly faced with the fact that we are Adults, whether we want to be or not....and we too, are someday going to die whether we want to or not.........

We don't always have a choice about how we go. I smoke, and I could die from Lung Cancer or emphysema, but I could also die in a car crash tomorrow.......we never know when we will be called.

Matt, leave our phone number on your fridge.......we care enough to let people know.

Mudcat has enriched my life immeasurably......to the detriment of my Practice Time.........maybe that's my epitaph......."She MudCatted instead of Practicing". That, or "Nobody Home"...........