Peter,

Thanks for the food for thought. To whom do I owe thanks most recently Lucy and Stewart MacNiel for a much needed lesson in human kindness ( long story). Alan Doyle for sharing his love of life and joy in exsistance with everyone. Darrell Power for making me laugh so hard my sides hurt ( i am not a giggly person) They have made my life immeasurably better these past few months. The problem, I do not have the words to say to them all that is my heart, nor even a small part of it. They are the folks I give thanks for nightly. Maybe someday I will be able to tell them that they made a difference not just becasue of their music, but because of the way they live their lives. And Peter, thank YOU for starting this thread, it is wonderful to see how may of us are touched to deeply by the artist and writers around us andi