In a message dated 01/13/2000 8:10:38 AM Mountain Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: << Although I feel sorry for people who may be lonely or want attention and thereby try to communicate with others through the Listserv= , >> Dan, this listserv has many purposes and various functions. Stick around for awhile and perhaps you will become oriented to some of these, learn to know the writers as individuals of a tribe, family, community. Think of us as another source for relationships. These become more rare as we grow old, at least IMHO! Clare Wilson