hi all and holy moley, i didn't mean to start yet another PARKINSN list kerfuffle! i've been on NOMAIL trying to finish the first draft of my book (done!! whew!!) and also just cleared up a problem with the listserv at u of toronto which seemed to think i belonged to lots of lists there so ... i got a tad behind in my postings to parkinsn (which i also copy to my newsletter) that's it folks no problem! no mental breakdown! let's all try to remember what happens when we 'assume' anything, ok? also please know that no one can 'block' or 'stop' up the listserv; nobody's postings got shoved aside by my little flurry of 'catch-up' messages in re following rules and regulations i do what barb patterson asks me to do she is the owner here i respect her hard work and her hospitality in offering this list miracle to the pd world since nov 1993 [yikes barb - that's coming up to almost 10 years!] 'family' it is, like it or lump it, functional and loving and wonderful at times, dysfunctional and having hissy-fits at other times, just like the real world and also, just like the real world, a unique challenge to learn from and grow with i have pd for the long haul no doubt about it i am not going anywhere alone we parky cyber siblings are in this tub together janet janet paterson: an akinetic rigid subtype, albeit perky, parky pd: 54/41/37 cd: 54/44/43 tel: 613 256 8340 email: [log in to unmask] smail: 375 Country Street, Almonte, Ontario, Canada, K0A 1A0 a new voice: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn