Barbara Patterson has invited me, as a new subscriber to this list, to introduce myself. My sister has just been diagnosed with Parkinson's, and I am out getting information. So I do not expect to be able to contribute much, but I definitely *do* expect to learn a lot. I hope this is OK with everyone. ============================================================= Michael G. Southwell [log in to unmask] Department of English [log in to unmask] York College/CUNY Jamaica, NY 11451 718/262-2470