Dear Susan, Have just returned (Friday, but then left for a fundraiser in S.F. Saturday and back again on Sunday night) from Australia, where I had almost NO exposure to the aborigines except through... ...viewing and absolutely magnificent exhibit on aborigine history and spirituality at the Australian Museum in Sydney and ...listening (mouth open in disbelief) to one of the primary (I guess) candidates for P.M., there, as she explained why "abos" shouldn't get any financial assistance, etc., etc. Nastily. Anyway, whille my Australian experience was limited to the arrangements made by my 80-year-old (and slightly to the right of John Wayne) step father, and thus not very enlightening, I DID reread Mutant Message on the plane coming home and found it even more wonderful the second time through. Thanks again for the nudge to read it. Hope we'll talk soon! Kim