J. Darwin Hawkins, In response to you notes, I have a few observations. I am what they call a 'lurker'. I am gathering information for my dad. I have very little to say but listen a lot. What I have noticed is this list is more than information. The people on this list are friends. To respond to only one person would leave out the others who are following the friendly bantering back and forth. After a few days on the list you will learn to use the scroll bar to by-pass the stuff you are not interested in and let those who are read it. The other point on typing correctly: We are talking about friends communicating. Some of them are typing the best they can!! This disease does not allow some to type with perfection even though they may be typing extremely slow. They are doing the best they can and their friends just like to hear from them. As for grammar, I guess some of it just depends on what part of the country you were brought up in. It's a minor point in life. Hope this doesn't sound like jumping all over you, it's just my opinion. Back to the shadows and enjoying the list. Jean