janet paterson wrote: > if someone had a notable skill in writing > ? I noticed that too; it didn't seem to fit the profile of your average schoolboy jerk who thinks a rubber crutch is real funny. That's why my first reply is factual but emotionless. Even after seeing the smart-ass aol profile, I would think: maybe that was long ago, before he got sick, or maybe he's just borrowing somebody else's ISP, as many newcomers do. If I had to judge, I would me much more suspicious of Bill and Leslie's story than of "Howard's", but I always give benefit of the doubt. Joe -- J. R. Bruman (818) 789-3694 3527 Cody Road Sherman Oaks, CA 91403-5013