Hi Barbara -Interesting story, and I thought I had had a bad Holiday. Just achy and tired and unable to handle the heat wave we're having in Connecticut. Your tale was so well-written that I could actually picture you whrithing around on the couch, stuffing flying everywhere-I have a very active imagination-and it stuck me (I hope you won't be insulted) as hysterically funny. The piece was so well-done,and since I have been there myself,I can really relate, although my problem right now is slightly different. I do something more like lurching Frankenstein-style walk. Anyway, your post made me smile. Gotta have a sense of humor with PD.Whoever invented it, be it God or the devil (my favorite theory), must have. Carole H. 53/51/45 _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com