and hello to all my friends i have spoken to in a week or so. Just a quick update, despite Ken's best advice, the hard drive is still failing, and i am still waiting to get it replaced. My mail locked up and when I finally got it opened, a147 messages were waiting, so I am skimming and deleating as fast as possilbe. I am seeing a new neuro on Wed, and will hopefully get a diagnosis - good, bad, right or wrong, it always makes me feel better for those brief periods when the doctor is SURE he/she knows just what is wrong.... after that i will be leaving town for a week or two, good luck to all and god bless tex PS DON, we cant do like we want all the time because they don't make that much ice cream, and VIVIAN fusses at you cause she loves you and wants you to be as heathy as you can.