to
all of you who are offering me your wonderful inputs -
THANK YOU!!
you are really getting me off to a good start on this and i am starting to feel less squeamish about laying it all out there and baring my soul. writing these rememberances right here on thread, spontaneously, without any solid layout plan is really a hard task for me as i edit my paragraphs and sentences over and over again for hours before being happy with them. even so, in the end, this whole finished thread will probably need to be revised, cut apart, and moved around to become a coherent well-ordered book. please keep on reading and posting your comments when you feel so inclined. it really helps me keep on plugging away, knowing that i have a few of you out there waiting to read my next day's installment.