Forthose of you who have wondered about the sporadic nature of my postings and thelong delays in response to emails, I say, “I have been dealing with a catastrophicfamily illness.
WhileI know that you all will have nothing but hopeful thoughts and wishes about this,the outcome is not going to be positive. We survive day-to-day and deal withwhatever comes. Let me thank you all, in advance, for your kindness andunderstanding.