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From: sinister@ac.dal.ca
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: Hello, world ...
Date: 16 Nov 92 13:16:35 -0400
Organization: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

In article <1992Nov13.031218.24106@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>, dmoran@nyx.cs.du.edu (Tauther) writes:
> [Tauther wanders up and warms himself at the fire momentarily. He looks
>  into the flames for a moment, then looks around at the crowd 'round
>  the fireplace.]
> 
> Hello ... I've been lurking here for, oh, say a week.  :-)  I just thought
> I'd introduce myself, and ask a question to the crowd ...
> 
> [He bows.]
> 
> I'm Tauther ... and my question is this:
> 
> What is the 'group opionion', so to speak, of a LDR?
> Suggestions about it?
> Warnings?
> 
> Any comments at all would be appreciated.
> 
> [He smiles slightly, and sits quietly to the side, awaiting any answers ...]

[Out of one of the only  shadows in the rooms steps a tall, black-cloaked
 figure.]
	Seeing as you asked, I've never known a Long Distance Relationship to
ever result in anything save a broken heart, with one notable exception.  And
he could afford $500 plane-trips once a month; the proverbial thousand-dollar-
date.  That worked out along the lines of "Happily Ever After".
	Blacjac might endorse 1 in 50+ odds.  I don't. 
	Of course, romance is the sort of thing that prompts you to ignore
the odds.  And advice.

	Oh.  I'm the lurker called Sinister.  Pleased to greet you.

[The figure sweeps a flourishing bow with his cloak and retires to the cool
darkness of the shadows] 
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: diana@wetware.com (CatWoman )
Subject: Re: Dancing in CA
Organization: Castle WetWare MouseCatcher
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 00:53:20 GMT

dch@rodan.UU.NET (Dan C. Horner) writes:

] Well Catchic,
] 
] Kraftwerk
] Art of noise
] Depecho Mode
] Nine inch Nails (yeah)
] 
] C+C Music Factory
] Technotronic
] KLF

Who???

CatWoman
Organization: Masters student, Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 06:44:13 -0500 
From: Richard Iswara <ri0a+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: What the?
	<1992Nov18.005204.8963@ac.dal.ca>

On 18-Nov-92 in Re: What the?                
user sinister@ac.dal.ca writes:
> *****lots of stuff deleted*****
>	The discourse here varies from day to day.  Some times it's the
>Broken Hearts CLub, other times it's talk.erotica, times are it reads like

talk.erotica??!? WHERE??? :)

RickI, the RoadRunner
From: jrsalt@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Julie Salter)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: Bell bottoms and platform shoes...
Date: 19 Nov 92 16:20:09 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Salter, Inc.

Richard Iswara <ri0a+@andrew.cmu.edu> shares: 
>Jules exposes:

>> I've changed to major casual.  I wear jeans, sweaters, and birkenstock
>> sandles.  Not very flashy, but I'm comfortable so who cares.
>                                                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^
>Steve?!?

Actually, no.  He doesn't mind what I wear.  Oh, I've seen his eyes light
up when I've come into the room with nice summer dress on, or the time we
dressed up nice and went out to dinner.  But, for the most part, I think
he prefers I wear nothing. 

Did I say that?  No.  Not me. ;)


>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Julie Salter<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
            President, Romantic Fire Association
  Wife of the Official Fireside Sex Advisor..AKA: Steven Salter
"Look into my eyes...you will see....what you mean to me......"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>email: jrsalt@silver.ucs.indiana.edu<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
From: kai@depeche.toppoint.de (Kai Voigt)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: Weekend! What for???
Distribution: world
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 92 16:51:58 GMT
Organization: Romantic Fire Association

In article <1992Nov22.133444.4634@wetware.com> diana@wetware.com (CatWoman ) shares:
>kai@depeche.toppoint.de (Kai Voigt) writes:
>
>] It's now 21:30 over here in Germany and I'm sitting at home
>] doing homework. I mean it's WEEKEND and the only thing
>] I can think of is how to finish these mountains of papers
>] till monday :-(
>
>Ugh.

Somehow I finished all exercises and today I won't do ANYTHING! :-)
I just ignore the work that is still left... That's always the
best solution: forget work!

>] I hope your weekend is more funny than mine. But what are
>] you doing on Saturday night? Are you staying at home with
>] your family? Do you go to discos, cinemas, restaurants
>] or what? Let us now!
>
>Well - I don't know about "funny" 8-)
>
>What we did:  drieux had found the Batman Returns
>video (we hadn't seen it YET!!), so we picked up a 
>pizza, and had pizza, wine and video!

That could be my weekend: just having a nice evening...
BTW: How was the video? (I haven't seen it either... :-) )

>Diana

Kai.
--
Kai Voigt, Werftstrasse 2, 2300 Kiel 14, Germany, +49 431 7297514
How many wood can a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck would chuck wood?
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: ctv3943@rigel.tamu.edu (The Dreamer)
Subject: Re: The streak
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 05:59:00 GMT

In article <1992Nov15.140650.16160@wetware.com>, diana@wetware.com (CatWoman ) writes...
>puter@orphan.nashvil.ingr.com (PuterDude) writes:
> 
>]  rip@sequent.com (Paul T Taylor) "rip"s his clothes off...
>] > rmair@nyx.cs.du.edu (Ross Mair) writes:
>] 
>] >>I'm sure it runs in the family....
>] >
>] >More like streaks.... or are you too young to remember that prideful
>] >time in US history? 'lookitdat lookitdat!'
>] 
>] DON'T LOOK, ETHEL!!!...    (but it was too late)
> 
>Heh.  Now we can REALLY show our ages...
> 
>"Fastest Man on two Feet"
>("There he goes again")
> 
>CatWoman

*RING*  -  "It's me again Margaret...  Hehehehe..."

(And I'm only just about to be 19...)

-The Dreamer
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-The Dreamer           > "...a princess named Beauty, dreaming my dreams until
CTV3943@rigel.tamu.edu <   at last, at dawn, two dreams come together to
---------<---@         >     form reality..."   -me       o\    
                       <                        <===========|==o
;):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)  o/  :):):):):):):):);)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: dks@sr.com (Dave K. Sprow)
Subject: Re: Dancing in CA
Reply-To: dks@srhqla.UUCP (Dave K. Sprow)
Organization: Silent Radio, Los Angeles
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 15:40:51 GMT

In article <Bxv33J.55A@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> epperson@pop.stat.purdue.edu (Mary) writes:
>In article <1992Nov16.175025.21565@sr.com> dks@srhqla.UUCP (Dave K. Sprow) writes:
>>In article <1e3ak4INNrel@rodan.UU.NET> dch@rodan.UU.NET (Dan C. Horner) writes:
>>>Rip poses, Dave groans...
>>>
>>>>>'Night fever, night fever'  Disco forever!! (insert John Travolta
>>>>>pose here)
>>>>>
>>>>Oh brother...
>>>
>>>
>>>You know, that really is a scary thought...
>>>Come with me down into the bottom recesses of my mind.
>>>Rip, clad in a white, wide lapeled, satin striped disco suit.
>>>The suit groaning from the width of the barrel chest, the
>>>vest screaming out in protest as rip "Strikes the pose..."
>>>And then to the tune of Saturday Night Fever....
>>>From the Halls of Montezuma...
>>>ahahahahahahhahahahhahhaha
>>>Blade
>>
>>I know people have commented on this already, but I just wanted to say
>>that we're dealing with one sick puppy here folks...
>>:-)
>>David S.
>>
>>
>
>Ahhh, but David, you weren't *there* in June....Blade can be so much
>FUN!!! *mua hahahahaha*
>
Sick puppies are usually the *most* fun!!!  There's no contradiction of
terms here...   It's a compliment!!  When I was growing up (well at least
physically), I knew I was on the right course when my mom would tell
me I'm weird :-)  



>Mary
>ThankGhod I missed most of the "Halls of Montezuma" SingALong....I
>*much* prefer the sing-a-long of the FirstChat...
>
>

Well, it *was* in Virginia wasn't it?!?  What else you going to do in
Virginia by a lake?

Now the TygerBoink in the SF on the other hand....  the possibilities
are endless. 100+ people in total mayhem for a whole weekend.  I've
ALREADY planned to take off Monday to recuperate. :-)
   

David
From: sinister@ac.dal.ca
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: Gutters and Sewers (Was: What the?)
Date: 23 Nov 92 13:06:31 -0400
Organization: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

In article <By2Ax7.E0C@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>, ssalter@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (-=[SLS]=-) writes:
> I know you were joking Todd, but believe me...we men DO have to be
> very very careful. Especially the romantic types...it is too easy to
> fall into a fantasy if you are wanting/needing that sort of thing.
> Fortunately for me, I found TrueLove (tm) with my sweet Julie.
> 
> Steve

=========================================================================

	Being a guy and a romantic can be like playing Russian Roulette with
5 chambers loaded and 1 empty....  Most of the time, you're Toast; when you
do win, its for life.

	<SPIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNN.....CLIK>  

	I *hate* Russian Roulette.

	--mr.Sinister
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|   Lurking Vampyre            |			     |
|     Of ARC-Land 	       |    Sinister@ac.dal.ca	     |
|                              |    			     |
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|   "..Well, there are the usuall things:  Chocolates,       |
|  Flowers, Promises you don't intend to keep...."	     |
|			--Cogsworth, _Beauty_and_the_Beast_  |
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|   Disclaimer:  None needed;  Dalhousie U doesn't think I   |
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From: pcxsws@unicorn.nott.ac.uk (S.Ward-Smith)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: I can post again!!!!*hugs*
Date: 20 Nov 92 12:41:16 GMT
Organization: Cripps Computing Centre, University of Nottingham

In article <1992Nov19.091624.5861@cheshire.oxy.edu> johnsons@cheshire.oxy.edu (Sarah Curtis Johnson) writes:
>In article <1992Nov18.160811.21164@cs.nott.ac.uk> pcxsws@unicorn.nott.ac.uk (S.Ward-Smith) writes:
>>In article <1992Nov18.062743.9444@cheshire.oxy.edu> johnsons@cheshire.oxy.edu (Sarah Curtis Johnson) writes:
>>>I am, back in ARC where I belong...:)
>>
>>I was wondering where you had got too, you were just showing me the way to the
>>Official chocolate vat!
>>Lead on Macduff.
>
>Ah, yes...that's right.  Um, yeah, right this way...
>Watch your step...oops, look over there!!!
>*DUNK*
>
>*giggle*
>
>(I just *love* doing that...*strawberrygrins*)
>
>Um, did you find it yet, Steve?  

Glug, glug, glug, yes thanks Sarah.
The Official Alchemist then starts splashing the Official Strawberry.
By the way is this milk or plain?
>
>hehehe...:)
>
>>Steve
>>Official alchemist of the RFA.
>>
>>"A chocolate-covered castaway under a turncoat moon"
>    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>*Chocostrawberryhugs*
>
>-Sarah
>Official Chocolate-covered Strawberry of the RFA
>(uh-oh, Rob...looks like you'd better get back to work...no more lazing about 
>for you...*grin*)
>
>*CHOCOHUGS* and *CHOCOSMOOCHES* to all of you ARCers...no one deserves them 
>more than y'all...*enjoy*!

*CHOCOHUGS TO YOU TOO*

Slainte,
The other Steve,
Official alchemist of the RFA.

"A chocolate-covered castaway under a turncoat moon"
From: divine@plains.NoDak.edu (Kevin Divine)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: hi y'all...anyone home?
Date: 16 Nov 92 04:29:14 GMT
Organization: North Dakota Higher Education Computing Network

My name is Kevin Robert Divine (kevin is ok) and I am a 21 year old 
teachin major at North Dakota State.  I am single, fairly shy, I have had
maybe four or five dates in my life, somewhat weird with my sense of humor
and some of the things I like to do are sports, reading, music, photography.
My favorite books are the Tom Clancy spy series, and Shoeless Joe By WP Kin-
sella; my favorite music is anything on the windham hill/dancing cat label,
especially George Winston and Philip Aaberg.  I really dig the sensual things
in life-- I like to dream, Ilike to talk, I can't stand a day away from some
form of chocolate :), and I hope to be talking to you guys more often.

Kevin    divine@plains.NoDak.edu

imagine yourself on a boat on a river, with tangerine trees and marmalade skies
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 07:57:22 EST
From: <LMD5@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: RE: Christmas presents
 <21NOV92.14055705@sbnsld.physics.sunysb.edu>

A nice Christmas present for someone that small....A savings bond.  You can
determine the amount that you can afford and since the baby won't really know
that you gave him/her anything anyways..he/she will appreciate being able to
put the funds towards something when they are old enough to use it.  The child
will have plenty of toys and stuff that he/she will not even notice...but
a savings bond (or anything similar) will be noticed for years to come.

Plus....As the Official Balloonist to the RFA...I would like to offer years of
joy and love to your family...and a ride in my Balloon of Angels ....
for children are God's Angels and should be loved and treated as such.....


P. S.  I love you Chris and Mindy.....My twin angels.........

Lisa Marie Dibert    (^^^^)
Each time you see     (  )     To Love and To Be Loved....
a balloon...think      ^^         in my balloon.....
of me.                 /\       Just you and me together
                      [__]        in the sky above.
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: lisad@dynamo.ecn.purdue.edu (Lisa Dominique)
Subject: Re: Weekend! What for???
Keywords: *cry*
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 21:43:09 GMT

In article <By3wt9.4q5@ecf.toronto.edu> deviass@ecf.toronto.edu (Deviasse Robert) writes:
>*de-lurk*
>
>pcurtis@willamette.edu (Paul E. Curtis) writes:
>> Well, lessee...

(Paul's story deleted for space)

(Some of Robert's deleted for space also)

>Life is too short and precious to let it slip away. Above all, do something.
>Don't worry about looking like a fool. We often tend to look at ourselves
>more critically than we look at others. And even if you make a total fool
>of yourself, people eventually forget. However, you won't forget lost
>oppportunities. There is nothing more scary than looking back on your life
>at the end of your life and thinking "If only I ..., but now it's too late."
>
>Hope this helps, at least a little. And I'm sorry if I'm misreading you.
>
>Good Luck, and Take care
>   Robert (93% lurker)
>
>*en-lurk*


ROBERT!!!!     The Good Romantic Witch Hops on her broom
looking for Robert.  "Hey, you should unlurk more often!
You have some very wise words!!"

Just my $0.02   !!    

		** Majique Bewitching Huggs to All **

Lis, The Official Good Romantic Witch
and Honoured Former President
of the Romantic Fire Association

p.s.  Heaven is a *Hug* and a *Smile*
      the Joy of Music and the Beauty of Silence
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: verwey@acs.ucalgary.ca (Mary-Ann Verwey)
Subject: Re: It's coming
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 92 23:47:47 GMT
Organization: The University of Calgary, Alberta

In article <Bxz40D.C9F@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> ssalter@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (-=[SLS]=-) writes:
>ssalter@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (-=[SLS]=-)
>>
>>It's coming....BITE!....the chronicles of a compassionate vampire.
>>
>>:)
>
>
>did I say "compassionate"...hmm, guess it depends on how you define
>compassioante...I really meant "romantic"....but he's compassionate
>also.
>

He is both that is for sure... :) Can't wait to see what happens
at this out of the way retreat he comes across in the woods... :)

*snugs again*

Mary-Ann
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Mary-Ann Verwey                    Hold on to the shining moments in times
verwey@acs.ucalgary.ca             of darkness, they will pull you through
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Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: robg@citr.uq.oz.au (Rob Geraghty)
Subject: Re: Sweet words...
Organization: Prentice Centre, University of Queensland
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 00:22:13 GMT

prauda@dol-guldur.hut.fi (Kristiina Prauda) writes:

>Now, here comes another question in front of the fireplace... 

That makes *all* the differnce, of course - it's easier to reminisce
about romance beside the fire :-)

>Come on, people, bare your souls (and dust your memories, if need
>be :-)) and tell us: 
>What is the most romantic compliment you have ever received? 

Hmm... would it be Nareen sneaking in late at night after she finished
work to hug me after my parents had gone to sleep?...

Or was it when I flew to Brisbane for Nareen's birthday and she said it
was the best birthday she had had in her whole life...

Hmmm... I think the most amazingly planned romantic thing was the one I have
mentioned before - when Inez went overseas for 8 weeks she hid notes
around my flat - they were written on beautiful art paper in the shape
of leaves and things - each one had a piece of romantic poetry on it and
there was a lindor attached to each one...  So I had a romantic thought
from her every couple of days or so... The only problem was that I
wasn't very good at finding them!  My flatmate had been let in on the
secret though, and Yvette had a great time as I wandered around
searching "Warm,... cold... very cold...*giggle*" ...
(the chocolate was good too ;)

>"It's just that after Kristiina, everyone else would be like Diet
>Coke: stale, not the Real Stuff..." 

I always assumed she was the Official Fire Dancer for a reason ;-)

>*HUGS* to you all, and thanks for all the support and sympathy and
>hugs directed this way lately... 

*HUGS*

Rob
Official Chocolate and whipped cream remover to the official strawberry
of the rfa and official journeyman-harper of the rfa

--
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Rob Geraghty               | 3 things are important to me 
robg@durian.citr.oz.au     | The gift of love, the joy of life
CITR                       | And the making of music in all its forms
From: sinister@ac.dal.ca
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: Re: Weekend! What for???
Date: 23 Nov 92 14:40:41 -0400
Organization: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

In article <By3K8L.KwM@willamette.edu>, pcurtis@willamette.edu (Paul E. Curtis) writes:
> fuzzy and affectionate this kitty really is, beneath his sarcastic, mocking
> exterior.  I have a total of two close friends.  In my nearly 20 years of
> existence, I've never been anybody's best friend.  Nobody has ever sent me
> flowers.
> 
> And I am alone.
> 
> * * * * *
> 
> Sorry to inject so much angst into what is usually such a happy newsgroup.
> 
> 						--Paul Curtis
> 

=============================================================

	Paul, you've got a serious case of the Blues.  If anything counts,
I hope its the fact you figured you could talk here is kinda flattering.
I'm a demi-lurk;  My world view isn't the sort that allows for me to 
regularly inject my opinion here-abouts...  Too much of the bitten-cynic.

	Everyone starts where you're at...  Jesu-Christi, man, at age 20
you've got the road ahead of you, not behind.  There's people who'll never
get to see Africa by age 40, let alone nearly 20.
	The fustration isn't yours by patent....  in fact, you'll find
that there's no copy-protection on "Ouch!".  Almost viral by design, in
fact.  My version entails being such a gentleman and Nice Guy that all I
can ever manage is "just friends"....  90% of the ladies I know are married.
Sure, I could, and sometimes do, get a little depressed.  There's still
a good distance to the horizon, tho, so why have regrets now?

	Well, I've gotta rocket...  I hope that it helps to know that in
some respects, you're not alone.

	Sianara,
		'Sinister
______________________________________________________________
|                              |                             |
|  mr.Sinister,                |  Aka Michel Vaillancourt    |
|   Lurking Vampyre            |			     |
|     Of ARC-Land 	       |    Sinister@ac.dal.ca	     |
|                              |    			     |
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|   "..Well, there are the usuall things:  Chocolates,       |
|  Flowers, Promises you don't intend to keep...."	     |
|			--Cogsworth, _Beauty_and_the_Beast_  |
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|   Disclaimer:  None needed;  Dalhousie U doesn't think I   |
|          can do that much damage even unsupervised.        |
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



BTW:  If you feel like email, use the above address... I'm a
mail fiend.
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
From: rmair@nyx.cs.du.edu (Ross Mair)
Subject: Re: Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow
Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 09:31:02 GMT

wjb@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM (Bill Buse) writes:

>In alt.romance.chat, jturner@lonestar.utsa.edu (John M. Turner) writes:
> > wjb@hplvec.LVLD.HP.COM (aka Bill Buse) writes:
> >>In alt.romance.chat, lfink@dsd.es.com (Lonnie Fink) writes:
> >>
> >>>  		IIITTTT''SSSS   SSSSSNNNNOOOWWWIINNG!!!!
> >>>
> >>>  	It's so COOL!  Don'cha all just love the snow??  The skiing,
> >>>  the snow, the warm fireplace, and best of all DONUTS in church parking
> >>>  lots :-))))))  Great stuff.  You know what's even better??  Listening
> >>
> >>I also love the snow!!!  I also love a playful snowball fight with the
> >>appropriate person of the opposite sex.   :-)  :-)  
> >
> > I agree, I got to do this once with a very special person many years ago...
> > (Unfortunately, San Antonio is far enough south that it only snows here once
> > every 5 or 6 years.)
> > And warming up afterwards is fun, too!

>I have to agree with this!!!!!  :-)  :-)  :-)  

> > What is nicer, though, is taking a walk through a forest while it's snowing,
> > with your SpecialSomeone walking with you arm-in-arm.
> > Very peaceful, and romantic.

>I also think this can be very romantic!!!!  Something else that is nice and
>very romantic is ice skating together on a mountain pond while big, fluffy
>snowflakes gently fall around you.   :-)  :-)  

>Another romantic idea is to go out at night in the mountains during a full 
>moon when fresh snow is on the ground.  It is so light out and you don't have
>to look very hard to see the wildlife milling about.  :-) 

All right!! Please!!
Why don't we have snow in Australia.... :-(
I'll just have to come to the states!

Ross
Official Personal Bodyguard to Lis, the Good Romantic Witch
***********************************************************
Ignore the from line: I'm really at rwm@stan.xx.swin.oz.au