In a message dated 97-12-29 07:39:02 EST, you write: << i'm sorry--it wasn't personal about buddy [the dog]. i have nothing against him personally [surely he wouldn't care if i did, he is in better circumstances than i]. i was just kidding around...had i any idea my cynical attitude about the first dog would prevoke such negative reactions, i'd not >> Please don't apologize, or even feel bad for that matter. Saying the list is going to hell is a horrible overdramatization. If I remember, not to long ago, there was someone pretending to be J.D. Salinger on the list. Think about that :o) Misty