In a message dated 97-12-29 18:54:05 EST, you write: << i think this brings up the strange but inspiring new age zen koan: since buttered bread always lands face up, and a cat always lands on its feet, what happens when you strap a piece of buttered bread to a cats back and drop it off the porch?? >> I tried it. A black hole opened up beneath the cat, swallowed my house, I heard a bunch of dolphins say, "so long, and thanks for all the fish," then I can't remember a thing after that. Hey, where am I? Jim