Just back from the mines and thanks for a wonderful thread.
beachsandy, welcome. I do not know where Melborne is, but I know it lies in FLA, so here is a wave from the Left Coast:

my partner uses "beach" in some of her correspondence, so i get a good vibe right there ... thank you so much.
poco, poquito. your graphics blow my mind.
In '96 - '97 I worked with the best GIF animator on the web (at that time) on a custom logo for a website. It was very much fun. Your coffee is similarly wonderful and thank you SO MUCH.
brightsoul i am so pleased to see you. my fingers are forced to type: I LOVE SPLENDA, TOO.
someone whose name will remain unnamed kind of points to the studies showing that drinking diet soda is no better than drinking sugared soda...i don't care. IT TASTES LIKE SUGAR BECAUSE IT'S MADE FROM SUGAR.
If people can't see this, brightsoul, I don't know what to do about it. Best on top of: GrapeNuts in soy milk.
hello enjoylife2 just above. it's cool to see you and realize where my typing is directed, which is easterly upward. i have always connected w/ this part of the country, don't know why. same thing on the telephone.
anyway, i was worried about my rt. thumb yesterday, studied it carefully today, went to CVS for a couple of tools, then canceled my second scheduled operation. don't need it now, thank goodness.
great to see this thread and thanks to datsunlvr for it.
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