christine,

we were posting around the same time, so when i was writing my last one i hadn't yet read yours yet. thank you for such a generous expression of affinities. i am deeply moved, and my face has gone red! i'm sorry to not have met scott, but glad you are here to talk about him. i've had the fortune of crossing paths with some great people here whose humanity has come to my aid in some of the toughest times i've experienced in my life. it is these encounters that have made me realize how frighteningly lonely it is out there, and how important the loose community that we have here. for creating this space, my sincere thanks go to brian. and i thank all of you for being here.

as helen says:
Sunshine... love and hugs to you all.

gita