On Comment Policy:
Thanks. The comment you made assured me that you understood my dilemma. Take a look at the Defensio spam count in my sidebar (commenced in January). I have been coping with tons of spam and with some really off-beat comments. While I do not believe in deleting comments that disagree with my own and while I do strive to find a respectful way to accommodate for differences (lateral and collateral thinking) some of the ones I received deserved the deep six and they got it.

Richard’s very thoughtful and thorough work on his comment policy and willingness to share it with us is a boon to us all.

On Visiting:

My preparations were not as thorough as I had planned and my friend’s time was tight as she had other friends and family to visit as well. The second week was a spontaneous decision we made when we found ourselves dreading the arrival of last day because we had only just begun going deeper than discussing superficialities.

We had a wonderful time together during the 2nd week (everyone else thought she had left) and during that time I was reminded about how addictive being online can be and how much face-to-face contact we lose when we become computer addicted.

This week I’m suffering physically. The fibromylgia dragon has reared it’s ugly head again and is trying to rob me of my joy.

Not a chance!