preference phil I have just returned from my two hour walk, it is difficult to type and it is going slowly but fluidly, due to my stiffness which takes a long time to go away. It is 32 degrees (0c) I have been wearing shorts and a modest jacket, which I took off for the last 1/2 mile of the trek. I must say without it I would have died. I jumped in a puddle just to mock nature and am happily at home eating fried rice and chicken. If you ever want a full appreciation for fried rice and chicken, this is how you do it. I can feel every current of warmth. My ear burns completely. I was happy at the start because luckily it was not windy. Halfway through I asked myself, wondering, if I had to could I walk back to the start and do it again... every car was a curse. Except this one, I think the driver must be a midget, or a family of midgets since their were two. Honda sii and Honda siii. I met a skunk, made echoes, noticed my arms were numb, ran, and basically huddled myself together when the wind started; luckily after I was 3/4 of the way there. Itching my leg, mostly burning sensations and freezing sensations and itchiness (mostly burning) it is like, er... friggin' weird. 031104 ... phil NO wait, fried chicken and rice sucks, I would rather have macoroni and cheese. 031104 ... Deetectiff Chon Kimball I like nuked food. 040820 what's it to you? who go blather from