palpable scuzz I wonder how many miles are between us even though you didn't see me. You were a little too old for me anyway, but a romantic all the same. I don't know the author's name, but Cheating_Death had four airplanes on the cover. I'd read it with you, but I hate commitment. Ah, well. 031116 ... epitome of incomprehensibility I told a student that "able/ible" words having to do with the senses tend to end in "ible", as in visible audible tangible edible sensible and so on. Palpable, though, means able to be felt, even if it's often used metaphorically, and it ends in "able". (Also, "edible" isn't about taste - close, but no cigar. Because cigars can be tasted but not eaten.) Tendency, though. Not rule. And I don't know why I'm thinking about work when I'm on a (mostly) vacation. 170814 what's it to you? who go blather from