Loved the ending Fred, but I wonder, did it ever, even then 'wish / to be' any kind f marching band? Not mine I can aver. Doug On 6-Nov-07, at 12:25 PM, Frederick Pollack wrote: > “Malagueña” > > > or even a marching band. Douglas Barbour 11655 - 72 Avenue NW Edmonton Ab T6G 0B9 (780) 436 3320 http://www.ualberta.ca/~dbarbour/ Latest book: Continuations (with Sheila E Murphy) http://www.uap.ualberta.ca/UAP.asp?LID=41&bookID=664 Perhaps, after all, there is no polite way to withdraw from the privilege of the first person. Méira Cook