In a message dated 10/26/2004 10:54:58 AM Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: The feel better part is in the realization that it could be a whole hell of a lot worse than it has appeared to be so far... that whole thing about the clarity of vision when waiting for the noose... and it is a bright and sunny day outside so count your f'n blessings, as modest as they may at any one time appear to be. I have no doubt you're right about that. They said on the nws tonight that some bigshot expert wasn;t worried about 380 missing tons of explosives in Iraq because they've got MILLIONS of tons of explosives missing in Iraq. rALPH