<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Here is a schedule of IRC chats for January, 1997 =Sun= =Tues= 5th 7th "DH special" (see note below) 12th 14th 19th 21st 26th 28th All of these meetings are held at 7pm Eastern time on an Efnet server, channel #celiac. If you're not up to speed on signing on to the IRC chats, you can get a file that talks about it by sending email to: [log in to unmask] with this message in the =body= of the email: GET CELIAC IRCINFO CELIAC This month we're going to start having a special meeting on the first Tuesday of each month, for people with dermatitis herpetiformis. Common garden-variety celiacs are of course still welcome at these meetings -- many of the concerns of DHers are the same as plain celiacs (e.g. diet, cooking, nutrition, long-term effects etc.) -- but DHers also do have special concerns and would often like to talk to each other. For this reason we're setting aside a special day which should increase the liklihood that the DHers can get together. On any ordinary day in the Internet Relay Chat channel, we have anywhere from two to seven people at a time -- we are often there for as much as two hours! -- and we joke and talk about whatever is on our minds. Having "live" interaction with other celiacs provides a lifeline for many of us. During the holiday season the meetings got a little thin -- I know I was rarely able to make it, what with the Christmas rush in our store -- but hopefully you'll find someone there from at least 7-8 pm Central, Tuesdays and Sundays from now on. -- Linda Blanchard [log in to unmask] http://www2.basinlink.com/us/mindpla/main.htm <==celiacs and sf Midland TX USA