Scottie, although I tend to balk at *any* show of self-righteousness - being the daughter of liberal minded ex-radical socialists that I am - my views on marriage and families are about as close as I get to conservatism. But to me, support and togetherness are two qualities whose conservation should never even have to be argued. I rate them up there with food and water. Ah, Scottie you turneth a phrase well, there's no doubting that (: Camille verona_beach@geocities.com @ THE ARTS HOLE http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Theater/6442 @ THE INVERTED FOREST http://www.angelfire.com/pa/invertedforest > Come over here, Camille, & sit beside me - help me > scowl at those two hilarious lads while they instruct > us in the New, Bright, All-American way of Death. > (The variety currently being practised in the skies over > Serbia.) If you bring your Australian solemnity > it should go very nicely with my Scots Presbyterian > self-righteousness. Talk about distusting paties. > We'll show 'em. > > Incidentally, I *knew* I must have been mistaken > about that hoedown commemorating Thor's divorce. > What we'd been led to believe was a real hoot > was evidently an EXTREMELY decorous gathering > with bon mots being gently tossed around like > petit fours & thin slices of weltschmerz served > on Dresden plates. > > Scottie B. >