: Hi Duane,

: I just read your paddle response on down the list. You really hit the nail on
: the head (art of recovery). I almost feel my boat is telling me how it
: wants to be built when I encounter a problem it doesn't like but I haven't
: actually started talking to it yet.

: John

Re: talking to your boat. I haven't actually talked to the Spring Run I am building but wonder how bad a sign it is of my mental stability when I patted my Chesapeake the other day and told her not to mind the long winter as I was making her a sister! Merry Christmas and seasons greetings to all. Liz