Troy,

I think you've followed enough of my posts over the years to know a bit about my writing credentials... You also probably know I rarely take the time to heap superlatives on an individual's writing ability; their accomplishmentsin the field, yes -- their writing... rarely. That's not to be mean; that's just reflecting the obvious that most people get onand offthis site very quickly. Their posts are perfunctory, and intended to be so. Nothing wrong with that.

But... I have to say that this story ranksright up there with "A Mailman Delivers..." by our esteemed AntlerEater. Congratulatons on both a great buck andan extremely well-written story!