I want to give a hearty thank you to all ATGEers who participated in putting the conference together last week. I, for one, not only learned a lot and got a lot of great teaching ideas (notice, Martha, I am still spelling "a lot" correctly), I also feel that I have made some wonderful new friends. Not only that, I found at least one fascinating book that I was unaware of before (thanks, Brock). Not only that, I also managed to volunteer some time that I don't have in order to work on a committee I consider very important. So it goes. Thanks to all of you - and you know who you are - for all the work you have done for the rest of the grammar-lovin' community! Paul E. Doniger [log in to unmask] "There is no darkness but ignorance..." - W.S.