> Blog post by the Houston ChronicleÂs ombudsman: "When > Redding, a longtime scout for Playboy, discovered (Anna > Nicole) Smith, the model could barly right a sentence ..." > ... and to think I had an article published in that paper. ;o) Your Al mix is smart idea to all. I am to say this. Is not to hurt feeling or bring eye tear. For organic piece of soils, I use this coconut husk not pine barks to my plants (the Citrus, the Fig, Adenium, Plumeria, Bursera, Agave, the Tea Oils Tree, Lauris nobilis, the many exotic vine, and is still many more). I try both coconut and pine from orchid shop (expensive!). Plant grow same in both, happy in balance in sun life and winter night to dormants. Coconut better to buy for me, big cube pressed. Is last longer not break down fast! Is important! Why because bad drainage happen when pine bark brake down to small dirts. I change coconut huks 2 year sometime 3 (sometime 1 if to repot but is still good for use to other plant). I wash in epsom salt water, is what they say and I am not to argue. Is said important doing this somewhere I forgot. Maybe Chronicle? Is possible but is not Playboy I am sure! ;o)

Love your picture of Poppy. My grandfather on my dad's side was locally know as Grandpa Billy Goat because he would huff & puff a lot but we all knew it was all for show. Underneath he was a big ball of mush. And the quote is one of those universal truths. I think we can all relate to how our parents miraculously became smarter as we got older.

I'm glad my classmates aren't running the country! From most of the email stuff they forward to me, their political views are a WHOLE LOT different from mine! I just read and delete, if I'm not in agreement. Different strokes for different folks, I think it's called. :>)

It's too bad someone had to lose. Peyton Manning is a fine young man who does a lot of good, outside of sports, and I'm sure the Saint's QB is as well. jude (from Tn)