Hi Don,

I've told you a few times about my cousin who spent his entire life as a minister. Late in his life and early in mine we became pen pals. I loved hearing from him, but as time went on, he fell into a depression from the last man hypothesis and the conversations ended.

But at this point, let us look to the past and wonder how it was to be the first man. Adam was really lonely. He had no guys to hang out with, no woman to comfort him or do his small bits of laundry. God being merciful, thought he would give him a woman.

I have a lot of respect for Eve. She had a lot of responsibility. She had to be a role model for all of womankind to follow. Yet somehow she is still referenced with that snake event and it has cast a shadow on womankind ever since.

Its hard to miss your old friends, but just imagine Adam. He did have Eve, but he had no guy pals. No one to hang round the coconut tree and share his gripes about married life. Then they had kids and he had no one to confer with when things weren't perfect.

Today they still provide conversation for all of us, provoking thoughts and understanding that even in the Garden of Eden, nothing was perfect. I'm not either. I'm the best friend you've ever had and yet at the same time you'll always admit I drive you crazy far to often.

Count your blessings dear friend, when you crossover you'll still be interested in what I'm doing and I can hear you already yelling at me from the otherside saying, "don't give them one inch." Or, "be silent." Of course I won't pay any mind to what you'll be saying even though I know I'll hear you whether I want to or not.

Thats one thing Frank Sinatra and I have in common, we both sing "I'll do it my way."

Yada, Yada, Yada.....Petra