Chris,

The majority of people who have good benefit packages at work really don't appreciate that those sometimes are worth more than the salary. I have more now than I've ever had in my life and most of them are totally free. I do appreciate having them. My contribution for the health/dental benefits is $110 a month. I can chose all of my health care providers and I'm really thankful. It doesn't get any better than this.

They are bringing back Cosmos with Carl Sagan soon. He has a voice that is rarely wonderful and I do miss that. Really quality speakers have a cadance in their speaking styles. It is quite rhymic like certain kinds of music. People who possess this amazing skill are Maya Angelou, Karen Brown (down the spiral staircase), Robert Guillome, Amos Nur and I'm sure quite a few others, yet they are very rare. We need to learn to appreciate!

Petra