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    Looking for hugs in all the wrong places...so I came here for a
    moment for some TLC.  
    
    It's been a challenging year with mother dying, my ex calling me
    after 12 years, a friend with major personal problems, and, as of
    last week, an 11 year old son who was hit by a motorist who ran
    a red light.  Tommy had brain surgery to remove a very large blood
    clot and seal a bleeding artery last Friday.  The thing that blew
    me away was the fact that if I hadn't followed the old motherly
    instincts and called at the first sign that things were not normal,
    he could have died.  I've made it through all the challenges, but
    I have to admit (please, no ridicule about feeling dependent on
    men) that when I watched all the other parents leaning on each other
    for support, I kept wishing that I had a husband who would offer
    me that kind of "we'll get through this thing together" support.
    I am VERY lucky to have very close women friends and daughters,
    and they all helped see me through so I really have nothing to complain
    about---I guess I just need a hug about now because I keep hoping
    things will start being more normal for a change. 
    
    Thanks for listening!  You've always been such a help!
    
    Barb

    I hope Tommy recovers quickly, Barb... It's so much easier to deal with
    what happens to you than to a child.  Strength and a *big* hug,
    
    Marge

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    Strength, warmth, and courage,
    
    -Jody

    Barb, positive thoughts flowing your way as you and Tommy face
    recuperation.  Hope everything goes well for both of you.
    
    All the best,
    Karen

    
    Barb,
    
    I agree that it's nice to have a partner to share the hard times with.
    I hope your friends and family will be able to give you the support
    you need.  In the meantime... here's a hug.
    
    Justine

    Barb,
    
    Here's mega HUG for you and Tommy...hope everything turns out wonderful
    for you all.
    
    -Dotti.
    Who feels the same way that SOMETIMES a partner to lean on would be
    nice.  But after the crisis is over, it's also nice to know that you
    can and did get through it on your own!!  Hugs.

    Barb -
    
    Huge hugs.  Along with prayers, best wishes, etc., etc.
    
    Alison

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    Here's to a speedy recovery.
    
    Best Wishes,
    		Bob

    Jody,
    
    Can I copy your electronic hug? Or is that copyrighted stuff? ;-)
    Manisha

    Barb, 
    Hugs, caring and positive energy to the both of you
    
    vivian

    Barb,
    
    Prayers for you and Tommy. Also, in a note back on recipies for my
    dinner party, yours won out! Best chicken I've ever eaten! Thanks.
    
    Kate (Oh, I forgot the hug, didn't I.)  HHHUUUGGGSSS!!!
    
    

    Big hugs to both you and Tommy (*) (*)  I hope all stays calm while you
    both recover.  Would Tommy like some cards while he recovers?  If so, 
    address please - maybe we can brighten his day a bit, even if we can't
    give those hugs in person...
    
    Linda

Wow. White light, gold stars, energy.
	Mez

Blessings and love to you and your family.  

        Carol


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        Barb, your strength astounds me. Hugs and more. liesl

    Barb, life has sure been awful for you.  
    
    Major huge warm all-enfolding hugs.
    
    And prayers.
    
    						=maggie

Today I need hugs.

I broke my foot last night (the fifth mursupial...er, metatarsel, if anyone
cares) and I'm very depressed about it.  I haven't seen the orthpedist yet
(this afternoon) but I suspect I won't be able to drive for at least a
few weeks.  Or ride my new motorcycle!  :-(  (Which means I won't get
my liscense when I planned to.)  It hurts a lot, so I take Codine, which
means I am too spaced out to get *anything* useful done at work today.
I probably shouldn't have come in, but I didn't relish the thought of
sitting at home feeling sorry for myself, better to at least *act* like
a normal human.

I've never been injured before, and I don't like it, and it's making me
depressed.  Need to get over that.  :-(  Anyway, don't mind me, I'm just
griping.  :-)

D!

    D!  
      
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    HHHHHH    U    U    G  GGG     SSSS
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    Ouch!  I'm not sure which must hurt most, the foot or not being able to
    ride your *new* bike.  Here's to a speedy recovery and good luck
    getting your licence when you're fit again.
    
    Best Wishes,
    		Bob

    Oh, D!, ouch, ouch, ouch!!!
    
    HUGS and every wish for a recovery that is at least tolerable and that
    is as quick as possible!
    
    Pam
    

Many hugs. How bout borrowing lots of videos for rainy days, and sitting out in
the sun doing something with your hands on sunny days?
	Mez

    Mega HHHUUUGGGSSS to you, D!  I hope you're on the mend soon!
    
    :)Barb

Hugs from one who has cracked a wrist, had my collarbone snapped in two, and
impacted four bones in my foot.

I had a choice whether to have a cast on my foot or not.  I was going to have 
the cast put on to be safe, but they would have had to cut the new pants I had
just bought.  I said "No!"  I ended up being able to hobble around without
crutches after only three weeks, as opposed to six with the cast.  Maybe the
orthopedist will be able to come up with something similar for you.

After the first couple days the hurt went away with all my broken bones, and the
collarbone has healed to be stronger than it was originally.  You may itch 
a bit, but after the first week the worst is over.

And you learn to deal with crutches.  I got really good at the mile or so I'd
have to walk to class (the foot happened in college), and especially good at
stairs since there were NO ramps I could use to get into the main buildings. 

It is a drag, but agree with Mez to go outside and do stuff with your hands.
Find a nice grassy area, read a book, write, paint, enjoy the sunshine....
when it rains, develop your vegetative skills in front of a TV (I know many
people who do this without injuries).  But remember, there's still four months 
of summer, you will be up and around before they are over.

Lisa

Hugs from me too, I can certainly relate..next week I'm having knee surgery. 
And I hate being on crutches mostly because I can't carry things like a cup
of coffee (try putting that in a backpack). But I had a cast on my foot once
and I managed to drive with not too much difficulty (much to my doctor's
chagrin :-) ). 

Jenna

    Big hugs, D. My daughter has broken her baby toe, twice. It is painful
    and the Doctor couldn't do anything about it. Beyond a pain killer that
    is. Don't worry about the Motorcycle. I hear the weather is going to be
    cruddy this weekend. That's if your in New England.
    
    Meanwhile, I could use some electronic hugs myself. Tomorrow I get to
    visit the dietician at my HMO. Maybe I'll finally be able to work up
    the will power to lose this stomach. THat's the upside. The downside is
    that on Friday, I have to go back and visit the cardiologist and have
    the old ticker and blood pressure problems check out and begin a
    program to get them back to some semblance of normalcy. I nervous as to
    what he might find. I do have a semi-continous heart flutter and am
    hoping it is nothing serious. We'll see on Friday.
    
                            Phil

    G'Day Diana,
    
    	Hugs from down-under!  I fractured (well a car did actually) my
    ankle when I was 12 and I can still remember what it was like.
    
    	You software types should be able to stay at home and work via
    modem anyway.  Hassle the boss to get you one.  Tell her/him that
    getting some work done is better than none.
    
    	David.
    

Boy, I've gotten a lot of advice about "doing things in the sun" and such.  
Sheesh!  You don't think a little broken marsupial is going to keep me home
from work, do you?  I think the only lost work this little accident will 
cost was the time I spent at the orthopedists yesterday.  No way I'm staying
home!!

Anyway, feeling much more positive today.  The doc told me I didn't have to
wear a cast, I could wear a "post-op" shoe, and that I can put a little bit
of weight on it without a problem.  I can walk without the crutches as soon
as it isn't painful to do so, which should take a week or two.  I can drive
as soon as it isn't painful too, which is great.  I think the bike will still
have to wait a while, though.

Anyway, thanks for all the hugs and thoughts...I am feeling 100% better 
today!

D!

    * H U G S * H U G S * H U G S * H U G S * H U G S * H U G S * 
    
    Here are the hugs you requested, Phil.  I sure hope they help! 
    Keep us posted on what your doctor says, okay?
    
    Mucho support,
    Barb

    Indeed, Phil...lotsa hugs, crossed fingers, and best wishes.  (Yer
    gonna let us know, right?)
    
    Heartbone problems are no fun...but remember that most murmurs (hope
    that's what you mean by "flutter") while serious aren't Serious.

    						=maggie

    Thanks Barb and Maggie. The news is not too bad. I'm what the doctor
    called borderline moderate on blood pressure. I got to get the bottom
    number on 90 and keep it there. Only got diet and exercise lectures.
    No medication yet. I'll get blood work done on THursday and we'll know
    more then but it looks like it's time to heed the first warning and get
    away from junk food. Well, it's off to home now. I think I'll eat a
    salad and some asparagas. Got the first cut this weekend from the
    garden. Ride the exercycle and listen to Sinead O'Connor on the stereo.
    
    Phil (who had 395 unseen notes in this file alone since I left on Weds)

    HUGS TO ALL you injured!
    
    I know what it means when you say you need a hug.
    I have been throught hell and back and have needed plenty of hugs
    in my time.  I went through a major car accident 3 years ago, I
    ripped my knee open 80 stiches, coma, lost my front theet.  A year
    or two before this I ran into a truck that cost me a huge hole in
    my leg 40 stiches.  I had a ruptured appendix, broke my finger,
    had 7 stiches to the face.
    
    Wow looking back now I realize what a mess I was.
    
    Oh well hugs to all that need them.
    
    Randi

    
    		A big HUG!  
    
    

    I need a hug right now.
    
    
    my son was suposed to�be here yesterday
    
    
    afer the end of his jr year in college
    
    
    and I don't know where he is
    
    I miss him! :-(
    
    bj

    He'll sho up, Bonnie...they always do :-)
    
    *hugs*

    =maggie
    
    he's asleep on the sofa right now...
    
    but his Dad had to go out at midnight to collect him.
    
    sigh
    
    :-)
    
    and thanks to you and the others who sent hugs
    
    Bonnie

    *sigh* I guess this must just be "the year of the hug" for me, or
    maybe a "catching up on karma" opportunity, but I could really use
    a few more hugs--in fact, a bunch today.  Maybe I'm just a bit tired
    from my 4 hour finance lecture last night, or maybe it's because
    my landlords have sold their condo, so we have move move again,
    or perhaps it was having a classmate call and ask me to break the
    news that their one week old daughter died of a heart defect, or
    even spending the bulk of last weekend in an emergency room waiting
    to find out if my 10 year old daughter had an appendicitis (it turned
    out to be an abdominal infection that "acts" like an appendicitis),
    but every time I "roll with the punches" or "go with the flow," another
    wave rolls in and it's here we go again time.  I must be getting
    stronger than ever.  It just doesn't feel like it.  Anyhow, any
    electronic infusions you can share really would help about now.
    
    Thanks for always being here, friends!  I really appreciate it.
    
    In need,
    Barb

    Wow.  It's been a banner year for badness!  
    
    Mondeau Hugues....
    
    -Jody
    

Gosh Barb; maybe you were Attila the Hun in a previous life? Or maybe this is
your big chance to leap several levels in the cycle of life!

Anyway; mucho hugs!
	Mez

    
    Barb,
    
    Here's a double hug...
    
    H U G
    U
    G
    
    wes
    

    Barb, remember good times that have happened in the past and look for
    good things in the future.
    HHHHHHHHHUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!
    
    Phil

Oh, heck, go for the quadruple hug...

                  H U G
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D!

    From one who has been the beneficiary of your support and huge heart
    (though you may not have known it), may you find the support and
    huge heart to benefit you.
    
    Many, many hugs -- I only wish I could deliver them in person.
    
    Alison

    Barb, you have really been getting a pummeling and that's twice and
    more than twice sad considering all the kind words and good support
    you've given the rest of us when we're in need.  
    
    Hang in there, babe, it's gotta get better.
    
    *H*U*G*                                   
    						=m

    Thank you all so much!  It really means a lot to know people care.
    Someone, in their support, made a comment about enlightenment, and,
    having thought about it, I've decided to focus on these events as
    the culmination of past "karma" -- a sort of cleaning of the slate
    toward future good (and maybe a time warp into enlightenment too).
    I'm taking my own advice that as long as I focus on the light, there
    will be no room for darkness.  Now if anyone has a lightbulb I can
    borrow...;)
    
    Hugs back to each of you,
    Barb

    I could use a little hug.  Too many reasons, that are all to fresh, to
    be able to explain why. 
    
    E Grace

    May I be the first, E Grace?
    
    
    A VERY BIG {{{{{HUG}}}}} to comfort you.
    
    Barb

    AH HA!!! now I found it again.  Hugs to you E Grace
    
    Also, this is late, but Lorna, you obviously needed a hug the other
    day, I just couldn't find the note.  So belated electronic hug there
    also.
    
    (Aren't teenagers a pain at times?
    
    Meg

    re .46, oh, thank you! (because actually I could use a hug today, too,
    so it works out well that it's late. :-)
    
    Lorna
    

	Sending out a hug to Lorna and E Grace and anyone else
	who needs one today.  I hope that you receive a physical
	hug sometime today, cause electronic are nice and safe
	but physical are nice and warm.

	_peggy

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			Hugs are very important for everyone.

    Long-but-gentle huuuugggggs to you both, plus good wishes for the
    weekend!

    Hugs to you both. and send some to my mother who is laid up in bed for
    the 1st time since I was born.
    
    Phil

    Thank you, Phil.
    
    Here's a hug for your Mom:  **hug**
    
    Here's a hug for your Mom's son_who_is_taking_care_of_Mom!: ***HUG***
    
    E Grace

    kath
    
    in re splash note
    
    
    HUGS!
    
    Bonnie

    Hugs to everyone who needs them!
    
    Barb

    Hey Phil... You mom being laid up in bed... isn't that how you came
    about?
    
    REK
    
    A very big :-}
    
    Ps I hope she gets better....

    Thanks for the hugs, people. Yeah, that's how I came about. She's
    getting better, slowly. She's going to a chiropractor on Thurs. and
    maybe he'll help. I hope so. 
    
    Again, thanks all.
    
    Phil

    Just getting my wind back after being extremely busy.  Hugs to
    those who help me stay sane, and those who feel they need one today!
    
    -Jody

    Jiminy Crickets!  I need another hug!
    @&#^$((@$#^$&*&!%^#%$^$&&#&$^$^#&#&
    
    My dad just got hospitalized again.  He has cirrhosis......and he is
    all bloated up again.  It's really hard to "write" fear.  I've 
    known since I was a little girl that I would not have parents when
    I was old.  I was an "afterthought" that they had in their forties,
    plus the life expectancy in my family averages <40.  Having dealt
    with it all my life is not making this any easier.
    
    Maybe I'll take a break in the flotation tank.  Is there a theatre
    there?
    
    E Grace

    E Grace, turnabout is fairplay. I return the hug you sent my mother and
    I tenfold. That's 10-fold for mine and 10-fold that for hers. Oh the
    heck with it. Consider it an infinite hug available whenever you need
    it. 
    
    Phil

    E Grace -
    
    Another hug from here, and an offer of off-line support should you feel
    the need.  My mom died three years ago (at age about 58) after a 
    year-long illness, so I can empathize with where you are now.
    
    May you and yours find courage and calm.
    
    Alison

    hugs from a stranger
    
    hang in there
    
    Sara
    
    p.s. I like your notes E Grace
    

    Why, thank you Sara!
    
    And thank you to all for your hugs, both "note" and "e-mail".
    My Dad is doing okay today.  They've done a couple of tests - an
    ultrasound and an E.K.G. - and when they get the results they will start
    draining him again.
    
    My family has a long, drawn-out history of illness and early death.
    I had 4 siblings, 3 of whom died relatively young (21, 32 and 40.  Ya
    gotta admit, there's a bizarre sort of symmetry there.), and the last
    of which is not doing any too well.  My mother had two heart attacks
    last year, and my dad got cancer two years ago, then last year the
    cirrhosis.  So you see, though I try to remember that *I* am not the
    one(s) who is(are) sick, I tend to fret a tad.
    
    Anyway, I didn't mean to tell you all this, but I needed you all to
    know just how *much* your hugs are appreciated!
    
    E Grace

    More hugs to you E Grace.  After two weeks of trips to hospitals and
    what have you (different family members and friends), you begin to feel
    like you might as well be sick, because all you time is spent in sick
    rooms anyway.
    
    Just remember that you are fine, and doing all you can.  Take time out
    for yourself.  My dad has offered me a sign that says in effect, " cancel
    all my appointments for next week, I am scheduling a nervous breakdown
    (barring any unforseen emergencies)."
    
    Can I get a hug too?
    
    Meg

    Meg,
    
    Any time you need one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
    
    
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    E Grace

    RE: 13.290
    
    -Hamp,
    
    I got a surfeit of hugs this past week - well, maybe not a surfeit, but
    bunches! - and if you would like one, you can have one.
    
    squeeze!>>>>>>>HUG<<<<<<squeeze!
    
    E Grace

    errrr.....it's me again.
    
    E Grace

>    E Grace

Things have been pretty tough for you lately, haven't they?  Yuck!

Hugs!  And a couple to spare:

Hug hug hug hug

D!

   *HHHHHHUUUUUUUGGGGGGGG*

    E Grace -
    
    I only wish there was a way that I could give you an arms-around-me
    type hug.  In the meantime, lots of electronic ones.
    
    Alison

    more hugs for you, E Grace.  I know I sure needed 'em when my dad was
    ill.
    
    Sara
    

    I really need some hugs.  Anyone have any they can spare?  

	DSSDEV::KRISTY ,



	anyone who's still here deserves a special BIG hug..

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    	Hey there Kristy,
    
    	Here's a couple warm, soft  [hug]  [hug]  s.
    
    								nancy b.
    

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    MAJOR HUGS KRISTY!
    
    

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    -Jody
    

         <<< Note 10.71 by DSSDEV::KRISTY "Take off your kid gloves" >>>
    
    
    Cheyenne sent me a whole bunch, to use as needed.  I bet she wouldn't
    mind if I gave a couple to you.
    
    () ()
    
    E Grace

    re:  DSSDEV::KRISTY
    I really need some hugs.  Anyone have any they can spare?
          
    
    
    I have some spare hugs in the car....next to the spare tire!
    You're more than welcome to them....
    
    many hugs, woody

    Hugs are always available. You want them, you got them. 
    HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGSSSSSSS
    
    Phil

    
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    	Maybe the best thing you can do for your friend is
    	send HUGS and be there when she needs to talk.  Since
    	this situation is so unfamiliar to you both, she may
    	desparately someone with whom to talk through her
    	feelings.
    
    	Pat

    Lots and lots of hugs for both of you.  I know I would have no idea
    what to say or how to cope, as this is far from my normal milieu as
    well.  Possibly just being there to listen without judging is the best
    you can accomplish.
    
    Alison

    Here ya go, E Grace!
    
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    Barb:)

    Many many warm hugs, Anon.  You are really in a worse pickle than your
    friend, in some ways.  Serious, major, soft, warm hugs to you both.
    
    						=maggie

    Warm hugs and my deepest wishes that you and she come out of it all
    right. Counseling, when she's calmed a little, might be gently
    suggested. It's out of my realm also. Please let her know that I'm
    sending all the positive warm caring thoughts that I can muster up.
    
    You and she have my love, if that helps a little.
    
    phil

    
    I deleted 10.80 at the author's request.  
    
    Justine

    I'm a read-only member of this conference, but I need hugs today.
    I had planned a vacation down the Cape this week, ALL BY MYSELF.
    Family demands have become too much, and I had to get away.
    
    I was on the beach for 20 minutes when the police delivered a message
    to call my husband.  My father had fallen and broken his wrist and
    hip.  I drove home yesterday.  My father is doing OK, but my mother
    is a wreck.  
    
    I hope I can return to the beach tomorrow...
    
    Susan

Hugs, Susan! Hope you're able get back to the Cape for some R & R.

Kathy

    HUGHUGHUGHUGHUGHUGHUG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    
    E Grace

    (((((((<<<<<<snug-hug>>>>>>>))))))))
    
    recursive hugs!
    

    I think I need some hugs, or some positive strokes or something...

    I have to take the SSST test on Monday - for those of you who haven't
    heard about it, Its a test covering 6 books - Systems, Software,
    Communications, the Networks and Communications buyers guide (yes, the
    WHOLE thing almost), Desktops, and Services.

    Its a 160 question test, of which you HAVE to get a score of 115+ to
    pass.  If you don't pass, they send you on a plane BACK home. With all
    that has been going on with Becky in the hospital, studying for me has
    not been easy. Nothing is seeming to sink in right now. They have
    about 400 questions at the back of the books, of which I memorized each
    and every one of them.. then I was told yesterday by someone who JUST
    took the course, that that will do me absolutely NO good, as they don't
    ask any one those questions...

    I am SO scared that I will not pass the test, and will have to go back
    to my boss as a failure!.... I have never "failed" at any test before,
    but right now, I've never felt like this before either..  Like I don't
    know the material, and am not ready to take the test.

    I really think I need a Hug...

    Gale

    Manyhugs, Gale.  I'm rootin' for you!
    
    -Jody
    

    re .91 I get to hug her first :-) ***hhhuuuggg***
    
    Gale, you'll do fine. 
    
    dana    

    Gale, if you weren't worried you'd be a machine. Knock em dead. Lots of 
    
    HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
    
    Phil

    Hang in there, Gale.  We're all pulling for you.
    
    Breathe in success and peace, breathe out fear . . .
    
    --bonnie

    Don't know if I want hugs or just to get it off my chest...
    
    I was sick with an ear and sinus infection for 11 days.  I'm still
    on antibiotics and feeling better but not well.  I'm back at work
    finally.  My ears still hurt like crazy and I can't hear much with
    my right ear.  (Doctor is aware and says swelling must go down 
    and draining must take place.)
                                                       
    My mate had to leave on a business trip and I feel lonely and still
    not quite up to taking care of myself.  I want chicken soup.  I
    want comfort.  I want to be healthy again. I think I want a hug
    now please.
    
        Margaret

    Margaret and Gale both
    
    MAJOR HUGS
    
    Bonnie
    
    p.s. Margaret I have the makings of chicken soup in my frig,
    how far do you feel like driving? ;-)

    Gale -
    
    	If you are anything like me, I pity y...  no, no! I mean, you have
    probably assimilated more than you know.  With everything that has been
    going on in my life lately (oh! and my father is back home and doing
    relatively well.  thanks for all the hugs!), I have not been able to
    sit down and really concentrate on memorizing my lines.  I was sure I
    had not learned them.  Yet, during my recent rehearsals, I have had to
    call for a line fairly infrequently.  Osmosis, I guess! [-:
    
    But all the hugs I had been getting probably helped A LOT!!! So, here
    are 4 hugs >< >< >< ><  (those are real tight bear hugs)
    
    
    Margaret -
    
    	Cluck!  
    
    That's about as well as I can do for the soup.
    
    Really soon, in lands aaalllll over the infinity, everyone and
    everything will wake up, stretch, yawn, open their eyes and say "Now
    WHY was I mad at anybody/everybody?  I forget.  Must not have been 
    important.  I will go back to loving everyone."
    
    That's about as well as I can do for a bedtime story/fairy tale.
    
    Now, here are some tissues and a warm cuddly blanket.  What's this
    in the blanket?!  Why, it's a bunch of little *hugs*!!!  and they are
    all for you!
    
    (*8
    
    E Grace

    Several of my special "non-chiropractic" hugs for all three of you, 
    Gale, Margaret, and E
    
    Gale, you'll win.  You're just too good not to.
    
    							=maggie

    Margaret,
    
    A chocolate flavoured early-morning hug (dark, bitter Spr�ngli truffes)
    
    Heinrich

    HI Guys..
    
    Well, If it sounds like a HI of relief, you are right...
    I passed the test, with okay flying colors...  Out of 160 questions,
    I got 150 of them correct, for a total overall score of 94%.  For those
    that will come after me to take this exam, Send me mail, and I'll save
    you a LOT of "what NOT to study and memorize :-)"...
    
    Now, only three more (open book) tests to go, and one major
    presentation, and I'll be back to Texas to be REALLY productive :-)

    RE: .101
    
    BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!RAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    
    
    ************GOOD FOR YOU and I KNEW YOU COULD DO IT!**************

    YYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYY, BRAVO, CLAP, CLAP, CLAP. STANDING "O"
    
    Good for you. Knock em dead on the rest of it. We have the utmost
    confidence in you.
    
    Congratulations,
    
    Phil

    tole ya so
    
    
    
    *HUUUGGG*

    
    Yeah, I told you so, too!  Congratulations!  Y'all do something nice 
    for yourself, y'hear?  
    
    Till then, big �HUG�!
    
    CQ

    
    all that worry, and, *we* knew you could do it....
    
    congratulations and good luck!

    
    Life is fraught.  Angst arises.
    Please send hugs.
    
    -Jody
    

    HUG --------------> Jody
    
    E Grace

    Jody,
    
    like you said, so it is.  Hugs to you!
    

    Hug -- hug --HUGGGGGGG!
    
    Nancy

    I feel better already!
    
    -Jody
    

    Jody -
    
    Hope these hugs help to unfraught your life....
    
    
    
    hughughughughughughughughughughughughughughughughughughughug!!!!!!
    
    Nanci

    Here's a {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{SOOPER HUG!!!!!!}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} for ya,
    Jody!  Hope things get better.
    
    'Nother HUG,
    
    Barb
     

    BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
    BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
    HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    
    {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
    
    Phil

    Okay, friends, tomorrow both Marge Davis and I will be taking a
    big step into the future.  At different times and in different places,
    we will both be taking a 5 - 7 hour test to qualify for law school.
    If you happen to think of either of us tomorrow, please send some
    good thoughts and lots of strength our way.  I don't know about
    Marge, but I could desperately use some about now.
    
    Knew I could count on you!
    
    Thanks!
    
    Barb

    Barb and Marge,
    
    Big hugs.
    
    Remember, each time during the test that you feel you can't breathe:
    It isn't panic; it's someone giving you a hug.
    
    							Ann B.

    Big hugs to both Marge and Barb.
    
    I'll be sending energy to you both. So exciting that you're actually
    following this dream.
    
    Get a good night's sleep.  It will help as much as the hugs.
    
        Way to go!    Margaret

    Hugs!!!!!!!
    
    Oooooohhhh, how I envy you both!  I am starting to get into the law
    field also, but I'm nowhere near big-kids school yet!
    
    >Remember, each time during the test that you feel you can't breathe:
    >It isn't panic; it's someone giving you a hug.
    
    Oh, Ann, I **like** that!
    
    E Grace

    Strength and faith to both of you!
    
    hopes and dreams, here you come!
    
    -Jody
    

    Hugs to both of you and good luck.
    
    Meg

Go for it!

Kathy

    Good luck to both of you!
    
    BJ

    i could use a couple my own self the now :-(

    
    	RE: .126  Maggie
    
    	My longest and best hugs to you !!!
    
    	My cats (Woofer and Tweeter) send kitty hugs and purrs, and my
    	son sends his warm but scruffy hugs your way, too!
    

    Oh, manymanyhugs, and strength......
    
    hang in there - we're with you 1000%
    
    -Jody
    

    Many, many warm hugs to Jody, Maggie, Barb & Marge!  
    
    {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{woobiehugs}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
    
    

    Maggie,
    
    *** MEGA-HUG ***
    
    And, while we're at it, many thanks for being a fantastic mod...:-)
    
    D!

    Major Hugs Maggie!

    Hugs from me, too, Maggie!
    
    Nancy

    *Many* thanks, friends.  Your hugs restored me when i most needed it.
    
    							=m

    Hugs maggie from another Meg.  By the way after last week, I need a big
    hug too.  (My father was told his cancer is now terminal, but no real
    time-frame)  Augh! After 15 years of fighting this stuff.
    
    Meg

    Barb and Marge -- post-examinal hugs!  (*8
    
    Maggie -- sorry I'm late, but here's another one, just in case you're 
    starting to dip again.
    
    Meg -- hug. hug.  There really is no way to give a big enough hug for
    this, I know.  My mom told me Saturday that the doctors won't tell
    her anything, but she thinks they found it in my dad again too.
    
     _________
    (
    |   _           <-------- that's a shoulder
    |  | |
     
    
    
    
    E Grace

    Thanks everyone for the strength and support!  It was long, it was
    mind numbing--literally, but at certain moments, when the going
    was stalled, I thought of all of you and how much support you had
    sent and it gave me the courage to keep plugging away.
    
    You are wonderful!
    
    Hugs back to all who lent encouragement and support,
    
    :)Barb

    Thank E Grace, I needed that Hugs to you too.  Sniffle, thanks for the
    shoulder, and if you need one feel free.
    
    Meg

    Aw, Meg, here's another one for you...
    

    {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG}}}}}}}}}}}}}
    
    
    Thinking of you,
    Barb

    After blasting away at times at this file, I find myself hat in hand
    requesting a hug.
    
    Ken (my husband) left last Friday for West Germany.  We probably won't
    be together again until July/August of 91, except for a Xmas visit and
    a few weeks here and there when I can scrape up the bucks to send him a
    ticket.  I am single parenting our 4 year old, managing the apartment
    house, and dealing with a fiesty 1 year old hound named Ears.
    
    It's after 8:00 and there are 9 loads of laundry downstairs to put
    away, lunches to be made, and tomorrows clothes to be laid out.
    
    I want to run away  :-}  I am lonesome, horny, and frazzled.  I need a
    hug.
    
    Sue

    nobody needs forgiveness for speaking her mind.
    
    *hugs*, Sue, and come ask for more anytime.
    
    DougO

    There, there, Sue.  All that doesn't matter.  Have a big, soft hug.
    
    						Ann B.

    
    A hug from me Sue.......................
    
    
    Guy
    

    I need a few grand-canyon-size hugs. I'm taking a week-long class in
    the building where my ex-lover works. "Oh, we'll never bump into each
    other" I think to myself this morning driving there. Well, guess what?
    Yah, you got it. I wasn't even in the building 1 hour and we cross
    paths. At least we were civil. I was  thinking this  morning that maybe
    we'd get back together but then I had to keep telling myself...
    
    "It would never work,it would never work,it would never work...
    
    there's no place like home, there's no place like home"
    
    
    Someone wake me up when I'm safely back at my work home of Marlboro.
    
    Laurie_who's_had_a_rough_day_and_needs_at_least_1_hug
          

    >Laurie_who's_had_a_rough_day_and_needs_at_least_1_hug
    
    HUG from someone who knows the sort of awkwardness you describe.
    
    Ick.
    
    It'll be over soon.
    
    D!

    For Meg:    a warm, chiropractic *HHHUUUUUUGGG*
    
    For Sue:    say what you will, you're our sister too.  *HHHUUUUUUGGG*
    
    For Laurie:  it's awful to feel torn like that.   *HHHUUUUUUGGG*
    
    
    						=maggie

    For Lee...hugs and sympathy

    Lee didn't ask for hugs, but here's a big one.  Let your memories of
    your special grandfather ease your grief.

    I've been very remiss in my electronic hugs lately, this is a note I
    skip when I'm behind in the file. So, to everyone who has had the need ,
    hugs,hugs,hugs,hugs, I care about all of you. liesl

    hugs to all those needing hugs tonite, and espcially to those
    women of this file that I've come to know and love.
    BJ

Hugs, Herb.

E Grace

    An extra warm {{{{{{{{{{{HUG}}}}}}}}}}}} to you too, Herb.  The
    nice thing about have not-so-hot times is that they really help
    you appreciate the better times.
    
    Hang in there,
    Barb

    Have a hug from me, too.  
    
    I haven't been in notes for the past few days so I'm not sure
    exactly what went on, but I hope things are better now and we can
    all go on being friends.
    
    --bonnie

	I know you haven't asked for one today, Lorna...but a big
	hug from me.  Your unique voice and exquisite taste in poetry
	have opened a lot of windows for me.

						cathy

	I want to send a really warm hug to Lorna, she of all women
	in this conference who are active writers "don't need to get
	sh*t" from anti-feminist individuals.  I do read all your
	notes Lorna and you keep me honest.

	_peggy

		(-)
		 |
			Cats do things with bad timeing
			and they don't even try.

    re .159, and .160, thanks so much.  It's nice to have people think of
    me without even asking first. :-)
    
    Lorna
    

    A hug from me, too, Lorna . . . you're the single person I would
    most hate to lose from this conference, and that's saying a lot
    because there are many very wonderful people who note here, and
    who read here without writing.
    
    --bonnie

    A hug fromm me too. I scroll quickly through a lot of the replies in
    here and missed yours on the party note. Also I'm still undecided about
    if I'm going or not. Too shy. Anyway that's my problem not anyone
    else's.
    
    HHHHHHHHHHUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!
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    Phil (whose off to the dietician's now. Have a good weekend all. Lorna,
    do something nice for yourself this weekend)

    Thanks Bonnie and Phil.  (Do something nice for myself this weekend? 
    But, I can't afford any more jewelry! :-)  I'll have to think of
    something cheaper!)
    
    Lorna
    

Lorna, I have several big hugs saved up for you on my next trip out. I read all 
your notes and care about what you think. Don'y let one person's hate and insecurity
ruin your day. I hope personell has the decency to read more than one reply before
they make any judgements. liesl

    Thanks to all those wonderful women who gave me electronic hugs!!!
    
    
    Laurie_who_hasn't_had_much_time_to_do_noting

    
    	Special Monday morning hugs to Margaret Russell!!  (See 13.484)
    
    	Let's all send our best thoughts and hugs together!
    
    			{{{{{{   HUG!!!   }}}}}}
    

Yes, lots of hugs to Margaret. Take care, kiddo.

Kathy

    me, too, Margaret -- HUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
    (Hope that hug didn't hurt -- I squeeze hard!)
    
    Nancy

    Margaret, 
    
    big, big, pillow-hug!!!
    
    I hope everything is okay.
    
    E Grace

	Margaret,
		Lotsa, lotsa hugs...

		...and we'll all be thinking of you.

	Ron

    Hugs, prayers, and whatever other positive thoughts you need. . .
    
    --bonnie

    Hugs from me, too, Margaret.  How yucky!
    
    Can't wait to see your new ring, though!
    
    Lorna
    

    	One of the fellas here talked to Margaret this morning.
    
    	He said she sounded fine.
    
    	She'll probably be back soon with an update.
    
    	Scott

    Re:58.775
    
    HUGS to you Tracey
    
    -Mary

	Awwwww!  Why, thank you!  I didn't expect a hug for it, but then
	again, those kinds of hugs are the best to get!


	Yea, it puts me on edge...I hope he's okay. 8-(


	kath

	PS:  My housemates think I'm stupid.......

	I say PPPPPPPPPPPPLLLLLLLLL! to your housemates.

	I have 7 kitty/children and the most depressed I've been in my adult 
life was when Merry died on Aug 7, 1987.  My husband and I cried for days.

	A co-worker's dog was recently run over and came to talk to me 'cause 
she knew I'd understand.  I ended up crying *with* her.

	I hope Banzai shows up soon.  Please let us know.

	More HUGS,

	Tracey

    Boy, some people can be heartless.  One of the worst feelings in
    the world -- well, in everyday life -- is the numbness of waiting
    for a cat to come home. 
    
    Our littlest cat, Tiger, who belonged to my son, disappeared a
    couple of months ago.  No idea what happened to her, never turned
    up at the animal shelter, nobody in the neighborhood has seen her. 
    It's a lonely unfinished feeling . . . you have my sympathy and my
    hopes Banzai comes home soon.
    
    --bonnie

purrrrhug!

)*8

E Grace

    unsolicited hugs to Nancy Brennan, be it blessing in disguise or no, it
    couldn't have been easy to lose him.....
    
    -Jody
    

RE: 385.35

Hugs, Nancy.

E Grace

    Hugs, Nancy -- I remember when my grandfather died after a long
    bout of cancer and a stroke that left him incapacitated . . . the
    relief itself was a grief of guilt and loss . . . 
    
    --bonnie

    Kath--
    
    I hope Banzai turns up soon!  My housemate and I have 3 kitties between
    the two of us (not to mention 2 dogs, 3 horses, and 3 kids!) And it
    seems the kitties take turns disappearing for a couple of days at a
    time.  It's always nerve-wracking, and especially when I am driving
    to work, when I spot something in the road, I am afraid to look. but
    they always come home!  
    
    Hugs
    
    Kim

    
    On Banzai and cats disapearing...
    
    Think it has anything to do with the full moon?
    
    And Kath, being a married man, I'll have to offer a shake of the hand.
    A hug might not be appropriate :-)
    
    								Hank

	Hahaha.....you guys/gals are great!  I'm sure he'll be crying
	at the door when I get home from work today (at least I HOPE!).

	Since I live in Rt 140 (VERY busy)......I always cringe when I
	know he's out and I see a dead animal on the road........ 8-(


	Hank, I'll take a hug from you any day..and anyone else as well! 8-)
	Believe me, it WON'T be misinterpreted!


	kath

    Hugs for Bonnie R.
    
    Hugs for Carla.
    
    Hugs for Lorna, and Tracey, and Joe, and Suzanne, and Kathy, and
    Justine, and anyone else who thinks they haven't been heard, or
    haven't been listened to, or, like me, is in despair at how the
    cholesterol topic went wrong.  I hug all of you who had no intent
    to wound.  I hug all of you who just want to be understood.  I sit
    here and listen, and listen, and listen.  And I think I need a hug
    too.
    
    DougO

    
    DougO, and a bottle of 1988 Fendant to go with that hug, my friend.
    
    Carla
    

    
    	Hugs back to you, DougO!
    

    Here is an unrequested {{{{HUG}}}} for Bonnie Randall.  Never let
    anyone tell you you're less than wonderful, and don't believe it
    if they do!
    
    Thinking of you,
    Barb

    Big Hugs for Bonnie Randall also, and Kath (any word on your cat?)
    and DougO and all those others out there needing hugs..
    
    Bonnie JR

	Banzai was quite contrite as he jumped into my lap before I
	even got out of the car last night......purring like a madman
	and whining from hunger.


	As I crawled into bed last night, he crawled under the covers
	with me, plastered his belly against my chest and put his
	paws around my neck.....and purred.....


	What a guy......why can't I find him in human form???? 8-]


	Of course, the second I opened the door this morning, he bolted
	out again.....sigh......here we go, all over again!

	Will I ever get used to it?   (Is this the same as parents letting
	their children go?)


	kath

    Get him a collar with your street adress on it kath, or learn
    to be quicker with your foot to block him when you leave each
    morning.
    
    hugs
    
    Bonnie

    re .195, Kath, I'm glad Banzai came home safe and sound.
    (I was a little worried because of Halloween.  I never let my pets out
    around Halloween.  Too many sickos out there to chance it.)
    
    As for finding Banzai in human form, I know what you mean!  I've been
    looking for Raven (my current favorite cat) in human form myself! :-)
    
    Lorna
    

    Kathy, it's worse with cats then with kids. With kids, you continue to
    worry but you hope that they have learned something that you and school
    and general common sense have been trying to shove into them has taken.
    With cats, all you can do is worry, because you can't teach them. In
    fact they teach you more then thay learn from you and that. IMHO is as
    it should be. Afterall they own you not vice-versa.
    
    I hope Banzai continues to be safe and will send positive energy to you
    and him. Hugs for both.
    
    Phil

    
    glad to hear about your cat!
    

Kath,

Finding your cat in human form reminded me of that old joke about the genie and
the woman who wished her cat was a man...

	"Now don't you wish you hadn't had me 'fixed'?"

	:-)
	-- Charles

    Can I have some hugs too???  It's been a really strange week waiting
    to see if I was going to be TSFO'd (I wasn't although I wanted it),
    trying to find a new job in New England for the past five months and
    having req after req be pulled at the last minute, having an up in the
    air long distance relationship and coming down with the flu of the
    century but feeling too guilty about leaving my team in the lurch to
    stay home.  :-(
    
    Nanci

    Here are a bunch of "poor you" hugs, Nanci.  {{{poor you HUG}}}
{{{poor you HUG}}}
{{{poor you HUG}}}
{{{poor you HUG}}}
{{{poor you HUG}}}
{{{poor you HUG}}}

;)Barb
    
    Remember, what' meant to be is meant to be.  You don't want "just"
    any job, you want the right job.  These things take more time ya
    know.

    Here's another hug.
    
    					Ann B.

    Bonnie, Barb, Ann and Joe...
    
    Thanks so much.  :-)  What would I do without my friends?
    
    :-}
    
    Nanci

    Be lonely?  Miserable?
    
    ;)Barb

    Nanci 
    
    did I send you a hug and forgot or did Bonnie RS
    
    anyway...here's a hug from me!
    
    Bjrp

    Nanci, hugs, and keep us posted (sounds sort of like a swiftie)
    
    aq
    

    	My wonderful son Ryan could use some hugs today...

    	A small object lodged in his eye on Saturday (tearing his cornea)
    	- after the treatment at the hospital, he can't see much out of
    	the damaged eye (when the patch is off) and his other eye seems 
    	to have gone fuzzy in sympathy with it.  So he's pretty much 
    	temporarily blinded.

    	He's such a sweet kid - I'm sure he'll be ok, but I'd appreciate
    	some warm thoughts his way.

    Ouch!!!!  What a rotten thing to have happen.
    
    
    ((((*H*U*G*))))
    
    						=maggie

    Suzanne
    
    Send him a hug from me too!
    
    Bonnie

    and me.  Glad to hear it's not too serious, but I know these things
    hurt for a while.
    
    ((()))

    Hugs for Ryan and Nanci,
    
    Nanci,
    
    I went through the door slamming on every open rec two years ago and I
    know it can be frustrating to say the least.  The right job is out
    there though.
    
    Ryan,
    
    Eyes heal remarkably, but maybe this is the time to cut back on
    reading, I know ugh!, and just listen for a few days.
    
    Meg

    Everybody - thanks for all the hugs.  They helped me get through the
    weekend.  :-)
    
    Suzanne - give Ryan hugs from me too.  I've had eye injuries and while
    they're extremely painful they also heal really fast!  :-)
    
    Nanci

    Thank you all for the hugs and the mail.  
    
    The operation went well, the lump was benign (yayyayayayayay!!!)
    
    I stayed awake through the operation (local anesthetic) and when it
    got tough I just though of all you gyns and guys and started reading
    notes in my head.  Thought of Inner Visions.  Thought of lunches at the
    Scupper. And somehow got through.  Hugs work. 
    
    I'm not okay yet, though.  I'll be out for a few weeks still. I
    promise to read lots of feminist literature and come back more
    glass chewing and onery and humorous than ever.
    
    Hugs to all of you.  Here's a secret:  There is only ONE hug
    in the world.  Every time it's used it gets bigger and warmer and
    stronger.  Yeah, I know it sounds like feel-good psychobabble, but
    it's true.
    
      Margaret 

    re .215, that's great, Margaret!  I'm still waiting to see that ring!
    :-)  Next lunch at the scupper?
    
    Lorna
    

    Good news, Margaret!  Thanks for the update; wishing you a good
    recovery.
    
    aq
    

    
    	Thanks for all the hugs for Ryan today, too!
    
    	His damaged eye is still dilated, but he's putting the antibiotic
    	drops (to prevent infection) in and he seems a lot better now than
    	he was this morning.
    
    	The good thoughts and hugs helped, I'm sure!
    

    Tell Ryan "Good luck on your saving throw".
    
    						Pfusand, Harry,
    						Liara, `Jake', etc.

	Re: 501.6  

	D!    Have a *HUG*   -       Kbear

    Thanks...I'm feeling a lot better this week! :-)
    
    D!

    Hugs to Ryan, Suzanne, Margaret, Nanci, D! and anyone else in
    the last few replies that I may have missed.
    
    Eileen
    (Who lately doesn't get in here as regularly as she would wish) 

    Things are much better today!  The hugs were just what I needed!
    
    Thanks,
    
    Nanci

    
    I never thought I'd ask, but I'm in dire need of a long hug, one
    that will encompass me and hold me and stop me from making a rash 
    decision, like walking out on this (*&#$(*&^#)( job.
    
    thank you.
    
    Carla
    

    Carla,
    
    Looooooooooong Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuug!
    
    Take care,
    Karen.

    
    	Carla - 
    
    	    {{{{{{{{{{ Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuug!!!!! }}}}}}}}}}
    
    						
    						Suzanne
    

    
    
    
    A Huge Hug to you, Carla!!!!
    
    Justine

    Here's a {{{{{{{{Think What You'll Miss If You Leave, HUG!!!}}}}}}}}
    
    What *would* we do without you, Carla?
    
    Just keep thinking "This, too, will pass," and keep on going.
    
    A Final HUG,
    Barb

    Here's one as best as I can do from 8000 miles, Carla!!
    
    Hang in there!!
    
    >>>>>HUG<<<<<
    
    Ad

    Here's another hug, Carla
    
    (wish you weren't too far away to go out for a drink)
    
    Lorna
    

    Hugs to you, Carla.
    
    Wish I could be there and administer it in person!
    
    -Jody
    

    and here's an unsolicited hug for big bird. 
    

    Carla - 
    
    {{{{{{{{{{{HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!}}}}}}}}
    
    Wish I was there to bring you a fruit plate.  ;-)
    
    Hang in there, Sweetie.
    
    Nanci

    
    thanks everyone.
    
    truly.
    

    Carla,
    
    You are welcome to as many of my store of hugs as you need or want.
    I have determined that every time I give one away, two more are born,
    so it is a limitless supply.
    
    I have a selection:
    
    afghan hugs
    kittie-purrr hugs
    huggles (snuggle hugs)
    huddles (cuddle hugs)
    
    
    E Grace

                                                   
    Carla,                                         *                    *  
                     *                              *   *       *
                     *                                 *   *                *
                     *                               *  -    *  -    *
    Encompass * * * YOU * * * ?!   Encompass YOU ?
                     *                             *   | *      *|   *  *
                     *                                 |   *  *  |    *
                     *                              *   -  *    -   *
                                                      *          *        
                                                                          *
    
    ...:-) :-) :-):
    
    (u) (uu) (UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
    
    ... not on this terminal, kid, but what a thought!
    
    
    p.s. - now, about that offer from Rolling Stone.... :-)
    
    Virginia
    
                                                          

    
    
    carla,
    
      this may be a day late, but just think - it's one day closer to
    "cruisetime"!  you can hang in there for another 5 working days, 
    no? (-:  i'll BET you feel a bit better after a vacation!
    
      many hugs (courtesy of another friend) follow...
    
    
    
    
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	Carla,

	Many hugs from this strange place called the Mill.

	_peggy

		(-)
		 |
			My the goddess enfold you in her mists.

Carla, hang in there!! never make a decision when the emotions are high!!! Big
hugs and go get on that cruise. liesl

    Hugs for Lorna.  Please smile!!!!!
    

    More hugs for Lorna, and for the women who were hurt unintentionally.
    
    Kim

    Hugs for NancyB and Miriam Hidalgo

    
    Thank You!  That hug felt GOOOOOD!
    
    
    Miriam

    I don't if anyone is out there now at this hour, but if you are.....
    
    I need a hug REALLY bad.....The black hole is getting blacker and
    blacker and I just want to crawl into it and not come out....
    
    Barb

    re .246, Oh, I'm sorry.  I'm leaving but I'm here at the moment.
    
    Here's a hug!  Hope things get better!
    
    Lorna
    

    ((((*H*U*G*))))

    
        
    	hug! hug! hug! hug! hug! hug! hug! hug! hug! hug! hug! hug!
	hug! hug! hug! hug! hug! hug! hug! hug! hug! hug! hug! hug!
	hug! hug! hug! hug! hug! hug! hug! hug! hug! hug! hug! hug!
	hug! hug! hug! hug! hug! hug! hug! hug! hug! hug! hug! hug!
	hug! hug! hug! hug! hug! hug! hug! hug! hug! hug! hug! hug!
	hug! hug! hug! hug! hug! hug! hug! hug! hug! hug! hug! hug!
    
    	hope it helps!
    
    Miriam
    
    	

    I have a limitless supply of hugs, Barb, and you can have as many as
    you need.  The only thing is, though, that they are somewhat shy and
    get *really* embarrased when I spread them all over the screen.
    
    E Grace
    
    Sometimes the Serenity Prayer helps, too.

    From one Barb to another__
    
    
    	{{{{{{{{{{{{{{HHHHHHHHUUUGGGGG}}}}}}}}}}}}}!!!!!
    
    Hang in there!
    
    Barb

    
    Here's a really big 
                
    
    
    HHH   HHH   UUU   UUU   GGGGGGGGG
    HHH   HHH   UUU   UUU   GGG   GGG
    HHH   HHH   UUU   UUU   GGG   GGG
    HHHHHHHHH   UUU   UUU   GGG
    HHHHHHHHH   UUU   UUU   GGG  GGGG
    HHH   HHH   UUUUUUUUU   GGG   GGG
    HHH   HHH   UUUUUUUUU   GGGGGGGGG
    HHH   HHH   UUUUUUUUU   GGGGGGGGG
    
    
    and it lasts indefinitely...
    
    Shi

    and another hug from me Barb .....

    
    Barb, many hugs and hopes for betterment ...
    
    Carla
    

    Hugs from MetroWest Boston, Barb.  I've been there too and it's no fun
    that's for sure.  Please remember that
    
                      This Too Shall Pass
    
                              But 
    
                       HUGS are eternal
    
                         (-: HUG :-)

    It's not last night and I didn't see it until this morning, but GIANT,
    SUPER HUGE
    {{{{{{{{{{{{HHHHHHHHHHHHUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGSSSSSSSSSSSS}}}}}}}}}}}}
    for you from my part of Nashua, and I'll send some from Hudson when I'm
    home.
    
    Phil

    I need hugs bad.  All kinds of feelings bottled up inside and no
    shoulder to cry on.
    
    Mary

    
    	Here's some -
    
    		{{{{{{{{{{{{{{   HUG!  }}}}}}}}}}}}}}
    
    	Let's share these awhile - I got them from some good friends
    	recently - the magic still works!
    

    Huge hugs from the large supply I've received in the past couple of
    days, Mary!!!!!!!!!  They really do help......
    
    HUG......                                         HUG......
            HUG......                        HUG......
                    HUG......        HUG......
                            HUG......
    
    AND                      MORE              AND                MORE    
    
          WHERE THOSE CAME FROM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    
    Hang in there.........You will get through this and your emotional sun
    will shine again........Mine is!!!!!!!!!!!!
    
    Barb     

    More hugs Mary
    
    BJ

    Mary,
    
    here are some good hugs for you.  I am told I give fairly good hug, so
    I hope they help!
    
    hughughug
    
    E Grace
    
    p.s., the rest were too shy to sit on the screen, so I'll hand carry 
    them down to you.

    Thanks everyone for the hugs.  Much appreciated.  It may take a while
    for me to work through this one, but the hugs help.
    
    BTW, E Grace gives good shy hugs in person ;-)
    
    Mary

    Mary and Barb....
    
    {{{{{HUGS}}}}}
    
    Hope it gets better soon!
    
    Nanci

    'Nother {{{{{{{{{HUG}}}}}}}}}}
    
    Barb

    Net-hugs are wonderful, no argument. But I sure hope you folks are
    searching out *real* hugs too. There is good, solid, scientific
    evidence that you need the human contact.

    E Grace - you keep blushing and you *might* get what you are searching
    for! ;-) X 10
    
    BJ

    I'm leaving early today for my latest cholesterol test. I find out in 3
    weeks whether or not I have to take drugs for the rest of my life.
    (yuchh) I could use a hug or 2. And hugs to everyone who needs them,
    wants them, likes them, and just on general principals. I'm in an
    extremely Huggy mood today. Note you all on Monday. Have a nice weekend
    everyone. I'm outta here.
    
    Phil

    
    Phil, here's a handshake for ya.
    I also take some stuff regularly, though I'd rather not go into
    the details publicly, so I understand a bit how you feel.
    Good luck.
    
    							Hank

    Ah, the weekend is here.  So many people have needed hugs.
    
    Here's a big one for each of you.  Oh, c'mon, just sit in my lap
    and have a nice long cuddle.
    
                         ---    ---
                        /          \
                       /            \
                      /              \
                     (                )
                      (______________)
    
    							Ann B.
                        

    Hugs to Phil...
    
    I hope the Dr's appointment goes well.
    
    :-)
    
    Nanci

    Er...not to throw cold water ..uh..so to speak ...on perfectly
    acceptable high-jinks, but:
    
    *I* was talking about hugs. Not sex. We live in a society in which
    a h*ll of a lot of people are having sex in circumstances in which
    they really want a hug.
    
    Human touch and contact are not only sexual. Find a hug when you need
    support. Have sex when you feel sexy. Do both if you feel that way,
    but please don't confuse the two.
    
    --DE
    

    Dawn
    
    I was 'busting' E Grace if that was aimed at me..
    
    and having met her, I can testify that she gives excellant hugs.
    
    Bonnie ;-) X 100

    
    Hi Phil,
    
    Here it is Friday night, and my hug tank is running on empty. 
    So, here's a book recommendation instead which, regardless of
    your cholesterol count, may help to free you from a lifelong
    sentence.  It's Dr. Dean Ornish's "Program for Reversing Heart
    Disease" -  check it out in the new non-fiction (hardcover)
    section of your local bookstore.  The book's subtitle reads,
    "The Only System Scientifically Proven to Reverse Heart Disease
    Without Drugs or Surgery."  Chapter 3 in particular has a very
    interesting discussion of cholesterol lowering drugs.
    
    My word - what's that?  Aha!  A Monday Morning Hug has just ap-
    peared in my tank.  Here it is....{{{{{ hUg }}}}} !
    
    Virginia
    

    Crossed fingers and ((HUGS)), Phil.

    Thank you all for the hugs. (Not sex, just needed hugs.) Virginia,
    thank you for the book suggestion. I'll look for it in the Pheasant
    Lane Mall bookstores in Nashua, next time I'm in there. I still don't
    have an answer to my cholesterol question. They took the test, but I
    won't get the results until later today and won't really know the
    medication answer until I see the doctor on the 7th. Setting on laps
    for hugs, hmmm. Maybe if you wear a long white beard, red suit with
    pillow underneath it, and go hohoho. :-). I have lost another 1.25 lbs.
    but can't seem to break the 230 barrier. Keep fluctuating between 232
    and 236. Thanksgiving is coming this week too. AAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHH
    there goes the diet. Well, no pumpkin pie for me.
    
    Phil

    Hugs, Phil.
    
    
    Gangs of 'em!
    
    E Grace

    [[No, not "aiming" at anyone in particular. Maybe I misunderstood
    some of the notes. Not trying to dampen high spirits...]]]
    

    I can't have one from whom I need/want it most.
    
    But I need one badly today.
    
    Anyone?

    Here's one....(come on, get up there!  Don't be shy...really, you're
    needed...*there* you go!)
    
                      HUG
    
    (good hug!  See, that's not so bad, is it?)
    
    E Grace

    Ask and ye shall receive:
    
    HUG, HUG, HUG, HUG, HUG, HUG, as many as you need.
    
    (Those aren't shouted hugs, they're capital hugs.)
    
    Hope you soon get the hugs you want and need from the source you want,
    and hope those help in the meantime.
    
    aq
    

    
    will I do???
    
    HUG, HUG, HUGS,
    
    loud and clear!!!!!

    Thanks!  I knew I could count on you all!  I feel better.  
    

    Thank you to all who have sent hugs both here and in mail. Thank you
    for all the offers of information on diet and healthcare. It is truly
    appreciated. I LLLLLLOOOOOOVVVVVVEEEEEE this conference. 
    
    Hugs to all who need them today and every day.
    
    Phil

    Hugs Pat
    
    and much love

    Thank you for those unsolicited, but much needed, hugs.
    Thanks also to those who have sent supportive mail about
    my mother.
    
    hug, hug, hug, hug, hug, hug, hug, hug, hug, hug, hug
    
    	HUG    HUG    HUG    HUG    HUG    HUG    HUG
    
    	       to all of you
    
    Pat

    BIG-Hugs to Diana.....
    
    -Jody
    

    Help!  I need a friend.  I'm at a very low point in my life right now
    and really need someone to talk to. Please contact me via mail.
    
    Janet

    Thanks, Jody!  :-)
    
    Hug-happy,
    D!

    May I ask the =wn= community to give some moment's thought and support
    for Barb Haslam as she prepares for an important exam this Saturday? 
    I'm confident Barb will do well.
    
    mdh

    oooh....hugs and mondo intellectual vibes Barb!
    
    -Jody
    

    Thanks to all who replied, it really helped me a lot to know so many 
    people cared.
    
    Thanks,
    
    Janet

    Hugggggggggggggggggggggggggggsssssss,(that was a reeeeeaalllly tight
    hug!) Barb.  Do well!
    
    And Janet, here's another one for luck...hug...
    
    E Grace

    I saw this on a book mark last night and had to buy it and enter it
    here. The author is unknown and it's reprinted without permission.
    
    H U G S
    
    It's wondrous what a hug can do
    A hug can cheer you when you're blue
    A hug can say "I love you so"
    Or "Gee, I hate to see you go"
    
    A hug is "welcome back again"
    And "great to see you" or
    "Where've you been"
    A hug can sooth a small child's pain
    And bring a rainbow after rain
    
    The hug! There's just no doubt about it
    We scarcely could survive without it
    A hug delights and warms and charms
    It must be why God gave us arms
    
    Hugs are great for fathers and mothers
    Sweet for sisters, swell for brothers
    And chances are some favorite aunts
    Love them more then potted plants
    
    Kittens crave them, puppies love them
    Heads of state are not above them
    A hug can break the language barrier
    And make the dullest day seem merrier
    
    No need to fret about the store of 'em
    The more you give
    The more there are of 'em
    So stretch those arms without delay
    And give someone a hug today
    
    
    Phil, who'se sending out hugs to all who need them and all whoo just
    want them.

    Many hugs, Barb, my Mom and my brother are also rooting for you!
    
    Joana

    Hugs and good thoughts are in order (again *sigh*).  It's back to
    the testing room for yet another try at the law school extrance
    exam (LSAT).  My last score was supposedly good enough for Harvard, but not
    for the University of Utah (where competition is very tough).  Anyhow,
    tomorrow is yet another 6 hours of mind numbing problem solving,
    so any support is welcome.
    
    Thanks, friends!
    Barb

    Lots of hugs Barb!
    
    bj

    re .303 Hugs, lots of 'em, and cheering in the background. 

    Knock' em flat, Barb!

    Many, many demure
    
    BEAR HUGS!!!!!!!      squeeeeeeeeeeze
    
    E Grace

    
    
    		I need hugs.
    
    

    
    {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{ Hug! }}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
    
    
    			    And many more, Nancy!!
    

    (((HUGHUGHUG)))

    C:  "... But why, Pancho...?"
    
    P:  "NancyB said she needs a hug!"
    
    C:  "But Pancho, she said she needed hug*Z*!"
    
    P:  "So...?  But that's GREAT, CISCo -- there's TWO of us!!"
    
    (gun holstered :-), N approaches P shyly...  moments later, 
                        C approaches N shyly...)
    
    {HUG}
    [HUG]
    
    C: "Ohhh, Pancho!"
    P: "Ohhhhh, CISCo!"
    
    (...sound of spurs jingling and hoofbeats fading southwestward...)
    
    :-)
                                                     

    
    	Here's some recycled hugs for you, -d.  (By the way, they NEVER lose
    	their warmth...temperature is constant.)  ;^)
    
    
    		{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{ Hug! }{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}
    
    	Hugs to everyone out there - especially those who are in a slight
    	hug deficit today!
    

    [***hug***]
    
    DougO

    My shoulders hurt.
    
    Here.  Here's a good, big hug for you, and for you, and for you,
    and -- you haven't asked but you look like you need one so here's
    a special one for you.
    
    Ah! That's the stretching my shoulders needed.
    
    							Ann B.

    HUGS  Nancy
    
    and also
    
    -d
    
    Bonnie

    major ((((*HUG*)))), Rat.

    
    
    	Thanks so much for the hugs, gyns & guys ;-)!
    
    	I felt much better.   Reading how other women have gone through
    	the same dreadful experience as I, possibly (remotely possibly) 
    	inflicted by the same person, was too much to bear
    
    						nancy b.
    

    I don't know if anyone still needs these, but here goes, anyway.
    
    I got my hug supply replenished over the weekend, and now there are all
    these little hugs running aroung my cubicle.  Would NancyB and -d mind
    taking a few off my hands?  I'm afraid I'm going to start bumping into
    them.
    
    You will?  Thanks!
    
    E Grace

    {{{{{{{more HUGS}}}}}}}}
    
    Barb

    I'm am feeling fairly fabulous, and in the need to hug.  As I don't
    have anyone present to whom I can give these hugs, I thought I would
    leave some here.  That way, weary travelers will find some here just
    waiting to be needed.
    
    (Okay...in you go...that's right, right through the screen.  Alright? 
    Are you all comfy in there?...good.)
    
    Okay, they are all set.
    
    E Grace
    
    

    E Grace, what a wondeful thing to do.  I think I will borrow one, to be
    returned to the pool, as soon as can can give one back.  
    
    Today I need a hug.  My father had his talk with the oncologist, and
    has decided on no more radical treatments, he is going to stay very
    conservative.  (In a way hooray!)  This does decrease his long term
    chances, but he will be happier.  He also asked me for the number of a
    freind who belongs to the Hemlock Society.  (Why I need the hug).
    
    Meg

    Meg,
    
    Here are some extras, just in case my tribble hugs haven't reproduced 
    enough yet.  hughughughughughughughug
    
    E Grace

    hugs to you E Grace 
    
    and I hope you get your supply filled to over abundance next week.
    
    Bonnie (aka sis)

    
    Hugs, Meg.  And a tickle on the side, so that maybe I can hear your
    wonderful laughter resonating all the way to Seattle.
    
    Why are all the great laughers at CXO3?!
    
    Carla
    

 
    RE: .325
    
    
     >>Maybe E Grace will share some of hers, too.
    
    My hugs are always to be shared.
    
    hugs
    
    E Grace
    

    Hugs and good laughs Carla.  It's the altitude that creates the
    attitude.  If you ever need laughter just give us a call at the center. 
    I'll get Eva over here too.
    
    Meg

    
    And Liesl, too!  I always knew when either Liesl and Meg was in the
    vicinity.  Great, really great!
    
    Carla
    

    Of course Liesl too.  How about it Leisl?  Shall we get a conference
    laugh going?
    
    Meg

hey why not, I even have teleconference laughs with my co-workers in Valbonne.
I'm practiced at it! We laugh in 3 languages. :*) Helen do you read here???

Ya know Carla, I kind of miss having you around. Here's holiday hugs for 
everyone - HO HO HUG. liesl

    Oops, I fell into a holiday blues hole this morning.  I am so glad to
    come to work and tune in to this note.
    
    Martha

    I want to say thank you and send hugs to all who supported me in
    worries about my cholesterol. Especially those who have taken the time
    to send me personal mail and information around diets and medication.
    
    As usual, (with me anyway), I worry to much for nothing. I went to the
    doctor's on Friday, and my naughty cholesterol was down 40 points, my
    nice cholesterol was up 5 points, and the ratio got 2.5 points closer
    to 1 : 1. No medicine for me, yet. 
    
    Although my reading is still obscene, IMO, it is getting better.
    
    Again, thank you all for caring and taking the time to show it. I love
    you all and never hesitate to ask me for support. It will always be
    there.
    
    You're all the best.
    
    Phil

    
    
    
    			HOORAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
    
    and here's another hug, Phil.  Just because I feel like giving hugs
    away today!
    
    E Grace

    Yes, but they seem to be multiplying extra fast today!
    
    E Grace

    E Grace, 
    
    is that because it is 5 hours +/- 30 minutes and counting?
    
    :-)
    
    Bonnie

    Thank you -d. And yes, I'm a generalized hugger. I don't understand the
    term MOTOS though. Just my sheltered existence showing through again.
    
    E always seem to have billions and billions of hugs to share. They are
    probably falling off of her and piling up just waiting to be used by
    now. Yesterday, when I talked to her, she was full of the giggles and
    that will cause the hugs to pile up into a waiting mode.
    
    Don't worry E, my daughter, Amy, has a case or terminal giggles, too.
    
    Phil

    Phil, Amy's terminal giggles?  Maybe it's ticklish?  (Sometimes I get
    tickeled when I'm hugged, too.)
    
    Nevermind.
    Karen

	I believe the PC acronym is MOTAS - Member Of The Appropriate Sex.

					--D

    Karen, I understand perfectly. Amy's giggles are not VDT terminal, but
    near infinitely lasting giggles. E's were approaching that stage
    yesterday.
    
    Phil

    -d, thank you for translating that for me. Yes, I was aware of the term
    sagan to denote multple billions. I have rarely heard it employed and
    forgot about it. 
    
    The assumption was correct. I, will hug members of the same sex, if I
    know them well enough. Of course, I have to know a women fairly well
    before she gets a hug too. Electronic hugs don't count.
    
    Phil

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                    hug         hug   hug   hug          hug
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                 hug   hug     hug hug   hug hug     hug   hug
                    hug          hug       hug          hug
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                          hug      hug   hug      hug
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                                  hug     hug
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    hugs liesl!
    
    hope you heal quickly
    
    Bonnie

    liesl,
    
    very gentle, soft, cushy hugs...little quiet ones that won't disturb
    your rest.
    
    E Grace

    Re .345
    
    Beautiful hugs!  Here are some admiring ones in turn:
    
     hug  hug  (oooooo)  hug  hug  (ahhhhhhhh)  hug  hug
    
    aq
    

    
    Hugs, Liesl!  To you and your horse.
    
    Carla (who reads "giddyap" every time an Aussie writes "g'day")
    

    I could use a hug, if there are spares out there.  I blew it at home
    tonight, on several fronts at once, and there's nothing like deserving
    to be yelled at to make you feel low.

    ...The "miraculous Cruise of Oil" :-) a ride that kept the Idiot Lights
    lit for EIGHT WHOLE NIGHTS, even though the Engine had been Defiled by
    having its crankcase-filler cap removed...
    
    Oh well, it was a poor parody of the Hanukkah story, my only excuse
    being it's 34 years since I last set foot in Hebrew School and it's
    late...  But anyhow you got home safe and there's 6 more nights of
    Hanukkah to share...
    
          HUG
    HUG        HUG
    
    HUG        HUG
          HUG
    
    Connect alternate hugs, you have the Hug of David... :-)
    
    Dan

    �hugs sara
    
    
    

    
    Sara,
    For all you do, this Hug's for you.
    OOOOO
    
    Happy Hanukah, everyone.
    

    thanks for the hugs, and Dan, thanks for the "miraculous Cruise of Oil,
    I finally laughed about this one!
    
    I feel a bit better now.
    
    Sara
    

    Sara,
    
    >>I feel a bit better now.
    
    
    Does this *pout* mean {)*: that it's too *pout* late for me to *snif*
    give you a hug?
    
    E Grace

    E Grace, you and your hugs are always welcome, even if I feel tip-top
    
    unfortunately, "a bit better" still ain't "good", so hug away
    
    signed,
      Sara-who-is-trying-not-to-whine,
          -but-who-is-finding-it-difficult-lately,
    	  -cuz-more-stuff-keeps-on-happening,
    	  -even-as-I-type

    That's good!  'Cuz they were _all_ upset at me for getting in too 
    late . . . running around my cube, jumping up and down.  And worst of
    all, refusing to talk to me!  Have you ever been given the cold
    shoulder by hugs?!  shudder!
    
    Anyway, I sent them in mail, cuz there were so many of them that (what? 
    oh, okay, just give me a second.) ...excuse me.  Now, where was I?  Oh
    yeah, there were so many of them I was afraid they might take up too
    much space on MammaKitty.
    
    (ok, I'm sorry I missed you, but that's what you get for leaving the
    cube and running around the building like that!  You want to go visit
    Sara?  Okay...in you go...popHUG!  feel better?  good.  I'm going to
    leave now, will you be okay?  ok)
    
    Well, there's another one, Sara!
    
    E Grace

Sniff...sniff...whimper...bleed....hurt

I can't even talk about it...

Barb

    hugs Barb, Hugs and more Hugs.  They helped me yesterday, and they're
    recyclable, and they keep fresh forever.
    
    
    HUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGS

-.1 (Is it Sue?)

Amazing how reading your note made me smile instantly - I printed it out and
put it in my breast pocket.

THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU

Barb

    It's Sara, actually, I keep forgetting to sign.
    
    Hugs to all who helped with thoughts and hugs yesterday.  The world
    looks MUCH smilier today.  The antibiotics help...
    
    but the HUGS are the best medicine!

    Barb,
    
    If you still need some hugs, I could probably spare one or two
    
    hundred!
    
    E Grace

I could use a couple.




Jim

    Only a couple?  Okay, I'll try and restrain them!
    
    (You can go...you too.  No.  I'm sorry, the rest of you have to stay
    here.)
    
    
    		HUG
    
    			HUG
    
    E Grace

E Grace,

Thanks for the hugs!  I am considerably improved - folks have really "touched"
me - but can always use the new infusion.

Jim,

HUGHUG for you.  Sure that's enough?

Barb

    I'm feeling MUCH better than last week, and E Grace sent me sooooooo
    many hugs that I can't hold on to all of 'em!  So, I'm turning some
    loose here so they can hug someone else -- grab 'em quick, before they
    multiply...;-)
    
    Thanks to all of you who send hugs and support, here and in MAIL.  You
    know who you are -- it helped!
    
    Sara

RE:                      <<< Note 10.365 by SUNKEY::MARCUS >>>
                             -< They Always Help >-


>HUGHUG for you.  Sure that's enough?



Barb and E Grace...thanks...those felt so good I'll take all I can get!




Jim

              ... in 10.368 -- BOUSTROPHEDONIC hugs!!  
                       Not merely palindromic, that'd be
                               boring-gnirob...
    
                              Gotta Love It!!
    
                                  DannaD
    
                   And as long as this is the HUG note, 
    hug-hug-
    -guh-guh
                      to all them that need 'em today...
                               

	If you get a chance, look up E Grace in person.  She gives great hugs!

							--D

    RE: 58.1361
    
    (come on, kids, -d needs you...I *know* he's just being a bab...er, sad
    person, but he feels the need for some hugs...You've been complaining
    for days that no one seems to need or want you anymore, so now's your
    chance!...I *thought* that would do it!)
    hughughughughughughughughughughughug(whoa!...one at a time!)hug hug hug
    hug hug hughughughughughug(I give up!)hughughughughug
    
    E Grace

    i need hugs.  need 'em bad.

	Hugs Lee.  And if you happen to be in the ZK area, you're more than 
welcome to drop by for 100% natural, organic hugs instead of these somewhat
artificial (but still sincere) electronic ones.


						--D

    RE .374 HUGS, extra-large size

Here's some extra-extra large size hugs.





Jim

    {{{{{{HHHHUUUUUUUUGGGG}}}}}}..... .  .   .     .

    hugshugshugshugs  and as many more as you think you need plus.
    
    {{{{{{{}}}}}}
    Phil

    After that scream, I can see you need lots of hugs.  Hugs, and a lite
    kiss and best wishes from Colorado.
    
    Meg

    
    
    
    Lee.....everything will work out, hon....
    
    BIG hugs to you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    
    
    Keep the faith.
    
    kat

    Lee,
    
    I was just up visiting E Grace and the hugs around that place you
    wouldn't believe!  Here's a big one.  HUG!
    
    Mary

  (   )
   \0/
    !    Net hug !
  _/ \_
    
    No one who needs hugs should go wanting...especially during the
    holidays...
    
    *hugs*
    
    -Jody
    

    ...and here are some more of them.
    
    
    Hughughughughughughugglehugglehugglehugglehugglehugglehugglehuggle
    (do you all feel better now?...you were so worried that nobody needed
    you)hugglehugglehugglehuggle
    
    E Grace

    HHHHUUUUUUGGGGGGGSSSSSSSSSS  (WOW that felt good!)
    
    Hope you feel happier soon,
    Pam

          Not a big one, just enuf to help me push my lower lip in...
    
                               (-:  *nyuk*  :-)

    I'm sorry, Dan.  I can't find any huglets.  I hope this one will do
    
    		(Now, be gentle, okay?...Dan needs his lower lip pushed
    		 back in...no, you cannot play slingshot with his lip...
    		 that's better!  good hug!)
    
    				hug

    E needs headache-chasing hugs (see 13.current_last).  E, when I had
    such a persistent headache it was a sinus infection (3 times since
    Sept; hurray for antibiotics).  Anyhow, this calls for _gentle_ hugs:
    
    ( h u g ) ( h u g ) ( h u g ) ( h u g ) ( h u g ) ( h u g ) ( h u g )
        ( h u g ) ( h u g ) ( h u g ) ( h u g ) ( h u g ) ( h u g )
    ( h u g ) ( h u g ) ( h u g ) ( h u g ) ( h u g ) ( h u g ) ( h u g )
    
    notice I didn't squeeze too hard.  Hope it feels better soon!
    
    Sara
    

    RE: 13.714
    
    hugs Cheyenne.  This is a *****reeeeeallly***** gentle hug, since it
    *is* a bladder infection!
    
    	(What?...I'm sorry, did you want to go too?...okay, in you go)
    
    			puuuurrrrhugrrrrrr
    
    E Grace

    Sara, I just saw about E's headache. I'm sending little soft gentle
    hugs to her. I hope you feel better E, and please if they have
    persisted that long seek medical help. I don't want anyone to be sick.
    
    Not I used a comma in the sentence with "E" in it. I'm not getting
    stuck in that conversation again. :-)
    
    Phil

    thank you all.  I feel *much* better today!
    
    E Grace

    RE:  13.717
    
    Dave,
    
    cushyhug cushyhug cushyhug cushyhug cushyhug cushyhug cushyhug cushyhug
    cushyhug cushyhug cushyhug cushyhug cushyhug cushyhug cushyhug cushyhug
    cushyhug cushyhug cushyhug cushyhug cushyhug cushyhug cushyhug cushyhug
    cushyhug cushyhug cushyhug cushyhug cushyhug cushyhug cushyhug cushyhug 
    
    
    E Grace

    RE: 13.724
    
    Scott,
    
    I send many, *many* hugs to sit with you and hold your hand...and to
    sit on your dad's bed and send love thoughts.  
    
    You will be in my prayers,
    
    E Grace

    Scott, me too.  Here are lots of supportive warm thoughts and hugs, and
    a well of well-wishes for your family.
    
    Sara
    

To Whomsoever has a need (in other words all & sundry) ....


	HH      HH      UU      UU       GGGGGG         SSSSS
	HH	HH      UU      UU      GGG   GGG     SSS   SSS
	HH	HH      UU      UU     GG     GGG    SS       SS
	HH      HH      UU      UU     GG            SS       SS
	HH      HH      UU      UU     GG            SS
	HHHHHHHHHH      UU      UU     GG     GGG     SSSSSSSSS
	HHHHHHHHHH      UU      UU     GG       GG            SS
	HH      HH      UU      UU     GG       GG             SS
	HH      HH      UU      UU     GG       GG             SS
	HH      HH       UU    UU       GG      GG             SS
	HH      HH        UU  UU         GGG  GGG     SSS    SSS
	HH      HH         UUUU            GGGG         SSSSSS


-Andrea

Hugs, Scott!

Kathy

    RE: 13/726
    
    Gee, Dave.  You are *not* having a very good week, are you?
    
    	(come on...yes, I know, it *is* nice of people to be having a bad
    	 week, isn't it?...yes, I know, you were all very lonely...I'm not
    	 sure the people having the bad week think you kids are worth it...
    		oooohhh...okay,okay!!!I'm *sorry*! Gotcha!...Now, I need
    	 some warm, fireside hugs for Dave...okay...in you go...popHug
         popHUG...there...say hi to Dave for me!  Bye bye!)
    
    Want a hug, Dave?
    
    E Grace

    yes, Dave.
    
    BIG, soothing hugs.
    
    -Jody
    

    Major hugs from here too, Dave
    
    BJ

    Restorative hugs for Bonnie!!!!!!!!!!!
    
    
    E Grace

    Major (((HUG))) and good wishes, Scott, how awful.

    If anyone's got a hug to spare, I could use it.  Dad's in the hospital
    being drained again.  sigh.  
    
    I probably wouldn't need one, but all mine are busy getting prep'ed for
    -d's blood ordeal tomorrow.
    
    E Grace

    E. I hope everything works out ok for your dad and family.
    
    						best wishes
    
    							Hank

    
    	E Grace, I've been savng some you sent to me - they've multiplied
    	many times since then, but they're as warm as ever!!
    
    			Back at ya, E!  {{{{{{{{{{{{{{ H }}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
    

    
    
    E, here are a few for you:
    
    (((((((((((((((((((((((((((HUGS))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
    {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{MOREHUGS}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
    [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[EVENMOREHUGS]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]
    HUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGS
    HUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGS
    HUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGS
    HUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGS<-STOP!!!!!!!
    
    why, they're so enthusiastic, they got right away from me.  Guess they
    are just irrepresible!  You'll have to pass them back and forth between
    you and your dad.
    
    keep the faith
    	Sara

    Oh, dear, dear, dear.
    
    Most of those hugs have escaped by now.  It's late afternoon and
    you need some more.  Here they are.
    
     h  u  g   h u g  h ug  hug hug Hug HuG HUG HUGHUG HUGHUGHUG
    
    Ah, and I see a person over there, not quite crying, who needs a
    hug too:
    
              H   H  U   U   GGG
              H   H  U   U  G   G
              HHHHH  U   U  G
              H   H  U   U  G  GG
              H   H   UUU    GGGG
    
    							Ann B.

    thanks, Ann...howdja guess?
    
    hugs to E Grace...and a spare for anyone who needs it...
    
    -Jody

    E Grace - 
    
    Hugs to you.  Hope your Dad is o.k.
    
    
    
    Jody - 
    
    Hugs to one of my favorite poets.  :-)
    
    Nanci

    Hugs to Jody and E Grace
    
    and I'll take some of the left overs for my cold..
    
    BJ

    -d,
    
    I hope these aren't too late!  They are very anxious to get to you. 
    (They like blood donors.  Oh, alright!  So they like *everybody*!  I
    was just trying to make you feel better!  (*8    )
    


	(now, here's the scoop...you have to be very gentle -- yes, I 
	 know, you are *always* gentle...I meant you have to be extra
	 gentle...because -d is giving blood....yes, he *is* very
	 brave...now, some of you need to sit in his hand and pat his
	 fingers...the rest of you just help him to relax...No, you 
	 may *not* jump up and down on his arm!...I know it will make
	 it go faster, you still mayn't do it...in fact, I think you
	 had better stay here, you're not ready yet...Why yes, I think
	 it would be very nice if some of you wandered over to other
	 donors...can you jump off that big table alright?...ohhh,
	 good hugs!  Okay, here you go...*popHug*...*poHugp*...help
	 your brother in, there...*pHugop*.....)

    
    Do well!
    
    E Grace

    Major {{{{{{{HHHHUUUUGGGGSSSS}}}}}}}, Bonnie!  It's so hard to think
    of you as ever being ill!
    
    Get Well NOW!!!
    
    Barb

    Sis,
    
    You *know* I always have gangs of hugs set aside for _you_!
    
    love ya,
    
    E Grace

    sniff
    
    :-}
    
    thankyou

    Need hugs ....  
    
      .... can't talk about it.
    
    desperately,
    
    Nanci

    Nanci,
    
    Here are some *very* discrete purrrhugs.  They will snuggle up to you,
    really close, and you can tell them _anything_.  They will snuggle up
    under your ear and jaw, and purrrrrrr you calm.
    
    puuuhuguuuuuhuguuurrrhugrrrrhugrrrrr
    
    E Grace

    
    Hugs, Nanci, to my favorite hugger in all the world.
    
    I hope you're OK ... I'm here if you need me.
    
    xoxoxoxoxoxoxo
    
    Carla
    

    bonnie, Nanci -- here are hugs galore.  I know how it feels, to not
    even be able to talk about it.  Hope it feels better soon --
    
    Sara
    

    manymorehugs, Nanci
    
    -Jody
    

    hope i'm not too late with
    
    {({({({({({({HHHUUUGGG})})})})})})})}

    It's never too late!  :-)
    
    Thanks all...I'm going through a really rough time in all aspects of my
    life and knowing that you're all pulling for me really helps!
    
    basking in your hugs...
    
    :-)
    
    Nanci

    Caught it!  Whew, fair takes my breath away!
    
    :-)
    
    Thanks -d!
    
    Nanci

    Barb,
    
    There are not enough hugs in the world, so I will just send you one,
    small, quiet hug.
    
    E Grace

Barb,

That's long on support....

Barb

    Hugs from Colorado, and a broad shoulder if you need it, send me some
    mail.
    
    Meg

I wish we could do more than just tell you we are thinking of you. liesl

    Barb, know that many hearts are with you....mine's one.
    
    Marge

    Nancy B,
    
    RE Jury duty today, this is a big hug.  I know how tough it can be when
    one has been the victim (in more ways than one), to serve on a jury,
    particularly if there is a chance you might wind up in a court room
    involving the same crime.
    
    Hugs to all others who need or want them today.

 	HHHHHHUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

	They are infinitely more versatile than spreadsheets!

Barb

    aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
    
    Now *that* helped!
    
    E Grace

    Life is very crunchy and weird right now, in all the wrong places. 
    
    Yikes.  
    
    -Jody

               ... can Spring be far behind?  *H*U*G*S!!!
    
            Hope those melt some of the crunchiness even before 
                        the weather turns warm...
    
          (-: Or -- you _could_ stop eating saltines in bed...  :-)
    
    (I can't believe I had the good luck to beat Her E-ness to the hug!! :-)
    
                                 HUGGA-LOO-LOO!!

    Just remember -- there are many more fannish hugs in your immediate
    future!
    
    					Ann B.

    < < < < H U G S > > > >
    
    from me to you, good for the blues

    I'll be down in a minute, Jody!
    
    E Grace

    HUGS Jody
    
    (and thanks for 'fixing' my terminal!)
    
    Bonnie

    thanks.  everyone.  I feel better.
    Still a bit crunchy, but softer inside.
    
    -Jody
    

    Divorce is tougher than I thought.  I could use a few.
    
    Karen.

    Major HUgs Karen!
    
    BJ

    Giganto, soft, caring, sympaathetic, hugs. I've been there too, as I
    know many others in this file have been. It's not easy on either party
    most of the time.
    
    Phil

    copycat, -d!  (*8
    
    
    Yes, Karen, it is.  My hugs were pretty well sated over the weekend,
    let me just see if I can rouse them.
    
    
    	(would you kids stop that?!...I can't type you in if you're all
    	 jumping on my fingers at once....I'm sorry, I didn't know you were
    	 awake....well come on, in you go....yes, Karen needs you because
    	 divorce suc....you're too young for that language...purrers first, 
    	 I think...puuurrhugrrrrr*pop*, puuuhuguuurrrr*pop*, now the rest
    	 of you....by 100's, I think...hug*POP*hug*POP*hug*POP*hug*POP*
    	 bye-bye...be soft!)
    
    
    Well, Karen, I guess they recovered!  Hope they help.
    
    E Grace 

    Many hugs, Karen.  I know that feeling quite well.

    
    Karen,
    		I know where your comming from!
    
    	{{HUGS}}
    
    		Hal

    Thanks all.  Amazing how they help!  :-)
    
    And to keep that hug karma flowing, HUGS back atcha!
    
    Karen.

    hugs for Annie.  Yes, I know you didn't ask.  Sara

    re.456
    
    I rarely ask, even in person.  Although sometimes I just walk up and
    take ...
    
    I always accept ... 
    
    Thank you.
    
      Annie

    Barb (Mother Goose) Welch went home quite sick today. She could
    use all the hugs and warm thoughts people can send her. She can
    log on to get email, so hugs here or direct to asic::welch would
    cheer her.
    
    Bonnie

    Hi all,
    I had been out for 4 months on std, and after trying to work again 
    for the last three weeks, my doctor is putting me back out.  the CSC
    policy is to take away all system accounts while out, so as of monday
    I won't have access to the system anymore.  so once again, I'll have to
    go through vax-withdrawal.  
    what I really missed most of all was womannotes and so I thought if any
    one would care to, I wouldn't mind getting some mail once in awhile
    with stuff about DEC, and whats goin on around the place. (I watch
    enough cnn!)
    
    If anyone would like to write to me, please do... It gets lonely out
    here :-)
    
    my address is 
    1704 west bijou street
    colorado springs co  80904
    
    I know this sounds whinney, but I'm pretty down about having to go back
    out.  I miss working, and being around people and DEC.  
    
    so anyway, hugs to everyone, and I'll log in again, when I am allowed
    back to work.
    
    vivian
    

    < < < < ( ( ( ( Bonnie ) ) ) ) > > > >

    Hugs for Annie from RUTLND!  major hugs!  maxi hugs!  mega-hugs!
    
    the mini-hugs will have to sneak in around the edges, since the big
    ones are hogging all the attention.

    Annie gets hugs from Colorado and , like mega congrat's on your
    graduation.  *Only* Magna cum laude.
    
    Meg

    Major Hugs Annie!!!   What an accomplishment!  
    
    Miriam
    
    p.s.  Hugs for your parents as well, they seem confused.

    wow!
    
    the out-pouring of support and affection, here and in 'the not war
    note,' has been a bit overwhelming!
    
    I generally pride myself of being self-validating; but I may have to
    come to the trough more often... <sniff>.
    
    Hugs to you all.
    
      Annie

1: I take a long, hot shower.

2: I choose my deoderant very carefully.

3: I brush my teeth twice. Well, maybe 3 times.

4: I shave my stubble thoroughly.

5: I put out public assurances of my sincerity, assuring everyone that, at
   least here, I come in peace.

   Then I offer a HUG to all in this Conference because, despite our... er...
"differences" I am fully aware of the difficulties involved in being female
in this company (and this society), and feel as deeply as you the loss of
Maggie (it also doesn't help that I know what she's going through right now.
You see, I've been layed off before and can tell you more than you may ever
want to know about what it is like).

   So, here is my 

                      >>>>>>HUG<<<<<<

for all of you.

   At least, all who will accept it.

                                                  -Robert Brown III

    Hugs to my Valenfriends! 
    
    The day may be over, but you are still my Valenfriends!
    
    
    hugsnuzzlehupuurrrrrrgggggg
    
    E Grace

FIVE DAYS WITHOUT ANY HUGS POSTED!!!!  GHASTLY!!!

E, I know you sent yours to the Floatation Tank.  Are their fingertips wrinkled
yet?  (do hugs have fingertips????)

I came here to send mega-hugs to Bonnie.  Being sick is no fun, having sickness
in the family is no fun.  Bonnie, here's hoping it's not too serious and that it
all gets better soonest.

hugs hugs hugs hugs hugs hugs hugs hugs hugs hugs hugs hugs hugs hugs hugs hugs

Sara

    Me Too!  Hugs Bonnie!
    
      -HA

    Sara, 
    
    my hugs have been travelling with Bonnie for about a week now.  Knowing
    them, they have probably tripled in number by now.  Promiscuous little
    things! (*8
    
    
    E Grace

                  MesHUGana HUGs from this quadrant, too...
    
    Thanks for the precipitant, Sara...  By this time it's no wonder the
    =wn= atmosphere was supersaturated with the little buggers.
    
    Hope we're down the the proper level of relative huGmidity by now... 
    Any more hugs out there for our Fearless Co-Leader?  Goddess (or might
    I say in this case MODess?  No, sounds too sanitary to me :-) knows she
    can make good use of them...  Canaan can provide only so many new
    ones...
    
    HUGs!!!  Great gallopin' gobs of 'em!!  For Bonnie and whoever else
    needs em!!
              

    
    Misty, blossoming, almost-spring hugs for Bonnie.
    
    Veiled, incensed, hyacinth hugs for my Sister of the Soul, Jody.
    

    
    I don't feel so bashed, -d.  Sometimes a little weary, angry,
    frustrated, sad... but in 702, not bashed.
    
    Thanks for the hugs, though.
    
    Justine
    
    ps  now back to our regularly scheduled hugs-note.

    Hugs, Carla......*fresh*!  (*8
    
    

I don't feel bashed. But I do feel hugged - thanks.  :-)

D!

    
    I knew that'd get a hug out of you, E Grace.
    
    RRRRRrrrrrmppph!  (Hug noise.)
    

    thanks all of you for the hugs,
    
    I'm off to D.C. to see my dad, and won't be on the net till Sunday.
    
    but mail phone calls and hugs are greatfully recieved
    
    in fact it has been some rather special people so far that are
    still keeping me floating..
    
    Thank you, all of you
    
    Bonnie

    anyone got an extra hanging around?
    
    E Grace

    I guess I could spare a hug or two.
    
    Here ya go E Grace......    HUG HUG HUG
    
    ooops, that was three, oh well I feel frivolous today.
    
    Lori B.

    you have to ask!  let me tickle them out of my pockets, from behind my
    ears, hold on a minute, let me check the drawers of my desk...... yep,
    there are a few in there who say they know you!  In you go, you little
    huggers, E needs you and you know how much she loves you all!  Wait a
    minute, are you sure you know how to find her?  She has a new
    address...  oh.  yes.  that's right, second star on the right, and
    straight on till morning!
                                                                            
    HUGShugsHUGShugsHUGShugsHUGShugsHUGShugsHUGShugsHUGShugsHUGShugsHUGShugs
    HUGShugsHUGShugsHUGShugsHUGShugsHUGShugsHUGShugsHUGShugsHUGShugsHUGShugs
    HUGShugsHUGShugsHUGShugsHUGShugs EGrace HUGShugsHUGShugsHUGShugsHUGShugs
    HUGShugsHUGShugsHUGShugsHUGShugsHUGShugsHUGShugsHUGShugsHUGShugsHUGShugs
    HUGShugsHUGShugsHUGShugsHUGShugsHUGShugsHUGShugsHUGShugsHUGShugsHUGShugs
    
    They say they have you surrounded!
    
    I send my warm thoughts also.
    
    Sara

    
    
    
    
    	You people are *unbelievable*!!!!!
    
    I love this community a lot.
    
    
    E Grace

    And a *Big* one from me!
    
    
    HHHHHHHHUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    
    There are more where that came from!
    
      -HA

    Here ya go:
    
    HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG
    HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG
    HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG
    HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG
    HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG
    HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG
    HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG
    HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG
    HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG
    HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG
        
    OOOPS, got a little carried away . . . hope you don't mind the
    excess.
    
    --bonnie

    
    Hugs, E.
    
    You are loved.
    

    Saturhugs to the E Bunny
    
    -Jody
    

    Here's another {{{{{{{{{{{{{{HUG}}}}}}}}}}}}}} for you, E Grace.  I
    hope you're feeling more cheerful today!
    
    Barb

    General (generic?) hug to anyone who's recovering from anything.
    
    ----------------------HHHHHUUUUUGGGGG----------------------

    To all and everyone:
    
    
        BBBBB      BBBBB     IIIII      IIIII          GGGGGG
        BBBBB      BBBBB     IIIII      IIIII       GGGGGGGGGGG
        BBBBB      BBBBB     IIIII      IIIII      GGGG       GGGG
        BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB     IIIII      IIIII     GGGGG       
        BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB     IIIII      IIIII    GGGG
        BBBBB      BBBBB     IIIII      IIIII     GGGGG      GGGGGGGGGG
        BBBBB      BBBBB      IIII      IIII       GGGG        GGGG
        BBBBB      BBBBB      IIII      IIII       GGGGG       GGG
        BBBBB      BBBBB        IIIIIIIIII           GGGGGGGGGGGG     s
    
    
        Margaret

    aye, cool soothing gentle hugs for Kath, WHY ARE YOU AT WORK KATH,
    you should go home and sleep.  Pick up your car, tell the service
    manager you will argue with him when you feel better, drink lots of
    <cool beverage of your choice>, and hope you feel better soon!
    
    *hugs*  *hugs*  *hugs*
    
    Sara

    There, there, E Grace.  Have a hug from me -- and remember the
    real ones.  (No, not just mine!)
    
    						Ann B.

    
    <<<HUG>>>    <<<HUG>>>    <<<HUG>>>    <<<HUG>>>    <<<HUG>>>
    
    For Carol duBois, who is a marvel.
    

    
    
    thanks for the hugs....
    
    I was at work (and still am) because I'm taking a course that I've been
    trying to take for 3 months now....and I HATE sitting at home when I'm 
    sick.
    
    And the car is now safe and secure back in my clutches (hahaha).  And
    I'm only a total of about $550 in the hole....<sigh>
    
    kath

    
    
    
    
    Hugs, hot lemonade, warm bunny slippers, and a nice backrub to 
    E Grace, Carol, Kathy and anyone else I missed.
    
    I guess it's kinda the equivalent of sending someone the comfort
    of the floatation tank, complete with heated towels...
    
       Margaret

    *bunny slippers*?!?!?
    
    
    
    ooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhh, Margaret......

    E Grace got Hug Note 500, how wonderful ;-)

    eeeeeek!  I didn't even notice that.  
    
    (*8
    
    
    E Grace

    hugs to Carol duBois!
    
    
    E Grace

    Now *that's* what I call returning with a FLOURISH to =wn= after a long
    absence!
    
    		E  E U  U EUEUE   E
    		E  E U  U E       U
    		EEEE U  U U  UE   E
    		E  E U  U U   U   U
    		E  E UUUU EUEUE
    		                  *
    
    (The preceding has been a customized HUG that has the feature of having
    been designed with Ease of Use in mind!! :-) (-: E's of U's :-)
    
    Much love, happiness and fulfillment of all your (& your new family's)
    dreams, Margaret!  He's a lucky guy!!
    

    E, you're not feeling well????
    
    
    M O R E   H U G S ! ! ! ! !
    
    

    hugs, Margaret Russell

	Serious hugs Margaret.

					--D

    Brian,
    
    Huge big warm gigundo enormo fuzzy bodacious encompassing
    supportive fond hugs.  Sorry to hear things have been tough for
    you of late.  Glad to hear that you have good friends.
    
      *HUG*
    
        Margaret

    
    
    	(hugs?  oh, hu-ugs....Oh. *there* you are!  hi kids.  I've got a
    	 job for youuuu....giggle...gjilaj;siiejfj.....calm down.  If 
    	 you keep jumping on the keyboard, I won't be able to send you, 
    	 sillies!....Brian Hetrick is hard pressed, and I think he might 
    	 need your help....you don't mind, do you? dkfjagharaugaejfgs...
         no, I didn't think so....okay, go ahead....pophugpop..pohugp...
    	 pohughughughughughughugp....Oh, say hi for me, okay?  bye bye)
    
    
    
    

    manymore poetic hugs for Brian.....
    
    -Jody

I need hugs badly today.

See note 13.971.  :-(

    Carol

    
    carol,
    
       manymanymany hugs sent your way. what a terrible weekend for you!
    
    i hope that your interview with the GT went much better. you, shellie,
    and evan are in my thoughts.  take good care....
    
    more hugs,
    ~robin

Carol,

Eeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkkkkkkk!!!!!!!!!  Better let loose with a posse of them -

uuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmmmMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM...................

HHHH		HHHH		UUUU		UUUU		GGGGGGGGGGGG
HHHH		HHHH		UUUU		UUUU		GGG
HHHH		HHHH		UUUU		UUUU		GGG
HHHH		HHHH		UUUU		UUUU		GGG
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH		UUUU		UUUU		GGG   GGGGGG
HHHH		HHHH		UUUU		UUUU		GGG      GGG
HHHH		HHHH		UUUU		UUUU		GGG      GGG
HHHH		HHHH		UUUU		UUUU		GGG      GGG
HHHH		HHHH		UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU		GGGGGGGGGGGG

Oh My!  One big one jumped out instead of the posse - hope you feel well 
surrounded.

Happiness to your family,

Barb

    Poor babies!
    
    I ache for you and your'n.  Here, have two or three hugs each.
    
    						Ann B.

    Verbal hugs...
    
    Carol, for as long as I can remember being in the file, I've felt
    connected to you, and have appreciated your ability to share the
    development of your life with all of us.  I remember when you had Evan,
    and I remember when you asked us all for ideas for a new name for you
    and Shellie. I have always hoped that life would be good to you,
    because you have met it with courage, conviction and determination to
    get the best from it. 
    
    This weekend is a small hiccup in the list of positive developments
    you've had in your life. Please accept my hugs as you regroup; I feel
    certain that you'll be able to turn all of these setbacks into
    challenges that foster growth and togetherness for you and your family.
    
    Hugs plus...
    
    'ren

    
    Carol,
    
    I'm not very good at drawing big fancy "graphic" hugs, so here's
    a plain and simple one from my heart.
    
    *HUG*
    
    Words seem superfluous - I know that you and Shellie are strong enough
    together to stand through the storms - do give her a hug from me too.
    'gail
    (who will never forget photographing the pink triangle in your garden -
     the first one I'd ever seen!)
                         

    hugs for Carol, hugs for Shellie, hugs for Evan, more hugs for Evan --
    it is so rude to be so thoughtless of a three year old!!!! -- hugs for
    all that hurts, hugs for hope-you-feel-better-soon, hugs for love.
    
    more hugs for all of you
    
    Sara

    hugs for Carol, and for Evan especially (I *know* how rotten a kid
    feels when party guests don't show up!) and for Shellie..
    
    Carol, what 'ren said is close to how I feel about you myself.
    
    and Brian hugs for you too.
    
    Bonnie

    
    
    
    		(Carol duBois needs some hugs....kldfjasiretja;jfagadnv
    		 sigh....are you all settled down now?...now I need some
     		 big hugs to go, and some little boy sized hugs and 
    		 some purrrrrrhugs too.....in you go....HUGpop...hughug
    		 purrrhugrrrrrrrpop........)
    
    many loving hugs, Carol, for en*courage*ment
    
    E Grace

  (   )
   \0/
    !    Net hugs for Carol.....!
  _/ \_
    
    
    -Jody

    Carol, hugs to you, Shellie and Evan.  Hope things are better soon!  
    
    Lorna
    

    Carol, how grim.  Hopefully, it's all behind you now.  
    
    hugs,
    Marge

    Carol,
    
    Great big warm and supportive hugs for you and your family.  It
    sounds like it was a miserable weekend.  Belated birthday wishes
    for Evan, three is so wonderful.
    
    Much love and care,
    
       Margaret

    
    
    
    	(yes, I know, you *are* getting to have lots of fun today, aren't
    	 you?...well, anyway, Phil Connell needs hugs now....why?  well,
    	 because his weekend didn't go as planned...yes, it *is* sad. 
    	 Will you go cheer him up?  dkfajgibnbairghaofdobhaorgha...ahem,
    	 thank you.  hupopg...*hug*...hughughughguhhguhhguh...slow down, 
    	 you're getting all tangled...hug hug hug .......)
    
    E Grace

    Thank you, E! I love hugs. Ahem. to Elaborate, I was going to spend all
    kinds of time with my son this weekend and have him come over and visit
    Grammy (my mother) but, we were quarantined with him having Strep
    Throat. 
    
    It gets worse. My daughter is starting to develop a real "attitude".
    Everything has to be her way, she can't do anything she's asked without
    a whiny smartass reply, worst of all, she conveniently "lost" her
    report card and all her grades have dropped to D. I think it's time to
    stop being a friend or a daddy so much and become the dreaded "FATHER".
    AAAARRRGGGGHHH!!! I hate doing that but sometimes ya gotta.
    
    E, I loved that big word. Could you please define it and also spell it
    phonetically? You know, dkfajgibnbairghaofdobhaorgha...ahem. :-)
    
    Now enough about me. I've already talked to Carol DuBois on the phone.
    
    Major hugs, prayers, warmest thoughts, and all good wishes directed to
    you, Shellie, and Evan. Happiest Birthday wishes to him and warmest
    hugs for him. Little ones, to me, are the most precious of all and
    should never be disappointed. i wish I could be there for his birthday.
    I better end this before the tears come.
    
    Phil

    >E, I loved that big word. Could you please define it and also spell it
    >phonetically? You know, dkfajgibnbairghaofdobhaorgha...ahem. :-)
    
    
    Sometimes the hugs get exuberant and jump all over the keyboard;
    unfortunately, they can't spell very well!
    
    
    E Grace

    
    Carol,
    
    Here's a late *HUG*, I'm just catching up as I started training for
    a new job today.  *HUG* There's another one just to say thanks for 
    your support.
    
    Debbi

    Belated hugs for Carol, Shellie, Evan and Brian...
    
    {{{{{{{{{{{HUGSHUGSHUGSHUGS}}}}}}}}}}}
    
    Nanci

    Cheyenne
    
    hughughughughughughughughughughughughughug
    hughughughughughughughughughughughughughug
    hughughughughughughughughughughughughughug
    
    
    Bonnie

    cheyenne, hugsalot hugsalot hugsalot hugsalot hugsalot hugsalot hugsalot 
hugsalot hugsalot hugsalot hugsalot hugsalot hugsalot hugsalot hugsalot hugsalot hugsalot hugsalot hugsalot 
hugsalot hugsalot hugsalot hugsalot hugsalot hugsalot hugsalot hugsalot hugsalot 
    
    the hugs are hungry for human contact!  look out!
    
    glad you asked!
    
    Sara

    
    	Hugs to Cheyenne "with love" , and to Carol duBois. Carol, 
    	I thought of you while reading the story of "the Lesbian family"
    	in the MS magazine that arrived in my mailbox today.  
    
    	Would it be too late for me to send Evan a birthday card?
    
    						nancy b.
    

    cheyenne, off-line hugs coming your way.
    
    I love you, sweetie.
    
    E Grace

    Cheyenne,
    
    Look out, there are about a zillion big warm fuzzy hugs flying your
    way.  I about 2.7 seconds they will land all over you and cover
    you with big warm hugs.  Ah, THERE they are!
    
       Margaret

    hugs for cheyenne!  
    
    DUCK
    
    
    INCOMING!!!!!!
    
    -Jody
    

    
    Hi everyone... I have never done this before, but... I need some
    hugs.  How can everything be going so well one minute and then be
    so screwed up the next?
    
    Amy
    

    Many many hugs Amy!
    
    Bonnie

    Well, Amy, it happens.  But hugs do help.  Here's one for you
    
    *HUG*
    
    Mary

    Hugs for Amy, and for the gacking E
    
    -Jody
    

    Lots of hugs are necessary today, don't know why.
    
    Anyway, I just sent out a gazillion of my biggest warmest ones.
    They are flying all over the place and will find you, Amy, as well
    as other folk.
    
    PS:  Some folks think that my hugs resemble dust bunnies, well,
    it's true they do.  My hugs tend to find a nice warm corner to snooze
    in while building up the energy to fly around and snuggle again.
    In flight and in action they do NOT resemble dust bunnies.

    Amy,
    
    	That just so we don't get complacent and boring, 
        but Mary's right, hugs do help, so here's a couple:  
    
    	Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug!
        Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug!
        Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug!
        Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug!
        Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug!
        Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug!
        Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug!
        Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug!
        Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug!
        Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug!
        Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug!
        Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug!
        Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug!
        Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug! Hug!
    
    love & good thoughts!
    
    Miriam
    
    p.s.  they get better & better when you share them!
        

    Amy, it's in the rules, I think.  Many, many hugs, they help and they
    soften the edges.
    
    HugsAmyHugs
    
    Sara

    Well, Amy, I think I may be able to find a hug around here somewhere
    for you......dhadfbionar'gnar nfbhthgrnyvtyjvsrdvhger[... oh, yes,
    there they are!  and here they come.
    
    E Grace

    Amy lots of hugs from the Energizer Hug Bunny. It keeps hugging and
    hugging and........ 
    
    To you too E!  Gack? what is gack?
    
    PJ

    Amy and Cheyenne......
    
    
    
    MONGO HUGS!!!
    
    Nanci

    Cheyenne and Amy,
    
    Here are a few more to add to your collection...
    
    {{{***HUG***}}}{{{***HUG***}}}{{{***HUG***}}}{{{***HUG***}}}{{{***HUG***}}}
    {{{***HUG***}}}{{{***HUG***}}}{{{***HUG***}}}{{{***HUG***}}}{{{***HUG***}}}
    {{{***HUG***}}}{{{***HUG***}}}{{{***HUG***}}}{{{***HUG***}}}{{{***HUG***}}}
    
    Better now?
    
    Barb

<    	Would it be too late for me to send Evan a birthday card?
    
Not at all, Nancy, and he would love it!  He really only looks at the picture,
and really liked a robot card he liked, so keep in mind that words don't 
matter.  For all he knows, it could be a "congratulations on your new job"
card!  Thank you.

Hugs to you, Cheyenne, and hugs to *everyone* who has sent/posted support
for me and my family.  I am feeling much better today, although still a
little angry/hurt/disappointed for Evan.  You are such special people.
I printed out all of the hugs and took them home to Shellie last night,
so she could share in your love, too.

I appreciate you all more and more each day.

         Carol

Hey, AMY!  I didn't mean to miss you!  Here's a little hug for you, too!

                 Carol












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    I lost my grandfather last week -- he was 93, and I'm having a rough
    day today -- I could use a hug or twelve.
    
    	Greg

    
    Carol, Amy, Cheyenne, and anyone else who feels the need:
    
    			>>>>>>>HUG<<<<<<<
    			     Scrunch!
    			     Squeeze!
    			>>>>>>>HUG<<<<<<<
    			     Scrunch!
    			     Squeeze!
    			>>>>>>>HUG<<<<<<<
    
    With love,
    
    Carla
    

    Greg,
    
    There, just put your head down and snoogle in.
    
    							Ann B.

    Hugs for Amy and Carol!
    
    And Greg, a special hug for you.  I still miss my grandma, I lost her
    in 1979.  What I wouldn't give to talk to her just once!  I hope
    you feel better soon...Kim

    And, not to forget Cheyenne!  A hug from me to you, my friend.
    
    Kim

    many hugs, Greg.  
    
    And belated hugs to everyone else . . . 
    
    And hugs to everyone who needs one but won't ask.
    
    --bonnie

    Greg, you are fortunate; I never knew either of my grandfathers enough
    to miss them.  May your grief be lightened by loving memories.
    
    	gentle, gentle hugs
    
    		Sara

    	Greg,
    
    	Lots of Big hugs! 
    	
    		Miriam
    
    	p.s.  just cause they're not physically here doesn't mean their
    	      spirit is out of touch.  Don't be surprised if you can talk
    	      to him in your dreams.
    			 

	Electronic hugs around as needed.

	In person hugs can be obtained by dropping by my cube at ZK01-3, Pole
H/H.3.  No appointment necessay.  

	References on request ;-)


					--Doug

    Greg,  
    
    hugs to ease the lonliness and grief and anger and regret and to swell
    the love.
    
    E Grace

    Major Hugs Greg,
    
    I lost my grandmother 2 years ago, and it still aches...
    
    major hugs
    
    Bonnie

    	Having been the recipient of in-person hugs today from some of 
    the best here :^), I feel inspired to share....  big hugs to all who 
    need them!

    	Amy - hang in there!  I know things are rough right now, but 
    they WILL work out!

    HUGhugHUGhugHUGhugHUGhugHUGhugHUGhugHUGhugHUGhugHUGhugHUGhugHUGhug

    	amy

    
    
    	Hugs for DPDMAI::Dawson and Hugs for those who don't even have
    	the energy to ask for hugs today, but really need them!  
                                                               
    Miriam

    Greg - 
    
    Hugs for you.  I know how you feel.  I lost my grandfather last week
    too.
    
    Nanci

    Hugs to Dave Dawson also!
    
    BJ

    
    Thanks for all the hugs guys...  Like cheyenne said, it made
    me smile.  Every little smile helps!
    
    Amy
    

    RE: .562 (miriam) & .566 (Bonnie)
    
                       Thank you both.  Day's are getting longer and
    solutions harder and harder to find....Its either that or I'm getting
    older....I refuse to believe the latter. ;^)
    
    Dave

    Dave,
    
    You'll always be young! ;-)
    
    Bonnie

    Hey, everybody:
    
    here's a hug.
    
    		HHHUUUGGG!!!
    
    pass it on!

    A big hug for June Lemen, I hope you have some quality time with your
    dear friend soon...
    
    Kim

    cushy hugs for =jamd!
    
    E Grace

    I need hugs.  I'm sitting here crying on and off, as the vet had to put 
    my beloved cat, Gypsy, to sleep this morning.  It was the right thing
    for her, but, oh how it hurts.  She was 13.  Rest in peace, love.
    
    Linda

    Hugs, Linda.  Hugs, =jamd.
    
    --bonnie

Oh, *hugs* Linda.

Losing a cat-friend is so painful, I know.

D!

    Hugs Linda, 
    
    I was very fond of Gypsy, may she jump and chase mice in cat heaven.
    
    much love
    
    Bonnie

    Hugs Linda. Cats are special. May she know good dancing for eternity.
    
    Phil

    Oh, Linda.
    
    I am so sorry. Gypsy has been a part of your family since I *first*
    knew ya'll.  (I'll remember Patrick Henry Village to my *grave*).  I am
    so sorry she has gone.  Poor Midnight, it must be terribly lonely.
    
    Many heartfelt hugs to you, Jen, Chrissy, and whomever else might be
    living in your house ......
    
    Sue

    
    
    
    	(oh, hugs...this is sad....I am going to send one of you purrers 
    	 to Linda...she may send you back, cuz you might hurt too much, 
    	 though...puuuuuhu*pop*gurrrrrr...now, I need many many huddles.
    	 ...pophuddlepop...pophuddlehuddlehuddlepop.....kiss Linda's 
    	 tears and help her feel better, now, ok?.....)
    
    E Grace

    Big hugs for Linda & =jamd
    
    Miriam

    Thank you all so much - I know she's better off, and that it'll stop 
    hurting so much in a while, but...   That good cry sounds like what's
    on the schedule for tonite...
    
    Linda

    Major Hugs Linda & =jamd!  Linda, it's so difficult to lose a friend of
    such longevity....Take care!
    
    HA

    RE: .574
    
    <<<<<Kaleidoscope hugs Linda>>>>>>
     
    My two cats, Cocoa and Zhivago, are like two little people to me. I'd
    be very upset if they were't around anymore. 
    
    Laurie

    My father died last June.  I've spent lots of time and energy helping
    my mother (and my wife Mabel) deal with it, and it's only recently that
    I've begun to say, what about me?

    re.586
    
    [_thus_ far no one's complained that my hugs fall off when wet ...]
    
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     oh, yes, and
    
     HUGS HUGS HUGS HUGS HUGS HUGS HUGS HUGS HUGS HUGS HUGS HUGS HUGS
    
    Annie

    re: .586
    
    Many hugs for you.
    
    --bonnie

    hugs have an infinite capacity to absorb and wick away tears.  I know
    this from experience.
    
    many many hugs, the gentle kind are best I think:
    
    hug hug hug hug hug hug hug hug hug hug hug hug hug hug hug hug hug hug hug 
    hug hug hug hug hug HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG HUG hug hug hug hug hug hug hug 
    hug hug hug hug hug hug hug hug hug hug hug hug hug hug hug hug hug hug hug
    
    a couple of big ones snuck in there -- 'scuse, please!
    
    Sara

    re .586
    
    Many, many hugs.  Be generous with yourself, and your own needs.  I'm
    sorry about your loss.
    
    Linda

    Hugs, Nanci -- for you and your child within.
    
    --bonnie

	Hugs, Nanci, and tender love to your Little One.

	xoxo

	Carla

    Nanci, can my hugs come and play with your Inner Child?
    
    
    E Grace

    E -
    
    Your hugs can come and play with us anytime.  
    
    Thanks to all of you for your concern and support.  We've (nanci and
    Nanci) been feeling pretty isolated and alone and have been scared of
    reaching out to anyone for fear of rejection and abandonment.  It feel
    really good to let you sort of electronically cradle us.
    
    Much much love and many thanks to the wonderful, supportive people in
    WN - 
    
    Nanci and nanci

    WWWWWWWHHHHHHHHEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    
    
    HERE THEY COME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    
    
    E Grace

    manybighugs for Amy!
    
    -Jody
    

    hugs, Amy
    
    
    E Grace

    hugs for you, Amy
    Sara

    careful hugs for cheyenne.  How could you do all those m&ms?  my tummy
    hurts just thinking about it!
    
    Sara
    

    hugs for the queasy cheyenne!  
    
    I bin there.
    
    -Jody
    

	MAJOR fiancee, congratulatory hugs for Cheyenne.  Closets 
	are for hangers and ne'er-worn shoes.  I'm so glad to see 
	you stepping out of yours.  You are courageous and brave!

	xoxo
	XOXO

	Carla

    tummy-stroking hugs, cheyenne.
    
    love you hun,
    
    E

    	Thanks for the hugs all...most certainly appreciated!

    	amy

    RE: .605
    
    >tummy-stroking hugs,
    
                      
                That sounds soooooooooo  *good*!
    
    ;^)
    Dave

    Many, badly-behaved hugs for E Grace.
    
    						Ann B.

    Many, many hugs for E Grace.
    
    What a day!  Well, it's got to get better, right?
    
    take care...
    
    Nanci

    ...so she gets hugged aaalllll over
    ...many many hugs for you
    
    whaddyameanwhining! cutthatoutRIGHTNOW!!!
    
    they're coming to hug you away, haha!
    
    lovE
    
    Sara

	Hugs, E.

	And nibbles, too.

	They can't let you go.

	C.

    ...if it spends any time among your collection of hugs, it's sure to
    multiply!

    	Lots of big hugs coming to ya, E...

    	amy

    
    
    
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Barb

    E Grace,    
    
    Well, I've juiced up all the dust bunny hugs and given them their
    instructions and sent them off.  The sky is swarming with big fuzzy
    hugs heading your way.  It looks like the sky over a wild bird preserve
    there are so many of them winging their way to you.
    
    Ahhhhhh.  The first one has landed.  It's snuggling around your
    waist and kinda squeezing to achieve maximum hugosity. 
    
    Now dozens and dozens more settle around you.
    
    When they finally get tired from all that hugging, they turn back
    into dust bunnies.  Call me if you need help sweeping!  Or keep
    them around to remind you how much you are cared for.  When they
    have gotten enough rest, they'll turn back into hugs.
    
        Margaret

Whining!

Don't be ridiculous!  E, you aren't whining! We care about what happens to
you and we want to *know*!!!

cuddlesoothhugs

D!

    E Grace:
    
    Big hugs from me
    
    Kim

    >>>>>>>>>>HUGS<<<<<<<<<<< from me too, E.  
    
    Thinking Good Thoughts for ya,
    
    Barb

    Thank you all for everything!
    
    
    E Grace

    Sorry, folks, no I am not leaving right away.  I just wanted to say
    thank you for all the love and support I have received this past week
    or so.  You have saved me more than you know!
    
    E Grace

    hugshugshugshugshugshugshugshugs
    hugskimhugskimhugskimhugskimhugs
    hugshugshugshugshugshugshugshugs
    
    hugs for you, kim, whichever way you turn.  Hang in there!

    
    Could I request a hug or two?
    My main hug source here has gone away, and I'm feeling very glum....
    :-(
    
    'gail
    

    HUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGSHUGS and as many as you might need.
    
    Phil