Hey Gene, You made me smile; I'm afraid I have created monsters with my non-housebroken dogs. I am redoubling my efforts but they are 6-7 years-old now. And Chihuahuas seem especially stubborn or stupid--not sure which. I don't think I'd choose that breed again, but I lived in an apartment 6-8 years ago, and have always enjoyed dogs. I'm afriad my companion and I didn't do a good job when they were puppies--we traveled so much on business. Now that we have a yard again you'd think I could get them to figure it all out. Do you grow any cacti? I'm not especially addicted to Opuntia (at least not addicted to Opuntia only), but I did get enamored with that group as a learning experience. I was curious about why the taxonomy is such a mess in that genus, and I do enjoy desert plants and drought-adapted plants, and I was traveling to the West at that time so I could study them. I'm trying to reinvent myself so I'll have a productive project in retirement (I'm mid-50s and in no danger of retiring soon). I'd like to write about biology and plants, and perhaps make a bit of money doing it. We'll see; everyone wants to be a writer. I guess it likes acting. Cordially, Joe Shaw Conroe Tx ----- Original Message ----- From: <sussli@netscape.com> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Cc: <jshaw@opuntiads.com> Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2007 1:18 PM Subject: Re: [pbs] Google Books, Bulbs, Web Privacy > Well Joe, don't worry too much about Big Brother. Then again looking at > your email address, I was always wondering what a big cactus plant family > is doing running an ISP. In the meantime, could I lend you a crate and a > good book to help you house train 2 or more small dogs? > > Gene/San Francisco > >