TEd and Dr. Bill just pushed me over the edge in the Working Woes and urban hang-gliding threads - ergo, I start this thread for the benefit of any other "refined ladies" (as I've been named for the first time ever in my life... by Dr. Bill, no less!) who would like to take a crack at womanly conversation. Tampons, childbirth, that not-so-fresh feeling? The Gutter Police seems to have shaken her head and walked away in dismay, and I can't say as I blame her... Let's give it to 'em, ladies. [why doesn't this thing have an evil grin?-e]