tsuwm, you have missed only one thing, the joy many of us find here. no matter our skill with words, we each have fallen in love with words and language, and have found here, a place where being the kind of person who reads the dictionary for fun is thought to be an assest, not a defination of nerdiness! i gloried in words before AWAD, but i was alone, in a parched desert, but now i feast at a rich oasis, where words, like sweet dates, are abundant, in the company of others.

i have have found warmth and welcome. it refreshes my soul. i have been blessed to meet a few participants here in person-- and look forward to meeting more of you, one day i hope, all of you. i have a circle of friends, that spans the globe, and i am the richer for it!


my other obsession