*laughs* Your too good.
Ahh mate is more male. I have always called my friends matie. If you don't like it, let me know alrighty. :-)

As for steve irwin...he is a blast! His wild-life park is about 45 mins away from my house. I've been there twice this year. I just love it. I can see where you are coming from about living less dangerously, but I think if he did, his wife wouldn't like it that way. They are this team. They speak for the animals. That's what brought them together and hopefully will keep them together. He was on a tv show the other night where a snake nearly bit him (definately not the first time) and it made me think how short life can be. I guess he knows it. But he's just a blast and he does a lot for Australia.

I like when he holds up a snake and says "you bloody ripper...isn't she a beauty!!" *laughs*

**we aren't all like him ok..... hahahaha I don't go racing around picking up spiders and snakes...hmmm not for me thanks. When i was a kiddie we use to live in the sticks. (the bush). We had a lot of carpet pythons that would visit our house because we were surrounded by sugar cane farms. They only really scared me when they started popping up when you were in the shower....eeew. hehe **

Take care :-)