Glad you had a good day, ickydog. And Costello, I'm really glad you enjoyed swimming. Since I've been on meds I've been afraid that I'm too fat to swim, but it's the only sport I never get injured at. Perhaps I should give it another go.

Sorry your son's been ruminating... hopefully he won't go down so far.

My main adventure of the day has been a vegan "chicken" soup... used a vegetable stock from a Jewish dehli... kosher parev, no animal ingredients. And it really does taste like chicken consome, without any chemical aftertaste. Nice... full of chunky potatoes, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, and it may sound silly, but mixed nuts and a bunch of herbs.