Okie, many times *I* feel as if I don't have a life. I've seen it expressed on the boards by other's, too. Perhaps that's why I have an issue with "IRL". In many ways, PC IS my life. Let's not make an issue of that, okay?

Maybe I have a sixth sense or maybe it's my mastery of the English language and/or (sorry Candy! LOL) the fact that I learned "clear, concise communication" at the knee of a former T, but I personally don't find any problem understanding what people type and how they type it. My efforts to communicate my feelings show in all the smilies I post along with what I type. I don't use them loosely when the subject is serious. I'm conveying my feelings with the smilies.

These, again, are my thoughts and feelings. No need to argue because I won't change my mind.