cigalechanta: Thanks for asking, Mimi, I'm still around.

As for Degas, I suppose it won't matter if I reveal what he has been up to while absent from this board, for soon he will no doubt (unfortunately) return in all his bristling hirsute glory.

The truth is that the two of us have been on a self-improvement mission, stealthily shadowing m_kingdom in the hope of improving our sorry sense of satorial splendor.

But the man has given me the very devil of a time! Not only does he commence drooling over my painstaking fashion notes anytime we pass a commercial food establishment of any sort and must be hauled bodily away from all enterprises emitting the faintest scent of moonshine-like delight, but he also persists in delusional attempts to practice his self proclaimed gigolo skills on every passing female in fur.

We don't think m_kingdom has spotted us yet as we creep along her trail, dodging craftily behind kiosks (me) and major monuments (Degas) whenever our quarry hesitates, nose upturned to suspiciously sniff the air about her (darn that Degas!).

As our endeavors to get tips on how to spiff up our wardrobes seem doomed to abysmal failure thanks to Degas' utter inability to focus (though not, I assure you, through lack of herculean effort on my part!), we may be returning to the real world shortly.

If at all possible, I shall arrange for Degas to travel home caged in the cargo hold with an entire smoked ham and an ice cold six pack dangling just inches beyond his reach.

Yeh, whatever happened to Capo? I loved Capo!

Anyone remember Tony Hughes? Actually, scrub that, I don't miss him.

This is weird, because I was just thinking about Degas and his funny posts as I was driving to work this morning.

I spend WAY too much time on this board.

See Degas - you are missed!!!!