Oh, and

Dy, who I imagine is Dy from Classic Adventures (I don't know of anyone else who spells it that way) wins the silver medal for being the second uncoerced visitor to comment here! Check out her posts on self-educating; it's fabulous.

(Dy, you should e-mail me at libby dot beer at gmail dot com . I have a summer job that may bring me slightly closer to your part of the world, and a fair number of my "real-life" friends live down that way too. Maybe we can find a good time and place to meet up for something fun.)