> Hey, cheer up! You're young and healthy. Be glad you've got a father to disagree with. Mine wasn't perfect either, but he's been gone for many years and I still miss him. We used to have some real disagreements and he never put a nickle into my college fund, but he could be a a lot of fun. I noticed that even after a "very large fight" you still referred to your friend as "my closest friend." Even friends tend to disagree sometimes, but it doesn't last. Things can look pretty bad at 2 am, but when it's day time you can go, out get a little exercise and think about the good times you had with your father and your friend and everything will look better. Trust me.

Thank you, Howard. You made a lot of sense. I'll just have to hang around and wait to see what's going to happen... not that I have an alternative or anything.

Oh yeah, I also missed the 7500th post by one. -sigh-