Speaking as a "Katchoo" who has lost a "Francine" to a "David",
PLEASE man, don't put Katchoo thru anymore sadness.
Let her get the girl.

Wow.... you really surprised me with *that* one, Terry. I mean, unlike a lot of the other "reactionaries", I was willing to give you the benefit of the doubt.... although I'll *also* admit, I had NO IDEA where you were going.
An issue ago, I was wondering if it was gonna be worth stickin' around anymore.... now, as ever, I can't wait 'til the next issue (which still takes too d@mn long to come out!!!)... which is as it should be....
So, until Katchoo frenches Freddy -- Make Mine SIP (oops -- that's those other guys)...
heh
peace

Terry,
I will freely admit, you almost got one of the "WHAT THE **** DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING" letters from me after I got done reading SIP #43. Having now read (and re-read) #44, I can see where you are going.
And, having been where Francine is, all I can say is good luck. The outcome is going to be good (come on, this is SIP we're talking about here), but it has the potential to be quite messy.

But, sometimes, messes are good things.

--Shorty
Falls Church, VA

OK, so we're getting alternate endings here? The only time that happens is when you are close to the end of the whole thing. But which end will it be? I personally will accept no other ending than our two favorite girls living romantically and happily ever after. My current (and permanent) girlfriend of 4 years was straight before I met her, and I used to confuse her so much that it made her physically ill until she embraced the fact that she was falling for a girl. It took my girl (who is incidently a tall busty and beautiful brunette) about 3 months to come around which was torture for me. I hated seeing her so upset, knowing I was the cause, and not knowing how to help her overcome her anxiety. I was patient and she was worth the wait, yet I understand how Katchoo and the people rooting for her to win over Francine get frustrated after waiting years for them to finally just let themselves be in love. I'm one of those people. I figure that if it can work for us in real life, why shouldn't it be the same for the characters on the page? Love always triumphs, right? I will continue to read and hope for the best.

if i give youa penny will you stop jerking us around? ...katchoo an francie need eachother.end o story.
no more angst!

As always, I enjoyed this comic. It's always of high quality and extermely well written and drawn. My only question is...What is the deal with Paradise Too? No offense terry, but it's not up to your usual standards. The reason I like your work is that it's almost shockingly honest and truthful, showing the reader maybe a little too much about the characters lives. It's really brilliant. Paradise Too is really...false. Fairies eating strawberry cake? Polar bears? I honestly hate newspaper cartoon strips, and I think you really shouldn't degrade yourself to the level of such unartistic abominations such as Cathy or B.C. If SIP is going to end soon, which I hope it isn't, Please stay in comic books. You are an amazing storyteller.

Certainly a splendid relief to see that previous issues events weren't the
true way of things. I knew Terry was going somewhere we wanted him to go
and I'm proud to say that I never lost faith in Terry for. . . . . at least a
week.
Of course the same ole problem with each issue presents itself in that, how
does one NOT become emotionally attached, thereby saving oneself of the six
weeks worth of grief in awaiting the next emotionally attaching issue? When
someone finds an answer, please lemme know. Thank you Terry.

Gah. for some reason I can't log on to the message board and it won't send me my password so here goes...
THANK YOU TERRY! :)
I got issues 25, 26 and 42 today and they got here just in time for my Birthday! :)
I'm so happy :)
Now I have to find 1 000 000 and buy you a red Miata :)
Oh well thanks again!
Pierre DuPont
Ottawa

why did i have to wait until monday the 12th to get the new ish?!?!?!? i could have run into nyc to se you!!! i am besides myslef with not-happy feelings.......

Its bad!My girlfiend got me in to it a few monthes back and now I can't get enough of the comic.The last issue was really cool but I definately think there should be more weird twists of fate.
Keep up the good work!
:0)

I had faith in you. I knew you were too good of a writer to dump everything. I like the differences, but the suspense of waiting 6 weeks about kills me. Thanks for your innovation!

Thank you for letting us know that you are NOT going to ruin the best comic in the business. You had me worried.

Terry-
Ah yes, it makes so much more sense now! This was an nice look at the "other" choice, shed a lot more light on Francine's situation. The conversation between David and Katchoo was also beautifully executed.
I've got to say though, the framing for these last few issues... hm. Like you said, maybe the clues were just too far apart. I like issue 43 in relation to what follows, but man, the "End of Version 1" tablet really looks like it's pointing to that "eight years of story" you said you weren't going to throw away. Thanks for putting all the pieces back together.

OK, so I'm back to go over some details... Terry, I loved the daydream sequence in 43. I have to admit, I was thinking J.R. and Dallas when Francine woke up in the play at the end, but I was laughing and smiling and crying at the same time...it brought a tear to my eye, that if that had been the end of the story I would have loved it just that way. And then we see version two in the next issue. I wanted to say again, what you say about dramatic pause was right on the money, and you have perfect dramatic pause, Terry. Thanks again for such a great comic series.

I got issues 43 and 44 today, they were up in Chicago and I was down in Bloomington, IL at school (I really have to fill out a change of address card) and I was...simply amazed by them. The first thing that got me was the front and especially the back covers of #44. I'm a 21-year-old hippie, and probably would have been happier living in the 60s with the Doors and The Beatles. I believe that what America is doing is right. So, that said, my patriotic tears shed as I looked at #44, I quickly read #43 and was even more amazed by that first panel, a skyline of New York that we will never see again. I have never visted New York and while I grew up in Chicago (Katchoo connection there...), and therefore have always believed that it was the best town in the US, there has always been something about New York that makes me want to see it up close and in person. I was at work the day the World Trade Center was hit, about to get off when a colleague came in at about 8:34 am and said a plane had just hit the World Trade Center. I figured it was a Cessna, I had flown enough into Sears Tower in my flight simulator. By the time I got up to the break room to sign off, it was on TV that the first tower had fallen. My stomach dropped and shock set in. I regretted every time I had flown my simCessna in to Sears Tower and I hurried home. On my way home, the second tower fell. I don't think I started to come out of that state of shock until we started bombing Afghanastan. But for me, the idea that things are (albeit very slowly) returning to normal did not occur until I had a few new issues of SIP in my hand. These characters who I love so much and have come to see almost as friends (cause you are right, the characters choose the story, not the writer) were back after several months. 43 and 44 were perfect, Terry. And as you said that drama demands the perfect pause, well I believe your pause was perfection. I'm not going to mull over the details of the issues, plenty of people do that. I just wanted to thank you, Terry. You are a great man. And your book has given me faith in not just the American spirit, but the Human spirit, because despite what happened on Sep. 11, Katchoo, Francine and David keep on their paths. I hope this lasts forever. Thank you.

SIP 43: a story with overwhelming grace.
those who hated it when they read it, then changed their minds after reading SIP 44, should go back and freshly reread #43....what a beautiful story. Thank you Terry.

I *LIKED* it.
It resolved a lot of issues, I'm so glad to see that Francine decided to go with Brad.
David finally stands up for himself in front of Katchoo, good for him!
Katchoo's comment about "not being a woman" is understandable, but still flippant. David cares for her, loves her, and can interact with her on an emotional and intellectual level, isn't that all anyone wants?
On another note, I found it interesting that Francine has two different "looks" depending on her life path. She looks like Lily when she takes the Katchoo path and like her mom with the Brad path.
More more more!

Why am I even writing this!?!?!? I havent gotten the issue yet since I have to wait for it in the mail and I have no way of knowing what has happened...except that Terry has obviously done what I thought he would and pulled the situation out of the "disaster" that it appeared to be heading for...please note that I never thought it was a disaster, hence the quotes! I knew it would turn out alright...or as alright as it ever can! This IS SIP after all! *sigh* I guess I am going back out to sit on top of the mail box again....it's getting
%$#& cold out here too!!! LOL! Terry, you have got to start addressing the fact that those of us who subscribe by mail have such a long wait, way past when SIP hits the stores. I dont want to stop receiving SIP by subscription, but I am considering it, due to these agonizing waits!!!
I will be throwing my thoughts in as soon as I have finally read the darn thing! Talk about teasing!!!! AUGH!
In extreme anticipation!!!
Hannah

Terry, Terry, Terry! I knew that the last issue was only going to lead to another better one. As you progress with the storyline, you always keep us drooling and begging for more. This latest issue was spectacular and well written. You really know how to make it believable because in reality we all sometimes have to think long and hard on certain decisions in our lives and in doing so we come up with different scenarios and pick the one which we hope will work out for all concerned. Terry, you got it going on!

#43...wow..hmm...VERTION ONE! VERTION ONE!!!
I agree with many on the fact that Terry dosnt suck...but BOY do we hate him when we get to the letters at the end of the issue. In that...good hate sort of way that is. I hate been one of "Those guys" but in this case, i have to be. Even though im a guy and im not really going back in forth between Brat or Katchoo... i know what Francine going trough. I need to make the same desition..weather find happiness in my Katchoo or think that im happy with my Brat [sort of speak]. I think im going to go with Happiness for $500 on this one. I just cant wait to see what Francine would take...conventional leaving...or the one oportunity of been happy for the 1st time...hmmmmmmm......Terry?

Loved it as usual.
#43 didn't stun me as it seemed to many. Did it surprise me, sure it did,
Terry does this like few others can. I figured that Terry was doing one
of two things, giving us a glimps of the future for "real", or of someone's
imagination (and I figured it was Francine's). I didn't think he was going
to do a "reboot", since Terry is a much better story teller than to do such
a thing in such a pedestrian way.
#44 shows that I was on the right track, as is Terry (as always folks, you
should know that by now if you are a regular and/or long time reader). Just
because Terry likes to shake us up and play with a variety of ideas does not
make him "evil", sadistic yes, but not in a bad sense, just a fun and foolish
way (foolish to himself for the "flak" many folks give him).
Everyone must remember this story is the type that often writes itself, Terry
has told us this more than once, so don't hold Terry totally responsible. I
am along for the ride and having a great time. For those of you who get
upset by something you "think" Terry might be doing, relax and enjoy a little
more of the ride before you harass Terry, remember, he is the guy controling
the ride: without him we wouldnot have this great "trip" (and for those who don't
know the wonderful Robyn is just as important since she keepsTerry as sane
and happy as is possbile for everyone!!)
So, Terry, Please, keep this up I am a happy camper who loves SiP more
than any other comic, or book now and maybe even ever! Few folks have
created such real folks out of imagination and ink that so many have loved.
To put it simply Terry you Rock! Nuff said.

I still didn't read it because it takes two weeks to arrive here in Brazil, but because of everything I've seen here I have to say : I TOLD YOU ALL! LET THE MAN TELL HIS TALE !!! Of all SIP issues 'till now is there a single issue where you can say:" hey, Terry! You suck!" ? NO! And why would this happen now ? C'mon, guys , Terry Moore has the same Moore that Alan Moore. Only this makes him a genius.
I'm feeling very powerfull now because of my faith in Terry.

Keep in mind that years from now, SiP will be appreciated solely as a collective whole, via trade paperback volumes. The whole debacle over issue 43 really points up to the advantage of reading this work in a collected form; those of us who choose to receive each single issue must endure all the
birthing pains. My reason for posting was Marti's comment about Davids. You really pushed some of Marti's buttons with this issue, Terry, just as it pushed some of mine. I'm a "David" - that's what attracted me to SiP and why I'm in for the whole damn ride. I loved a woman whom I would lose to another woman. We're not all like that Marti, I'm sorry yours was.

i just WHIZZED through the ten trade paperbacks of SIP in the last week and a half, and i am ADDICTED. i read the latest issue and was so pleased to see you exploring all the different possibilities, and i just wanted to let everyone know how much you rock.

As always you produce a great read. If any of the artists or writers can put half the passion you put in your books as they do thiers---then they are halfway there.
But sometimes I get the feeling that alot of the storyline is going by rote. This is like the umpteenth time that Francine has been seen stradling the fence. Katchoo is always on one side, and some variable is on the other. The only thing that keeps it from being another kvetch session is the new wrinkle of pregnancy. I will not downplay that. In real life and fiction, the responsiblities of bearing and raising a child is a very serious matter. And it is also a very joyous one as well.
Katchoo and David are at odds with thier relationship, yet again. Kvetch aside, Katchoo told David like it is. But it is nothing David doesn't already know.
So this issue was kinda like alot of past issues. Going down some familiar paths. Life is like that sometimes, however.
But Rotes in Paradise is much better than the Uncanned X-Rotes anytime.
Still looking forward to the next issue.

As always you produce a great read. If any of the artists or writers can put half the passion you put in your books as they do thiers---then they are halfway there.
But sometimes I get the feeling that alot of the storyline is going by rote. This is like the umpteenth time that Francine has been seen stradling the fence. Katchoo is always on one side, and some variable is on the other. The only thing that keeps it from being another kvetch session is the new wrinkle of pregnancy. I will not downplay that. In real life and fiction, the responsiblities of bearing and raising a child is a very serious matter. And it is also a very joyous one as well.
Katchoo and David are at odds with thier relationship, yet again. Kvetch aside, Katchoo told David like it is. But it is nothing David doesn't already know.
So this issue was kinda like alot of past issues. Going down some familiar paths. Life is like that sometimes, however.
But Rotes in Paradise is much better than the Uncanned X-Rotes anytime.
Still looking forward to the next issue.

As always you produce a great read. If any of the artists or writers can put half the passion you put in your books as they do thiers---then they are halfway there.
But sometimes I get the feeling that alot of the storyline is going by rote. This is like the umpteenth time that Francine has been seen stradling the fence. Katchoo is always on one side, and some variable is on the other. The only thing that keeps it from being another kvetch session is the new wrinkle of pregnancy. I will not downplay that. In real life and fiction, the responsiblities of bearing and raising a child is a very serious matter. And it is also a very joyous one as well.
Katchoo and David are at odds with thier relationship, yet again. Kvetch aside, Katchoo told David like it is. But it is nothing David doesn't already know.
So this issue was kinda like alot of past issues. Going down some familiar paths. Life is like that sometimes, however.
But Rotes in Paradise is much better than the Uncanned X-Rotes anytime.
Still looking forward to the next issue.

ok...here's the thing. i know first hand what happens to guys like david. i myself have experienced this. i am a woman who loves women and have had my share of male friends fall for me. if you want to know what happens in reality, let me tell you. they turn evil. no joke. they stop being your friend and they try every thing they can think of to hurt you because they have been rejected. all you've been through together is forgotten and suddenly you find some drunken fool in your yard yelling at you, from three flights down, about how you have wrecked their life. do david, and everyone else involved, a favor and put him out of his misery. i hate to see him going through this just as much as i hated going through it myself.

I second what Tokyo227 said about the decrepit mule. For a while now, every issue just makes me go *sigh.* Which is sad, because I really like the characters and I really like the art (the cover was great, Terry, even though I question David's choice of shirt). I just get bored between issues and the new issue isn't quite enough to get me back, especially when I suspect that the story I'm reading isn't "real." For instance, my response to Katchoo dying was mild amusement, because I know you wouldn't end the story like that. I feel like this story will scan a lot better in TPB format - maybe I'll just stop collecting the single issues. That would help the pacing.

At this point in my life SIP just gets me so emotional, since my best friend in the world is no longer speaking to me, SIP reminds me of what we had and what ive lost. But at least it gives me a smile in the end.
Thank you
Terry

I really liked this issue. It explained a lot and opened up a few more questions.
As for the conclusion that this could have been covered in one issue, I like that it is spread out over several. This is the biggest decision that we are going to see Francine make. I think it adds a lot to the comic to see her process getting there. And if you go all the way back to her discussion with the Minister the focus of the comic has to a large degree been Francine's process to get to where she is at the end of this issue.
How many comics let you get that far into a characters head? I love it.

Thanks Terry!

I really liked this issue. I read the comments that others had sent in reguarding issue number 43. I think the comic is outstanding, and I know you won't just up and quit it. I can't wait to see what happens with Francine as she walks out the bathroom door. I think another great thing, is that we can all somehow relate to her in this issue. I'm sure most of us, at least I know I have had that episode in our mind where we want to know where our lives will go, or what if we had choosen another previous path. Thanks for everything Terry.. waiting for the continuation.

Well well well... Terry... I'm not quite sure what to say. Don't worry, it's a good 'I'm not quite sure what to say'. Not a bad one. Never a bad one as far as SiP is concerned.
Thank you for setting the record straight so far as these little... Interludes... No, that's not quite the right word... Well, whatever they are, thanks for the straight settingness.
So, Francine's up-the-duff is she? Well, I'm very happy for her. I'm just not sure who else to be happy for. Brad or Katchoo... I'm happy for David because it turns out he isn't scheduled to die after all... Well, not officially anyway.
Whoah... What an issue... My thoughts on the matter are a matter of record. I think Katchoo and Francine belong together... But this choice isn't up to me, or even you Terry. It's up to Francine. What does she say about it all?

I really was amazed how you have made all the endings,soo real that people have cared enough to write in such numbers.
I have been waiting for that hard talk in the meeting between,David and Katchoo,it`s been comming for a long time now.I think that is the truth of this book that in a love triangle there is always one loser.
The last panel of the book with Francine`s I`m a women tirade,bodes a good sign for the relationship that she really needs namely Katchoo.

wow, I can't recall the last time I had tears from a comic...probably a few issues of SiP ago. Anyhoot, this is some of the most amazing, most true to life writing in a comic I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot. Makes me once again question if Terry is really a man. and some of the best suspense as well.

After reading the current issue and also reading & posting to the message board for the past few weeks, I must apologize. Wholeheartedly!!
I am sorry Terry. I should have listened to you and the others and had faith. Thanks for renewing my interest and forcing me to go "crazy" once again in anticipation of an upcoming issue.
I gave you full permission to scold me or come up to Austin and kick my butt!
LOL >:)
- Albert Hood
Austin, Texas

I loved the issue it seemed kinda like this is what's happening and this is what could happen. I although feel bad that poor David can't get any love back from Katchoo although he loves her to death. I wish just once the poor guy could be happy with katchoo and just be the sweet decent guy we all know and love. PS Terry I am looking forward to meeting you for the first time at the November 9-11 show in NYC, If I act like a fan boy slap me please. :)
-Daut

Whew!
Just read #44, what a relief!
I am so glad that the last two issues were just 'Francinarios'and not the untimely demise of SIP.
Interesting, and quite innovative giving us fan's a chance to see what might or might not be. I really enjoyed them, and will be waiting paitently for #45.
Now then on to one of the most asked about questions... David (need I say more?).
P.S., I'm still boycotting Katchoo until she changes her snooty attitude...

Terry,
I forgot to add something to my previous letter. as I write this, the New York tragedy continues. For the past few weeks, I have been, like most people, stunned and shocked about the whole affair. My emotions have run the gamut from the initial shock to anger to amazement at how this great nation has responded and how many people have shown what it really means to be an American.
I forget where I read it, but I think it was a quote in Newsweek that went something like this:
"We are usually amazed when we find a hero. In a world like the one we live in, heroism can be very uncommon.
But on September 11, 2001, the world not amazed at the uncommon heroism we saw; rather we were amazed at just how COMMON it was."
And I thoght about it long and hard and I wrote this:
These are the days...
These are the days when your heart is so full,
The sadness overflows from your eyes
The rage burns red as it's chased by the bull
As another plane falls from the skies.
There's talk of the weak, talk of the strong,
Flags unfurled, blow off dust at half mast
Every day you feel you've one day too long
The world as we knew it has passed.
These are the days when your heart beats full,
And the sadness overflows in your eyes
Onto spears stuck deep in the back of the bull
As the sun burns red in the skies.
Speak of retribution, listen not at all
The smell of death hangs strong
Speak of patriotism, it won't stop the fall
We've all lived one day too long.
These are the days when your heart breaks full
The dam bursts and flows from your eyes
The crowd cheers, dust settles, there lies the bull
As clouds part upon empty skies.
Speak of what is right, ignore what may be wrong
Take an eye for an eye, an arm for an arm
But sleep with one eye open, you may have lived one day too long
And now no one can keep you from harm
These are the days when your heart is so full,
The sadness overflows from your eyes
The rage burns red as it's chased by the bull
As another plane falls from the skies.
God Bless,
Mark

Terry,
Ha! The first letter I've sent to a comic in 35, count 'em, 35 years and you tagged me!
I love it!
Pulled the rabbit outta the hat again, didn't you?
Cool. Keep up the good work.
By the way, it was good to meet you in person at Titan Comics during the signing. I was the guy they had to pull away from the table because i talked to you so long.
Embarassing. But, hey, this title is why I still buy comics. I would have quit long ago except that you just kept on banging out the best comic I've ever read.
Thanks again and keep it going for another three or four hundred issues, okay?
Mark

Terry,
Ha! The first letter I've sent to a comic in 35, count 'em, 35 years and you tagged me!
I love it!
Pulled the rabbit outta the hat again, didn't you?
Cool. Keep up the good work.
By the way, it was good to meet you in person at Titan Comics during the signing. I was the guy they had to pull away from the table because i talked to you so long.
Embarassing. But, hey, this title is why I still buy comics. I would have quit long ago except that you just kept on banging out the best comic I've ever read.
Thanks again and keep it going for another three or four hundred issues, okay?
Mark

Hey Terry,
Well, I'm properly embarassed. I blasted the last issue, publicly stated I thought you were slacking off, and asked you to rethink this alleged new direction. This issue comes out and voila, all is made right again, without sacrificing a single plot device from the last two issues. This last book is great, and, when added to the preceeding two books, the overall story is terrific. For all you people who said "Let the man tell his tale", I now bow to your wisdom. I won't lose faith again.

Well i wanted to write after last issue and held off becuase i was agast at what you had done plus i wanted to give you the benefit that you had a plan and that we the reader would have to stand by and wait for it. Well i guess you do have one. As i sat there today and read the new issue and was understanding almost all that you had planned. This was just a possible glimpse of what could come. No road is straight there are many twists and turns and decisions that make a change for every turn we take. Just like the movie Serendipity Francine and Katchoo have many roads ahead and you are just showing us possible roads taken. I thank you for this but i also curse you for the fact that as a comic book shop owner your book is one of the ones i look forward to reading each time it comes out. of course now like last issue i have to wait 6 more weeks to see what you do next and the suspense eats away at me. You can ask my friend who was standing in the store today when i finished reading this issue how loud i screamed! No!! Not again he did it again. I thank you for giving me a comic that means more to me than any other book out there. I grew up on reading Spiderman and other Marvel books but in the end the only one that matters to me is Strangers in Paradise. Thank you.
Craig Upton
Owner- Heroes For Sale
845 Main Street
Falmouth, MA 02540

Forgive me, Terry! I take it all back. I'm sorry I said those bitter things. You are a GENIUS! Now I understand #43. The similarities between #43 and #44 are as astonishing as the contrasts. My eyes teared up when I read Francine's fantasy that Katchoo had died, and Francine kisses the necklace the same way Katchoo kissed it in #35. Kiley is adorable, and she reminds me of Kixie. (What is the label on the the back of her costume? Does that say "Kixie"? ) In version 2 there is such a strong resemblance between Francine, Ashley, and Kiley, that it is almost as if they were the same person. Francine also closely resembles Marie. I liked the Mojo Jojo ice cream.
Your use of windows is brilliant: 1. The Darling home, with Katchoo as Peter Pan outside the window, a perfect metaphor (irresponsibility). 2. Snow outside the window, which we have seen before with Emma (death). 3. The bluebird outside the window (happiness).
The confidence on Francine's face in the final panel is remarkable. Terry, you are wonderful. This is a great issue (and now that I see it, so was #43).

This issue makes it easy to see why so many people adore this comic. It also makes it perfectly clear why so many people stopped collecting it long ago. It all boils down to one word: pacing. To some, Strangers in Paradise is a magical, never-ending story; to others, it's like riding a decrepit mule down a highway in rush hour.

Wow...
Terry, after these past weeks I've had a chance to cool off, and thank the goddess that I had something worth cooling off for!
Right now, I'm so proud of my obsession with SiP; may my loyalty never again waiver!
Congratulations, Terry, you are a gifted and marvelous writer.
~ a

Weeeeeeelllll, I guess Terry was right.. if we had only seen the next page it would have made sense. Ahh the story continues on at least and it looks like Francine comes to a desicion.

Okay Mr. Moore. I'm calmer now. Despite every reassurance from you, the "end version I" defeated hope and my limited imagination. Congratulations on once again pulling a poor devoted reader from the precipice (perhaps a step or two over) but leaving her grasping at another cliffhanger.
Meanwhile back at the ranch, David is showing signs of demanding the respect due him. Not the love or attention which he has no right to expect, though every hope, but the respect that Katchoo has rarely shown either him or Francine.

Speaking of Francine, my, but isn't she a gifted imaginer, she managed in a fit of morning sickness to picture Katchoo's future home in precise detail (including housekeeper), as detailed so many long issues ago, or was that all part of some elaborate daydream too.
It's so much nicer turning the last page and longing for more rather than for the author's head. Thank you for having more faith in your readership (still here) than most of us have in you.

Mmmh...who goes first?