ha ha ha - to the anonymous commenter
   my life is like a  soap opera?
 after reading your  comment, i looked at the entire month of october and found nothing beyond  hurricanes and cats.
 yes, i get sad  about my dad dying.  and then there's the month of may.  beyond that,  i think i have a pretty placid existence.  oh yeah, i also get mad at  people who kill whales and surrender their pets to the shelter.  but i  don't quite think that qualifies as a soap opera life.  no love drama, no  work drama, and, as far as i know, i certainly do not have an evil  twin.
  
 amusing, to say  the least.. :)