@smokey Thanks! And thanks for your kind words about the others. I am behind on responding to people. I've been prepping for classes and dealing with union issues--I'm secretary of my faculty union. I'm just happy I've been able to post as relatively consistently as I've been doing.
@richnewman No worries :-) I think (I hope!) people here realize that this is just one facet of one’s life and may rise and fall in importance with the rhythms of our lives.