Sparky,
I remember you also...been awhile!!
This place is so great for us...info, hugs, laughs, tears, whine, cheese...the whole works. Occasionally we get a tiny little slap on the wrist when we get too political, but it's to keep us all close knit, IMHO.
That other world I used to inhabit? I got tired of the lock-step attitude...I began to worry about my posts all the time. And being pre-approved before being posted got under my skin big time.
Keep us up to date on how you're doing...