To: Jane4IceCream who wrote (13 ) 4/26/2001 9:51:35 PM From: Original Mad Dog Respond to of 125 Hello, Nice Witch....I appreciate the invite to this here fine thread. I figure every good question deserves an answer, even when there is no answer. Woof!What is so admireable about this Mad Dog person? I dunno....you got me on that one. Who doth this Mad Dog person find most admireable here on SI? I believe that admiration of the mostest kind is best kept private. Those who I admire here on SI, and there are several, know who they are, and need not the fame or infame of being identified. I couldn't name just one, any more than I could eat just one really good biscuit when a whole package is open on the ground before me. The only thing I admire greatly of which there is only one is Original Wife. Why do I ask these questions? Because enquiring minds want to know. Desperately.What do I care? Because you are the Nice Witch, the good witch of the LA Basin, who helps those not in Kansas anymore see their way through the smog and the rot and the filth and the stars. Because it is better to care than not to care, better to wonder than to watch TV (unless it's a really good weather forecast), better to ponder than to have another burrito. Unless it is a really good burrito, in which case it's a close call.Where am I? On a strand of fiber between Northern Illinois and Southern California. Or is that a broomstick you're riding???Why did I start this thread? Because you admire.Why are we here on this earth? The easiest question of all. To provide companionship for our canine friends.Why is LU the featured stock on this thread? Because it has to be featured in somebody's portfolio.Why is this thread in the Waste Management sector? See previous question. I hope this clears the decks of the pressing questions that are cluttering your life. It is always best to sail straight ahead, unless of course there is a really good restaurant just over there on the side of the road. Good day!