Greetings to my reader/s on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. My latest web statistics say I've had 18 hits from there so far this month. Thanks, too, to the many Americans who drop by here, be they from commercial networks, government, educational institutions or the military, they are fighting the good fight for this site. I have also had very-welcome visitors from Australia (naturally), Germany (perhaps something to do with my original family name of Doeberitz), Britain, Canada, The Seychelles, Japan, Thailand, Portugal, Sweden, Brazil, Poland, The Netherlands, the Russian Federation, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Turkey and Taiwan. Salutations to you all, and please tell your friends how much fun we're having here! (ell, I'm having fun. If you're not, you must be a masochist (but welcome nevertheless).