Thank you Christina, I agree with your view of the future --- the New Frontier. I think the Internet is a marvelous way to explore without ever leaving your home. What an exciting age we live in. I live in Florida and I was able to watch the space shuttle streak through the night sky just a few days ago carrying a piece of the new International Space Station. One day, we'll be able to look at the sky and actually see it with the naked eye. Perhaps the Internet will one day connect us with those who live permanently on the space station or who knows---the Moon or Mars. Already we have begun a new venture that will require structure, rules, cooperation. I think the day will come when teachers will teach via the Internet to children at home or perhaps on the space station. Sure would solve our problems with rundown schools, busing, too many children in classrooms, a need for more teachers. Children can work at their own pace. In a way, it's already being done with home schooling. With a camera on your computer, a modem, a microphone, live voice communication will draw us even closer in the future. As you said, it's about an exchange of information between people who have never met. We learn, we share, we grow, it's what life is all about. You go with the flow and see where it takes you. Makes life a lot more exciting than staying stuck in the NOW. I'm 58 and if I can still flow along, all "you youngins" should be able to do it! Thanks again for the comments. Judy Clark-Wick JWick@compuserve.com