Hello, My name is Bruce William Aho. My mother is a Blanchard. I grew up going to the family get together every thanksgiving in Hillsborough NH with my relatives up there where my mom grew up. The Blanchards have been as much a part of my life , all my life, as are the Aho's. I view all of them as dear friends, and until someone proves otherwise, I consider them all my relatives and this goes beyond trends and technology. I don't give a rat's ass about anyone's opinions concerning my concern. Those of you who have lost touch with reality, have forgotten that each and every one of us who are Blanchard descendants are the very people for who and about who this genealogy list is about. I am a very old fashioned person, and I view this like a public post board about Blanchards. I am fairly new at computer stuff, and I was not aware that there are multitudes of hoaxes about viruses. Those of you who like to slam me because of my ignorance, I invite you to come over and I would like to see you play the piano. As a living 'Blanchard', perhaps it might interest you for your files that this 'living descendant' plays Chopin's polonaise in Ab, Opus 53 from memory- all 17 pages of it, and I can almost play it from front to back with my eyes shut. Some have talents, some don't. Some know this and some know that. I am sorry if I overloaded any of your computers with what you may consider "garbage" or unnecessary. Personally, I think 50% of all people are glad if someone makes an effort to tell them these things- I guess those are just us ignorant folk who when told something tend to trust people. Terrible sin, hey? Archaic, isn't it? What a terrible thing to trust...... It shouldn't hurt to be an adult....too bad, but it does sometimes. I didn't bring on this "fight". It was the people who think they have the liberty to offend- kind of like those people who get behind a wheel and become "Almighty". I've often wondered why these same people don't push me and tell me to hurry when I am standing in a bank line, or waiting at the cash register. Perhaps its because I weigh 205 lbs and can lift a telephone pole off the ground on my weak leg. You don't have to believe it, I don't care. Hey, dudes and dudettes, Have a nice day! Honk if your happy! BEEP BEEP Sincerely, Bruce William Aho