For half a dozen years, I taught basic composition courses at several prisons in the Ohio system. The guys in the honor camp at one practically made me take an oath that I would not use my SS unnecessarily. "Give me your Soc and your mother's maiden name and I will send my woman to the court house to become YOU," said the illustrated man doing 10-20. With the approach of April 15, maybe we can take heart that this year WE provide the number on the IRS return- it is no longer printed for all to see. Peg [email protected]