From: Marc Riddell michaeldavid86@comcast.net

Hello,

I'm a new kid on the block. I am sending this first email mostly to see what happens when I do, and to find out how the process works. What type of subjects are open for discussion? My only warning is that I am hard science and math challenged - in these areas, I will gladly act as an astounded observer. My education, background and experience is in clinical psychology. My interests are many - my curiosity insatiable.

So, Marc... have you satisfied your 'satiable curiosity about what kinds of subjects are typically discussed on this mailing list?

I do hope you had the wisdom to sign up with the "digest" option!

By the way, the traffic the last few days has been unusually high, but I'd say the general range of subjects and tone and tenor of the discussions has been reasonably typical...