It's a pleasure to meet one's fellow-obsessed face to face. But when meeting isn't practical, software exists for chat and "show and tell" in real time. If there is something good that costs nothing, fine. Examples of what I'm thinking of start with skype at the "pretty cheap" end. Then come various setups used in long-distance teaching. The very best meeting platform I've seen, which costs heaven knows how much, is CISCO's TelePresence. Maybe PBS could volunteer to test it ... :-)) Paige Woodward SW British Columbia, Canada Wet Zone 6