As a charter member of the wallflowers' club, thanks smooth for the gracious post. I did enjoy my conversations with several colleagues in the club as we lurked in the corners and in the dimly lit spaces

And, yeah, I admit to worrying about leaving Makana the cat (again)...returned home to find her with several anxiety-sparked bald patches on her fur, and a couple of protest hairballs thrown up around the carpet in pique...