The strange thing is I'm acquainted with Demeter and love her greatly, but we've had far less one-on-one conversation than I have had with many others. I'm honored to know and be associated with her here on the boards, but I think both of us have a much wider circle of regular communicants than you might realize. I think she's find it equally curious to hear that we've been characterized as being part of a clique.

Maybe you imagine us as a clique because we're both very verbal and we're not far apart in age.

If I were to name the people I talk to most frequently via PM and/or offline via email, Slipknot, Snookums, and Skink would all three be there along with several others.