This is my hobby, it turns out. I thought it was fishing. Silly me. It seems I'm in about three or four swaps all the time, and I see postings for swaps i really want to join because they sound like so much fun. I have so many flies from old swaps laying around that I don't know what to do with them all. My skills as a tyer have improved significantly and I'm tying flies I didn't even realize existed. That Mardi Gras swap "cheap" Ed ran last year using the beads is an example. The Dremel swap. Diane's rainbow swap was just something else. We did a Tom Nixon swap, and a Rick Z swap. Lots of fun ones, and I'm sure, more to come. That A to Z swap was something I fidgeted about for a long time, too long to get in with a Zoo Cougar. What a great idea, though. I'm about ready for the 12 step program. "Hello. My name is John and I'm a swap addict ?" JGW