Hi all, Yes I am alive, no i am not dead in some ditch somewhere, and no I have not been kidnapped by some crazy old man who thinks I look like his wife. I'm terribly sorry for my absence, but it's harder to keep up with my freinds since I've got no interwebs at the house and I'm being watched near constantly at work. But since I've got over 4k messages, please, please please if you want to contact me, shoot me an email at pparten@gmail.com! I'd love to hear from all of you so please email me whenever, I get more chances to check my email than look at naughty furry pictures (it's cultural art, I swear...), so you WILL get a reply! Again, my appologies to all my friends, and specificaly to my neice Emmy and my daughter Aisha. Hugs and luvs to all who watch me and I wish you the best!

Patu