thanks, rachel. i needed that. :0
Oh dear, the suffering of change. I had a similar thing happen recently to
a fave pair of jeans, and it is oddly disconcerting.
fil, you are so wise and kind. and of course, from now on i shall always
buy multiple pairs when i find them. it's just that i didn't know how much
i'd love them when i first got them, and when i finally realized how great
they really were, it was too late.