Glad you're back and still sober, Brain!
Hi Sao!
Personally, I like the raptor stories. I think they're cool.
Behan....I get scared really easy. When I was little my brothers used to torment me saying our house was built on an Indian massacre site. I still sleep with half the lights in the house on!
Hippo...dishes are one of my weaknesses! I buy dishes everywhere I go...antique shops, flea markets, department stores. Hope yours arrive in all in one piece!