"I realize that for Americans 9/11 has become iconic, but I'm weary of images of two towers, with curly typed words on top." - pogmahone You seem to be sure that Snakey saw all those images, too. Perhaps he hadn't seen any of them. Snakey might have lost a loved one in that disaster. Thousands of people did. And not just Americans, people from many nations. And Snakey is from India, he's not American. "Hmm you need to work on your shadows and how the textures behave." -bazze "Hmm" is not a nice way to start a comment. What was wrong with the shadows and textures? Did you attempt to explain what you meant? There's a difference between being honest and being tactless, guys (I know, because I've been both - tactless got me kicked in the teeth). I honestly believe that neither of you meant to hurt anyone's feelings, just as I am trying to give my point of view here without stepping on your toes. It's not so much what we say as how we say it. When we type, no one can hear our inflections, they can't always tell if we're being sarcastic, friendly or whatever. Icons can help, but it is easy to be misunderstood, especially when there is a language barrier. John

This is not my "second childhood". I'm not finished with the first one yet.

Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.

"I'd like to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather....not screaming in terror like the passengers on his bus." - Jack Handy