Aww man!
That's frustrating! I wrote a long entry and then hit the wrong button and forgot to save it! Dammit!
Well, the long and the short of it is I love you all, and I'm writing again after a brief hiatus. Details to follow, once I forget the pain of losing the long post.
Yeah, I was burned too many times while using hotmail, so I started writing long letters on a word doc first. It's number 2 on my rule list, after "save early, save often." I feel your pain.