Thanks.

I just wanted to take a moment to thank anyone who reads this and enjoys it and tells me so.

I was pretty sure that my readership consisted solely of my mom and my best friend, and I wasn't expecting or hoping for more than that. So when I do hear from another reader, I can't tell you how nice it is for me.

I have an email alert that notifies me whenever someone leaves a comment, and I'd almost forgotten about it because comments are so rare. But when I do get one, I am gripped by a dual emotion of excitement and anxiety. (Again, I am neurotic. That has been established.) I'm excited because someone has read what I've written, but I'm anxious because I fear that whoever read it has left some horrible, cruel comment like: "You suck and shouldn't be allowed to own a computer." That would probably sting.

So when I got a lovely comment from a guy named Scott, I just felt compelled to tell him that I appreciate the response. So, Scott, thanks.

And thanks mom and Jack for reading, too. It means a lot.