YOU ARE ALWAYS ON MY MIND . . .

... Melanie, going in for surgery on her thyroid, to try to beat that cancer ...

... JKA, going in for her first Westchester interview, to try get a fat teaching job closer to home ...

... Little Alien and family, sick, sicker, uncomfortable and sleepless ...

... Hooch, struggling with asthma, allergies, bronchitis, and God forbid what else ...

... Mrs.G, juggling a squalling newborn, a new house, myriad paint colors, and lovingly meddlesome older folks who think they know better ...

... Wonger, counting down the days to a new life, and the big circus event that will jump-start it ...