Dan, please feel free to write anytime with anything that's on your mind. I appreciate this info, as it will definitely help with putting the story together. Send the timeline, too--that's often a hard thing to put together. I love the idea of the masonic temple Barry Manilow thing--sounds like it could be a hilarious addition. Aas far as the bagel baking girl, will she need to be inserted to all the pieces that are set at the bagelry? Or at least some--for continuity so she doesn't just pop up out of nowhere. I love that you did bagel research, too--those are the details that anchor good stories. I am dying for a good bagel. I grew up on Long Island, and something to do with the water they use makes the bagels the best!<br /><br />Keep going!<br />Laura