Even a TOAD, warts and all, is a miracle of creation, and is an important harbinger of news of pollution of water resources upon which life depends...

I once attended a lecture by a professor who became famous by connecting lack of TOADS in and arround a creek or marshy areas as sure indication of pollution.

So, may be we should pay serious attention to our TOAD and the message he delivers...Lol...Lol...

P.S. to TOAD...

Great post TOAD. Your extrapulations are called forethought based existing facts. When the EDIG SAGA is written, the message it projects shall be that the bigger the prize the longer it takes for it to materialize, mainly because of those bent on stealing it, or working around it, just like the examples you give...

And as Mister "D" says "AND YOU ARE HERE"...

Gil...