Colleen, no need to be afraid of them…(most of them) Michael is usually pretty harmless… go to Stagecoach and ride on the coat tails of someone that is just looking for additional “teammate’ or two. It is a great way to play dumb and gather up a bunch of good information… Unfortunately, all the wisdom these teams use to compete and win is displayed during “off” hours… That’s when the magic happens and unless you are up early (or really late like Bear), you miss all the good stuff… If someone offers up a space…Take him or her up on it. You will not regret it.
BTW, I have not been in this site for a while now...been pretty busy... Looks like you are the most popular person around... You can either type fast of have an awful lot of time on your hands
Good luck