welcome to the board Pure! if you get a chance there's a thread under the open titled "getting to know you".........give ya some grins and giggles learning all about us and if so inclined - tell us some more about you!

as for encouragement: it's one of the many reasons I come back here time and time again. It doesn't even have to be me they're cheering on or patting on the back - it still lifts my spirit and motivates me to be ride farther, climb higher, and go faster!