I was listening to a Diana Krall song, "Isn't It A Lovely Day":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H02ZcHYgVIQ
and "got it" regarding how this "little" AVM, etc.-thing allowed me to meet all of you.
I've always been a fan of that saying about how life is not about waiting for the storm to end, but it's about learning to dance in the rain.
Not exactly walting, but I'm on the right track, anyway.