The following piece is written by my daughter Tonya aka Voodood. It portrays very well my introduction to the internet and what I use the internet for. It tells what I want to do with my web site and my group. Touching others in a positive way is very important to me. I believe everyone needs someone and hopefully my web site  "Misker's Den"and my group the "Den-izens" do just that.

There once was a five foot nothing, size five toe tappin, red headed woman named Misker. Misker had a simple life, in a simple town, in a simple country but she was lonely. So she bought a computer. She loved that computer and before long she was making cards, writing letters and sending faxes. Misker spent her money buying program after program to make more graphics and cards. Eventually though this was not enough. Misker became lonely again so she got herself internet. 

She had heard all about the world of internet. She knew she could use chat programs, play games, play cards, and meet new people. SO away she went into the vast world of the web. Oh how she loved it. She made new friends and played cards almost every night. Then she discovered a program called MIRC and away she ran.

^Misker^ as she was known then with her ears on her name enjoyed her days and nights of IRC chat. She joined a room named #cuddles and met many of new friends there. She had Cmom, PrimaDonna, and of course her daughter Voodood amongst many others. Well from this room she moved to a new one called #dillon. This new room was run and owned by PrimaDonna as she was known then. Many of hours passed in that room with other members as well. We had Jelliebun, and Wolfey. We had members who popped in and just said hello now and then. Then Misker found Scrabble. 

Oh take a letter Vanna. Misker loved Scrabble and this led her to MPlayer and the Zone. She still plays there on a continuing basis. Hour after hour when not in #dillon she could be found climbing up the ladders in her scrabble rooms. This was pleasing her and she again made many new friends. However it was not enough. Something was missing in her heart. Misker longed for a family. She wanted the love and support of a clan. She needed to be needed and wanted by others. 

On a search she went for this. She wandered aimlessly around the internet trying to fill her void. She still played her games and chatted but it was not enough to fill that space. She knew there was more and she was on a quest to find it. Make a web site she thought and so she called Vood and she said I want a web site of my own. Vood who had already begun a site to surprise her mom with said ok. Together with some graphic help from PrimaDonna who had now come to be known as Auntie Donna or just Donna they made a web site. Misker was in heaven. For a while. 

This woman would just not quit. She said I like my site but there is so much more I can do. So together she and Donna revised her site and added some Inspirations, new graphics and several other columns. It grew. The emails poured in full of positive feed back and this made Misker beam with joy. There is more she said. And so there was. Suddenly a forum went up. People left notes and chatted through her forum. The positive letters continued to pour in as her site continued to grow. Her Serenity pages were a hit. Her personal writings caught on and away she continued. 

It is not enough I can help others she thought and so she called Donna and she said I want to talk about abuse. I want to help others understand it and know its wrong. Away they went hand in hand expanding again. Abuse became a standard part of her site. There was poems and inspirations covering the subject. Then the forum began to catch on and abuse became a main topic there. 

Still her need for family had not been fulfilled. She wandered into some web rings and for a while that helped. she leant a hand, joined committees, made new friends. She chatted with people through ICQ and eventually she got a feel for what all kinds of other people wanted. I can do that she thought I can make a web ring that will give them all what they want. Again she dialed Donna and again Donna said lets do it. With Donna's help Misker opened up Misker's Den. Ah family. 

Mama Misker was born on September 28th of 1999. A web ring with heart she said and so it was. People from other rings joined her and she grew. Her web site grew. Her forum grew. Her heart grew. She began to feel the loneliness slip away and she concentrated on her ring being the best it could possibly be. 

People banged on her door wanting entrance to the Den and so it grew. What began as several members reached the point of 200 + in no time and Misker closed the doors. She said to remain a ring with heart we have to limit the member count to a manageable number. I need to be able to maintain a relationship with them all. She has done just that. She knows all her members, talks to them all and some she knows more about than she expected to ever be privileged enough to know. 

Miskers Den was content for a while to share moments in each others lives, send cards, celebrate big dates in one another's lives. There is more thought Misker. I can do more here than I am doing. For several months she let it go with the sharing and caring of egroups and newsletters. 

There is more -- and so there was. There always is for someone like Misker. A dream to reality to a new dream and a new reality. We have no where to shop she thought. What do I do when the egroupers hide my flywatter? Where shall I groom my pets? Where do we meet for our get together? Where do we coffee and chat? How do I uplift the newsletter? 

The Gazette was born. InVoodagations came alive to share the egroups antics with the rest of the Den. Member to member gifts and news grew. People participated more and wow we grew. And still yes there was more. Mama contacted me and said we need a town. A place to share things and do things. Something to play with and create in. 

Alas Miskerville was born. InVoodagations was moved into a new building with offices and lots of wall space for all the photos. It hired on a photographer Fanchette. Then it added SueCat to its photo list. Of course it had plenty of freelancers. The pictures never stop. The gossip doesn't either. 

Miskers Matinee opened up and we began sharing movies together. We watched all the classics like Gone with the Wind, Mama's favorite, to Tigger. Its a family place after all. The popcorn never runs out and of course we have twizzlers and Peeps in full supply. 

SueCat began to create her Cozy little tea corner and it will all be unveiled to the public soon. After the Kafe shut down we had to do some major reconstruction. However we are assured by SueCat that we will be available to all of egroups again soon. I also heard she has a whole new menu planned and some of it sounds column worthy on its own. 

Fanchette has opened her fabulous fotos and you can stop by and get some welcome gifts, just because pics and whatever your heart needs to feel special today. She even has started a tube site so you can all make your own fotos. 

Renea is almost ready to open the new Pet Store so Mama can have her babies groomed. After all where would her Zoodoodles be without proper grooming and bathing. I also happen to know that Renea has a direct line to the rescue squad just in case a kitty gets stuck in a tree or a puppy gets lost. 

A Bloomin Haus by Donna is set to open up and you will all be available to shop there for your floral needs. I hear Donna has some of the biggest blooms this side of the world wide web. Make sure you stop in for her grand opening and tell her her niece sent you. Maybe you'll get a better deal. 

Velvet Eyes is scheduled to open a new post office for all your mailing needs. 

A Hope Chapel is available for all your religious, Inspirational and just talkable needs. It is non-denominational and you should stop in and check it out. Curious will be our Inspirational leader and you can go to her for anything at all. Just grab a cup of your favorite drink and take your troubles her way. I happen to know she has a huge shoulder. 

The Cast Aways store has a new shipment coming in shortly so you all know Vood will be there shopping away for her PI garbs. 

Ginger - known to most of you as Mama3chick is now running the General Store. She will have Mama's flywatters in full supply always so watch out girls I think she is on the Good Girls team. 

We have a bakery, town hall, grievance council, drug store, Purrfrect Cuts Hair salon and many other surprises in store for all of you. Of course our Mayor is none other than Mama herself. 

I want all of you to know that without SueCat and Fanchette this would all not be possible so I send the biggest heart felt thank you to those two special ladies. Together they have kept my column going graphically and they are instrumental in getting Miskerville up and out again. In Miskers Den and out these two ladies have come to mean the world to me and I cannot imagine getting through a day not thinking of them or their special ways. I also want to thank Mama for giving me this column it has been everything to me the last few months. I love to write and this has been my edge to my creative side. I love all your comments and giggles. I also want to thank her for Miskerville and allowing me to over see it and create a place for all of you to play online.