Oooh, oooh, Mal... I'd better get in here before someone else beats me to it...
Mal was one of the first people who really helped draw me in to TFP. She welcomed me here with PM's and even sent a Christmas card, one year.
I read her posts and journals with great interest, even if she might get crabby at me for doing so.
And I am so happy to hear about her new feline companion... she sounds like a right scrappy match for Ms. Mal.
(That's a compliment.) We don't agree on everything but I am grateful for her presence on TFP.