Gary, your answers to all questions, as always, were excellent.
Did you ever suffer D&D burnout, playing as often as you did?
Today - well, yesterday now - I had one of the more amazing moments of my (rather short) life. I was visiting the house of two of my good friends - the conductor of the choir I sing in and his wife. They're both lovers of fantasy, though not of RPGs, alas!
They have a nine year old daughter, who recently, upon rummaging through their old belongings found a copy of the 1981 edition of the Basic D&D rules.
It appears that the husband was given the set as a present by his wife some twenty-two years ago, but not being a game player, just left it - almost untouched.
But now their young daughter has found it - and wants to know how to play the game.
She has been informed that I know how to play the game, and indeed, play D&D every Friday night with my friends. She was amazed. She thought old people didn't play games!
Well, wish me luck as I try to make her first experiences with Dungeons and Dragons memorable and enjoyable. To try and repay the favour done to me, twenty years ago, when I was given a copy of the 1981 edition of the Basic D&D rules, and introduced to this amazing game.
Onwards!