Walter--thanks for the compliment!! But the organic farmers out there would like to throttle me with my characterization of them in another thread. Paul--thanks for opening up about your problems and the excellent advice about the treatment of UC--hang in there. Steven--appreciate your feedback on the perspective on solo practice--we had a few inches of snow here on the weekend so my daughter wanted to make an igloo--we got about 1/2 way done but couldn't quite get a roof on, then I felt for the first time snuff box arthritis in my right thumb the next day--uughgghghh