<<Scottie B. - who can't welcome warmly enough the arrival of a newcomer who writes with a cogency & clarity not always the most prominent feature of our exchanges. Glad to see you, JD. God, am I glad.>> HA! That was a riot, Scottie :). First off, you got one thing wrong: <<I've decided after some hesitation to reveal to the list that I am in fact the sole heir to the late Czar of All the Russias & hope in the fairly near future to resume my throne.>> See, my first thought would be, "So THAT'S where his attitude comes from" :) I liked JD's post too, and I even used to think that way myself. Then I looked closer and had to change my mind :) I promise you JD will too in less than three years. It's not corruption. It's education. And I speak with the Utmost self-confidence that I'm sure to change my mind again :) Jim _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]