Dear Robbie, Saphire and Kaw - Thanks for your input and words of encouragement. There's no way that I'll let up on my DB'ing, and yes, not a day goes by that I don't read through DR and some of the postings from this forum that I've printed out and kept. Recent developments haven't caused me to move up my timetable any-- I'm still looking at another year from now. What's that saying? Something like "One swallow does not a summer make." I realistically expect setbacks, maybe some sideways movement (hey, my sitch sounds like the stock market), and all the rest of it before there'll be permanent change. Sam
