Everyone - thanks for all of the nice comments. I'm in SoCal on a business trip (thank goodness I'm out of Illinois for a few days) and haven't had the opportunity to follow this one very closely. I thought that all of the entries were spot on and I'd be glad to try any of them. Let's not get too carried away with the gang up on buddy theme Anyway, thanks again - time to go for a walk along the beach before starting a day of meetings.