wow! ... thank you ALL for the kind wishes, and offers :thumbsup: ... especially the free 'shit, shower, and shave' (the others wanted to put me to work :wtf ... ... in all seriousness, I'm trying to get rolling ASAP ... I have a kidney scan on Wednesday, and get bone scan results on the 19th ... hopefully, neither of these things delay me ... it is very happy to know I haven't pissed everybody off in this Forum yet (I know, I can be a moody S.O.B.) ... thanks again, my friends :jointsmile: