Tobin, Dan,

Bummer. Can you guys sing? Find a fourth and we can make a career shift to barbershop quartet.

Wednesday I bought a bottle of bourbon and decided I would have a nice, round day of self-pity on Thursday -- drink adulterated coffee until the call came. Well, dang, my then-boss (in Central Time) called at 06:00 Pacific. Not nearly enough time to get swacked!

Anyhow, I couldn't begrudge him the early call. He had a long list, and he had to finish it and report to *his* boss, so that his boss could call him to lay *him* off. Shades of Goto Dengo.