>There was a piece in the NY Times Sunday magazine a few weeks ago about the (something) Brothers, a Philly-based company that is one of the biggest home builders in the country. They specialize in "McMansions" (a word they despise -- they prefer "estate homes") -- half million and up. It was a mini education about the business side of the home-building business.

Got to be Toll Brothers, who've gotten bigger and bigger. In fact, one of them bought a whole group of auto dealerships, to diversify.

Tamar