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>Only semi-related, I am looking forward to the Winter Olympics, as no one else seems to be. My favorite events are the men's downhill -- you go like a cannon down an icy mountain, risking your well being for those hundredths of a second that separate gold medal winners from also-rans -- and pairs skating. The Russians have long dominated the latter event. To even get there on your screen they have proven themselves to be the best of the best of the best. Pure poetry. If you don't watch anything else in the Olympics, watch the ice dancing finals. (I mention only in passing that it will make your wife frisky). And imagine Dostoyevsky as the color commentator. LOL

Thanks for the info Mike. I'll look into him. Most of my reading is technical or political(these days) I think the last book I read for enjoyment was probably a John Grisham novel (home boy).

As for the Olympics, yep I'm looking forward too. I like freestyle downhill slalom and also the luge. As for my wife getting frisky, she better not, I'm 14 days out of major back surgery and I don't think I'm ready for prime time just yet. Give me a week or so though - yee hah!<g>