Andy,

>"Life preserver" - like my day job? Reality check - it's only a project with one company.

Yep.

>Hum... I wonder how long it would take for me to accumulate wealth like B. Gates? - (just thinking out loud) :)

Well, I haven't done it yet, but you can get to over a million dollars just by starting with one dollar and doubling it twenty times! Another ten doubles and you're at a billion, and then just 10 more for a trillion.

Sounds simple, eh?