Wal, ya see, Dub, they don 't pay no overhead for air since it is sorta omnipresent, and creeps in most anywhere whether paid or not. So it behooves them to sell you as much of it as they can. all disguised as soap. They figure by the time you finish popening the box, you won't notice, since their sold air has sliped off and mingled beyond all recognition with your local air. But you were too quick for 'em, I guess, and now they'll have to answer up for their wicked ways. If anyone could set those scoundrels down a peg you are surely the man for the job..

I am happy to report in other news that our house in California has been funded and the escrow should close by COB today, Wednesday, March 15th. We are as close as a red cat-whisker to completing this long and arduous jump, finally. Whooooof!