Just to get this part out of the way:

This blog, and all postings contained within, are provided “AS IS” with no warranties, and confer no rights…  The opinions expressed are my own (unless of course they were attributed to someone else), and do not represent my employer, family, friends, acquaintances, guys on the street, nor anyone else on the planet.

WHEW…glad we got that over with, let’s get back to the good stuff now…