Hi Don,

If you're looking for someone to say "Job well done" don't hold your breath these days. Do you know any scientists who can make a prediction as good as yours? I don't. So don't be so hard on yourself, the good old boys aren't going to give you any credit. You'll be long dead before that ever happens.

Give yourself some slack for gosh sakes. You're beating up on yourself and for what? Just do what's required and give it a starting magnitude and leave the back end open. They don't like it when you do that you know, but who are you trying to please? The point is that with the exception of that .01 you've hit the tail on the donkey. And who knows, next year you'll check a catalog and find out you had it right all along. Come on.....

Have you hit it in less than 12,000 square miles and 9 months? I think so, so until one their boys can do better than that, you're sailing home free. Don't get discouraged, put a little hype in it and go for it. It may not be the Holistic Approach to earthquake prediction, but you were never into vitamins anyway.... LOL

Try to defy the odds, but don't sweat the small stuff. I went for it yesterday and did a one hour workout with a hip hop rock video (Call On Me) and hey I can still keep up with those 20 year olds. Whew! I love it. Next year I'll be running the "B A Y TO B R E A K E R S!"

Take it up another notch...BAM!

Petra