Donna Fyfe I have to say, my beloved friend, that you really can't discount all the learning and growing along your path and the life-changing experiences you've racked up, all of which have contributed to the conglomeration of Allan Hunter. Especially since you've been swimming upstream all your life -- and we all know how stubborn our friend is and how determined he is to do things according to his vision. if you had compromised more maybe you would have "accomplished" more ... but that probably wouldn't have made you happy. I know this probably sounds like "consolation," but I look at your scorecard of queries and that looks like a hell of a lot accomplished, to me. (of course that's ME, a consummate be-er). I get that you want to have more accomplishments to show ... maybe this is one of those periods of impatience that precedes a burst of positive flow. I think of you as someone who can do whatever he puts his mind to ... so where are you putting your mind?