Joe, 

Glad to have you!  Is that shooting board all your work?

BTW, IMHO a PhD in Math from Caltech is nothing to sneer at.
Math is a truly galootish tool!

Gary K
Close to Buffalo NY
(who switched majors after a BS in Math)

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