Re: If I get him back Well, I'm certainly planning on it :-) Never know though. Re: here again I will show him some 'Real " hiking . No! what I mean is I will send him on some :-) Don't let the ol' guy fool you! He's probably better fit than half of us! Goes to the gym for workouts 3 times a week & even appeared on TV for a fitness special :-) We toured some botanical gardens there in Auckland & hidden amongst the various weird plants were bunches of various chiles. Pretty cool. Even cooler was correctly guessing what they were so that it seemed like I actually knew something ;-) Jim C Mild to Wild(R) Busy combing through my extensive culinary knowledge & recipe base to pick something for the Hotluck on Friday. 'Bout time to change from the 'chicken nuggets & chipotle sauce' to something more exotic. I'm thinking 'mac & cheese & chipotle' :-)