Whatdya say, party when we hit page 500? And to think, Nanci's the Mother of Thread Drift.

Let's see...so much to respond to...

First, the echocardiogram. The guy (I say "guy" because I don't know his title, I guess I'd call him sonographer, Nanci can correct me if I'm wrong) who did the echo was very nice, very chatty, but I know we each develop our own style of interaction with patients. He said at the end that it looked "pretty unremarkable". The cardiologist will render a final verdict, and my doc will call me with the report. I could probably look it up myself tomorrow when I'm at the hospital...<slap on wrist> Bad health care provider! Be a patient!

All in all, good news. I was turned away from the screen for most of it, but I did see some. It is very strange to watch my own heart pause in its rhythm just when I feel that pressure in my chest. I wanted to smack the screen and get it going again! Of course it gets going again on its own. Everything I've heard and read says this (the premature ventricular contractions or PVCs I'm having) is a benign condition. Annoying, but benign. I'm doing OK with cutting out the coffee. I want it, of course, but I notice how many more PVCs I have after drinking it. Makes it not worth it.
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Bruno--my revered ancestor, Alexander McQ--, was a younger son on a croft on Skye, as far as I know. He signed up to come over and supress that little uprising we had over here back in the late 1700s. I don't know that he ever saw any action, but King George paid him off in a plot of land in Nova Scotia. Probably stolen from the MicMac Indians. Some of my cousins on my mom's side have a definite MicMac look to them. The older generation swears there was no mixing with the natives, but...I'd be interested to see a DNA analysis! George McQ, my great grandfather, headed south to the colonies as a young man. As far as I can tell, they all married Scots (except for the MicMacs in there somewhere), so my grandpa Devon McQ was pure Scots. He married a Swedish/Danish lass, and my mom married a German/English guy, so I'm your basic Northern European Mutt.
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The movies--don't want to see Flight 93. I think it would give me more PVCs than MP's 5 shot latte. I do want to see WTC. Newsweek pretty much told the story, and I could handle that.
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The saddle--still kind of undecided. I rode 30 miles on it yesterday. The uncomfortable part was the crease of my legs. That might be from the shorts, rather than the saddle. We'll see how it feels with the tri shorts on Sunday. I just keep thinking, "$110, that could go a long way toward a bike stand."
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WD--congrats on the new job! Snap--good luck. We've all got our fingers crossed for you. L.