Glad to see ya here! Katrina recovey cont along the gulfcoast. My folks just finished repairing their house 1 yr later! My avatar is a pic of a 3ft wave in their yard(70miles East of the eye)!!! Why they stayed, I'll never know. Just doing some contract work thru FEMA. Atleast the casinos are coming alive! Thanks for asking about my son. He is doing fine. Yes, my syrinx is LONG, but not wide. Meaning no surgical solution at this time, ie shunt. It has caused severe RSD and a claw-hand deformity that I TRY to ignore. Hope all is well w/ you. E