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Honored to be the first, my friend. Being in a semi-public position(?) I'll always have to be careful weighing in here, and point out these are my views and not my employers, but ... it could be fun! (Or it could be a babysitting pain in the neck, or - a bit of both;-) Go for it Jake!;-)