Hey Strut&Rut,

Great news on closing in on that PhD. I went a different route and took a Pharm.D. with emphasis in clinical pharmacology. Congratulations on sticking it out. It is a very long road indeed.

I look forward to learning more about thisheavier-than-lead shotand comparing notes with you as the season progresses. When my 4 remaining shells of Hevi Shot are gone I intend to try the Winchester loads you are using, unless Red convinces me to go the Nitro route (he lives in my hometown) :-).

You guys got a great thing going in basketball up there. With the addition of Bruce Pearl (our men's coach) our goal at UT is to get to the level of Duke and UConn as a premier BB school, both men and women. The followingof both programs here is astounding,drawing over 20K for men's games and greater than 15K for women.

Enough basketball - its time to focus on more important things for awhile.

Best wishes for a great season

Tom