We're comfortable with that range. It's a bit like the high jump, and the bar has gone up for 2006.

For Deborah, who hasn't skated before, you have to give her credit. There are millions of viewers, and it has to be satisfying when you go into an area of your career where you could potentially be making an ass out of yourself and then not.... Both [Gibson and Browning] played off each other's strong suits. They have a great entertainment persona.

The key driver is the type of clients we deal with. There's a high degree of confidence from that segment of the market about investing for the future, so the sentiment is very positive.

I would not have predicted that it (the market) would have been as active as it has been this early in the year. So my instincts tell me that this is going to be a pretty good housing year. I don't think the housing bubble is going to be a reality in North San Diego County.

Bumpers that bump apparently weren't a consideration during the design phase ... Designing good bumpers is no great engineering challenge ... but unless this is a priority we're going to continue seeing many manufacturers using inferior designs.

The four-point harness would be protective, but not as big a benefit as it would have been before airbags.