Thank you all for your opinions. I really appreciate the discussion of
the situation. Brian, your thoughts, although unconventional, are very
thought provoking. Some of the greatest discoveries of mankind were
made inadvertantly, not through long and tedious phases of learning and
planning. And, I don't have an all or nothing attitude. I can throw in
the basics and spice things up with algebra as often as I please. I'll
give it a try and let you know how things work.
mw
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