Now you guys all know that I would be the last on Earth to say "I told you so. . ." I, too, was suspecting ole tartanraven.

I am just amazed at you guys who know the ins and outs--JSFMAFLJR and MoR to wit--of all the particularities of peerage, heraldry, etc. It is so nice to have you fellows around to educate the rest of us.

I'm kind of thinking of making up my own arms and motto and declaring myself a Lord. My wife does, occassionally, say to me, "Oh, My God!" Usually after I spill something, but it's a start!