It is very respectable to work in the hospital labs, good for him That was my goal when I first arrived at the University...things change though lol! I like Iowa City quite a bit (always something to do)...I'm sorry about your parents, btw. Have any of you participated in ragbrai? If so, were you with a team? (what team? ) I rode just one day this past summer with team Wimpy; it was fun but I was in no shape to complete the whole week. (my rear quarters were achy after 70 miles)