Zibo, agree. After 12 years though, I can imagine all sorts of things that can go wrong, other than a ship collision or meteor. Fortunately, my imagination is too far out there to come true.

What will come true, however, is we will finally find out if what we've been holding all these years has been worth the wait. I feel a certain kind of satisfaction in seeing Eagle being drilled, after the gunboat fiasco 12 years ago. Older, hopefully wiser, a little richer, and very excited about the next two months.

M.