So, did you buy the shorts? And I'll just bet that things in that envelop changed monthly. One of the weird things I attempted reading when I first received my optacon was the paper sleeve covering a straw--good test of tracking skills. No, I don't remember what it said. Our Canadian money is a lot easier to read than that of our gentle southern neighbours! About a week after returning home, and not yet anyway near a competent user, I decided to help a friend sort out his money. In the process of telling him about the variety of information I could read on one of his bills, I found this strange word in a place near a lot of other code type numbers and asked him what it was--the letters were D I X. Because I was so focused on information identification and not necessarily interpretation, it took us a while to figure out what most of you have already grasped--I had found the French word for ten--Oh Canada! Doug: Cashing in when it makes cents. I was sort of expecting some ad for an exotic perfume or lingerie but what did I see : "Jockey Shorts". To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject.