thanks. I am fond of 'em. ;). My law school's coolest physical thing was a bronze plaque of the phoenix on the law school and a really big bas relief mural on the main campus.

I'd love to see your interpretation of a phoenix some time. (though you kind of have, if one counts roosters. ;D Hey, there are differing interpretations of what it would look like, though the most common seem to be crane or raptor-based.)