i was rii have riveted by this. they have great brands in house wears, ones you and i use, home furnishings, office products, brands we all know, cookware, i love my calfhon. sharpies, strollers. haven't used them that much lately, as well as car seats. as well as tools. but some could never deliver on the promise of its brands, because it's been so poorly organized. poorly led. at least until now. because with this latest quarter, we have real evidence that newel rubbermaid has finally gotten its act together. think of this stock akin to a c minus student with b pluses with extra credit, coming in early, speaking to the teacher, a major improvement that makes parents happier than a straight-a student bringing home another a. and just as important, rubbermaid fits into our home improvement thesis. remember a few weeks ago when we ran a week-long series on housing and how the best way to play it was fixing up homes, either to sell them or make them better. we felt lowe's and maybe home depoe had run too much. with ru