@maydog, you just made me a happy guy. I didn't know Sparkfun is that advanced and didn't think to check them out. @jhuskey, yes, I agree with you about Radio Shack. My closest Radio Shack has closed, and I never noticed it. That is what I get for ordering parts from Adafruit, Sparkfun, Mouser, and Digikey -- in that order. You can't walk in to a Radio Shack store and expect the counter help to know what a resistor is any more.
@CampyBob, the photo you posted (of the Fiat, right?) makes me think the car has a heart...like Herbie, huh? Now there was a muscle car.
Bob