Why yes, Margaret, a mackinaw IS just a jacket. It reaches down about to cover the behind. Navy blue. Went very well with his red-and-green checkered underwear. It was about 7:00pm, and still full daylight, but nobody was afoot . . . I've caught him working in the veggie garden in back a number of times, dressed solely in those boxer shorts. It's private except when someone comes trotting down the long driveway, looking for us. Yesterday was the most strange of all: while I was out at the grocery store, he let the Con Edison meter man inside, and Ole Jimmie warrent wearing nuthin' at all . . . That's the reason we don't have a sleep-in maid. Penny, NY ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.