javabeans, let me just assure you about my findings and conclusion. tx does not have state income tax you can find that any where. you can verify that with your friends working in TX as well if you want to verify that. about going to interviews lets see i can send you air tickets/mileage accumulation statements to confirm what i am writing below. if u want to look @ my offers that i rejected send me email with fax number i will send you those too. another thing is i apply for new position every 2/3 years even though i may not make a change just to see/feel my own level. one more some of the companies listed below you may have never heard of course (O: lets see interviewed by taqua capecod ma sept 1999 intellion ocula FL june 2000 philips semiconductors richardson tx july 2000 qtera/nortel networks boca raton FL oct 2000 lucent technology murray hill nj oct 2000 amdocs connecticut nov 2000 capital one richmond virginia may 2002 epic systems wisconsin june 2003 nextel virginia june 2003 micropatent connecticut july 2003 cisco systems san jose california august 2003 nokia research center irving texas may 2005 ipc communication connecticut june 2005 ibm corning ny june 2006 corning corning ny june 2006 and on top of that what I mentioned about salary it is very accurate. ===================================================== do i have experience about it. very well yes. i do know about it because i am in close tie with industry. ===================================================== javabeans, of course i have couple of my acquaintence working in HP, san diego. HP oregon. google, mountaiview CA. microsoft, redwood california. intuit, mountainview CA, cisco, SAN jose CA. making in the range of 120k . they are not exceptional people like you mentioned but ppl with either advanced degrees [ phds. or ppl with @ least 5 years experience] ===================================================== what do i think of Katrina? and her intelligence? i do not doubt about people's achievements or accomplishment. as i mentioned before for 2 years of experience her claims are very good. if you are in a right place at a right time not impossible. and you do not have to be a "GENIUS" to be making 100k plus. its just being able to know right people. but for people with 5 years of experience 100k is not a big deal provided you are doing what you claim to do. ===================================================== dyamn. i do have tons of time to respond here (O: ===================================================== as always what do i know (O: