Pelican..you are quite right...it is too cozy a relationship...and when one of the directors (Don Bibeuult) started asking too many hard questions he was demoted from the chairmanship. The good ole boys network is alive and well in Seattle. You would think Seattle is progressive in the way of corporate leadership and oversight but BSQR is proof that it is not. Seattle is a clubby place and Bibeault, being from the San Fran area did not fit in. BSQr is being run by golf buddies who have a wink wink agreement not to mess with a good thing. This ceo and cfo are proof that mediocrity is accepted as long as they keep their mouth's shut.