Thanks, all. That back yard was a big selling point when the wife and I got the place a few years ago. Our yard ends at that fence, but that wide open space is the play yard for a middle school-- so I don't think we'll ever really have to worry about it getting developed into more homes or anything like that.
Now, if only we could do something about the lunch bags that tend to blow into our yard during the school year...
There's something I never thought I'd hear regarding that skillet! It was something I picked up at my local supermarket for maybe $15-- after seeing some of the skillets others have here I have thought to myself, "Oh man, it looks like I bought the cheap yuppie wanna-be cast iron!"