^^^yeah, I've heard that, and you're right, being ranked high on MY computer doesn't do me much good where customers are concerned
when I check results I always clear my cashe beforehand and I never actually click on my own links. I do check it at the office sometimes at my vanilla job (different computer/IP, and I never actually visit/work on my site from there) so I'm pretty sure what I'm seeing is accurate
I think I just need to chill out a bit about it, though, and thanks for taking the time to write a note of caution
I'm still curious about the 'google drop' phenomenon, though. I hope I can resist the urge to check my SERPs so frequently once I'm past the whole 'drop and then settle in' phase...I'm just not sure if that's already happened or not